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> f $2.00 Per Year in Advance BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 3,1920. Established in 1891 0 . * - ??.. . ^ it mi |_ _ mm _ a ^ - ? I ~"j 1 CARLISLE 1 Bl } Major Henry C. Deliver Monday evening in the Carlisle au- j HitriHnm thA final commencement ex-1 u'w w I ercises were held. The large hall was I packed long before the exercises be-1 gan. At 8:30 o'clock the marshals; ushered in the graduating class with | the others who took part in the programme. The audience stood while Rev. Peter Stokes offered prayer, j Colonel Guilds in a few well chosen! words then introduced Major Henry I C. Tillman, of Greenwood, who delivered the commencement address, j Major Tillman is himself a young i man and his address to the graduates; was inspiring. In every sentence he I showed how fully he could appreciate the feelings of the three young men who were just commencing the battle of life. He asked to be considered the builder who should try to out-! line a few of the plans of life for the j structures that were now taking j shape. The fundamental of any edi- j fiee is the foundation and there are | ^ four corner or foundation stones that must be at the base of any successful life. The first of these stones is honor. This was the stone that lay at the heart of the French and Ameri- j can boys in their fight to overcome the selfish ambitiQns of the German war lords. The cornerstone of health is next in importance. The mind and soul that God has given must not be housed in an inferior temple. The figures revealed recently of the physical unfitness of our young men is appalling. Education in its broadest sense is the third basic stone of \ the successful life. We shudder to think that one out of every ten men who went to France could neither read nor write. The cornerstone of service is the fourth necessary stone. Service, not \ of self but of others. Millions of men and women in obscure paths of life have and are living lives upon which no trace of self is to be found. The speaker cited instances of heroism that were based on this stone of service. Major Tillman received thunderous applause when he had finished. ^ ' 1 +Vi An nrfloontoH rli uoionei vjuhuo lucu iJj.v. | plomas to Harry Snyder, of Bates-1 burg, S. C., Edward Dudley Sanders.1 of- Hagood, S. C., and Charles Moye, of'Bamberg, S. C. These young men received many beautiful gifts during the intermission that followed the presentation of diplomas. Harry Snyder received a thoroughbred chicken which caused much amuse.. ment for the audience. N Rev. S. O. Cantey presented the scholarship medal to Jack Meadors of the junior class. This medal is presented to the student who makes the highest average on all subjects for the entire year. The winner's average was 91.1. Everett Stoll, also of | (Continued on page 2, column 1.) Annual Sermon Ret). W. /. Snyder * The annual baccalaureate sermon was given by Rev. W. J. Snyder, commissioner for Lander college, at Trinity Methodist church Sunday morning. The- cadet corps and friends were held spell bound for thirty-five min utes, so^eloquent was the appeal made by Rev. Snyder. The speaker outlined the need for trained men in every walk of life. The challenge of a life of service must be accepted by the boys who are now being trained in our school*. The challenge to be Christian men was especially issued to the students 'of Carlisle. The Christian life, Mr. Snyder pointed out, was not an easy one. Xo really great challenge w*as ever issued with a small goal as the stake. Men of today do not stop to it r, t fVio nrtci- n-li ar> q r*1"J Q 11 pn is V1 Vy U II t t J-i V_/ V- \J O tf llV/li M Vi*w**v/*A0w * v. issued to~their manhood. Several instances "ftere cited to show . the m truth of this statement. The appeal made by Mr. Snyder did not fa7l on deaf ears. More than one resolved to accept the call to Christian service. The baccalaureate sermon was well attended, friends of the school coming many miles to be present at the second event of the commencement * exercises. I SCHOO. 5ST SESS Tillman s Annual Address Societies Debate ! Saturday Night The annual commencement exerI cises of Carlisle School began Satur! day night, May 29th, with the literary societies function. This was the debate, which has previously been a contest between the Beach and Kilgo societies. This year, however, there j''r> . fc fi' / are three societies on the campus, the Sheridan having been organized last fall. Two debaters were selected i J from each society and each society was represented by one man on the affirmative and one on the negative, j The query for the evening was, "Re-j solved, That the policy^of the fed-. eral government in deporting the! radicals is the only one that will pro-! duce definite and lasting results.", The affirmative was upheld by Harry Snyder, of the Sheridan society; Fred Plott, of the Kilgo society, and Thomas Mimms, of the Beach society. The negative side of the question-was i argued by Kemeys Goethe, of the | Beach society; Carlisle Patrick, of the Kilgo society, and Eugene Shealy, of I the Sheridan society. Goethe gave the rebuttal for the negative while Mimms made the come back for the 1 affirmative. Lawrence Peebles, president of the, Kilgo society, was the presiding offi-v cer, Purley Tompkins, of the Sheri| dan society, acted as time keeper. While the Carlisle band played a march the marshals ushered the speakers to the rostrum. Prayer was offered by Rev. W. J. Snyder. Peebles then made a few appropriate opening remarks and the battle of words began. Each speaker gave forceful and telling arguments for his side. Snyder for the affirmative and Shealy for the negative made especially fine apeals for their respective sides. Goethe's rebuttal