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lamkrg ijmtlft $2.00 Per Year in Advance BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 2,1921. Established in 1891 COMMEN Dr. John G. CUnl\ f Address to the tBy Roy Webster.) The 1921 commencement exercises I of Carlisle school came to a close on j Monday evening with the speeches j of the members of the senior class, the delivery of an address by Dr. Jno. ? " * - - ** 3 /v/Nll/NrrA <jr. (JiUlKSCaieS, or W OULUIU cuncsc, and the presentation of diplomas to the graduates. Invocation was delivered by the Rev. P. B. Ingraham, of Cope, following which Douglas Ingraham, of the senior class, gave the J . / . - agxZSg ) j ^ SHHJeEBV^4 1&.K /^>i^ r f v^l salutatory. The class history was ? read by Everett Arant, the prophecy i j by Oscar William Lever, and the will ( by LeRoy Dantzler. Felder Wolfe 11 was the valedictorian. All members of the class acquitted themselves with 1 much credit, showing that they had i devoted much time and attention to 3 their graduating programme. 11 Dr. Clinkscales began his address ^ with several witty remarks, Which put 1 liis hearers in a happy frame of mind, i He gave many reminiscences of his ?arly days/in educational work, and z -stressed the fact that a child's educa- t tion is begun on the day of its birth.: ; Children observe things very closely and often propound questions which ,1 we cannot answer. The speaker used ( .to plead for mere education, but nowi] such is not enough, it must be Chris- t tian education. The times demand an 1 education which will help solve our r problems. Man is an animal, some j animals plus, other animals minus. ! Besides the physical self there must < be a soul. Dr. Clinkscales paid an ; eloquent tribute to the memory of] Dr. Jas. H. Carlisle, whose influence I in Christian education goes on for 1 *11 time. He closed his address with an earnest plea for the students to mnrtpi their lives after Christ. J. Carl Kearse delivered the medals at the conclusion of Dr. Clinkscales's speech. The scholarship medal, given to the student making the highest j average throughout the year, was I awarded to Olin F. Wolfe, of the j graduating class, whose average for j the year was 95.6. This was a high j compliment to Mr. Wolfe, whose excellent work won for him this covet- j ed prize. Second place in scholarship ! went to E. D. Law, of the junior j class, who had an average of 93. i The winners of both first and second j places are Latin students, thereby j giving the Latin scholars an enviable j record for scholarship. The best effort medal, awarded by j votes of the faculty, went to Archie Gibert, of the freshman class. This * medal is supposed to 20 to the man who makes the best effort during the 1 year. This was a hard decision for I the faculty to make, several names be-! ing considered and voted upon. T. ' j W. Goodwin of the junior class, was j a close competitor for this medal. To Jas. Sanders was awarded the ? - TT? T n j j medal offered dv ttev. w. .t. onvufri to that Carlisle -student who best represents the ideals of the school. This is decided by the ballots of the students themselves, and is very highly prized by the dinner. CEMENT OF THE < \scales Delivers * \ Graduating Class Company "A " Wins Annuul Prize Drill PY?r hpino- t}1fi hftst drilled company in the battalion company "A," commanded by Capt. E. K. Goethe, was awarded the beautiful sabre which goes every year to the most excellent company at Carlisle school. The drill was held on Rhoad field at ten o'clock i "A," WINNER OF ANNUAL PR Monday morning, and all the com>anies performed in such a way as to leserve the highest praise from both he judges and the spectators. The judges were E. H. Henderson. i\r. M. Brabham, and Paul Zeigler, all 'ormer members of the army. The grandstand was comfortably filled and the edges of the drill field were lined; vith machines containing those who ! lad come to witness this contest in nilitary skill. j The individual competitive drill; ilso excited much interest and en- | thusiasm. Fifteen cadets had been i selected from each company to com-! pete for this prize, and the contest, asted for many minutes. Some iropped out every few minutes, this process of elimination proceeding un-i ;il only two - contestants remained, 1 Ralph Durham and Cadet Solomons. These two waged a strenuous engagement for several minutes, then Solomons made a momentary error on "Rifle salute," leaving Durham as the only one who had stood the test, and entitling him to the medal for being the best drilled cadet in the