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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, June 4, 1970—PAGE 7 College finals held on Sunday A near record class of 144 graduates at Newberry College was urged by the Rev. Harvey Huntley “to live where your life can have its fullest and most significant meaning. It may mean living where you are. It should mean living with some goals which you cannot finish. I am certain,” he de clared, “that it will mean living close to a great person in the midst of worthwile causes where you will be challenged to great ness.* Pastor Huntley, who is presi dent of the Southeastern Synod of the Lutheran Church in Am erica, made his remarks to the more than 1,300 persons at the commencement exercises Sun day. Elaborating on his theme, he stressed that “if you live close to a great person, regardless of your chosen vocation, you will be challenged to greatness and you will want to serve God, your neighbor, and yourself with all your heart, all your mind, all your strength, and with all your life.” He also challenged the grad uates not to live dead-end lives but “to set goals which reach beyond time’s horizons, that pro ject the barriers of space. We should begin some things which we cannot reasonably expect to finish in this world. They should be the goals of goodness, right eousness, knowledge and love.” Huntley was awarded the honor ary doctor of divinity degree for his achievements “as a past or, synod president, and com munity leader.” Three other honorary doctor of divinity degrees were award ed to Lutheran ministers in cluding the Rev. Herman W. Cauble, secretary of the South Carolina Synod; the Rev. J. Milton Frick, pastor of St. Step hen’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lexington, and the Rev. Robert E. Grefe, St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hollywood, Florida. Earlier in the day Pastor Grefe delivered the baccalaur eate sermon using “A Time to Build” as his theme. He de clared, “Almost anyone is able to destroy an effort to produce good. There are too few who are strong enough to stand up for and bring good into being. We need you young people with idealism and enthusiasm. “We need young people in pos itions of leadership who can take a beating and not give in or become disillusioned. There have been problems, much un rest and trouble in our coun try,” he stated. “I honestly believe,” Pastor Grefe said, “that the ‘Now Gen eration’ and the generations to follow will heal the wounds and take care of God’s good earth and solve the problems facing the nation today.” Returning alumni from the classes of 1920 and earlier were guests of the Newberry College Alumni Association at a noon luncheon. Graduating seniors, their families and friends were honored at the president’s re ception in the home of Dr. and Mrs. A.G.D. Wiles Sunday af ternoon before the 5 p.m. exer cises. Newberrians receiving B. A. degrees were Nancy Lou Ander son, Daniel Senn Bradley, Mi chael Wayne Brantley, Eleanor Pennell Burnette, Nancy Kay Connelly, Debra Monts Fesper- man, Rita Dale Harmon, Caro lyn Sligh Hawkins, Jane Hyatt King, W. Harold Koon, James Steven McCutcheon, Millie Ann Mahaffey, Dinah Mayes Hazel, Cathy Arrington Mitchell, Mar garet Shealy Randall, Kenneth Carroll Riebe, Steven Wayne Rowe, Patricia Owens Shealy, Foard Holden Tarbert, Jr. and Mary Helen Whitaker. Also, Ronnie Eldredge Koon, Pomaria; David Wilson Bowers and Linda Louise Mencken of Prosperity; Rebecca Pamela Yarbrough and William Boyd Kimbrell, Whitmire. Receiving bachelor of science degrees from this county were James Michael Boozer, Judy Elaine Bouknight, Ada Anjan- ette Irons, Marcia Elaine Mills, Raymond Hampton Ruff, Jr. and Michael Eugene Smith of New berry and Joseph Stanley Grif fin of Pomaria. With all the things that happened in Charleston in 1861. it s sometimes easy to forget all the things that happened in Charleston in 1670. That s when the English established the first permanent settlement in South Carolina. And that s why this year South Carolina is celebrating three centuries of history. In fact, the first century is being celebrated on the original settlement site at a place called Charles Towne Landing Exposition Park It s one of three multimillion dollar exposition parks built specifically for the Tricentennial Celebration Here, amid 200 acres of some of the most beautiful gardens and lagoons in the country, you can see how the first settlers carved a state out of the wilderness. You can see an unusual forest containing birds and animals native to South Carolina three centuries ago. And restored earthen fortifications. And a full-scale 17th century trading ship replica that you can board And a lot more. And all of it is in addition to all the other attractions in Charleston: Fort Sumter, the Battery, the old houses, the cobblestone streets. As bankers who share 136 years of South Carolina history, we at SCN don t intend to miss any of Charleston this year. We hope you don't either. Simply because we feel the more we all know about the past, the better we II all be able to understand the future. And the way we see it, more understanding is something all of us could use. South Carolina National Bankerswhoknowthe value of history