for the negative produced much laughter. Rev. S. O. Cantey, Prof. Allen and J. Carl Kearse were the judges. Theip*etecision was rendered by secret balic^, the chief mashal collecting the balot at the close of the debate. The first ballot opened was for the negative and the next for the affirmative. The audience burst into uproarous applause when the third ballot was declared by the presiding officer to be 1 in fqvm? nf trip npp"3tivp The school marshals who served , throughout the commencement exer| cises were: Chief, Jack Meadors, of | the Beach society; Willie Cone and I Jordan Johnston, of the Beach soI ciety, Samuel Cross and Ernest j Horne, of the Sheridan society, i George Muckenfuss and Theo Lide, of the Kilgo society. ^ m m Only If She Could. "Young man," said an inquisitive old lady to a conductor of an electrically driven train, "if I put my foot on that rail shall I receive an electric shock?" "No, mum," he replied, "unless you place your other foot on the overhead wire." L CLOSEI ION IN . ! Company The A Address By Col. j Guilds Sunday Even i ! j l Sunday evning, .May 30th. Colonel! J. Caldwell Guilds, headmaster oii Carlisle school, delivered the annual; baccalaureate address to the cadet j corps. This, the third event of the j commencement exercises, was held in Trinity Methodist church. ! S .; ' > As is always the case. Colonel! Guilds brought to the battalion* and its friends a message that will remain long in the minds of those who listened The speaker put his address in the form of a question: "What are you going to do with your life?" He spoke of the absolute necessity of being men, in every sense of the word, before any attempt was made to determine the business or profession that we should engage in. Af/er all the real question is not a matter of being a doctor, or a lawyer, or a teacher, or a merchant, or a preacher or anything else, but a i question of living a manly life in any I profession. The wor.d calls pitifully I for trained men because the older men cannot remain forever. Hence the speaker narrowed his question I down to this. "Whose place are you | going to take in your community | and how are you going to fill that ! place?" Colonel Guilds's message was characteristic of this forceful, energetic leader and teacher. ;? - ' I!!'-?. g* THE CARLISLE RIFL I RETURNS TO NORFOLK. | i i ; Major Griffith Inspects Malaria Work in Bamberg and in State. Major T. H. D. Griffith, epidemiol| ogist of the United States public ! health service, who has been recui perating in Columbia several days from an attack of ptomaine poisoning suffered in Bamberg, has gone to I HISTORY lain Wins nnual Prize Drill i The annual prize drill was held Monday morning at Rhoad Park. This is always one of the main fea tures of the commencement programme. The winning company in % this drill has a beautiful sabre presented to its captain, and the flag is also carried by this company during the next scholastic year. The medal for the best drilled cadet in the battalion is also awarded during the military part of the com ' - ; . . I ' / . ' .V ' ' ! -.v. <1 . i / - ' ' ; "V. -;-l - ; * HnwHRwi 4 viySHtik ' v" '-J ' I p9K9BsbP mencement programme. E. H. Henderson and Paul J.' Zeigler were the judges. Each expressed himself as being well pleased with the fine showing made by the battalion. The following programmes were carried out: . Competitive Drill. J. 'Company competition (10 a. m.) 1. Companies will come on the, drill field 15 minutes apart, the order | to be decided by lot, the first arriving j at 10 a. m. v 2. Each company will be marched i to within 15 paces of the judges, halt, j and present arms. 3. The captain will report to the| judges and be handed his problem for: study, while the first lieutenant commands the company during inspec- j tion. d Thp general aDDearanCe and' ^ I ' 1 1 1 " carriage of the cadets will be rated not to exceed 25 per cent of the total. 5. As soon as judges have com(Cbntinued on page 3, column 1.) ' . '$?> iE TEAM?Winners of Southeastern | his home in Norfolk, Va. Major Grit'- j ! fith is the supervising director of ma! larial control work in several states, i [ and came to South Carolina to inspect i I the'work being done in this state.! While in Bamberg he became ill, Capt. | | L. M. Fisher says, and went to Co| lumbia to recuperate. Major Griffith is of the opinion that Bamberg will be greatly benefited by the work being done. The malarial J. HOI K FKXDEII DEAD. A Leading Citizen of Lower Section Died Last Week at Home. J. Houk Fender, one of the best citizens in this section of the state, died at his home on the BambergColleton county border on Monday of last week, following a long illness* aged about 62 years. The remains were interred the following day at Mt. Pleasant Lutheran church, the Rev. P. D. Risinger conducting the funeral services. Mr. Fender was severely injured two or three years ago by the accidental discharge of a shot gun, and from this injury he had never fully recovered. While standing leaning on his gun, his hands folded over, the muzzle, in some way the gun was discharged. The shot came near tearing off both hands, and for a long time he hovered between life and death, and had not recovered his health since, though this did -not directly cause his death. Mr. Fender is survived by his widow, who was the daughter of the late James Fender, and three sons and one daughter: John Wesley Fender, William Fender, James A. Fender and Miss Lola Fender. He resided just over the line in Colleton county, his farm lying in both counties, but his residence was in Colleton. He was a substantial farmer and a solid citizen. He was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Lutheran church and a man who had hundreds of friends. The county had two J. H. Fenders, and