The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-01-06
PLEA FOR WINTHROP.
Appeal TO Legislature for More Liberal
Policy towards Girls College.

members of the Legislature DO not
seem inclined to allow approprla-
tions to Winthrop college adequate
to its great work and proportlonate
to the amount of money appropri-
ated to the South Carolina State
colleges for young men. They DO
not seem to appreciate the fact that
Winthrop is the only college sup
ported by the State for women; that
it is the largest college in the State;
(being larger now, with an enroll
ment of 600 students, than Clemson
college,; that there are more young
women in the State ready for col
lege than young men-as the records
of the graduating classes of the high
schools will show and the State APP
propriates less than One-thlrd as
much for their education as 1t does
directly and indirectly at Clemson,
the State university and the Clta-
del for the higher education of the
Young men of the State; that the
women mainly are dong the teach
ing of the children in the common
schools of the State and Winthrop
college is training ;hcSc women
teachers: that Winthrop college Is
Younger than the other State COL
leges and has rot had the time they
have had to provide buildings and
equipment, its immediate needs are
therefore greater; that Winthrop
is one of the most economically
managed institutions in the country,
the cost per capita 70 the State for
running expenses last year beng
Sl37.9S, with the prospect of still
further reducing that low per capi-
ia cost this year on account OF the
much greater enrolment this year;
that Winthrop stands for service,
not only to the school, but also to
the homes in South Carolina, the
yery foundation of all civilization.
Now, with these facts before you,
legislators, how can You refuse such
an appeal or fail to give Winthrop
college fairer and more sympathet- t.
ic hearing before the Legislature:
We want Winthrop college to have
fairer showing in the enterest OF the
women, the schools, the children
and the homes of South Carolina.
1t is nothing but Just and right that
for every dollar spent by the State
for the higher education of the young
men Of the State there should be
another dollar spent for the higher
education of the young women OF
the State, and that the present ex-
penditures for the higher education
of the young men and young women
are far from this equitable basis.
This unjust discrimination should
not be practiced in educational ap-
preparations against women upon
whom the welfare of the State de-
pends as much as upon the men, TO
say the least. South Carolina was
slow in beginning to do the right
thing in providing an education for
her daughters and she ought not
now to hesitate to do full justice and
make up for lost time.
There were 1,270 applications for
admission to Winthrop college this
year, showing that the people want
their daughters to have the kind of
education Winthrop gives. Only
669 of these l,27O applicants could
be admitted to the college.
Every consideration of justice,
fairness and patriotism requires that
women should be given an equal
showing with the men for life's
duties and l feel that all that is
necessary to secure justice in this
matter is fair presentation of it to
the Legislature and the people.
WINTHROP