The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, April 26, 1912, Page TWO, Image 2
Librarian.
Campus and Buildings.
The college owns a large and wellequipped
plant which stands in a beautiful
campus of 12 6-10 acres in the
northern part of the city. Situated
upon the summit of a hill on the outskirts
of the city, it is a most pleasant
"Saolthfill lnration. It is within
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easy reach of the business houses and
public buildings, and is yet sufficiently
far removed from the dust and din
of the business quarter to afford the
necessary quietude.
When the college was first opened .
in 1859, it possessed but one building,
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a handsome and commodious structure,
which answered all needs for
the time being. The gradual destruction
which this building underwent
caused the removal of the institution
for q fpw vears to Walhalla. Upon
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its return in 1877, the large building
now kn^wn as Smeltzer hall, was
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erected. Tnis iormea uie nuuieus ui
the present plant, which has been a
gradual growth. Smeltzer hall soon
became too small for the many purposes
for which it was used?recitation
hall, library, dormitory, chapel,
etc., and in 1895 Keller hall, an imposing
two-story brick structure, was
added to the plant.
The need of a separate recitation
hall and of a large auditorium was
met in 1904, when a handsome and
conveniently aranged building known
as Holland hall was completed.
The addition of the technological department
made necessary the erection
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edifice of three stories. The alumni
gymnasium was built in the semicentennial
year 1906. In the early
nineties, the president's house and two
prol'essor'? residences were placed on
the west side of the campus near College
street. Within the past few years
a thoroughly equipped boarding hall i
has been located in the northeast cor- j
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ner of the campus; uie oiu uuin.umS
hal! being utilized temporarily as an
a::nex to the domitory.
- \lt the present time, then, the plant
consists of ten buildings, and besides,
an athletic field. The buildings are placed
according to the following arrangement:
. In the centre of the mid
die campus on the north side, stands
Holland hall, the heart of the institution.
On its right, separating the middle
from the front campus, are situated
Smeltzer hall and Keller hall. On the
left, over against the two halls just
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engineering building and the dormitory
anex. Between Holland hall and
the gymnasium lie the tennis courts,
near which is the boarding hall. Behind
the gymnasium and the engineering
building is the athletic field. The
president's house and the professors'
houses face one another on the north
and "sonrh sides of the front (west) j
campus.
Holland hall is devoted chiefly to
lectures, and to purposes of administration.
On the main floor are eight
large and comfortable recitation
rooms, also the president's office, and
the hall used temporarily as the labaratorv
of physics. The upper story
contains a large assembly hall, used
as a chapel and auditorium, besides
two handsome halls used by the lit
erary societies. j
Steam heat and electric lights ren-'
der it comfortable at all times.
Smeltzer hall, a three-story brick
building, is now utilized as a dormitory,
and contains accommodations
for about one hundred students. It is
supplied with pure artisian water,
baths and sanitary plumbing. it is
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divided into three sections, from which
fact it has received from the students
the name of Gaul. It contain sthe
Y. M. C. A. hall and reading room.
Keller hall is a two-story brick
structure, the lower floor of which is
used as a chemical laboaratory and a
^recitation room for the preparatory
department. The two spacious halls
above are occupied by the library and
the museum. In the tower is situated
the old bell which has done such good
service for many years.
j The engineering building, which
! was donated by Andrew Carnegie, was
designed especially for the purpose of
providing a thoroughly equipped home
for the technologica department Its
1 three stories comprise fifteen hundred
square feet of floor space, divided into
a foundry, forge, wood shop, machine
shop, electrical labaratory, drafting
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room and two recitation rooms. The
equipment of the technological department
is thus adequate and high class.
The gymnasium contains a large
lhall, fitted out with the necessary apparatus
for work in physical culture,
and is amply large for basketball, indoor
baseball, etc.
Altogether for size arrangement,
equipment, and beauty, Newberry's
plant will compare favorably with
those of the other colleges of> the
South.
Co-education.
Although both sexes are in attendance
at Newberry college, the institution
is not strictly co-educational.
Young ladies have been admitted to
the classes of the college since 1897,
for the purpose of allowing those
young ladies of the town and county
wno aesire to ao so, me upponumij'
of obtaining a collegiate training without
the expense of going away from
home to some girls' school.