both are now dead, J. Hansford Fender having died some months ago. Both were fine men, and their death IS <A U1SL1I1UL 1U35 IU LiiC V/iti^cuoiuf of the, county. APPOINTED GAME WARDEN. Magistrate O. J. C. Lain Resigns to Accept New Position. Magistrate 0. J. C. Lain, of Olar, forwarded his resignation to Givernor Cooper Saturday, to take effect immediately. Mr. Lain had a few days previously received an appointment as game warden, succeeding J. Crum Smoak, who resigned recently. Mr. Lain will be game warden for the county, or rather his special attention will be given to game affairs in Bamberg county, but his field of activity will not be confined entirely to this county. Mr. Smoak was appointed game warden in this county by Governor Manning several years ago. Mr. Lain has been magistrate at Olar for several terms, and in this capacity has made a good officer, and it is predicted that he will more than make good in his new position. The position to which he has been appointed carries with it a salary of $1,800. Given Out. "Information given out here?''' asked an excited traveler as he rushed up to the Bureau of Inquiries. The tired attendant looked at the traveler and replied: "It has." / 4 - ? v. , v t;' Dept. Trophy Cup contr.ol work being done in this community will cost, all told, about $25,000, and it is intended to demonstrate what can be done in controlling this disease. Similar work is being done at Chester and Hartsville. The work in this state is under the direct su pervision or captain l,. m. r isuer, ui the public health service, who is cooperating with the state health department. BAMBERG AXD REMARK TIE. A Exciting Exhibition Game Played in Denmark Monday. The Bamberg and Denmark teams of the Tri-County league played an exhibition game of ball at Denmark last Wednesday afternoon, the game not to count in the official standing of the clubs. The game went ten innings, the final score being a tie, 5 to 5. There was some excellent fielding and the game was interesting throughout.- Warren, pitching , for Bamberg, was fortunate to receive sensational support from his teammates. Aside from pitching Bamberg outplayed the home team. The only weakness of Cox for Denmark was his wildness. With the exceD tion of this he appears to have the goods, and as a home boy is probably the best all round pitcher in the league. The feature of the game was a clean home run by Gibson for Denmark in the fifth inning with the bases full tying the score. Denmark again tied the score in the seventh inning with another long home run by Bruner. Gibson also saved the game for Denmark by a fine catch in left field off the bat of Large, and Baxter at second made a beautiful catch of a line drive by "Gyp" Rentz \ robbing him of a hit and doubling a runner off first. Charlie Rentz did his usual hitting with a double and a single, while James Sanders, of Carlisle, pinch hitting for George; Price, covered himself with glory by singling cleanly and later getting another hit in two more times up. He played a mannificent game at first base. But the most sensational fielding ever seen in this part of the state was furnished by "Gyp" Rentz, third baseman a la carte and pinch hitter extraordinary. He got them going and coming on all sides, and it does seem that other ball players would learn something in time and. quit hitting them in the neighborhood of the best third baseman in the southern states. This lad is 19 years old, and if he cares to, bids fair to make every third baseman in the world sit up and take notice before many more seasons. In addition to playing a most remarkably wonderful fielding game, which he has a regular habit of doing, he stung the old apple for a clean threebagger in the first inning with two runners on. This writer has seen . every team in the big leagues play, every team in the Southern, every team in the South Atlantic, some in the International, and many other minor league teams play, and withr out any bias or partiality "Gyp's" playing at third is not surpassed by any third baseman ever seen on a southern diamond. ? -It is to be regretted that the Bam- / i -v.' berg boys kicked unduly in the Denmark game. Even if an umpire's decisions are wrong kicking never does any good, never causes him to change them, and always loses favor and popularity for the team displayin^ it Twn wrnnara can't create a av. v .. ^ _ right, and good sportsmanship does not permit of general kicking throughout a ball game regardless of who the umpire is nor the accurateness of his decisions, which must be made in accordance with his own discretion and view of the play, and not somebody else's. t > ' Batteries: For Bamberg, Warren and Large; for Denmark, Cox and Stewart. To University Alumnae. A general celebration and home coming of all graduates and former students of the University of S. C. will take place Tuesday, June 8th, according to an announcement made ' by R. W. Wade, secretary of the Alumni association. A central committee, with Hon. R. L. Osborne, chairman, has yranged an elaborate programme for the festivities, which will be participated in by the alumni on this day of the commencement and everything is being made ready for the most enthusiastic gathering of its kind in the history of the institution. Letters have been mailed to every alumnus whose address is known and several hundred have already expressed their intention of beinz nresent. Some are I i4*w ~ ^ 4 coming a great distance; as far west as California and as far north as Boston. All graduates and former students of the university are urged to attend. Anyone who has received a letter from the committee in charge is requested to communicate with R. W. Wade, alumni secretary, University of S. C. 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