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... ■V-.V \ m%m •^V / I*;. . i s . «■ '■' aggaS ‘ • Psf'fe': ■ K' / Bp'," &£&i- -' ' tJ & Q? v . $'. ^r- r fT : •Tf 'V ' " - p'f-".: - *■ > ,-■ ■' •. < '' , > • ■ >. SECTION I, PAGE FOUR -'* • mr*' * 'S- ■ Tr ' -V. ■,.: > " a - :'. :. - j* Efejyjsfv- •• THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1957 xm 1218 CoUege Street NEWBERRY. S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937 at the Postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance; six months, $1.25. A Century of Service ‘Pro Ecclesia et Posteritate”—for Church and State—is the motto of Newberry College, and for 100 years she has adhered closely to the course laid out for her by her found ing fathers. Through the years of her existence, Newberry College has survived wars and almost insurmountable ad versities, and has moved forward to take her place as one of the foremost small colleges in the Southeast. It is of particular interest to note that during the history of the college, its main support has come from the citizens of Newberry. While the Lutheran Synods have provided much financial assistance in later years, it has been the loy al supporters in this county who have come through to help maintain Newberry College in our city and county, and help ed her to grow. . We are happy to be able at this time to express our appre ciation of the College which provides so much to the educa tional and cultural life of Newberry. In the past few years, Newberrians have taken a greater interest in our college, evidenced by the mass participation in the Centennial Cele bration. We are realizing more than ever before that it is to our advantage to have in our midst an institution to pro vide higher Christian education for our children, and for generations to come. To the several past presidents of Newberry College who have seen her through difficulties, and who have guided and expanded her physical and academic program, we owe sincere gratitude. To Dr. C. A. Kaufmann, who has the tre mendous task of administering affairs of the college through the future years of its growth and development, we extend the hope that his fondest plans and dreams for Newberry College will soon become realities. As the College on the Hill observes her 100th Birthday anniversary and enters into her second century, we can think of no better wish for her than was voiced in the dying breath of a former beloved president, Dr. George W. Hol land: “God Bless Newberry College.” During its Centennial Year it is our pleasure to wish for NEWBERY COLLEGE many centuries more of Prosperity and Growth i enabling the College to succeed • • • • m its mission M: prparing young men and women for effective service • * ■ in church and state. CAROLINA REMNANT SHOP “THE HOUSE OF PIECE GOODS” NEWBERRY, S. C. MEMORIES OF PAST . . . (Continued from page 1) ings and increase the endowment of the college. Collections of this fund ran head-on into the depres sion, in 1929, but out of this and other funds were realized the re modeling of Smeltzer Hall, erec tion of Derrick Hall and MacLean Gymnasium. I believe that was the main expansion program of Dr- Derrick’s administration. Dr. James C. Kinard succeeded Dr. Derrick as president. He de voted himself to the revision of the curriculum of the college and its academic standing. Notably, the department of education un der Prof. Charles L. Trabert was enlarged with Dr. Erland Nelsori in Psychology and kindred courses. During Dr. Kinard’s time, the college was recognized by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. He also promoted the cultural as pect of the college, bringing in a music faculty under the direction of Dr. Paul Ensrud, and the be ginning of the Newberry College Singers. Special mention must needs be made of Miss Carolyn Cromer, since 1915 the librarian. Under her direction, the library was com pletely classified and catalogued. About the time Dr. Kinard came in, student government was inaugurated and there was larger student participation in the ac tivities, cultural and extra-curricu la. “The Indian,”*weekly newspap er came into being. It was preced ed by “The Stylus.” The college, with difficulty, came out of the depression. Dur ing the years of the depression and immediately after it, the Sy nod of South Carolina began to take a larger interest in the fi-» nancing of the college. It was later joined iby the Georgia-Ala- bama Synod and the Florida Sy nod in ownership and control. The war brought the V-12 pro gram to the campus, which prob ably saved the life of the college, tiding it over the end of the de pression and World War 2. Fol lowing the war, our campus was filled with G. I. students, bring ing to the campus additional housing facilities for veterans and classroom facilities and the re-equipment of the Department of Natural Sciences, under the direction of Dr. Kinard and Prof. James G. Park. Many of our stu dents and alumni were called to service in distant parts. Some did not return. Much has been said about the coming of G. I. students on campuses. In my ex perience, I found them as a whole more satisfactory students, due Maintena nee Staff Left to right: W. W. Bennett, assistant to the superin tendent; R. Hendrix Monts, superintendent of buildings and grounds; and Lott Sons, night officer. —p — — : Miss Mary Sue Lemmons, A.B., serves as dietitian and manager of the Newberry College Boarding Hall. perhaps to their war experience and their maturity. They could appreciate the values of a college education. Most of them were sincerely interested in getting an education and in general were serious-minded students. Quite a number of students who had attended the Naval V-12 education. We had some from as far away as Texas, some from North Carolina and other places. They liked Newberry so well they wanted to return. The cur riculum was changed some for the V-12 program, with emphasis placed upon mathematics and sciences, those things which program at the College returned J would be immediately useful for after the war to continue ‘ ’their producing officers for the Navy. The Centennial Issue This centennial issue of The Sun has been prepared for your information and entertainment at considerable re search, thought and planning. It would be unfair to let this issue go out to our readers without giving credit where it is due. The planning, interviews, writeups and many of the pic tures appearing on these pages were prepared by our sister, Doris Armfield Sanders. We feel that she has done a re markable job, and deserves the large part of credit for the content and format of this issue. Also, we wish to make note of the excellent job done by our mother, Mrs. O. F. Armfield, Sr., for