Xo definite steps have ever been tak- <
en to make Newberry a co-education- 1
al school. Xo dormitory has been
erected for young ladies, nor have 1
they ever been solicited to any great :
extent in the campaigns for students.
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KUt tnose who Uctve cumc, Iiavc uceu i
gladly received, and no pains have ,
been spared in arranging for their
welfae while at the college.
Young ladies who attend the college
as boarding students are advised to
board with relatives in town, but in
case they have 110 relatives here, they
are placed by the faculty in those private
home?; where the influences and i
surroundings are conducive to the best
development of a student.
The young ladies who attend Newberry
share in its advantages equally
with the young men. The young men
md women recite together in the classhut
rmtsirte th<* olass room they
ire forbidden to mingle. While the
young ladies are 011 the campus, and
not in recitation, they are quartered
in a very comfortable study room in
close proximity to the homes of the
professors and the president. When
they leave the campus they go to the
homes where they board, and being
there separated from the student
havo -fhA hocf advantages
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for studying. Newberry college offers
to the young ladies as good a classical
training, under as good moral and
eligious influences, as is given in coeducational
schools anywhere, and it j
emphasizes the fact that there are |
| present none of the objections that j
are usually common to co-educational
institutions.
Co-education as conducted at New- j
berry is a success, which is evidenced !
by the number of young ladies who
have availed themselves of the opportunity
aad have been benefited.
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Many of them have been leaders of .
their classes, sharing in the honors
and medals, and have gone out from i
college to become leaders in their
communities. From 20 to 30 young
ladies enroll themselves annually at i
Newberry, and there is sufficient reason
to believe that the number will i
remain materially large as long as coeducation
is conducted along the pres
ent careful lines.
The Literary Societies.
In 1859, for the better development
of her students in the pursuit of learn- 1
ing, the faculty and friend of Newber- <
ry college decided to found two literary
societies. No greater movement
could have instituted. It is an
undisputed fact that in the i
literary society the student "finds i
a great arena for mental athe- :
lies, where the training of all depart- j:
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ments is subjected to the strainm of ,
an impartial test, and where he first 1
learns to measure his fellowman and i
comes the better to know himself." j
With the spirit of advancement, the !
founders founded the Excelsior and i
Phrenakosmian literary societies and ]
now they bave served 53 years in
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positions of life. , (
In 1860 the record of the societies i
was blotted by the terrible struggle i
between the States, and many men <
were called from their halls to an- ]
swer the call of duty and to face death j
on the battlefield. The few that re- j
mained after the struggle decided to ]
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ties on thei original footing. Success (
followed their many efforts and the ]
societies have been favored with con- j
stant growth from that day to tihs.
Today the societies are enjoying their
"golden age." As th* yeas roll by the
work of their societies gain in efficiency.
Since the founding the
societies have certainly fulfilled
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ent men have gone out from their clas- j
sic halls to battle with the difficulties
of life.
In 1S97 the trustees of Newberry
college opened its doors to the young j
ladies. Thus it became necessary to !
establish another society. This is the
ncble Philomathean of which we can
boast. In glancing over its history
we find a spotless record. This, like
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its founding, and bids fair attain still
greater success in the future.
Let us now consider the purpose of
these three societies. The aim is twofold.
First, they give their members j
a simple, but exact, knowledge of par- ,
liamentary law. If a man wishes to i
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after-life he must acquire a simple j
knowledge of parliamentary law. Sec
ond, they afford "mutual improvement j
and criticism of its members with re- j
spect to style of speaking, composi- j
tion and deportment." In the literary
society one learns not only how to
speak, but also he acquires knowledge
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with respect to deportment, success !
depends largely upon deportment.
If this report seems to some individual
too flattering, we only beg his 1
presence at one of our meetings or (
at the annual debate held during the
month of March. The influences of :
these organizations are far-reaching. 1
The following are the present officers
of each:
Philomatheon Literary Society? J
President, Miss Louise Taylor; vice 1
president, Miss Xettie Setzler; record- ing
secretary, Miss Ethel Jones; cor- <
responding secretary, Miss Mildred
Abrams: reporting critic, Miss Geneva :
Thornton; prosecuting critic, Miss <
Mabel Fellers; treasurer, Miss Frances
Meyer; chaplain, Miss Gladys
Chappell; librarian, Miss Sudie Dennis;
page, Miss Julia Zobel.
