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Erskine College with Historys
Which Would FIJI an Interesting 4
Book. Stands In the Front Rank (
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Professor Hood are most excellent produc-
tions Of their kind, but as Professor HoodsS;
essay covered only seven teen years, and as y
may be Il Ws add Wopd or
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The first permanent structure was the Goi. y
lege bui1ding which was erected In .lSR, and
as will be seSa by the picture elsewhere pre- z
sented, 1t is a Harge fine brick edidce, three
stories high, affbrding ample rooms for recita.s
oMs V With Sraiy %sh aha the ogs is
ed by the fact, that the bnildSng t0.nay IS III y
perfect state OF preservation. The granite
foundations m sun preserve Ine wals saiacGssy
Hall, +" was erected In lS5O.5l, by James LIND y
say, contractor. It was finished in the SprinE
OF 1851, and was first used for the purposes Tor
which 1t was built in August oil that year.
The first or lower floor Is divided into ro0m8
for various purposes The second floor has q
seating capacity Of l,200 or l,5O0, and is the
hibitions. not only OF Erskine, but also Of the y
Due West Female College, are held. ~
Attached to this building Is an observatory a
about one hundred feet high. on which is 4
mounted q large and valuable telescope under
When Lindsay Hall' had been completed
the Trustees were without the money with Z
TO the last
epublic spirit aud zeal for the College; Mr.. 4
Lindsay cheerfully cancelled and made the
trustees present Of the claim, thus placing
count of this Hall. Up to this time, this was
perhaps, by fur, the most generous contribu-
tion that had ever been made TO the College
did structure which has been Of SO much use
to the College, and which has Afforded the
public an indefinite amount Of pleasure. Not
withstdnding the fact that Mr.. ,Lindsay'aslib.g
ed, and notwithstanding that other fact that
q number Of noble men In that day FURNISH I,
ed the siuews OF war; yet not single one OF 3
their names was recalled at the Centennial Of
the institution to which they had contribu-
ted sd much. Even. the name OF the builder &
and giver OF the Hall in which these interestt
ing exercises were being held, was not men
historical facts are concerned He did mol
even mention the names OF the Professors.
The Philomathean Literary Hal, was built,
II.
ed the subscription list, for tins praS9ose,
with $1,000 The balance Of the fteeded u-s
ey for the beautiful hall, which now staH e
there, was soon raised. Before this Hall was1 )
work, securing the money with which their
splendid structure was built, and now stands
opposite TO the PhilomathCan Hall. a59i
The College building was erected during the
Presidency Of DR.. Il. T.. Presley. The Conn- z
mencement Hall and the Society Halls were
built during Dr. r. C.. Grier's administration.
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reach of each other on the College grounds,
which Is a square plat OF land, containing Il
many acres, shaded with stately oaks,
through which wide sanded walks are laid
out, and beneath whose shades blue grass is
growing. s'
Among the notable advantages which this
College presents, Is It's numerous libraries, K
containing many thousand volumes.
This deponent Is unable TO say exactly what 4
the present endowment is but 1t is, In round
numbers, 100000. -
where Erskine College Is located, 1t may not Z
be amiss to tell the reader something OF the =
surroundings OF the College. 1t is located IN
the town Of Due West, Abbeville County A 9, ~ =. +
ter IL pure Temptations TO vice do not exist, )
while the healthful moral atmosphere OF the
by aholpa %
may be inclined to waywardness. The dig
nified bearing and Christian department of y
the gentlemen OF the village serve both as an
and worthy aspirations on the part OF the stu.
dents. ,ss. -
We have often thought that in no communi-
tyis the pev powey 81 e the eoores
boys in that community receive collegiate
instruction and afterwards rise TO places or
honor and usefulness among their ieiioWs,
there are still many boys In that neighbor-
hood who ire not blessed with the advanta-
ges Of College course: yet who viii say that 8
the presence, example and Christian precepts
i,,f ha n
have not had q most salutary eject upon 81
them, and inspired them with noble resolves
and high aspirationP Will any man deny
that they have had their influence on all the =
boys that have gone out OF Due West regard. 4
less of the fact that they were; or were dot, iQn
tile College? The power OF example Is Ere1
and all honor and all praise should be
to those who show even l.oor boys the
way, and draw them to the higher wa
ErsIline College Is the property OF tn
clate Presbyterian church, south. ana
oldest Denominatcnal College In
With only two exceptions, 1t is the
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