school. Durham, affectionately known as "Fatty," is a veteran of the world war, and his winning this highly coveted prize is a cause of much gratification to all members of the faculty who also saw* service in the war. The winner is a member of the junior class and lives at Smoaks, S. C. He belongs to "B" company. Aside from the drills, another feature was the announcement that Captain E. K. Goethe, of company "A," had been appointed Cadet Major in recognition of his long and honorable career at Carlisle school. The order read on the field stated that Capt. Goethe had done more for the promotion of military affairs at Carlisle than had any other man, and this honor was given him as a partial reward for his untiring devotion to duty. Major Goethe comes from a line of ancestry long distinguished in military affairs, several of his uncles having graduated at West Point and having held high positions in the United States army. The students were exceptionally glad that Goethe had received such an honor, for they recognized his outstanding ability, and knew he was without a peer as a leader of his men. After the medals had been deliverd, diplomas were presented to the | graduates, some announcements were imade, and the benediction pronounced ' by the Rev. Mr. Ingraham. EXERCISi CARLISLE Dr. Watson Pleac ; ? Spirituality i Bennie Rhodes Won Medal for Oratory In the best oratorical contest ever held at Carlisle, according to competent critics, Bennie Rhodes, of Estill, S. C., a member of the junior class, on last Saturday evening was awarded the medal for being the best declaimer at Carlisle school. Mr. j . .. : ^ WV> t,y> . HflK> - \?i y jr. f V ' jPftjjrjEffigC- %jf\gg Bftl IZE DRILL. Rhodes's subject was ''The New South," which he handled in such a manner as to evoke the highest praise from the judges and the audience. He made an excellent appearance upon the floor, his method of delivery was smooth, his gestures graceful, and his voice well modulated during the entire speech. The seven other contestants acquitted themselves in a way which reflected great credit upon their efforts. The contest was very close and the judges had difficulty in choosing the winner. * All of the speakers, who were trained .by Capt. Roy Webster, showed the beneficial results of such training, and gave an exhibition in which they (Continued on page 3, column 1.) i America Must Pi i First, t ; ' ' i Dr. E. 0. Watson, in his sermon Sunday evening before the Carlisle Young Men's Christian association, preached on the importance of putting first things first, taking as his text the twelfth chapter of Romans, the eleventh verse: "Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord." As he had stated in his morning sermon, America is the hope ! of the world, which she can fulfill j only as she recognizes the realities of j values. Recently the minister has jhad the opportunity of hearing Roger jW. Babson, the noted statistician, ?speak in Washington. Mr. Babson had been taught in his college course that the only realities were land and labor, but he soon found in actual life that these two things were only [small factors, that the things of greatest and most lasting value were things | spiritual. The things of God are the [things that count. The difference , between North and South America, !according to the president of Argentina, is that South America was settled by men who were seeking gold, j while North America was settled by i those who had come here to seek God. The first immigrants and set" tiers of our country worshipped God, thereby making land and labor valu able. Should the United States turn awaj from the church of God and close the ( Bible, ruin will stare us in the face ^ The country can be saved by a realization of true spiritual values. God ES ; SCHOOL Js for More n Annual Sermon (By Roy Webster.) Before an audience which packed Trinity Methodist church to its cacapacity last Sunday morning Rev. E. |o. Watson, D. D., of Washington, preached the commencement sermon to the graduates of Carlisle school. The speaker delivered a most earnest plea for less materialism and more spirituality, stating that only through a knowledge of God as revealed by Jesus Christ can there be a solution of the tremendous problems now confronting our country. In beginning his sermon Dr. Watson expressed his pleasure at being :in Bamberg on this occasion, and stat| ed that it meant more to him to be ihere than to fill his other commenceiinent appointments at'Virginia State Normal, Randolph Macon college, and the United States Naval Academy, at each of which