The Rutherford Recorder
VOL. 2
RUTHERFORD COLLEGE, N. C., MAY 28, 1928
NO. 4
Welcome To Alumni and Visitors
WELCOME, ALUMNI!
To you, alumni, we dedicate this
issue of the Recorder. As you re
turn, we wish for you a happy so
journ on the campus of ALMA
MATER. It is during these days that
we hope you may renew the old ac
quaintances of undergraduate days,
and that your coming may tap the
mainspnng of companionship which
alone will bind us—alumni, faculty,
students and future students—togeth
er as one great family. May the in
spiration of the 75th Anniversary
give us a greater desire for a great
er Rutherford. No alumnus can
properly appreciate and rally to
ALMA MATER until he knows the
conditions as they truly exist. Your
interest in, cooperation with, contri
butions to, constructive criticisms of,
and close touch with ALMA MATER
will make Rutherford the praise
worthy institution about which we
have dreamed and for which we have
longed, and which will one day be a
reality.
Let May 28th, alumni day, be the
gala day of the 75th Anniversary of
Rutherford. WELCOME!
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OUTSTANDING SPEAK
ERS FOR COMMENCE’T
Ormond, Abernethy and
Ware To Speak.
In accordance -with the policy of
Rutherford for bigger and better
commencements, the College this
year has succeeded in obtaining the
services of three promineait men for
the chief speakers of the oocaslon.
The Baccalaureate Sermon ■will be
preached by Dr. J. M. Ormond of the
Duke University Faculty at 11:00 a.
m. Sunday, May 2Yth. Dr. Ormond
comes highly recommneded as a
speaker of considerable poise and one
who has the ability to hold and charm
an audience for an indefinite period
of time. 'Having taught for some
years in the Depairtment of Religion
at Duke, and having become directo-r
of the Rural Church Foundation es
tablished by Mr. J. B. Duke, the
speaker is a man well fitted for the
task before him.
The Y. M. C. A. Sermon is to be
preached by the Rev. Dwight Ware,
pastor of t'he First Methodist Church
of Lexington, N. C. Rev. Mr. Ware has
been spoken of as one of the most
promising young preachers in the con
ference. Mr. Ware is a graduate of
Duke University, from which school
he went to Edinburgh and Oxford
Universities for further work. He is
said to be a man of rare oratorical
abilities, and it is thought that his
talk will be of special interest to the
young men.
The Honorable Chas. L. Abernethy
has been secured for the Alumni Ad
dress at 11 A. M., Monday, May 28. Of
special interest to friends and stu
dents of the school is the announce
ment of the coming of this' noted
speaker. Mr. Abernethy is at pres
ent a member of Congress from the
Third district, and is a man promi
nent in the affairs of the nation. Es
pecially fitting is it that he should be
chosen to address the alumni, for Mr.
Abernethy is a grandson of Dr. R.
L. Abernethy, founder of Rutherford
College, and it was his father who
held the distinction of being the fkst
RUTHERFORD WINS JU
NIOR COLLEGE CHAM
PIONSHIP, BASEBALL
Rutherford College again takes the
State championship title among the
Junior Colleges of the State. ‘For Ihe
last three years Rutherfor-d has
Wrested this coveted title from her
opponents without any question and
with very little trouble.
Not in la single instance did the
Rutherofrd team meet its superior.
The team has not been defeated in a
single series of games with any in
stitution during the last three years,
a record of which very few if any
Junior Colleges in the State can
boast. The series was a hotly con
tested one, and for this reason it is
no mean honor to hold this distinc
tive title of championship.
FINIS
We come to the close of a most
tumultous yet successful year’s work
at Rutherford. Many have been our
difficulties, and some have not been
easy to overcome—fires, famine, pes
tilence, and campaigns—yet out of it
all has come good.
With sacrifice goes appreciation;
with appreciation goes unity and co
operation. This is a plausible reason
for the excellent, friendly school spir
it that exists upon the cam^pus. Of
course, there are always conditions
and occurrences on any eoUege cam
pus which give rise to “foul muirmur-
ings,” but be it said for the Ruther
ford student body, it has played its
part in a very fine way. This year
has been the transition period in the
life of Rutherford College from a
great institution to a greater one, and
the students are to be commended for
the magnificent way they have co
operated with the administration.
COMMENCEMENT
PROGRAMME
Friday, May 25
8:00 P. M.—Recitation and Decla
mation Contest.
Satrtrdacv'«aay 26 
8:00 P. M.—Orator’s Contest.
Sunday, May 27
11:00 A. M.—Baccalaureate Sermon
—By Dr. J. M. Ormond, School of Re
ligion, Duke University.
8:00 P. M.—Y. M. C. A. Sermon—
Rev. R. Dwight Ware, pastor First
Methodist Church, Lexington, N. C.
Monday, May 28
11:00 A. M.—Alumni Address —
Hon! Charles L. Abernethy, Member
of Congress from the Third District.
12:30 .P. M.—Alumni Dinner fol
lowed by Annual Meeting of the
Alumni Ass.ociatdon.
3:30 P; M.—Baseball Game.
8:00 P. M.—Debate.
Tuesday, May 29.
