The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-05

these are elected by the legislature.
ana TOUR are members, eX-officio-
the Governor, the State Superintend-
ent of Education, and the Chairmen
OF the Committee on Education in the
House of Representative and in the
Senate
During the twelve years of it's life,
1S95-1907, the College has continued
to grow. Some idea of this growth
may be gained from the statement
that in 1895 the number of students
was SS5 and number pupils in Model
School and kindergarten ~.
The Srounds-campus of AZ acres,
farm of LA acres. The whole plant
represents an expenditure of 100000.
More students were enrolled during
the session and enjoyed the oppor-
tunities offered by the college for edu-
cation and training for life's duties
than for any previous session.; the
spirit of the student body was good
throughout the year-all, with few
exceptions, earnestly and conscienti-
ously performing their duties. There
was not a single case of serious dis
cipline during the whole year. The
material interests of the college have
prospered and the efforts Of the fac
ulty are now being concentrated upon
an advancement and improvement in
the courses Of study.
The new dormitory is about complet-
ed. and, by enabling the college to ad-
NIT next year more of the young wo-
men applying for admission, will
broaden its usefulness and strengthen
its hold upon the people and help to
secure to it great future upon high
national plane. If this new dormi-
tory will enable us to admit some of
the strongest young women applying
for admission from other State, 1 be-
lieve the college will be benefited. AS
sociation with representative girls
from other States and sections would
prove broadening and beneficial to our
own girls and the reputation and in
fluence Of the college would be en-
HANGED by tie attendance Of such
young women from a distance.
The total number of students ad-
mitted to the college classes during
the whole session was 534, 332 old
and 202 new. The enrolment in the
Training School and kindergarten is
III, making the total number in all
departments cared for by the college
Ill
Every county in the State is repre-
sented in the enrolment in college
classes, varying from each from the
Counties of Beaufort, Chesterfield and
Georgetown, to III from York, in
which County the college is located,
There are 13 from Sumter, z from Lee
| and 5 from Clarendon.
During the latter part of October
| and the first part of November, while
I was abroad visiting schools, fifteen
cases of typhoid fever developed in
the student body. The State Board of
Health, after a thorough investigation.
| could never find any local cause for
the trouble. The board finally con-
| cluded that the infection must have
| come from four students who had ty-
phoid fever during the past summer
or from a case in town located near
| the college.
Before and after the fever scare
the health of the college community
was excellent. Other than the cases
of typhoid fever, there has been nc
serious sickness during the session.
The physical examination of stu
| dent was made this year as heretofore
| and vaccinations have been regularly
made.
The resident physician as sanitary
officer of the college reports every
thing in good hygienic condition
| about the college and at the dairy on
the farm
Every summer, before school opens
the college drinking water is analyzed
| the dairy herd is examined for tuber-
culosis, the water pipes and reservoirs