The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-12-17
The COLLEGE QUESTION.
sY VOTE OF TWELVE TO THREE, THE
COLLEGE WILL REMAIN AT DUE WEST.
A Fall and Authentic Account OF the
Historic Meeting of the Board
Of Trustees.

The college matter ia settled and In favor c
Dne West by vote OF - TO b, counting In
chairmans q vote. Due West feels good owe
The Board met in Rock Hill on Tuesda.
and examined the site, that place offered fo
| the college. The town entertained then
SI the bx ar P
| A number CT speeches were made oy I'M
visitors, after which they were driven owe
| the city in carriages. The gentlemen OF th.
pleased with the eourtesies received at tn
hands OF Rock Hill.
On Wednesday morning the Board cam.
down to Chester and met In session at I'M
Associate Reformed Presby terian church. by
motion 1t was agreed " devote the morning
session TO hearing bids and receiving propo
sitions from all points desiring the college. -,
Rev. r. g. Miller put in bid for sardts.
c., and made speech In her behalf he o.
CAPT L. Rodjy. Mr.. Joseph Roddy and Ed
itor Hull Of the Rock Hill Herald were Lns
committee from Rock aiii; mS, Ihsy omere1 Saeaet
Eloquent speeches were made IN oehail O
this location by Capt. Roddy, Mr.. Joseph
Roddy and C. +. Mcdonald.
Mr.: ]. X. Henry. OF Chester, onered % ,t acre. =
and $4,000 as Chesters proposition, and spok g
forceably on the same, followed oy Mr. A "
Brice In behalf Of Chester: .,
R. s. Galloway ppt before the Boafa ai,o u the Il
proposition OF Due West IL was sue vi n Ia
|-Coliege. Lindsay Hall and the Society Hans
and Libraries valued at $500: Then the real
estate OF the professors. SlS 0OO and SI7.iO IN
subscriptions. ma king .s6SUO. Ths estlnaIe
Cormack. the speak er was willing TO knock
this estimate down to $4,000, and still Due
West would be In the lead.
Mr.. Joseph Foley; Rev.. s. Mofiatt .toans and
10 behalf Of Due West.
The Board then adjourned until o'clock
that evening, at which hour some further dlB-
cussion was had and the Board adjourned TO
meet In private session al or CLOCK tnat e'ep'
ing. .a ~
rived on the o'clock train with Prof. p; +.
Bonner, WAS invited to sit as consulting
The night session lasted from 7 TO 10 o'clock.
Mr.. J. E. Todd Immediately on opening OF the
session, offered a resolution that the present
location be not changeI. VI, wv
Orr spoke at length against this resolution
and IN favor or removal.
They were replied to by DR.: W. n. Grier,
Revs. 9. Y. Bonner J. n. Young. =. Wa,ao Talao'
The vote was then taken. Rev. j. n. Young,
n, M. Young, ]. E. Todd, Geo. Mower, Joseph
Wiley, Rev. g. B. Belts. j.. q. Galloway, D.
Rabb. James Boyse, Q: Y. pan BonIsr' ne d; ai5 ..
ler were for the affirmative.
Revs. r. 6. Miller, J. T. Chalmers and w.
w. Orr voted In the negative.
Rev. ]. T, Chalmers moved TO make the vote
unanimous. This was done.
A resolution was passed TO make the effort
to raise s3O6OO for a new college building.
complete equipment and perhaps for busi.
ness department.
The general impression is that the college
now has brighter future before 1t than ever
had.
On Thursday night the boys and citizens
got up the cornet bnnd,. several anvils and
gave serenade. They called at the homes Of
was no undue excitement here, as the result
has been pretty we'll known for the last ten
days. When Mr.. Joseph Wiley, OF Chester,
came out In behalf OF Due West this practl'
cally settled the question.
We trust there will be no heart burnings or
bitterness following. Things are said In dis
cussIons OF this kind that are inJudicious.
Let us all forgive and forget and rally to the
support OF the college. X. .. u.