10:00 A. M.—^Graduating Class Ex
ercises.
11:00 A. M.—Literary Address —
Mr. Henry R. Dwire, formerly Editor
and Publisher Winston-Salm Joeurnal
2:00 P. M.—Annual Meeting of
Board of Trustees.
3:00 P. M.—Commencement Play.
student to graduate with a degree
from Rutherford. Congressman Ab-
emethy himself graduated from Ru
therford, later receiving his degree
from the University of North Caro
lina.
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PROFESSORS JERNIGAN
AND GOBLE TO GO TO
CHICAGO UNIVER.
Professor C. C. Jernigan, head of
the English department, and Profes
sor W. B. Goble, head of the History
department, are to work at Chicago
University next year on their doc
tor’s degree. Both of these young
men have their Master’s degree from
Duke University and expect to fin
ish the work for their Ph.D. in two
years there; Mr. Jernigan in English
and Mr. Goble in History.
These men have not only been ef
fective instructors, hut have been
influential as leaders in the civic life
of the community. The institution as
well as the town will feel keenly the
going of these young them? Through
our columns we «xtend to them a
j hearty wish for a successful career.
LYCEUM COURSE
Five of the best numbers of the
Redpath Chautauqua Lyceum Course
have been secured to be given at Ru
therford Coillege next year. The Red-
path is the best known, hifrh class en
tertainment bxireau in Axherica, and
it is with a bit of pride that this
course is being offered for the com
ing year. It is the notion of the
management that la eourse such as
this is inestim'able in value. It serves
to' entertain, instruct, and in every
way that goes to make a well round
ed curricula. A very small fee will
be attached to the expense of each
student, which makes it possible to
offer the best program of entertain
ment ever given here. Every number
strikes a high level in artistic per-
feotion.
In selecting this course the com
mittee has endeavored to select a va
ried program; one that will raise the
standard . of campus entertainment
and at the same time hold the inter
est of every student. For those who
are .more thoughtful is offered lec
tures. To those seeking clean fun
and mystery is offered a magician;
to the lover of drama is offered a
play, and music lovers will enjoy two
very fine vocal and instrumental con
certs. These courses are to be dis
tributed out over the period of the
school year.
THE WORK MUST GO ON
NOTE OF WELCOME
FROM THE PRESIDENT.
In behalf of the Board of Trus
tees, Faculty, Students and citizens
of the community I wish to extend
a hearty welcome to all former stu
dents and friends of Rutherford Col
lege, who have returned to attend the
Diamond Jubilee Commencement. Es
pecially do we welcome those former
students who were at Rutherford
during the days of her founder. Dr.
R. L. Abernethy. The New Ruther
ford may not mean to you what Ru
therford meant during the days of
her former glory. At the same time,
we of the New Rutherford appreciate
your presence, and covet your inter
est and help in building the New, and
the great and worthy traditions of
the Old. E. P. BILLUPS,
President.
Now that the Diamond' Jubilee
Campaign has got ofp to such a good
start there must be no faltering. The
work must go on.
Rutherford is on the way now very
definitely to Standard Junior College
rating.
This is the greatest forward step
taken by Rutherford in many years,
and a step that must assuredly bring
us support from our friends every
where; a step, too, that is making
for us scores and scores of new
friends.
Yes, Rutherford now is definitely
on the upgrade, and for that reason
the work must go on without any
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LETTER MEN ATTENi
BANQUET
Last Saturday evening at eight
o’clock all letter men in school were
the gusets of the Athletic Associa
tion at a banquet in the college din
ing hall. Through the efforts of Pro
fessor Johnston and a number of la
dies of the community, the dining hall
had been tastefully decorated for the
occasion. College pennants and ban
ners were in evidence on the walls,
and the tables were decorated with
gold and black paper, the school col
ors.
Besides the letter men, there were
present Messrs. C. F. Ivey, L. S. Wea
ver, R. L. Weaver, R. K. Johnston,
C. C. Jernigan, D. D. Holt and J.
Pons. Coach Weaver acted as toast
master, and he fijled this position
very efficiently. All the members of
the faculty responded with interesting
speeches when they were called upon
by the toastmaster. Also the man
agers and captains of the respective
teams made very interesting talks,
some of which., were comical.
Just before the banquet closed an
election was held to determine who
should be the captain of the baseball
team for next season, and the mem
bers of the baseball team were award
ed letters for their work of the past
seas-on. Luke Ward, star catcher,
was elected captain of the team for
next season. The following are the
names of men who were awarded let
ters:
Stars; Captain Buff, Bumgarner,
Griffin.
Letters: Captain-elect Luke Ward,
Weaver, Goodman, Pickelsimer, “Bud
dy” Ward, Connor, Blythe, Quick and
Manager Bruton.
PROSPECTS FOR A CA
PACITY STUDENT BODY
NEXT YEAR GOOD
'Many young men have ■ already
made application to enter Rutherford
College next fall. Many others have
asked for catalogues and informa
tion about the school. Judging from
all we know we will be taxed for
room. It will be necessary in the
Jiear future to erect another dormi
tory to take care of the influx of stu
dents, ' which is a result of our pub
licity from the campaign.
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