The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-08-29

The Colleges OF Which we are Proud
And the Business Men Who are
AN Honor 10 AbbeyilIe.

Due West. 8. c., Aug. q, 1894.
The town of Due West. s. c.. might very ap
proprlately be termed the home Of Colleges
and churches. 1t is built on the highest parl
OF q gently sloping ridge, among beautiful
shade trees. and contains about seven hun
dred Inhabitants
Strange TO say, no railroad has yet been
built nearer TO 1t than the Columbia and
Greenville road, which Is four miles east
Donalds being the nearest railroad station.
Her people are cultured, refined, energetic
hospitable An excellent and prosperous
class of farmers live In the country adj accent
to Due West, in fact there Is not better class
OF people in any county In South Carolipa
than there is In Abbevllle county.
Due West has, In measure. all the adVan
tages usually enjoyed by railroad towns. A
point to Donalds, giving this place the advan
tage Of two daily malls from Donalds and two
daily mails from Due West to Donalds.
Due West has long been famous for It's edu
been founded in 1889 and the Due West Fe
male College In lSGO Since the dates OF theil
establishment, many young men and young
women have become graduates OF these two
ted for life OF usefulness, being an honor u
themselves and TO their country and d credit
to the institutions from which they grad
uated.
The new Erskine College building here own
ed by the Associate Reformed Presbyterinns
Is one OF the finest and most substantial struc
lures Of its kind In the South. The professors
In this institution are among the ablest In The
Rev. William Molfatt GrIer, D. D.. Presi
dent. Wylie ProfessOrship Of Mental and Nor
al Philosophy.
Ebenezer Leonidas Reid, A. B., Professor o
Physical Science.
Paul Livingston Grier, A. NJ, Professor o.
Mathematics and Astronomy.
Rev. Francis Young Pressly, Professor o
Rev. Dallas Grier Caldwell, Professor of Lat
in and French.
John Irenpus Mccain. Phi. d., Professor o.
English Literature and Language.
Jesse Rntledge Bell, A. b, Principal Of Pre-
paratOry Department.
The EIskinian Is bright well edited
monthly published by the Phiomathean and
the Euphemian Societies Of Erskine College
Mr.. r. S. Galloway Is business manager and
local editor OF the Associate Reformed Pres
byterian, which has circulation OF nearly
two and half thousand-the largest sub
scription the paper has ever had. This paper
has more reading matter and more original
matter than II has ever had before. Mr. Gal
loway is Il fine business man. and the success
of the paper Is largely due TO his never fail
Ing zeal and good Judgment.
The enrolment of the Due West Female
College during the past session was li6. The
outlook for the coming year IL encouraging
The pupils board in College and are directly
under influence OF teachers. Tuition and
board are reasonable-work thorough-none
but experienced teachers are employed-tnor-
al influences are the very hest. Faculty:
Mrs. l.. NJ. Bonner. Principal.
H. L. Bonner. y. NJ Vice Principal.
Mrs. NJ. f. Williams.
Miss g. Benneson.
Miss n. M. Wysor.
Miss s. l.. Blake.
Miss a. 3. Gay.
Miss c. b. Hyde.
Miss II. F. Crawley.
Miss A. A. Berry.
Academic Department:
Miss Leila A. Russell, Principal.
Miss Leila NJ. Brice. Assistant.
Mrs. l.. NJ Bonner, principal of the Due
West Female College, was elected I'm 1861 a.
teacher In the musical department OF this in
stitutlon, and has. without intermission
been connected with this college ever since
| During these long years she has done much
valuable and appreciated work and has made
her influence felt throughout the entire coun
| try.
| Don't forget the County y1nterdenomination
nj Sabbath School onventiOu which meets
In the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church at Due West on the 2Sth and Goth In
slant. All pastors. superlnteDdents of Sab
bath schools, and two delegates from eacl
school are cordially invited.
| Mr.. Samuel AgneW, thorough-golng dry
goods and millinery merchant, will move