Excelsior Literary Society?President,
J. B. Ehrhardt; vice president,
D. L. Seckinger; recording secretary,
G. B. Setzler; assistant recording secetary,
R. C. Floyd; coresponding secrAtarv
tt f: Portland: treasurer. E.
W. Rentz; first reporting critic, D.
E. Efird; second reporting critic, B.
T. Sheaiy; monthly orator, N. M. Reiser;
librarian, T. H. Suber; Chaplain,
J. \V. Sheaiy; sergeant-at-arms, B. M.
Mayes; page, S. P. Crotwell.
Phrenakosmian Literary Society?
President, G. H. Ballentine; vice president,
D. I. Wingard; recording secretary,
S. C. Paysinger; assistant recording
secretary, R. L. Hipp; corresponding
secretary, T. K. Finck; treasurer,
I. C. Sease; prosecuting critic, M. k.
Wingard; first reporting critic, K. M.
founts; second reporting critic, J. L.
Hendrix; third reporting critic, J. C.
Zeagler; monthly orator, J. T. Sox;
>ergeant-at-arms, D. E. Wilson; chaplain,
C. M. Wilson.
The Stylus.
During the fall term of the session
)f 1896-97 the first copy of the "Newberry
Stylus" went to press. Thus
svas started^a movement that has re- j
suited in a permanent magazine pub- |
ished monthly by the students. Un-!
il fftnnrtfltinn was firmlv laid, the i
'acuity contributed to its support and
management. But with everything gong
well the members of the fa- j
:ulty who were connected with it re- I
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leased their claims and turned the?
management over to the students.
Its growth has been remarkable, j
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ft'liile just a small college magazine,
it compares very favorably with any
>ther similar publication in the State.
The Styus became a member of the
State College Press association at the
formation of the organization i.i April,
190G. Since ilien it has been a leader
hi the association. Twice it has cartied
away the essay medal given by
Di.ni.p rlnn Tn 1 QO!) Mr. \V.
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A.. Fisher's essay on "Publicity" was
leciared winner over all competitors.
N'o later ilian A;.ril ot' this year tli?>
me-JLu w_o won by an ess..y wiittc.i by,
Mr. C. P. Earro on "The Xev NaiionJ
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alism." The aim of the Stylus has al- j
ways been to promote literary culture ,
among the students and to give them j
training in journalism. With the loy- ,
ai support or tne enure siuuem uwu.v j
and faculty, and with ^uch a re^jrdj
to look back to we cju do nothing j
less thi.i predict git-.u aiicciY* in c:;e |
future.
With the March issue of each year |
the old staff of t:dic j.'s retires ami linir
places are filled by members of the
junior and sophomore classes. Being
[ a production supported oy tne literary
societies, the editors are chosen in
equal numbers from the two male societies
and the Philomathean society
is represnted by one of the young la- j
dies. The staff for 1912-13 is as follows:
G. H. Bailentine, '13, editor-in-chief, j
Phrenakosmian.
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X. M. Eiser, '14, assistant editor-in%
chief, Excelsior.
j J. E. Bailey, '13, business manager,
Excelsior.
C. D. Weimer, '14 assistant business
manager, Phrenakosmian. j
Miss Xettie Setzier, is, literary etutor,
Philomathean.
Walter A. Reiser, '13, literary editor,
Excelsior.
T. K. Finck, '14, literary editor,
i Phrenakosmian.
I ' J. B. Balleijtine, '13, exchange edij-tor,
Phrenakosmian.
I G. B. Setzler, '13, athletic editor, exI
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B. J. Shealy, '14, Styloids and per- j
fsonals, Excelsior.
C. M. Wilson, '13, alumni notes,1
Phrenakosmian.
A. D. Eidson, '13, Y. M. C. A. notes,
Excelsior.
The Teaclinologieal Department.
The "Teach" department was established
with the object of putting a j
practical and technical education i
within the reach of every boy in this |
part of the country. Its beginning j
was small?in one room with one in-1
structor?but at presnt the de-;
partment has a three-story building'
for its own use and four instructors.
