The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-05-09
BAPTIST SCHOOL
TO BE ESTABLISHED,
Rev. L. M. Roper, Chairman of the Com.
mittee, Which Has the Plan of Found.
ing the School In Charge.

pP"i'oiuuiS, way i-roT nearly u
year the Baptists of S~partanburg
county have been discussing and max
ing plans for the establishment of a
high school somewhere in the upper
part of the county, where expenses can
be reduced to the lowest possible fig
ure. Campobello, Inman and Landrum
have made very generous offers of
money and land for the school. After
due consideration of all these offers
Landrum was chosen as the home for
the school.
A committee of which Rev. l.. M.
Roper is chairman, was appointed last
August to purchase a site and found
the school. This committee has had
several important meetings, but the
meeting in Landrum-last Monday has
proved to be of most Importance. The
committee at that time made Mrs. ID.
j. r. Jackson an offer for her house
and fifteen acres of land; she took the
matter into consideration and decided a
few days later to accept the offer and
signed a legal contract to that effect.
The committee will meet tomorrow
to arrange for the employment of a
faculty and for the purchase of such
furniture as may be necessary for the
equipment of the school.
The site chosen for the school is the
most beautiful in the town of Landrum
and one of the prettiest in upper South
Carolina. 1t is the hill just west of
Landrum station, already beautifully
shaded by native trees. With a little
Improvement the grove and lawn can
be made to equal in beauty any college
hill in the state.
Mrs. Jackson's large brick residence
of eighteen rooms, will be convertedin-
to a school building and a dormitory for
girls. There are two cottages on the
lot which will be used as dormitories
for boys. Everything will be in readi-
ness for the opening of the school about
September l.
HIGH SCHOOL.
This is to be strictly a high school; it
will not attempt to do college work,
but only to fit boys and girls for col
leege. Nor will it do primary work;
the students must be prepared to enter
the sixth grade, or at the very lowest,
the fifth grade.
In addition to the regular branches,
music and drawing will also be taught.
There will also be an industrial depart
ment for both boys and girls, so that
sewing, cooking and housekeeping may
be learned by the girls, and some kinds
of manual work by the boys.
There are several features of this
school which are to be emphasized:
1t is to be a distinctly Christian
school. The Baptists of S%partanburg
county will elect the trustees who will
consult with DR.. A. E. Brown, of the
Baptist Home Mission Board of the
South as to the choice of teachers and
the plans of work. Only Christians of
mature character will be employ
ed as teachers and constant at
t%ention will be given to the spiritual
welfare IF the c.:acn
1t is to be conducted as economically
as possible. The entire expenses for @
boy or girl for the year will not exceed
$l25. Board and tuition will be helt
down to actual cost.
Regular and thorough work in al
high school branches will be the motto
for both teachers and students.
t
The school will be equipped, devel
oped and maintained by gifts from tn,
Baptists of the county and from tn,
Home Board. Free tuition and othe,
help will be given to poor young mel
who wish to prepare for the ministry
acknowledgements that every clou,
has a silver lining.
Little Bess-Then why doesn't Go,
turn 'em inside out?
Sunday School Teacher-What be
came of the swine that had evil spirit
cast into them?
Small Johnny-They were made int