Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-01-13
Winthrop College.

ing data regarding winthrop
College from correspondence in
Columbia Register:
The annual meeting of Board OF
Trustees was held last Friday
evening. President johnson pre-
sented the report of last years
work and the annual report to the
Legislature was made up from 1T
From The report and from all facts
brought out, last year was most
prosperous one. All financial estl-
mates as to the expenses of the stu
dents made in the prospectus be-
fore the opening of the school. and
also the appropriations made by
the General Assembly, have been
kept intact. Good board has been
furnished, use of rooms, light, heat
and washing for $3.50 per month.
AS the result of the satisfactory
work of the first session, there has
been a most auspicious beginning
of the second. The attendance
has been greater than the whole
of last session, and would have
been larger if there had been room
in the dormitory for m ore students.
Of the 800 who applied for ad-
mittance during the summer, 4O3
have been enrolled, of which
number only 240 can be accom-
modated in the present dormltory.
With comparatively small ex-
penditure for additional dormitory
accommodations, the college could
be made doubly effective and
could benefit almost tw, ce as many
girls. The foundations of another
dormltory of the same con-
structiou as the present one have
been laid brick and large amour
of stone left over from the other
bhilding are now on the grounds.
The report of the Board of
Trustees, it was found the States
OF Virginia, North Carolina.
Florida, AID every county i'll the
State CT South Carolina are re-
presented. The average age of the
| girls is 1S years and thre. months.
Much valuable work has been
done on the farm during the past
year.It has been much improved l.y
terracing, ditching and draining.
An orchard of mors than 500 fruit
trees, early and late varieties, has
been planted. and preparations
have been made for raising many
of the smaller fruits. The crol 8
have been good. A large quantity
of oats aud 1900 bushels of corn
have been harvested.
The college grounds have been
much improved. Walks and
macxdamized drives has been laid
out, and neat iron fence placed
around the grounds.
The Alumnae Association was
increased last year by the
of The twenty-five gradu
1896, thus making in
earnest, devoted and
women who have gone
teachers in the State.
The college buildin
equipments were placed
posal of the teachers of t
at their annual meeting !
mer, and over 100 of the 1caulng
teachers of the State were accom-
modated.
The religious life of the in
stitution is carefully guarded.
Attendance upon their own
churches or the churches to which
their parents or guardians belong,
is required every Sunday, except
in case of sickness. President
Johnson has arranged with the
ministers of Rock Hill to preach
regularly in the college chapel on
Sunday nights thus providing for
every Sunday in the month. At
tendance upon Sunday school is
encouraged. The Young Women's
Christian Association, organized
in Columbia last year, exerts
strong influence upon the religious
life and band Of 100 earnest and
loyal young women are now max
ing their influence for good felt
throughout the institution.
There has been no trouble or
friction in the discipline of the
school since its organization. The
whole plan of government is con-
ceived and executed with the view
of making the college a pleasant,
busy and therefore well-ordered
home. The object is to develop
self control, high character, and
desire 10 do the right because it if
right. A fine spirit of earneStness
and loyalty pervades the whole
student body. The girls as a rule
are painstaking and careful IN all
their duties.
To meet the needs of enlarged
work, the faculty has been in
creased by the addition of four in
structors to teach modern Ian
guages, reading and elocution
physiology and hygiene, mathe