The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-09-10
woMAN,s INDUsrH,AL oonnEcE.
The Prospects Are Bright for a Large
Attendance. ~

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Attendance.
Prof. ID. b. johnson, president OF the |
State Normal and Industrial College, |
in an interview with a reporter for the
Columbia Register, gives the follow
ing valuable information
Professor johnson says Rock Hill Is
growing right along, that her business
men are moved by a restless spirit OF
energetic enterprise, that new buildings
people are constantly moving into
Rock Hill, many of them in order to
give their children its educational adj
vantages.
Talking about educational advan-
tages led right up to the point at
which the reporter vas driving and
Professor johnson wss 5000 talking
most interestingly about the institu-
tion over which he presides. He says
everything is moving along smoothly
at Winthrop. Work is being pushed
has been accomplished in IN last
three of four weeks, including grading
Of the grounds and placing Of furniture
In the dormitory rooms. There are
l42 bedrooms in the dormitory and In
each OF these two single beds have
been placed. That would give accom-
mediation for 284 students, but as teach
ers, matrops and house-keepers will
have to have rooms In the dormitory
only about 240 students can be accom-
modated there. The very best beds
pattern have been placed in these
rooms.
The dormitory is connected with the
main building by a covered, brick
passage, which adds somewhat to the
appearance of the buildings. This
passage Is q great convenience and
will protect the girls from cold and
wet weather. 1t will be heated by
steam and kept to the same tempera-
ture as the main buildings, SO the girls
will be exposed to no change in going
to and from the class-rooms.
The buildings are all practically
completed, only needing some finish
ing touch es which are being rapidly
administered. Everything will be in
perfect readiness for the opening,
which Is scheduled to occur on OctO
Der 15. There will be some sort of cell
ebration at the opening. All of the
trustees will be present and 1t is likely
that Governor Evans and Senator. Till
man and others will made addresses.
Already 270 students names have
been. enrolled and dormitory certif-
Gates have been issued to about 200.
Professor Johnson wants it distinctly
understood that no girl can get admis-
sion to dormitory quarters unless she
holds a dormitory certificate. Such
certificates are issued to all applicants
for admission to the college who sat,
isfactorily answer q prescribed set OF
question which are emit to them in
printed form. Those to whom appli.
cation blanks have been sent should
promptly fill them out at once and re
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is evident hat the d0rmitory will moi
hold all who will attend the college
and the rule is, first come, first served
The foundations for another dormitory
have been laid, but it has not beer
built because the trustees have not
had sufficient funds. Its erection will
be an imperative necessity before long
Professor Johnson will make every
effort to find accommodations for al
applicat who are prepared to take
the college course. He would prefer
having all the students in the dormi
tory where they would be under his
evident that the dormitory will not az
commodate all of them, he has found
in private homes in Rock Hill quarters
for some forty or fifty girls, which will
be as much as will be required by the
overflow of the dormitory.
Professor Johnson in enthusiastic in
his praise OF the high character Of the
students who will attend Winthrop
College. The minimum g is Is and
the average age of those who have
been enrolled is about II and IS. Many
of the enrolled students are graduates
OF other colleges and have taught
school for several years. They all
mean business and T. exceedingly
anxious to get the full benefit of the
educational course at Winthrop. All
students there will be required to take
at least one industrial study, but most
express a preference for the normal
courses which they wish to take to
thoroughly prepare themselves for a
life work of teaching. Beyond doubt
the work at Winthrop will furnish the
common schools of the State an aban-
dant supply of highly-equipped teach
ers. 1t is not hard to see that this
will result in a great improvement of
h common school system of this
State. The aim of Winthrop will be to
give it's graduates high scholarship as
well as familiarity with the method Of
teaching.
Special attention will be given at
Winthrop to the teaching of vocal and
instrumental music because of the
demand in the country districts for
OLlooc dDlc W tcdCu HuSlC us well Us the
ordinary branches of q common school
education. There is no such demand
In the cities, because there the services
OF plenty specialists in music are
obtainable. In the country districts
there are no such specialists and few
could afford to employ them if they
were there.
Winthrop graduates who can teach
music will be in great demand. Music
is one of the greatest joys of poor peo-
pie, but is a JOY they little experience
in South Carolina. When Winthrop
graduates are teaching throughout
the State, that will be very materially
changed. Country churches then will
never a some n to preside at the
organ n lead the singing.
The industrial department at Win
throp will not be subor dinated to the
normal, but will be placed on an equal
footing. Stenography, typewriting,
bookkeeping, cooking, dressmaking,
freehand and industrial drawing will
be taught.