Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-09
MiseelMaeous Rsadins.
BIDDING FOR A COLLEGE.

BIDDING FOR A COLLEGE.
Yorkville People Want to Bring lnsti.
tuition From Clinton.
Columbia State. Wednesday.
CLINTON, June 6.-More than the
usual amount of interest Is being
manifested In the commencement ex-
ercises Of the Presbyterian College OF
South Carolina, for a determined ef-
fort Is being made by the people OF
Yorkville to have the college removed
to that place;
One Of the Yorkville delegation here
today in his enthusiasm stated the
case this way: I'VE offer you $4,000
or it's equivalent, whereas now you
have but a charter" Later he ex-
plained that he was speaking broadly.
AS a matter Of fact the college building
here is on the grounds Of the Thorn
we'll orphanage, but the college owns
independently the dormitory and the
professors houses.
That the trustees of the Presbyte-
rian college showed good judgment In
selecting for president the Rev. w. G.
Neville, D. D., Is evidenced by the
fact that before DR.. Neville had been
here six months the people Of York
Vile had come after him, determined
to get him again into their citizenship
| even II they have to buy a college to
get him.
| On the other hand. the people Of
Clinton are unwilling to let the insti-
tuition go, and now that they had hard
work to get DR.. Neville here, they are
determined more than ever that the
school shall succeed and that here 1t
shall succeed.
| The Trustees.
| The board Of trustees met here this
morning at 9 o'clock, nearly all OF the
members being present. Rev. Robert
Adams, d. D., OF Laurens presided.
The board is made up Of three MEM
bers from each presbytery and three
alumni members, the personnel being
as follows: Charleston presbytery-
/ W. -. ~
]. L. McLees Of Orangeburg; Mr.. VIM.
H. Townsend of Columbia. Enoree
presbytery-Rev Robert Adams, D.
D., Of Laurens: Rev. w. P. Jacobs. D..
D., Of Clinton: Rev. C. A. B. Jennings
Of Reidville. Harmony presbytery-
Rev. Virgil r. CASTOR of Mayesville;
Rev. ]. NJ Holiday Of Manning; Mr..
w. M. O'Bryan Of Heinemanns. Pee
Dee presbytery-Rev. E. C. Bailey Of
Timmonsville: - Rev. d. M. Fulton OF
Darlington: Mr. Jno. M. McSween Of
Timmonsville. South Carolina presby-
tery-Rev. S. ]. Cartledge Of Ander-
son: Rev. r. L. Rogers Of Walhalla
and Mr. ]. Allen Smith Of Abbeville.
Bethel presbyIery-Rev. w. M. Nc
Pheeters, D. D.. Of Columbia: Mr.. j.
M. Cherry Of Rock Hill; and Rev. j.
H. Thornwell, d. D., Of Fort Mill. The
trustees elected by the alumni are:
DR.. f. c. Doyle of Greenville: Mr.. w.
S. Glenn of Spartanburg, and Rev. 8.
C. Byrd Of Winnsboro. DR.. Jacobs Is
pre- sident of the board.
YorivilIe's Offer.
The delegation from Yorkville con-
sisted of Capt Walter B. Moore, presi-
dent of the Commercial club, Rev. Mr.
Gillespie who recently came from Vir-
ginia to become DR.. Nevilles successor
as pastor Of the Presbyterian church,
Mr.. c.. E. Spencer. Mr. B. Nicely Moore,
DR.. w. G. White, DR.. w. I. Wither-
spoon and Capt Withers Adickes. The
claims of Yorkville were presented
with force and earnestness.
The proposition, stated briefly. Is as
follows: The citizens Of Yorkville Will
donate the old Garrison property,
with a commodious building and nine
acres of land having a frontage Of 500
feet, will turn over to the trustees OPP
tions on 25 acres Of adjoining property
which may be purchased at a reason
able figure within two years: will con-
tribute chemical laboratory, valued at
$500: slate in recitation rooms, valued
at $500 and opera chairs In the audito-
rum valued at 5000. The real estate
and equipment are valued at $4,000.
for the unimproved property was pur-
chased for s21.5O0 before property val
ues had increased.
In addition to this there is pledged
SIS, 900 In subscription redeemable In
tuition. That Is to say $1,000 will be
paid each year for five years and for
each such subscription the donor Will
be allowed a refund In proportion for
one student matricuated.
The Garrison property is the old
Kings Mountain Military school built
by Gen. Jenkins and Col. Coward be-
fore the war. lately remodeled and
used as a school until q year ago.
After presenting this proposition, the
Yorkville delegation extended to the
board an invitation to come to that
place and make a close investigation
Of the offer and Of the environment the
college would have. 1t was stated that
York county has one third of the Pres
byterians Of Bethel presbytery and
that Bethel has one fourth of the en-
tire membership Of South Carolina
synod. 1t Is true that Davidson COL
lege is but 65 miles away in an adjoin-
ing county In North Carolina, but in
stead of the Presbyterian college Of
South Carolina being crippled by such
propinquity 1t would flourish all the
more. for Bethel presbytery alone Is
represented at Davidson by 80 students
and the majority of these would be
turned to Yorkville. the proportion at
Davidson decreasing from year to
year.
The Boards Action.