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PAGE 4—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, May 13, 1971
ALUMNI SERVICE AWARD—Mrs. Richard L. Baker
was presented the Alumni Service Award Saturday at the
annual Alumni convocation at Anderson College. She re
ceived the special recognition for her “outstanding and
unselfish service to her Alma Mater”. Mrs. Baker was
also installed as president of the Alumni Association at
the session. Mrs. A. W. Murray of Newberry, was ap
pointed to the Board of Directors of the college during
the trustees business meeting.
Trustees name
Irvin president
of college
Dr. Fredric B. Irvin was el
ected the twelfth president of
Newberry College last Thursday
morning by the College’s Board
of Trustees.
Dr. Irvin succeeds Dr. A.G.
D. Wiles who retires on Septem
ber 1 after serving as the Col
lege’s president since 1960.
The new president is current
ly the Chief of Out-Placement
and Counseling Services for the
U. S. Information Agency in
Washington, D. C. Prior to as
suming his present position.,
in 1970, Dr. Irvin was the Cul
tural Attache for the U. S. Gov
ernment for eight years in West
Berlin and Bonn, Germany and
Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and the
Public Affairs Officer and Con
sul in Hamburg, Germany.
A college presidency will not
be a new job for Dr. Irvin,
since he was president of Thiel
College, a Lutheran supported
college in Greenville, Pa. from
1952-60.
For a period of five years
from 1947-52, he served success
ively as the Dean of Men, Bus
iness Manager, and Vice Presi
dent of Andhra Christian Col
lege in India. He was also the
Assistant Registrar and Direct
or of Admissions at Temple
University in Philadelphia for
two years in the mid-1940’s.
He has taught high school in
Pittsburgh, Pa., and Mayaguez,
Porto Rico.
A native of Mt. Pleasant, Pa.
Dr. Irvin received his B. A. de
gree in German from Temple
University in 1936 and his M. A.
and Ph. D. degrees in English
Literature from the University
of Pittsburgh in 1942 and 1947.
Additionally he has studied in
Heidelberg, Germany, and at
Duke University in Durham.
The fifty-seven-year old edu
cator has received numerous
awards and honors including
honorary degrees from Temple
University and Thiel College.
Dr. Irvin and his wife, Ruth
Mae McElhaney, have two mar
ried daughters and one son, a
high school senior.
Get degrees
from Clemson
Clemson University awarded
degrees to three Newberry stu
dents Friday when a record
number of degrees was confer
red.
Two of the graduates were
commissioned second lieutenant.
William D. Raffield II of New
berry received his commission
in the U. S. Air Force. David
L. Wicker of Pomaria was com
missioned in the Army Medical
Service.
Among those graduating with
honors was Miss Jane D. Chast-
een, Chappells. A grade-poini
ratio of 3.00 to 3.49 is required
of honor graduates.
County seniors
may obtain
scholarships
Because of Newberry Col
lege’s desire to be of greater
service to Newberry County stu
dents, the Board of Trustees at
its meeting Thursday approved
a tuition scholarship of $400 be
ginning with the 1971-72 school
year to seniors of Newberry
County high schools who reside
in the County, rank in the top
50 percent of their graduating
class, score at least a total of
800 on the Scholastic Aptitude
Test, and who are accepted for
admission. They must apply for
the scholarship through the Of
fice of Admissions at the Col
lege.
1971 high school graduates
who have already been accept
ed by N' wberry College for the
1971-72 school year and who ful
fill the above requirements are
also eligible to apply for the
financial aid.
Circumstances permitting, the
scholarships will be renewable
each year if the student main
tains a C-plus overall grade av
erage.
In announcing the Board’s ap
proval of the tuition scholarship
Dr. A. G. D. Wiles said, “We
are not able to make this scho
larship retroactive because the
funds are not now available to
include students from all four
classes.”
“But”, he said, “it is intend
ed to increase the program by
one class each year, so that the
1971 freshmen who qualify and
succeed at the college will con
tinue on the program in their
sophomore year, until finally all
four classes are included.”
“Many present students,” he
further said “are already re
ceiving and will continue to re
ceive financial aid through the
scholarships for County students
such as Caldwell, Kendall and
Regnery Scholarships.”
If students need additional fi
nancial aid in order to attend
Newberry College, they should
appiy to the Director of Finan
cial Aid. Such aid may include
National Defense Student Loans,
Federal Educational Opportun
ity Grants, and federal and col
lege work study aid.
Exchangites at
state meeting
Two representatives of the
Exchange Club of Newberry will
attend the 31st annual conven
tion of the S. C. District Ex
change Clubs meeting May 14-
16 at the ClemsonHouse Hotel
in Clemson, according to the
club president, F. P. Brad-
field.
The official delegates are Mr.
Bradfield and George W. Sum
mer. Others planning to attend
are Howard Cook, John Camp
bell, Spot Coates, Frank Cul-
clasure, Eugene Merchant,
Hugh Merchant, Gordon Leslie
and Eddie Kyzer. Host to the
convention is the Exchange
Club of Pendleton.
Principal speaker for the 3-
day affair will be Charles T.
