The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-07
The South Carolina College.

During the present session I'll StuQenLS
have matriculated in the South Carolina
College, showing larger attendance OF
academic students than the College has
had since 1860. These are all collegiate
students; there is no preparatory depart
ment connected with the College.
A variety of courses is offered leading
to the degrees of A. B., B. S., A. NJ,
LIB, L. l., and wide elective opportunity
is given to students both in courses and
studies the student chooses one half his
studies in the Junior and Senior years.
The law courses is well attended, and the
normal courses have proved helpful to the
schools and teachers of the State the
College Normal graduates have found
positions readily in the best schools.
This spring special courses have been
opened to teachers without charge, and
there has been an unexpected attendance
upon them These spring courses will
be permanent feature Of the College
work hereafter.
The faculty numbers fourteen profess
sors, each a specialist in his department; !;
the library contains $4,000 volumes, and
is well supplied with current and peri
odical literature, as well as with standard
works in all lines. The librarian and as
sistant are trained library students, and
the library is arranged according to the
best method of recent cataloguing. The
library is kept open all day, and is the
fayorite working place Of students and
professors. The laboratories, chemical,
physical and biological, and the geologi-
cal and mineralogical laboratories and
cabinets are well fitted for practical work
in those departments.
The two literary societies and the
Young Mems Christian Association are
provided with handsome and attractive
halls. The lecture rooms are spacious
and are supplied with patent desks, slate
black boards, maps, charts and instru-
ments. The infirmary is conducted by a
resident trained nurse, and is in charge
of two of the leading physicians of Co.
lumbia.
The college authorities encourage ath-
letic sports, and the management of such
matters is kept entirely under the control
of the faculty. Athletics, like the other
departments of the college, are regulated
with careful regard to discipline and at
tention to duty. The gymnasium is fur
nished with hot and cold baths, lockers,
dressing-rooms, and all appliances need
full for its efficient management, and is in
charge of director appointed by the
faculty. The athletic grounds are clean
and spacious, enclosed and fitted with
seats for spectators, and all needed con-
veniences.
The college session extends from the
fourth Wednesday in September to the
second Wednesday in June, with holi-
days at the State Fair, Thanksgiving,
Christmas, Washington's and Lees
birthday. Students who wish to stand
examinations for entrance may do so
at the college at the beginning and at the
close of any session, and also in July
FRIDAY, July 20, 1900) at each county
seat in the State. At that time the county
superintendents of education hold en-
trance and normal scholarship exami
nations for the South Carolina College,
and students can stand them WITHOUT the
trouble and expense of going to Co.
lumbia.
Expenses at the South Carolina College
are moderate For students who pay the
$40 tuition fee necessary expenses need
not exceed $40 a session. But as thlS
fee is remitted to those unable to pay, a
student may spend nine months at the
college for the small sum of $l35. The
items of expense are as follows: Tuition
fee, $40; term fee, $lS; scholarship stu
dents, Sc; fuel, lights, washing and at
tendance, $25; books, stationery, etc,
$40; board, $50; incidentals, 81. There
is no charge for rooms, use of library,
gymnasium, laboratories, chemicals, etc.
The health of the college is excellent;
there are no local causes of disease.
During the last five years there have
been only two or three cases of serious
sickness among the college community,
and no deaths. This session there has
not been single serious case of illness.
Every precaution is taken to preserve
health and to guard against disease.