institutions he is scheduled to preach the commencemnt sermon. His text was taken from Ephesians, first chapter, part of the |eighteenth verse: "The eyes of your understanding being -enlightened." The divine stated that the eyes are the windows to our souls, that the importance of seeing can not be overestimated. With our eyes we are enabled to view the heavenly bodies and to see the beauties therein; we can also feast upon the printed page and mingle with the great sages and prophets and teachers of all time, whose works have been preserved to us through printing. Some have eyes, but cannot see, because seeing means to mentally understand. A defect in vision, whether physical, mental or moral, is a calamity; and the tragedy of all tragedies is to stand in the presence of a moral degenerate, no matter how brilliant his mind may be. ,The real difference between men is ;in their powers to see. Two men !may start in business as clerks; one sees himself as the owner of the ''concern in later years and actually 'attains his vision; the other does not !see beyond his clerkship, and remains in the position. We usually see those 'things for which w? are looking, and .the things we see are revelations of our own selves. \ ? God has given every man peculiar endowments, but many people have jnot developed these endowments. God | is not stingy, as is proven by the abundance of light, air, water, to alf mortals. He has given big mental endowments, sufficiently large to work out any problems. The endowments are plenty, but our minds are | not enlightened to life's realities. ' (Continued on page 3, column p.) it First 7 hings Says Dr. Watson ' .. f V . - <r - 'XV */. ? > . *' ;&" \ ? . * ? t. i - r,t .' ; > ? .. \ x !T * ' * 1? * * iV'"V " i ' * : | yi ' lj ' \ Jr B Ml &*, H.> '.HwjBfl jfc mbes / JlHDiK MHbf j#vij ?1 - JHw? JE . . ., ? , has a plan for every man's life; anc our nation needs qualified leaders such as are being equipped in the rer ligious schools. Education must con> sist of more than a trained brain anc a trained hand; there must also be i . trained heart. We need the conse [ crated leadership of men who have t I Bamberg Graded. Held Last I A. C. L. Passenger Kan Into Open j Switch Near Florence. i Florence, May 8.?Train wreckers j are believed to have been responsible 1 for the wreck of Seaboard Air Line passenger train No. 23 at Scott's sidl ing, near Florence, Wednesday night. I The train ran into an open switch and the engine plowed through the earth at the dead end of the switch : for a distance of 150 feet. Ivey Har ! mon leaped from his cab as the engine left the rails and struck the i ground with much force, His right ! shoulder was dislocated and he suffered an ugly gash in his forehead. | Joe Jenkins, the colored fireman, I also jumped and his entire right side ! is today a mass of bruises but he is not seriously hurt. Both the engineec ! and the fireman were rushed to the ! Florence infirmary and their injuries ; attended to. None of the passengers | on the train were injured although I badly shaken up. I The wreck occurred about 8 o'clock | last night. Engineer Harmon stated ! that he was running a few minutes i late and was maintaining a schedule ' of thirty-five miles an hour. "Since reading in the papers d-urI ing the past several days of attempts I to wreck trains in various parts of the country I have been keeping a : close lookout on my line," said EnTT - 2. il 1 gineer narmon at me xiuspiLcii iuua>, "but this is a clear piece of track with only one switch and I did not anticipate any trouble here. "The sign board on the switch showed white and it was afterward discovered that white paper had been paster over the red ftoard to indicate a plear track. As I approached the switch, I noticed that the board vras clear and did not slacken speed. I was dumbfounded, therefore, when the engine jumped into the open switch and had no time to slow down before it left the ends of the rails and plowed into the earth. *mt wm PERJUIfr CHARGED TO MAN. Who Claimed He Was Flogged By Jacksonville Party. Jacksonville, Fla., May 27.?F. E. j Chambers, telegraph operator em-1 ployed by the Florida East Coast Railroad at South Jacksonville, was ar-| rested and released on $1,000 bond today on a warrant sworn out by Dr. P. E. Watts charging perjury. * Dr. Watts with four other promi' nent residents of that place were arrested several days ago on charges that they severely flogged Chambers. Chambers claimed he had been enticed ixxto lonely sections on two occasions, beaten and ordered to leave town. Warrants were