The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-16
D. W. F. G.
Some Facts ia Reference 60 the Heat
Place 90 Edacate IOur Daughtcrs.

Iue trtSS anu bduucT u Ill ieSS'p
of the catalogue OF the Due West Fe
male College for the scholastic year
which ended with the recent Com
mencement.
The regular course of studies Is con,
prehensive, and the ability and ELI
cheney of the different teachers Il
known of all men.
In the musical department the mel
ody Is sweeter and better than any tina
has been heard since the morning star,
ssng together.
In the specially OF stringed instru
ments David's harp would count d,
nothing when compared with thu
strings which set the notes afloat on
the mir at The Due West Female College
The human voice Is the most charm
ing of all the sounds that have been
heard by the sons Of men, and in TIL,
college particular atter ton Is paid tc
the rythm and cadence Of the voices ol
those " no seek tuition In this college,
Physical culture Is not less impOr
tan, than other branches Of education
In the early history Of the human
rsce we are told that Leah was ten
der-eyed; but Rachel was beautiful
and well-favored. Even In the eyes Of
the world at that early period 1t would
seem that beauty was u ost highly
priced. Iu all the ages that have In
tervened, evidences that beauty has
been an important factor are not lack
jr-. The fate Of individuals and ot
/, s'ions have no doubt been often In.
Huenced by beauty and that sweet at
tractive grace which carries captive the
masculine heart. II, therefore, our
young ladies would take their chances
1t controlling nations, or In settling
the fate Of men, they should cultivate
their physique and train their voices
for seraphic choirs.
From the catalogue of the Due Wes,
Female College we take the following
paragraphs:
LOCATION.
Due West Female College is situated
In the pleasant villsge Of Due West,
Abbeviile County, s. &. The village
has population Of about 1000, aud l.
histinctively q college town, having
grown up around the institutions es.
tablished here more than half a cen.
tury ago, Erskine College and Erskine
Theological Seminary In 1919, and the
Female College in 1853. Consequently
We have q community Of peculiarly
admirable characteristics. There IL u
high deg:ee Of intellectual culture and
social refinement, with none Of the dis.
sipatiOns and extravagances Of large
towns. The example set before stu.
ien,s In dress, dwelling AID manners
Is most helpful and wholesome. Til.
moral and religious tone Of the com.
munity Is pure aud high. In this re.
spect the town Is without an equal.
The Charleston News and Courier calls
Due West tour own DrumtOchty, the
place where the Ark of the Covenant
dwells." The Greenville News recent
Iy said {: "If any man Is losing
faith in the faiths and wondering
If the good. strong, stern, iDflexible old
religion Of logic, precept and practice
has faded from the world, let him gG
To Due West, S. &. Their standards ol
thought, conduct aud conversation are
high as the Alps, aud rigid ~ the eter.
nal rocks. or all the people We know,
hey are the mCst completely not Of the
world, while In it,"
To receive an education amid such
influences In rare privilege.
The climate Is the most salubrious
aud delightful in all our lovely south.
,sud. The water Is pure freestone and
remarkably fine. In point of health.
fulness Due West yields to no Other
place in America. The streets are well
graded. sanded and shaded. and invite
10 outdoor exercise. The afternoon
walks are delightful feature Of CO lege
life.
THE COLLEGE BUILDING.
The College Building is large and
spacious. and admirably adapted 10 the
purpose for which IL was erected. 1t H.
u large thres--tory brick, sixty-tive feet
square, With two wings two stories
high aud forty-four by thirty-,wo fee,
each. To this additions were made iu
1884 and 1897, giving In addition u
Chapel, Dining Room, Class Rooms,
Society Halls, Music Hall, Music
Rooms, aud rooms for the Presidents
family. accommodations for some
eighty boarders. The majority Of the
dormitories are l2 II feet aud accom-
mOjate two young ladies, while u few
are 70 x 20 feet, and may be pleasantly
occupied by four young ladies. Tn.
rooms have been recently furnished in
oak of neat and attractive design
Every room Is well ventilated aud !.
penetrated by the sunlight severa
hours o day, both winter aud summer
Our aim is TO provide comfortable
and bomelike apartment for the young
ladies.
| WATER SUPPLY.
Our new water supply has given per
feet satisfaction. 1t comes from n tub
uiar well 81 feet deep. A two-inch gal
vanized iron tube, with air-tight joints
passes through several strata Of pervi
Gus clay and two or three strata of rOcl
and stops in the solid granite. a tin'
dow of the purest water comes from
this granite bed ut depth Of 81 feet. ant
as every drop comes from that depth
1t must be free from all surface impuri
itias. II may almost be called artesian
a. il rises 10 within seven feet of tn,
surface. The water heretofore use,
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That was considered good. This h