Ensor, Baltimore, Md., presi
dent elect of the National Ex
change Club, it was announced
by District President, Gordon
S. Leslie, Jr. of Newberry.
Mr. Ensor is the executive
director of Ensor Sales Divi
sion of Lucas Brothers, Inc.,
one of the largest stationery
houses on the East Coast. He
has devoted many years of lead
ership to Exchange at local, dis
trict and national levels. A mem
ber of the Baltimore Club, he
served it twice as president and
13 years as a director. He help
ed organize the Mason-Dixon
District and became its first
president.
He has been active on The
National Exchange Club’s com
mittee on Education serving on
the Freedom Shrine Study Pan
el and as chairman of Ameri
can Citizenship Programs. In
1968 he was voted “Exchangite
of the Year” for his district.
He was elected a national dir
ector in 1966, and president
elect in 1970.
LOCAL STUDENTS
NAMED TO COUNCIL
Three students from New
berry attending Newberry Col
lege have been elected to the
Men’s and Women’s Council for
the 1971-72 school year.
The Councils are the judicial
branch of the College’s Student
Government Association.
The Newberry students on the
Councils are Judy Wise, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Wise,
Route 3; Rick Nelson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Nelson, Jr.,
1415 Clarkson Ave.; and John
Paul Whitaker, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul W. Whitaker, 2013
Main Street.
City Building
Permits
Building permits issued by
the City last week showed con
struction value of $36,860. They
were issued to:
May Epting, repairs, 2023
Johnston St.; George C. Trefs-
gar, addition, 1517 Johnstone
St.; Charles S. Owens, repairs.
1707 Clarkson Ave.; James
Lyles, erect building, 2511 John
stone St.; Miss Sudie Dennis,
repairs, 932 Cornelia St.; Will
iam R. Brooks, repairs, 1612
Wilson Rd.; James Abrams,
repairs, 940 Cornelia St ; Clar
ence Kibler, addition, 2617 Alex
Ave.; Bubba Graham, repairs,
Martin St.; Dr. J. A. Under
wood, addition, 1240 Hunt St.:
Walter Sims, repairs, 504 Gall-
man St.; L. P. Gresham, re
pairs, 2026 Montgomery St.
Rabies clinic
schedule
State law requires pets to be
innoculated against rabies by
July 1 of each year. Clinics for
the week of May 14-20 are listed
as follows:
Dr. Lide, Friday, May 14:
Richardson’s Store, Jolly St.
Road, 2-2:30; Ruff Bros. Store,
Pomaria Rd., 2:45-3:45; Dick-
ert’s Store, Pomaria Highway
76, 4-4:15.
Dr. Lowman, Monday, May
17:
Wheeland School, Little Moun
tain, 2-2:30; Matthew Fulmer’s
Home, Macedonia Section, 2:45-
3:15; Sligh’s Grocery, Highway
391, 3:30-4:15; Prosperity Elem
entary School, 4:30-5:30.
Dr. Lide, Wednesday, May 19:
Robert Moore’s Store, Saint
Luke’s Church, 2-3; J. C. Ni-
chol’s Store, Hartford Rd., 3:15-
3:45.
Dr. Lowman, Thursday, May
20:
B. M. Griffin’s Store, Pom
aria Section, 3:30-4:15; Kinard
Brothers Store, Pomaria, 4:30-
5:30.
INITIATED INTO
SIGMA DELTA PI
Three Newberry College jun
iors from Newberry were initia
ted into the Sigma Delta Pi,
National Spanish Scholastic Ho
nor Society, when the College’s
Chapter was installed yesterday.
The Spanish fraternity has
chapters at colleges that offer
a minimum of 24 hours of ad
vanced Spanish, have a faculty
in Spanish who have been re
cognized through publications in
the Spanish speaking world. The
College must also be fully ac
credited and offer a B. A. de
gree. Students must have a
minimum of “B” in advanced
Spanish classes and an overall
“B” in all other work.
Initiated into the club were
Sandra Hite, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. D. Hite, 1400 Nance
St., Jane Paysinger, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Paysing
er, 2010 E. Wells Park Drive;
and Ellen Williamson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. N.K. William
son, 1734 Boundary Street.
NAMED EDITORS
OF NEWBERRIAN
The Board of Publications at
Newberry College has appoint
ed five assistant editors and an
advertising manager to serve
on the staff of the 1972 New-
berrian, the College student
yearbook.
The editorial and business
staffs will assist David Rimer,
Great Falls junior, and Harriette
Hedgepath, Newberry Junior,
who were elected editor and
business manager of the year
book by the Board earlier this
year.
PLACE IN JAZZ FESTIVAL—The New- sociate professor of music, also perform-
berry College Stage Band captured first ed at the College’s Stage Band Clinic for
place runner-up honors at the Greater high schools held in late April. Saxophon-
Appalachian Jazz Festival at the Univer- ists are, from left, Francis Norris, Bel-
sity of Tennessee recently. The musicians ton sophomore and Frank Sievers Pem-
under the direction of Charles Pruitt, as- broke Pines, Fla. freshman.