her assistance and advertising promotion. We can honestly say that without these two, this Centennial Issue would not have become a reality. Thanks also go to the boys in the back shop, William (Bill) Attaway, and Richard ( Red) Harmon. Pictures in this issue were by the Sun staff. Cuts of the buildings were by Nichols’ Studio. Again, thanks to those mentioned above, and all others who had a part in making this issue a success. it is with pleasure that we send greetings to Newberry College dur ing Centennial Celebration, and wishes for continued success in training youth for Christian Service. DENNIS SHOE AND SPORTS SHOP 1217 NANCE STREET NEWBERRY, S. C. PHONE 89 Just before the end of Dr. Kinard’s administration, Wessels Library was erected and dedicat ed. His administration passed into the cpable hands of Dr. C. A. Kaufmann, and on the basis of a campaign for another half mil lion dollars for buildings and en dowments, Dr. Kaufmann has en ergetically carried on the affairs of the College, erecting a new men’s dormitory and paying for it; repairs and improvements to administration buildings; beauti fying the eampusf, laying walks and planting shrubbery and trees. Dr. Kaufmann’s forward look is '•A b" ? ’jST •s&w : v . L\ll< ? La s® * Mm ,7 % Plppt i m* Employees of the Oakland Plant of Kendall Company line up for a ’ barbecue dii served by the company in honor of the excellent safety record attained by the employees. The barbecue was last Saturday at Margaret Hunter Park. D. O. Carpenter, plant manager, told the 530 employees at the dinner that this is the first time in the past 20 years a mill has reached the mark of 3 million manhours without a lost time accident; only two textile plants have reached the two million mark during thafHime, both Kendall Company plants, and 13 mills have reached the one million mark. 1 -— —.— - ■ - - ■ --- . . ■- - seen in his projection of a wom en’s dormitory and a student un ion building. He has fond hopes that someone will give the college a chapel and better music facili ties. A new science building is also much needed. ^ My department, during these latter years, was enlarged by the addition of Dr. Paul Heisey and ReV. J. Benjamin Bedenbaugh. (From 1921 until about ten years ago, I was the only member of the Bible Department, although Dr. E. Bryan Keisler, formerly pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Newberry, and Miss Mathilda Pepper, former dean of women, taught a few courses from time to time in Bible and Religious Education. During 36 years, I have seen the college grow and expand ih all that which goes to make a col lege : curriculum, extra-curricula activities and culture, until New berry has made her place secure, I think, among the liberal arts schools of the South. I feel sure that under the administration of Dr. Kaufmann, the proposed new buildings and the coming of the dean of the faculty in the person of Dr. Conrad Park, the college will continue to expand and grow. In conjunction with all colleges, different requirements for admit ting students will be applied at Newberry. Students will be more carefully selected in view of the fact that the facilities of the col lege will be taxed and in view of the demand for more thoroughly .trained and educated graduates of the colleges. My connection with the college under the three administrations, has been one of pleasure and prof it to me. It has been a privilege to work with such men as Dr. Derrick, who exhibited great common-sense philosophy; Dr. E. B. Setzler, teacher of English; Dr. Kinard, versatile in many aspects of college life; and persons of such sterling quality, character and effectiveness as President C. A. Kaufmann, Miss Carolyn Cro mer, Fred D. MacLean, W. H. Gaver, James G. Park, T. E. Ept- ing, John A. Aman, George W. Smith, Erland Nelson, W. E. Monts, H.'H. Setzler, Dean Hattie Belle Lester, Paul Ensrud, Theo dore Voaburg and Milton Moore. I have also enjoyed working with Phillip T. Kelly, who has done so much work with the alumni or ganizations all over the country. In fact, I can think of no col league, past or present, but with high regards and fine association al values. Student body characteristics, admittedly youthful, fundamental ly have not changed, even as hu man nature has not changed swift ly, but the accepted students to day come with a vaster fund of knowledge in many fields than they did 35 years ago. While they are better prepared with a wider interest in the world around them, the problem of teaching them has also increased and it is my belief that perhaps a new type of cur riculum will have to be worked out in colleges for the future stu dents, aiming - mainly at' helping them to organize and more skill fully apply the vast fund of in formation which they already have on arriving at the college campus. High school curriculum has ex panded, modern technology has given schools more to work with than the earlier students ever had. The information media of today furnishes students .a school out side of school, and this will have to be reckoned with by fu ture teachers in high schools and colleges. The influence of the college has spread. Many of the college graduates have stayed in New berry. In addition to the monetary value of the college to the com munity, the cultural and educa tion aspects overflow into the community. And I would like say that I have seen a growth interest in Newberry for the col lege. Apparently the city has come to recognize the college one of its most valuable assets. The interest in it has grown ( from a “faithful few” to take in the citizenship in general. I have no ticed this change within the last few years, since perhaps the rise of what is known as junior col leges and municipal colleges. Towns are coming to find that a college right at hand is advan tageous to parents who wish to educate their children and still have them where they can help them to develop their personali ties while living at home. Rollins Service Was Sunday Mrs. Arvonia Day Rollins, 41, wife of Will Rollins, died early Friday morning at her home on* Glenn street after a long illness. She was born in Lexington Coun ty, the daughter of Mrs. Sallie Padgett Day. and the late Crosson Day. Prior, to her illness, she was ■employed by the Mollohon plant of the’Kendall Company^ She was a member of Glenn Street Baptist Church. Surviving besides her husband and mother are one brother, Hen ry Calvin Day of Newberry; three sisters, Mrs. Harry Davis and Mrs. Drayton W. Davis, both of Newberry, and Mrs. W. O. Chas- teen of Waco, Tex. Funeral services were held at 4 p. m. Sunday by the Rev. Fay L. Lanford. Burial was in Newberry Memorial Gardens. 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