The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-01
SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE.
EXPANSION of It's Work and Its Splendid
Facilities.

For three generations of men the
South Carolina { 0llege has wrought ITS
great work for the unitication and pros
perity of the State For three genera
lions her sons have honored their alma
mater bv useful liveg and splendid citl-
Zenship, and today, in the character
and strength Of the members OF its
faculty and in the varie,yand thorough
ness of lis literary, scientific, and law
courses, it stands eminent: in the
quality of its work it is the peer of any
university OF the South. a variety Ct
courses leading to the several barca-
laureate degrees in Art, Science. Law.
Engineering Civil and Electrically, ana
Pedag ogy, is offered, with ;he most iih-
eral choice of studies and the widest
possible elective opportunity, The
faculty has recently enlarged and in
creased the facilities for poSt-gr aduate
work, and has placed the opportunity
for such advanced university study
within reach of all who may desire ii,
and who cannot go out OF the State to
obtain it. Every year the College hasa
number Of students working for post
graduate degrees.
Its G.: emical, biological, md physical
laboratories are well equipped and
have each a master teacher al lis head:
and the College library, with its 81. Opo
volumes, is the delight Of students
heart
The College offers special induce
ments to ambitious young men and wo-
men in its generous provision for the
cOnferriDg Of scholarships on meritor-
ious students at the close Of each SeS-
sion. Five of these scholarships are
Conferred upon distinguished mem berS
Of the Freshman Class; four in the
Sophomore Glass. and three in the
Junior Glass. In addition to these
schola arsh.pS, BY an Act of the General
Assemb ly in 1904, two Special Normal
scholarships for men teachers are given
to each county in the State, the value
of each being equivalent to $685. This
'seift cannot be regarded as a charity
far from it. The money will be paid
back to- the State a thousand told in
the betterment Of the common Schools
of the State, which are established and
maintained solely for purpose Tor
should be) Of rearing good citizens
men and lwom en-, whose lives shall be
devoted to the common veal. The men
who honestly accept these are not az
cepting charity, but are simp ly being
partly paid in advance for the hard
work, the self-sacritice, the grind to
which they subject themselves for the
good Of the State,
The teaching force of the faculty
numbers seventeen professors, adjunct
professors, AID instructors. each OF
whom is specialist in his own depart
ment. and has enjoyed the finest ad-
yantages offered in the great universe
ties:.tof this country or Europe. The
president, faculty and students are
working tog ether harmoniouSly and a'
a unit for the good Of the College.
On III G 18th day Of last March Prot
r. Means Davis. Professor of History
and Political Science. the great teach
er, the big-hcarted man, the model citi-
zen, died. Ills loss 10 the College and
TO the State is iGcalculahle. AT its
meeting in June the B oard o: Trustees
elected as his sLccesSo: Prof q prd on
b. Moore. Virginian by birth and a
South Carolinian BY years of service.
Professor Moore is d gentleman and
scholar, man Of higa character or
great mental strength and vigor and
Of long experience in successful teach
ing. He also has a worthy reputation
as great Baptist preacher.
The Chair of Adjunct Professor OF
English has aiso been established, and
Mr.. II. c.. Davis. q South Caroinian
and a grad uate. of the South Carolina
College, and last session teacher of
English in the University Of Washing
ton, at Seattle, was in June elected to
fill this chair. The College is IT, be
congratulated upon securing his SER
vices. His success as i teacher is AS
sured
The advantages offered to the young
men Of the State by an institution are
;nvaluable.