This growth has been steady and normal,
and the future looks brighter today
than at any time in the past.
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JL lit; iATVl-l gives willow ill
cal and mechanical engineering, attention
being as nearly as possible
equally divided between the theoretical
and practical. However, with the
present equipment the practical side
of mechanical engineering is hampered
by lack of apparatus. With the
building we already have a comporatively
small outlay woud more than
double the efficiency of the department.
On entering, a student works first in
the wood shop, where he is taught the !
use of various hand and machine
wood working tools. During his first
vf>tfr hp malvK furniture, and Datterns
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to be used later in the foundry. The!
wood shop is well equipped, having j
in it latihes, band-saws, table saws, I
joiners, plainers, etc., aside from a j
set of hand tools for each student.1
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From the wood shop the student goes ;
in his sophomore year to the forge,
where he is given a thorough course in
blacksmith work. All this work is
done according to drawings and one
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requirement is that it shall measure
up to dimensions. The shop has in ;
it modex 11 forges with mechanical1
draft. |
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The junior works in the foundry, j
;.nd here uses for making molds
thc.se patterns made in his freshman
year. Castings are made for machines
which are completed in the machine
shop. As an example of this
work, last year the freshmen made
patterns for a 6-k. w., 4 pole, 3 paase
alternator, and from these patterns
the juniors made castings, which j
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machine shop and there the complete \
machine is assembled. \
A thorough four-year course in
drafting is given. The drawings for
the alternator mentioned above were
made in the drafting room before the
patterns were begun in the wood shop.
The department has a well furnished
electrical laboratory, and here the *
student performs experiments which
supulement the theories he has learned
in the class-room.
This is necessarily a bare outline of
the pactical side of the tech course,
and is only a small part of what the
department is striving to accomplish.
Newbery tech, like many similar de- ?
partments, is in need of funds to com- 4
plete its equipment, but even with
what it has it is in 2 healthy condition
and is a:ov;ag forward tjward
the accomplishing it of tlose eart3 for ,
which it was founded.
Oratory and Lyceum*
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interest and enthusiasm in the subject
of oratory. This department is of utmost
importance. ?t aims to theach
the young men to express their
thoughts simply, clearly and eifectively.
Frequently a young man
"home" from college is asked to make
an address of some kind, and in most
cases his ability or the value oC his '
college training is judged by the man|
ner in which he presents his thoughts
[ to his audience. This is one reason
why great stress is paced upon this
subject Oratory tends to make leaders
of the young men in their communities,
and it is as leaders that they
have the greateest opportunity of
doing the greatest good. Henry
Ward Beacher defines oratory as "the
art of influencing conduct with the ?
truth sent home by all the resources
of the living man.'* So Newl>eiry college
lays great stress L.on this subject,
the value of which can hardly
be overestimated.
The work in oratory is to a great
degree supplemented by the college
lyceurn course,-which is given not forthe
college students alone, but for the
entire community.
The lvceum develops good taste and
appreciation, and teaches the people
to enjoy good music, good pictures,
fine architecture and high thinking.
It< raises the sentiment in regard to
en-tftrfainmenta and decreases the de
sire for poor shows and cheap thea-"
tres. It incourages the "city beautiful."
It creates scientific sentiment. It
brings "our college" and "our town"
into touch with the outside world and
introduces us to other corners of the
world, other people and customs. It
is non-parttsian and non-sectarian and
thus influences intelligent voting and J
broadens the religious outlook. The ly- fl
eum couse brings to the town men and
women of achievement who inspire
our young men and women to get out
in the world and do something worth
while. It also teaches personal ny- m
giene, the way of the simple life and
the efficiency of right thinking. By
means of the lyceum course it is pos
sibie for us to hear some of the best I
musicians, humorists, entertainers,
philosophers, statesmen and orators of
the day. And the tendency of a good
lyceum course is to inspire men to a
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greater and better manhood, women
to a nobler and sweeter womanhood,
and young people to grander effort.
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The Y. M. C. A. of Newberry college
was organized in the sixties, and although
the early records have been
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lost, ttie association uas meu, auu 10
today stronger than ever. .Two years
ago the Y. M. C. A. had about 50 members;
today there are 96 young men
who are connected with, and more or
les actively engaged in the association.
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