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1 CARLISLE
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} Major Henry C.
Deliver
Monday evening in the Carlisle au- j
HitriHnm thA final commencement ex-1
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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
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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
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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.
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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 |
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Annual Sermon
Ret). W. /. Snyder
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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
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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
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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
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are three societies on the campus, the
Sheridan having been organized last
fall. Two debaters were selected i
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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
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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.
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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."
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Address By Col.
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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. !
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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.
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RETURNS TO NORFOLK.
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; 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
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HISTORY
lain Wins
nnual Prize Drill
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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
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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
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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.
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carriage of the cadets will be rated
not to exceed 25 per cent of the total.
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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:
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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
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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. ?
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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
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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
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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.
Get your "Pizen" for your tobacco
worms from Rentz & Felder.
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