The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-18
A PROGRESSIVE TOWN.
SPARTANBURG AND ITS BDUCA-
TIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

SPARTANBURG AND ITS EDUCA-
TIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
Converse College for the Higher Edu-
cation of Young Ladies - Woford
College - Historic Renown - The
Town's Water Power and Its Factor
les - Hostelr es and Private Resi-
dences
SPARrANBURG, S. c.. Feb. 13.-Those
who live in the coast country are apt TO
think of this growing city As too far away
10 pay it visit The fact is, it Is
as near TO Savannah as Macon
and a hundred miles closer than
Atlanta. A few years since il was little
country village, but the advent cfrailroads,
the natural advantages Of the country and
the thrift of the people have turned 1t
into a city Of no mean pretensions.
In ten years its population has in
creased from 1000 to 600 inhabitants.
Spartanburg is the terminus OF one OF the
Georgia Centrars lines Of railroads, the
Port ROYAL ard Carolina Western, and the
Richmond and Danville railroad from At
lanta Q92 miles Gistant) to Washington,
passes through the city.
community: with excellent water power
that is now being utilized by number OF
cotton factories; tirst-class educational In
situations, and a climate as good as any
place In the uplands in the winter, and far
better than many of them in the summer,
SpArtanburg has more Of the advantages
shat tend 20 make small cities become great
ones than any place that csn call to mind In
Carolina. The city has las and electric
light plants, water works. and a street car
line. The latter, l regret to say, is not oper-
Ated at all, or only occasionally.
ITS HosTELRIEs AND NEWSPAPERS.
/ should not forget, in mentioning its
claims 10 cityhood, that Spartanburg has
several hotels, one of which, the Merchants,
kept by Mr.. G. G. Chase, would do credit to
Savannah or Atlanta. The hotel is really
q handsome house, well furnished and
neatly kept. Its menu is q happy sur
prise TO those who have been guests
of hotels in the interior towns. The
Merchants is a credit to its proprietor
and the city.
The private residences are as a rule of
modern construction and surrounded by
spacious grounds, and the business blocks,
nearly all of which are around or near the
public square and in adjacent streets. are
fully up TO the standard of similar buildings
in prosperous cities.
Spartsnburg is we'll supplied with news
printed and well edited journal. The Spar
tan. one Of the old standbys in Carolina
journalism, is published weekly by that
veteran journalist, Capt. Charles Petty.
Larry CAN'T has begun the publication of a
paper. Just here 1t may not be out OF
place to hope that the biR-hearted, but
erratic. editor may SOON get back to where
be belongs - in the straight democratic
fold.
TRUE sPARTANs.
Spartanburg is IN that part of Carolina
where the people maintained their indie
pendence when the rest of the province had
succumbed TO the British. When, however,
the invaders attempted to conquer those
mountaineers the victories of Campbell at
Kings Mountain and Daniel Morgan at the
Cowpens taught their foes that they were in
deed worthy of the name of Spartans. A
monument TO Gen. Daniel Morgan, the hero
Of the battle of the Cowpens, occupies a
space in the public square,
Wofford College, one of the oldest educa-
tional institutions of the south, has made
Epartanburg famous among the students OF
the country. 1t is under the management
Of the Methodist Episcopal church, though
! believe opeE TO all denominations.
CONVERSE COLLEGE,.
The GROWING glory. however. OF Spartan
burg is Converse College, so named III honor
munihcent donation of 100000, which, with
those OF other liberal citizens, built and
established it.
Converse is college intended to
afford young ladies the advantages usually
restricted to high grade male institutions of
learning. Its curriculum embraces all
the English branches and classics.
drawing, painting, music, singing, elocu-
tton and elementary business education
The college was opened about three years
ago, but the building was destroyed
by fire last year. The present
college building, which is more spacious
than its predecessor was built last year
venient edi6ces of its kind in the country.
It is situated on an eminence a mile from
the center of the city, and nearby it are the
residences of the members OF the faculty
and officers of the institution. Besides the
apartments for the young ladies' the recita-
ton, music rooms, studios and other rooms
for general college purposes. there is a spac-
ious and elegant hall capable of seating 500
auditors.
A NoN-sECTARIAN INSTITUTION.
Converse College is presided over by
minister, who conceived the idea of its
establishment, and who now devotes his
entire attention TO its management. 1t is
not, however, a sectarian college.
the students being free to worship
in any church. That President
Wilson has succeeded In his great effort to
give 20 women the benefits of higher
education is evidenced by the fact that
there are nearly 300 students attending
Converse College, over one-half of whom
are from places other than Spartanburg.
With such advantages as have been re-
ferred to, and many others that might be
mentioned, there is no reason why Spartan
burg should not push forward to the front
among the leading cities of the south, and
that it will, is almost beyond doubt