The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-06-06
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COLUMBIA LETTER,
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Columbia, June 5.-The commence
ment season in Co unlbia has been in full
blast here this week and will continue
for several days The Columbia Female
College closed on Tuesday night. The
literary address was delivered by DR.
Geo. B. Cromer and was fine address
and much appreciated by the large aud
ience present. The address will be pub
lished in full in the State of Sunday. DR..
Daniel, the president of the college, is
an alumnus of Newberry College, and we
always feel that he is Newberry man.
The Columbia Female College is prosper
ing under his management, and IN fact
there is talk of moving the college be-
cause there is not room sufficient to &C.
commodate the girls who desire admls-
sion. Greenwood, Laurens, Aiken and
Sumter all have had committees here
putting in bids for the location of the
college in their town, had expected to
see Mayor Klettner and committee Of
citizens with Newberry's bid, but up to
this time have heard nothing of them.
If the college is to be moved why not
take it to Newberry? AS for myself, l
think Columbia is the best place for the
college, and the Colun bia people seem
to think so strongly that they are do:
ing nothing to keep it here If they re-
main quiet and do nothing the probabill-
ty is they will lose this institution as they
did Winthrop, but then the State says
one little college is not necessary to Co.
lumbia's development and growth, which
no doubt is true, but college OF this
character is worth a great deal to COM
munity in other ways than material de-
velopment, and any community is fortu-
nate to have one We would be delighted
to see Mayor Kleettner and his council
put in bid to capture this institution It
would be the biggest thing of his admin
istration In the graduating class is one
Newberry girl, Miss Lily Warner, and
she has just been elected to the chair of
Mathematics in the college. She is also
her class president. Mrs. Carrie Boozer,
of Newberry, has been reelected house
keeper, a position she has filled with
great satisfaction for the past year.
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Commencement exercises are on at the
Presbyterian College for Women also. In
this institution Newberrian is president,
Miss Euphenia McClintock, and her pre-
decessor came here from Newberry. So
you seeif we cannot secure the colleges
we can furnish the presidents and profess
sors. In the Methodist College is Mrs.
M. B. Cofeld as professor of history and
English, who is also Newberrian.
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There has been some little political
gossip here this week owing to the ru-
1nors of Senator McLaurin's resignation
That rumor has been more or less fire.
quent for the past three years and Sena-
tor McLaurin has not yet resigned, and
I pin very little faith in it until his letter
is received. The Governor is already
besieged with letters suggesting and rec
onmending suitable persons to be ap-
pointed in case the resignation is receiv-
ed. He has given no intimation as to
what he will do, and it is not probable
that he will until the question is squarly
up to him, except it is not likely he will
appoint any of the candidates for the po-
sition in case he has the vacancy to fill.
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The candidates for the various Offices
are getting very active, and it is now less
than two weeks before the campaign will
start, one part of the procession from Co.
1umbia and another part from Sumter.
There will be more than six weeks of it.
Ir regard to myself l have asked the
daily papers to publish the following
statement, and would like also to have
it in The Herald and News:
'Since my name has been mentioned
in connection with the Office of Secretary
of State, desire to say that I will not be
a candidate for any Office during the ap
preaching campaign. am not unuliud
full of the kind interest taken in the mat
ter by my friends in all parts of the State
and admit there is fascination about
politics which is alluring In reaching
conclusion have considered the matter
only from the view point of success If
elected it would necessitate living in Co.
lurnbia, which would be pleasant, but to
do so would mean a neglect of my private
business which at this time can not af
ford. There are two things in this con-
nection which have been especially graft
flying to me:
Ist. The many assurances of support
which have received from the people Of
my own county, among whom l was
reared and for whose best interests have
labored since reaching mans estate.
value their good opinion more than Office.
end. The many expressions Of good
will from my bretheren of the State press.
This voluntary offer of support prize
very highly and shall endeavor always to
deserve it.
The kind interest of friends in all parts
of the State is gratifying, and they may
rest assured Of my sincere appreciation.
The time may come when I may be in
position to ask their suffrage, but for the
present I must remain among the pri-
Yates, always ready and willing to serve
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