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

cry Sunday morning except in case of
sickness or other good excuse. They
are accompanied by members of the
faculty belon sing to the same church
es. By arrangement with the Minis
terial Union Of Rock Hill the minis,
ters of the different denominations
preach in regular order in the College
chapel on Sunday nights. Preaching
is thus provided for every Sunday
night in the month. Attendance up
on Sunday-school is encouraged"
YOUNG wOMEN's CHRISTIAN AssOCIA-
TIoN.
"This association was organized in
the College last session. 1t exerts a
strong influence upon its religious
life. There are nearly one hundred
young women belonging to it, band
ed together for Christian work and
mutual help in Christian living.
DISCIPLINE.
"There has been no friction or troU-
BILE in the discipline of the school.
The whole government is conceived
and executed with view of making
the College a pleasant, busy and,
therefore, happy and well ordered
home. Its object is to develop self
control, high character and desire
to do the right.
"Self.government is fostered as far
as possible.
loyalty pervades the student body,
and the girls, as a rule, are painstak'
ing and conscientious in the perform
ance of all their duties"
FACULTY.
"The board have spared no pains in
securing for the College the best
teachers obtainable-men and women
of high Christian character and pur'
pose and of the BEST professional train
ing, and they are working together
ably and harmoniously for the com.
mon good.
"To meet the needs of the enlarged
work of the present session of the fac
ulty was increased by the addition of
four instructors to teach modern Ian
guages, reading and elocution, physi-
oIogy and hygiene and mathematics
and English. There are now twenty
five teachers in all in the institution,
not including the postgraduates, who
are doing some work as tutors"
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY.
'There was but one day holiday for
Christmas given by the College this
session and the experiment seems to
have been a success. This arrange
ment was made to save the parents ex-
ira railroad fare, and to prevent the
serious demoralization of the College
work, always consequent upon the
breaking up of school within three
months after the opening of the ses'
sion.
1T is the common experience that
protracted holidays are serious inter.
ruption to school work when students
live some distance from College and
60 home to spend the time.
"As result students almost inevi.
tably lose interest in their studies and
after their return to school are often
unfit for school duties for some time
from the effects of dissipation while
at home.
"In compensation for the shorten.
ing of the Christmas holidays the ses.
sion will close earlier in June, and
the students will thus escape some hot
days at school so enervating to stu
dents, coming, as they do, at the end
of session of hard work.
1--WE will omit the details in the es
innate of expenses for the coming
year. The total amount asked is
For current expenses, $50, 103; for the
new dcrmitory, complete in every par
ticular and furnished ready for use,
estimated by a careful and experienc
ed builder, $29,613.
"The amount of appropriation
therefore needed to carry out the mod
crate plans of the board and provide
boarding place for the large number oi
girls of limited means, who are now
debarred the great privileges of the
College for the lack of the dormitory
accommodations, is $50, ,716.
I'm closing this report the boaro
desires to extend to you a cordial in
vitation to visit Winthrop College in
a body, to see for yourselves what
great things have been accomplished
with the money appropriated by the
State to make a tardy provision for
the normal, industrial and liberal ed
ucation of her daughters, and to con,
slider the wisdom and necessity o1
completing the plant as originally de-
signed, in order that it may answer
the full purpose of its establishment:
'In conformity with the borad and
generous scope of the College as out
lined in the Act creating it, the hnard
have planned to build up an lnstitu'
ton the equal of any of its kind in
the country, and they feel sure that
their work will meet with your un.
qualified approval and with that of all
other broadminded. patriotic citizens
of the State"
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