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PAGE 4—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, May 21, 1970 Kindergarten at f cademy has closing The Newberry Academy Kin dergarten held its closing day program on Sunday, May 17 be fore a capacity crowd in the school’s auditorium. The program consisted of a brief summary of the yea’s' work in music and verse. It was given under the direction of Mrs. Harry Epting, Mrs. Da vid Summer. Mrs. A. F. Busby and Mrs. VV. E. Spearman. Amy Busby, Cile Summer, Bill Hentz, Luke King, J i m Hentz and David Summer, Jr., all students at Newberry Aca demy, served as ushers. Dr. James C. Kinard, Presi dent of Nev.berry Academy, pesented Kindergarten Certifi cates to the children. The members of the class are the following: Tracy Ammons, Kelly Baker, Timothy Berry, Parker Bobb, Allen Bobb, Wally Bouknight, Richie Brown, Angelia C a r t- rette, Laurie Creekmore, Kevin Corley, Lisa Davenport, Anna Ruth Dillard, Kenny Drum; Also, Warren Epting, Beth Felker, Melinda Felker, Step hanie Frick, Paul Graddick, Todd Griffith, Bubba Griffith, Leanne Griffith, Shelly Green- slade, Ann Harmon, Michelle Haselden, Steve Hipp, Michael Huggins, Betsy Huggins, Eric Jabs, Lisa Kinard, Kent Lay- ton, Junior Livingston, David Livingston, Lynn Lominack; Also, Jo Mann, Marion Mann, Eddie McLeod, Lisa Mer chant, Russel Moates, Karen Morris, Clark Neel, Ellen Page, Elizabeth Senn, Barry Shealy, Danny Reighley, T^rry Sease, Larry Shealy, C. A. Shealy, III, Hugh Smith and Rhonda White. RECEIVE DEGREES AT ORANGEBURG Degrees were conferred upon two persons from Newberry at the 74th annual combined bac calaureate - commencement ex ercises in Orangeburg Sunday at South Carolina State College. Among the 418 graduates were David Longshore and James Caldwell, Jr., both of Newber ry. UDC CHAPTER WINS TROPHY Calvin Crozier Chapter UDC was awarded the Stroupe tro phy at the Ridge District meet ing which was held May 16 at the Moose Lodge in Green wood. The trophy was awarded on the basis of new members and for presenting three Mili tary Crosses. Mrs. E. W. Tucker, district president, presided. The John McKellar and the Robert A. Waller chapters of Greenwood were the hostesses. Hon. John T. Nave, mayor of Greenwood brought greetings. The Honor able W. J. Bryan Dorn was the keynote speaker. His ad dress challenged the audience with some of the pertinent pro blems facing America. The Real Daughters, one of whom was Mrs. James Werts of Newberry, were introduced. Mrs. F. Scott Elliott, Sr. read the report of the Calvin Crozier Chapter which was written by Mrs. A. T. Neely, the outgoing president. The chapter was ap plauded for its many achieve ments. Those attending from New berry were Mrs. Elliott, presi dent-elect; Mrs. W. Roy Ander son, vice president-elect; Mrs. James Werts, recording secre tary; and Mrs. 0. 0. Copeland, Recorder of Crosses. Join Faculty at college Five new faculty members will join the staff of Newberry College for the 1970-71 school year according to the College’s president Dr. A. G. D. Wiles. John C. Dominy will become an assistant professor of mod ern languages. He received his bachelor’s degree from Emory University, Atlanta; his mast er’s degree from Rice Univer sity, Houston, Texas; and has done additional graduate work at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He had graduate teaching assistantships at Rice and Tennessee Universities. Dr. Deloris R. Mullwee has been named as an assistant pro fessor of English. She graduated magna cum laude from Fur man University and earned her master’s and doctorate degrees from the University of South Carolina. Dr. Mullwee has had teaching experience at North Greenville Junior College, Spar tanburg Junior College, Lime stone College in Gaffney, and Columbia College. Two of the new staff mem bers will be assigned to the department of sociology as as sistant professors: Penelope S. Paugh and Norman J. Pollock. Mrs. Paugh received her und ergraduate work at Fairmont, W. Va. State College and her master’s degree at West Vir ginia University, Morgantown. She has taught at Fairmont State College since 1968. Norman Pollock also received his training at Fairmont State College and the West Virginia University. He has taught at West Liberty, W. Va. State Col lege and at Fairmont State Col lege. Mrs. Joy Scurry will be a half-time instructor in educa tion. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Presbyterian Col lege, Clinton and her master’s degree from the University of South Carolina. During her pre sent school year she has been a part-time assistant in the De partment of education at New berry. JABS CONCLUDES LECTURE SERIES Albert Jabs, dean of students at Newberry College, concluded the College’s series of five lec tures on South Carolina with a talk on the history of Newberry College Tuesday evening. Jabs joined the Newberry Col lege staff in the fall of 1968 as an assistant professor of history and director of student teach ing; he assumed his present pos ition in September 1969. Prior to coming to Newberry, he was an instructor at the University of Akron in Ohio. The series of history lec tures has been part of New berry College’s Tricentennial ob servance. COL. SHEALY GETS SECOND AWARD VIETNAM — Lieut. Colonel Katherine I. Shealy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence A. Shealy of 1315 Pearl St., has received her second award of the U. S. Air Force Commend ation Medal at Tan Son Nhut AB, Vietnam. Col. Shealy, a flight nurse, was decorated for meritorious service. The colonel a 1941 graduate of Newberry High School, was certified a registered nurse in 1952 at Columbia Hospital school of Nursing. She earned her B.S. degree in nursing in 1963 at the University of Maryland. O’Neal Church heritage Sunday Sunday, May 24 will be an important day for O’Neal Street United Methodist Church. They will observe this day as Heri tage Sunday but it could also be called Recognition Day, Ald- ersgate Day, 75th anniversary or Whit Sunday, the first Sun day in Trinity. The Sunday School classes will have short class sessions and the main worship will begin at 10:30 a.m. Much emphasis will be given to historical facts. Methodism began in England in 1729 which makes it 241 years old for out standing service to the Christ ian World. Methodism began in America in New York in 1766 which makes it 204 years old in America and with a world membership of over 18,000,000 members. O’Neal Street was organized in 1895 and has been organized for 75 years. During that time it has had a most glorious record of Christian service. During the worship service, there will be much done in the old fashioned way. There will be no paraments or vestments used. Flowers will be arranged in an old fashioned way. Hymns will be in the old fashioned way and at least some will be sung without a musical instrument. The ladies of the church will have an important part and many plan to dress in period costumes. Honor and recognition will be given to past and present lead ers, such as recognition of all Charter Members, all former pastors, Sunday School teachers now deceased, former teachers not teaching now and all mem bers being members for fifty years and more; teachers who have moved away and present leaders. The pastor, the Rev. Elbert Johnson will give a short his tory of Methodism. One out standing event will be the re cognition of the first members who made extra sacrifice to get the first church built. An other outstanding event will be a wonderful display of histori cal things on exhibit in the Young People’s classroom. At about one o’clock a picnic lunch will be served in the fell owship room. All families are urged to bring well filled bask ets with tea. Plates, knife, fork and cups will be provided by the Men’s Bible Class. All mem bers are urged to cooperate, former members and friends are most cordially invited and given a welcome. Peek-Parsons engagement Mr. and Mrs. Ivan M. Peek of Columbia announce the en gagement of their daughter, Emily Louise, and Gary Mi chael Parsons, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hilton Parsons, Jr. of Newberry. Miss Peek is a graduate of Columbia High School and is a Mathematics Major at Clemson University where she is a mem ber of the Senior Staff of WSBF student radio station and secre tary of Gamma Beta Phi honor ary society. Mr. Parsons was graduated from Newberry High School and is a rising Junior at Clemson University, majoring in Electri cal Engineering. He is program director of WSBF and served as social chairman of Gamma Beta Phi Society. The wedding is planned for August 8 at Kilboume Park Bap tist Church in Columbia. ARE CANDIDATES FOR ERSKINE DEGREES Two Newberry High School graduates are candidates for degrees from Erskine College during outdoor commencement exercises beginning at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 24, it has been announced by Erskine President Joseph Wightman. Miss Dale Morris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Roland, Jr., 1420 Kate St., is a candidate for the A. B. degree in French, while Mrs. Martha Smith Hamp shire, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Smith, Jr., 1235 Cal houn St. is a candidate for the A. B. degree in elementary ed ucation. RABIES CLINIC The 1970 rabies clinic will be concluded next week. The sched ule is as follows: Monday, Dr. Lide: Oxner’s Store, Kinards, 3-3:30; Wallace’s Store, Jalapa, 3:45- 4:30. Wednesday, Dr. Lowman: Baker’s Laundromat, Helena, 2-2:30; Oakland Mill, Jones & Senn Store, 2:45-3:30; West End Park, 3:45-5. Thursday, Dr. Lide: Mollohon Park, 2:30-3:30; and Newberry High School, 3:45-5. A number of Spanish students of Mrs. Janie Lou Whit aker at Newberry High School recently took the National Spanish Examination which is sponsored by the S. C. Chapter of the American Teachers of Spanish and Port uguese. In the statewide competition, Karen Atkinson scored second place and Bob Brown third place on Level II Span ish. Karen is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James C. At kinson and Bob is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Brown of Woodland Way. „ (Sunphoto)