The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-10-01
SHALL ANDERSON HAVE A COL
LEGE FOR GIRLS.

an article on page three Of this issue
under the caption. Anderson urged
to establish college FOR girls.
This article is written by a lady, an
alumna of the johnson Female tni-
vcrsity, which hourishc' in Anderson
from 1S49, when Mrs. Mary l.. Daniel,
her sister, Mrs. Charlotte Payne,
Judge j. s. Murray and VIM. Is. John
son were associated together as in
structors, to lSt3, when the devasta-
tions Of the civil war rendered it diff
cult to sustain schools of higher cdu-
cation and caused the trustees to sus-
pend this school and sell the property.
We fully indorsc the objects sought
in this we'll written article. 1t should
be read by every one, but particularly
by those who are now and will soon be
sending their daughters to college in
other cities. However much an insti-
tutc is made to resemble a model
Christian home, or the influences in
the school made conducive to Chris
tion character, home influences are
far more valuable, knitting closer the
ties of parent and child and aifording
opportunities TO correct objcc tionablc
tendencies the knowledge and correc-
tion Of which could no. be expected in
college faculty.
There will, Of course, be obstacles in
the way in establishing college FOR
girls in Anderson, but it will be found
that they are more imaginary than
real, the greatest obstacle being to find
one willing to take the matter in hand
and push it with that energy which
knows not defeat. In this con nection
the Intelligencer believes it can name
young business man Of this city
whose daughters are not yet old enough
to be sent to college, who will head
the list Of contributions with $500, and
who, can he be prevailed upon to en-
gage in the undertaking, will shortly
make the establishment OF the college
an assured fact, provided, Of course,
he be given the Endorsement and in
fuencc of some of our more prominent
leaders in the commercial enterprises
Of the city.
Anderson is easily leading the State
just now in the establishing of manu-
featuring industries. and the tendency
is strongly to commercialism, if it
be not already reached, where, in the
struggle for the accumulation Of
wealth and getting of power, our peo-
pie are inclined to neglect the culture
Of their finer attributes of nature, neg
lect institutions aud measures which
conduoe most to the we'll being of
their children and society, and lose
sight Of the fact that the building and
maintenance of colleges in other cities
is made possible by their eontribu-
tions. This should not be, and When
the true happiness and substantial
value flowing from college for women
at home is properly taken into ac-
count, to say noihing of the benefits
which will flow from such college
into commercial channels, it will not
long remain 80.
1t is proposed by this estimable lady
in her article to purchase as the site
of this college the Patrick property,
which was the site of the johnson
Female University. This We heartily
indorse. This was the place selected
after mature deliberation, be assured,
in 1856 by such minds as the following
who composed the board of trustees:
Elias Earle, J. P. Reed, Daniel
Brown, 0. R. Broyles, P. s. Vandi-
yer, Fleetwood. Rice, J. G. Griffin,
Stephen McCully, V. D. Fant, Elias
John Earle. Amaziah Rice, John b.
Sloan, B. F. Mauldin, Wm. S. Girls
ham, Thomas P. Brockman, Oliver f.
Edwards, B. G. Presley, Iverson L.
Brooks, J. R. Kendrick, j. p. Boyce,
Stanmore B. Brooks, John Brownlee,
David S. Taylor, Warren Drummond,
James Latimer, Toliver Robertson, l..
G. Hinton, a. Hardin, Thomas Ray,
John B. ONeal and VIM. A. 0w-
ems. The crest Of beautiful hill, in
the southern portion Of the city, on
the west side OF main street. surround
ed by massive oaks, it appears in con-
trast with other points in the city,
specially designed by nature for seat
OF learning. But We nave other rea-
sons for indorsing this place: The ne
gro educators in this city have for
some time nursed and fostered the
hope that they would one day own
this property and erect upon it col
lege for negroes. This has been gen.
orally known for some time but treat
ed indifferently, the people believing,
(pardon US for saying iD principally