issued for six ? " ? i in ? teen residents or souin jacKsuuvme, but so far as known only five were served. Preliminary hearings of the five men arrested were concluded today 'and the case taken under advisement | by Justice of the Peace Greenburg. M MM f4^ STK HL m RRS v i K mmM ' f I Ire ' llllf I; caught the spirit of service to God ,;and to their fellowmen. The musical programme was as - follows: 11 Anthem: Seek ye the Lord (J. V. i Roberts), Trinity choir. Anthem: Sweet Sabbath Eve (Ira i B. Wilson), Trinity choir. School Finals Thursday Evening Thursday evening at the graded school auditorium the graduating ex- y ercises of the school took place, and state high school diplomas were awarded to a class of thirteen. Of these seven were girls and six were hoys. The personnel of the class was: Misses Pauline Dixie Faust, Thelma Theresa Fowler, Sara Lena Herrington, Amanda Eileen Hunter, Olive lone Kinsey, Frances Marie Phillips, Mil x . * 19 dred Kenyon Rice; and Walter Decania Hutto, George Elvin Price, Shannon Ray, Jr., James Owen Rhoad, ">^derick Sanders and Charles ;Murr ' Tatum. This was the largest class of recent years. A short play, "The Sweet Girl Graduate,'" was presented by the class. Miss:Ione Kinsey took the leading part as the "girl graduate," and did her part well. A synopsis of the play is: King Solomon, Confucius, the Three Wise Men, astrologer, mu-1 . ses, Father Time and Cupid all came in to give the girl graduate advice, but she was wiser than all but Cupid.. Different members of the class represented the various characters. Little Margaret Allen was dressed as Cupid and she was beauti- r ' ful and sweet. There were four litVinttorflioc that, flitted a 11C J UliV W WUWVV* tAAVk' V ??v? ? ? _ _round the scene, and they were as graceful as wood sprites. They were . little Misses Elizabeth Jones, Dorothv Brabham, Clarice Brabham, and ' r-J* Louise Copeland. | Between the scenes Miss Louise Free, a pupil of the sixth grade, gave a dialect reading, and some little first grade children sang a playlet * that produced much comment and laughter. Class exercises were then held. ? , v* Miss Theresa Fowler read the class history. A class will was delivered by Murray Tatilm, and the class propheey w as read by Miss lone Kinsey. Fred Sanders delivered the valedictorv address. . Supt. E. P. Allen delivered the diplomas. In making his address to the class. Prof. Allen called the attention of the audience to the needs of a high school building. ' H ' Several medals were awarded for various standards. The exercises were concluded by the class singing "Hail to Commencement Day." JURY CONVICTS ASHLEY. ' \ >: Ten Year Sentence for Manslaughter. New Trial Sought. ' / Anderson, May 26.?'Ernest Ashley, found guilty of manslaughter for killing Policeman and Deputy Sheriff Arthur T. Hughes at the close of a political meeting held in Honea Path August 24 of last year, was this afternoon sentenced to serve ten years in the state penitentiary or on the county chaingang. The sentence of the court was at first 11 years, but an appeal was made to Judge George E. Prince, presiding, to reduce the sentence to ten years so that hail could be .granted by the presiding'' judge, pending an appeal. After > listening to F. B. Grier, of Greenwood, associate counsel for Ashley, and who had previously implored Judge Prince to temper justice with mercy, the presiding judge fixed the sentence at ten years. Bond was fixed at $10,000, to be signed by two or more reliable sureties and approved by the clerk of the court. Judge Prince said: "I have listened to the appeals of counsel for the defendant and have heard them plead for mercy for this defendant because of his wifej and four children. This is one of the sad duties of a judicial officer, for every time some violator of the law is punished, an innocent woman and some innocent children suffer. But then I must also remember the children of the man who was killed." PRISONER SAVES OFFICER. Alleged Burglar Attacks Deputy in York County Jail. York, May 25.?Alex Childers, serving a jail sentence following conviction in the United States court for distilling, probably saved the life of Deputy Sheriff Tom Quinn at the county jail today when the officer was attacked by John Houston, alleged ; burglar, while he was feeding the prisoners. The deputy sheriff was shot in the stomach and left thigh in the scuffie over his 3wn pistol. The bullet, however, barely grazed 'the flesh. Childers, seeing the officer about overpowered, knocked Hudson down and helped hold him until another officer arrived.