The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-01-04
The COLLEGE GENT TENHlllal
THE CELEBRATION AT SOUTH
CAROLINA College.
Some OF the Distinguished Educators
Who WIN Deliver Addresses.


no 40 VIII Deliver addresses.
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solunsDia. Dee. SSl.-lIiteresf 10 the 1s
coming centennial celebration OF the
South Carolina coNege which Wilde
held here, mostly IN the Columbia
theatre on stnesS tii, 9Th and lssft1 OF
January e IS steadily increasing g
throughout the State. TIE attendance g dance
VIII DeSiargse 3and the ceieDratlons VIII
be distinctly successful Letters that li
have been received from alumni q m n
sdicate that fullys sl,O 70 OF them VIII s pe
present from this and other states
Among those VINO VIII resepnd 70
Welcomins addresses az the lnaug1ra- Gfssl ll'-.
stion OF the exercises VIII Pc Y presl-
dents of colleges andss suniyers1fles-
Andrew RAYMOND 51alon 1nlser-
isity. Schenectady the hrst
president Of the South Carolina col
Iege gave up the presidency OF Union
toseome to the South Carolina instltu-
ton DR. FRANKLIN Carter, iilianns
College chusetts; Dr.. Cyrus S
Northru ixersit OF 1alnnesotas
sProgesso NJ Rarringer lairnaan nan
OF sacns diversity OF Virginia; l-,: l,r.
5Veaable University OF Worth Garoli-
mas DR. andrew Sledd, University o1
Florida; Dr. Walter 3. Hill University
sof George; Dr. r. 3. Fulton, ci1sa lsl ii-
cellor Univelsity of Georgia De.
Brown Ares z University or tennessee W
DR. e;,ra1gnead, = ula1le =. oislsei.
Lou sia Hslidssl'l = eilifs
Hopkins University; al OF 1ne prssl-
dents Of South Carolina coAeges.
In dis sas ing the OUTLOOK ZOE. tne =
celebrat IN res. dent Sloan sala 70
your corTssa saondent TO-DAY;
The South Carolina college was
chartered in 1901 and was opened 10
students IN 1Sa5.Jls LOO years ago,
on January 20, go. The antnorlues
of the college are preparing 10 cese-
brate its 100th birthday and nave SET
apart the sth, 9Th and 10Th OF 1anu- l's-
ary Tor that purpose:sIniEls iE coilese mas '1.s
ever been potent factor N IN mouidlng @
the opinions OF the people and shap-
ing the s77:s. .i,aies OF the state. one
hundred and fifty years ago tnat por-
ton OF the state lying nortn OF me l1
running Through the present capital
columbia, was uainhabited save oy
the indians. The southern portion was
however, fairly well settled. The uper
portion was then rapidly filed by q
people entisefs fferent from g ne M
iaa abitants OF the sloWs co'lhes ins
pan OF aarmo onlzang the Two seceloiis' 2
which differed on pu oilc questlotlss. py
having the youth educated tosetner os'N.r
at the Sei'tn Care lima College. WORKED
toa cha IN marks to the 3edueasaollai
influence OF :aias college ana oener IN
fuences staaaatilats from Il.
It may le sof interest," 70 no.e
briefly ne. Ir TT TINS cohese Hsls
played In furnishing. Fitnan its Ivy
years, leaders an pupiic aaalrs, cisii i1' !
and 1Il,::.arg 20 say nolnlns oi
those wa hs,se welded untoid pow
ser in tn qisseteI Waks OF me. ine
college has furnished eleVen Onileo
States senator's, lrty-snree oia1seu 1' y
States seven ConIeoe'fs .e
congressman four 1ederal 9uoses, sN
three associate justices, slsteen 9uosss,
with Lseitenant e1ene.ai Ia..o.. -
the head - LWei.' W =