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3 degrees be conferred by college Sunday Undergraduate college ca reers will end for approximate ly 130 seniors at Newberry Col lege on Sunday, May 28, when they receive their bachelor of arts or science degrees during Commencement activities at 5:30 p.m. in the Wiles Chapel on the Newberry campus. REV. MARSHALL At the final event of their college student days, the gra duates will hear the Rev. Ro bert J. Marshall, president of the Lutheran Church in Ame rica, deliver the traditional charge to them. He will be one of three per sons who will receive honorary degrees during the Sunday ce remony, Dr. Fredric B. Irvin, president, has announced. Others who will receive hono rary degrees include Charles H. Carlisle, a Newberry alum- MR. ROWLAND nus and the vice president for business and finance at Erskine College, Due West, S. C., and Clarence Rowland, a retired South Carolina businessman. Dr. Marshall was elected pre sident of the Lutheran Church in America in 1968 to complete his predecessor’s term and to a full four-year term in 1970. The churchman has widened his influence as president of North America’s largest Luthe- (Continued on Page 6) Vol. 35-No. 57 Newberry, S. C., Thursday, May 25, 1972 NEWBERRY SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS-Awarded scholarships at the Newberry High School gradua tion at Wiles Chapel Tuesday night were, front row, from left. Earline Henderson, Beta Club Scholar ship, Keith Hoffman Scholarship award; Mary Ann Traylor, Senior Science Club Scholarship; and Hazel Sms, Gallman Scholarship award; 2nd row, Randy Harmon, Newberry Kiwanis Club Scholarship, Phil Baker, Key Club Scholarship, Bob Brown, Newberry Observer Medal and Cone Mills Corporation Merit Scholarship, and Bernard Davis, Gallman Scholarship award. (Sunphoto by David Reames) Madrigalians to begin tour of Europe soon The Madrigalians, a 17-voice choral ensemble from Newberry College, have been designated as “Ambassadors of Good Will to Europe from the State of South Carolina” by Governor John C. West. The choral group under the direction of Karl Kinard, Jr., assistant professor of music, will tour Central Europe from May 29 to June 22 presenting twelve concerts in Belgium, France, Switzerland, and West Germany. During their concert tour the Madrigalians will sing a va ried program of madrigals, folk and popular music, sacred com positions, and spirituals. The musicians along with some other Newberry College students, faculty, and alumni '"ill leave from Columbia’s airport on Monday, May 29, and fly to New York where they will transfer planes and take a nonstop flight to Amster dam. Their first concert is plan ned for June 1 in Aalst, Bel gium, a small Belgian commu nity located between Brussels and Ghent. camps are set Two camping periods for. the Girl Scout Day camp have been set at Lynches Woods in June. The first session will be held June 19-22, followed by another on June 26-29. Registration fee for the camp is $6.00. Day camp is open to all Girl Scouts including Brownies, Ju niors, and Cadettes. The camp will be under the direction of Mrs. Bette Moseley. Bus service will be offered for girls attending the day camp. Routes and times to board the bus will be announc ed at a later time. Jaycee “Fund Raising” night W. Haroid Koon, Publicity Director for the Newberry Jay- cees, announced plans for a “Miss Newberry Fund Raising Night.” Jimmy Timmons is Chairman of the project sche duled for May 25 at 7:30 P.M. at the JC Scout Hut on Glenn Street. The entire night is for for Jaycees, wives, and friends with the schedule as follows. Dinner consisting of country- fried steak at $2.50 a plate with Bingo following at 8:30 P.M. at 15 cents per game. Timmons stated, “Our wish is to give Miss Newberry, Jan Rader as much support as we can for her upcoming trip to the Miss South Carolina Pa geant scheduled for Greenville the week of July 12-15. All Jay cees are encouraged to bring friends or guests for this Spe cial Fund-Raising Night. * lex Savage final rites held Wednesday CAMDEN—Lawrence Alexan der (Alex) Savage, 66, retired vice-president and divisional manager of the Kendall Com pany died late Sunday in the Baptist Hospital in Columbia. He was born in Camden, a son of the late Helen Alexander and Henry Savage, Sr. He was a graduate of Lowell Textile Institute of Lowell, Mass. He was chairman of the board of Carolina United Community Services from 1965-1966. He is a past board member of the S. C. Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of the Cam den Rotary Club, the Spring- dale Hall Club and former member of the Charlotte City Club and the Charlotte Textile Club. (Continued on Page 6) $3.00 PER YEAR Q 20 Newberrians be graduated Twenty Newberry area se niors at Newberry College are among the 133 who either finish ed their undergraduate careers at the end of the College’s fall semester or who are expected to complete May 24. One hundred three of them expect to receive their bache lor of arts degree and 30, their bachelor of science degree. Nwberry bachelor of arts candidates are Janine Carolyn Cromer, Shelby Neel Fulmer, Sandra Ann Hite, Genevieve Louise Kirkland, and Jane Thompson Paysinger. Also Kenneth Burton Pruitt, Harriette Hedgepath Redd, Ca rol Elaine Smith, Sarah Ellen Williamson, and Judith Amy Wise. David Conrad Park, New berry; Carol Elaine Brown Por terfield, Kinards; and Douglas Laffon Bowers, Little Mountain, are candidates for their bache lor of science degrees. Prosperity bachelor of science candidates are Christopher Lorral Bailey, Ernest Monte Bowers, Jacob Andrew Bowers, III, Gregg Pierce Counts and Steven Randall Koon. Joseph Eugene Counts, Po- maria, and Rebecca Zeigler, Chapin, are candidates for the bachelor of arts degree. P. 0. to observe Memorial day The Newberry Post Office- will be closed on Monday, May 26, 1972 in observance of Memorial Day. There will be no delivery of mail by City or Rural Carriers. Holiday schedules for the re ceipt and dispatch of mails will be observed. Special Delivery and collection service will be maintained on holiday sche dules. HONOR WINNERS-Receiving honor awards at Newberry High School graduation last Tuesday even ing were the following students, first row, from left, Ruby Jean Fuller, Home Economics award, Carol Thomas, Phi Beta Kappa certificate, and Frank Addy, Student Council award presented by J. V. Kneece; 2nd row, Jeanne Underwood, O. B. Cannon Citizenship award, presented by American Legion Post 24 and Danforth “I Dare You” award, Boyd Parr, Danforth “I Dare You” award, Danny Hazel, Beta Club Recognition award, and Lynn Ringer, Beta Club Recognition award. (Sunphoto by David Reames)