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THE NEWBERRY SUN
THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1957
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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
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enabling the College to succeed
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prparing young men and women
for effective service
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
Our Congratulations
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On its Long and Successful Career
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