The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-20


mitted free of tuition. But free tut
ton is given only upon written
statement by the parent or guardian
of inability to pay, certified to as cor
rect by the county auditor, except in
the case of the States scholarship stu
dents and daughters of ministers.
This rule is rigidly enforced.
"The average total expenses of a
free tuition student last session was
Sill. 42 for the full nine months, and
if one spends more than this amount
it will be for extras, entirely optional,
or Tor personal expenses, for which
the college cannot be held responsible.
We feel that we are justified in claim
ing that very few institutions offer as
many advantages at so small a cost as
Winthrop College,"
UNIFORM DRESS.
1.-THE richest girl in our school can
not be distinguished from the poorest
by her dress. All students, without
exception, whether regular or special,
are required to wear uniform dress
to secure economy and to promote
equality OF opportunity"
SCHOLARSHIPS.
"The scholarships in Winthrop Col
lege were increased in number by the
last General Assembly to 1874. Each
county was given as many as it has
Representatives in the House of Rep
resentatives. These scholarships are
worth each $44 in money and free tu-
ition, and are awarded upon competi-
tive examinations held by competent
boards, appointed for the purpose, in
the court houses of each county on
the same day, the same lists of ques-
tions being used. This comparative
examination is open to all girls of the
county who are at least Is years of
age, of sound physical health and in
tend to teach"
INFIRMARY.
San infrmary, connected with the
dormitory by covered way, has been
built since the close of the last session.
1t is modelled after the most approved
modern hospitals and contains wards,
physicians sleeping and consultation
rooms, nurses room, drug room. bath
room, dining room, diet kitchen and
every other convenience necessary for
such a building. Special care has been
taken to secure for it the best kind of
plumbing and to provide the most ef'
fective system of heating and ventila'
ton.
1--WE have secured a skillful, expe-
rienced female physician to take
charge of the infrmary. She resides
at the college and is constantly on
hand, day and night, to look after the
health of the students. She Is also to
teach physiology and hygiene and
instruct the students in the care of
their health and thus do more, proba-
bly,, in preventing disease than in
curing it.
with the pure water and fine eli
mate of Rock Hill, the perfect ventila-
ton and complete sewerage of the col
lege, and the healthful exercises and
regular habits of the students, it is not
expected that there will be much sick
ness, but it is the purpose of the col
lege authorities to be thoroughly pre-
pared to take care of the few who may
be sick.
"The health of the students was
very good, indeed, last session, apart
from the measles, which was epidem.
ic throughout the State"
FARM AND GARDEN.
"The college farm of 144 acres,
within less than mile of the college,
is used to supply vegetables, fruit and
milk, and thas cheaper the cost of
board to the pupils and add to their
comfort and health. Cattle are fat
tened on the farm and good beef is
thus secured at much less than mark
ct prices. At the farm also hogs are
being raised and fattened at little or
no expense upon the refuse from the
college kitchen"
"During the last summer a large
barn was built on the farm and a
herd of COWS bought to start dairy.
All of the sweet milk used at the col
lege this session, from forty to fifty
gallons day, has been furnished
from the farm at cost not exceeding
nine cents a gallon. The college had
to pay fifteen cents a gallon for milk
last year. All the beef has been fur.
nished, of the best quality, at cost
not exceeding four and half cents a
pound.
"Much valuable work has been done
on the farm during the past year, and
it has been much improved by terrac'
ing, ditching and drain-tiling. An
orchard of more than eight hundred
trees, early and late varieties, has
been planted and preparation made
for raising many of the smaller fruits.
The crops were good this year. A
large quantity of oats and 1 200 BUSH
els of corn were harvested.
1.-The college grounds have been
greatly improved during the year.
Walks and drives have been laid out,
gravelled and macadamized and put
in condition to last for years, A neat
iron and wire fence has been built
around the grounds, adding much to
and security of the prop
erty."
LIBRARY AND READING ROOMS.
"The library is an invaluable and in
dispensable adjunct to the College.
1t now contains over eighteen hun.
dred columns of we'll selected books,
dictionaries, reference books. works on
education and standard works on art,
science and literature. Many valumes
were added to it during the past ses-
sion with the appropriation of 81, 700
for this purpose from the Legislature,
and it is the intention to add to il