Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-11-23
wINTHRoP's USEFULNESS
An Organization of Graduates De-
ed-Commendable End I'm View.

Rock Hill, Nov. 5.-Special: Win
throp College stands for seryice-for
service to the. young women and to
the schools Of South Carolina. She
is constantly looking for new ways
in which to serve them. If there Is
man in South Carolina to-day who
feels the pulse of educational system
Of the State and is deeply interested
in improving it in every way possible,
1t Is the President Of Winthrop Col
lege.
Winthrop College, through the
trained teachers that she has sent
out, has been a tremendous force in
improving the rural schools of this
State. Heretofore, this has been the
only way In which she has been able
to reach the schools. This Is so no
longer. w. X. Tate, Winthrop's pro-
fessor Of elementary education and
State supervisor Of elementary rural
schools, Is going into every section
Of the State for the purpose of i'm
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Leila Russell, who has been connected
with the college for a number of
years as critic teacher in the training
school, is giving her time to the rural
is we'll fitted for this work. She is
graduate Of Winthrop and has
studied in the State Normal School
Of Terre Haute, Ind. In addition to
this, she has been critic teacher in
the training school at Winthrop for
some time. The College retains her,
but sends her into York County to do
her work instead Of at Winthrop Col
leeg. She goes from school to school;
suggestes to teachers methods of
presentations; helps thems in pro-
blems Of discipline and organization.
This work is an experiment. If it Is
found practicable, 1t remains to be
seen what Winthrop College may be
able to do in this way for the rural
schools.
While we have had in the past an
excellent training school for
teachers, her facilities in this line
are to be greatly improved. A beau
tiful site has been secured for the
new training school. This building
will be erected at cost Of $100,000;
only a small portion of this amount
was given by the State, the remain
der being gifts secured by President
Johnson from other sources for this
purpose. The building is to be model
In every respect. A number Of new
features are to be introduced into the
course Of study offered to the chill
dren who attend this school. Our
student teachers will be trained to
teach domestic science, the domestic
the industrial branches.
Winthrop's growth is almost phe-
nomenal. The large plant, which
seemed entirely adequate few years
ago, is already proving too small.
There are few needs that are i'm
perative. The auditorium barely
seats our student body. This is the
only hall that the college has for
public entertainments. Last session
we were forced to send $50 students
home before commencement in order
to have seating room for a few
guests. The infirmary is too small
for the enlarged institution. The
need OF science hall Is deeply felt.
A students building which shall
contain society halls, a gymnasium,
Y. w. G. A. rooms for the accom-
modation Of former students visiting
the college, is absolutely necessary.
There is movement on foot
among the students organizations
and the !Alumnae Association to Sc
cure such a building. For this pur-
pose the Alumnae Association has
taken up the work Of organizing all
former students into chapters of
Winthrop Daughters. 1t is bending
every effort toward organizing one
chapter, at least in each county.
The girls in these counties are urged
to take the matter up and organize
themselves, reporting the matter to
Miss Lora =. Able, Rock Hill, or to
President d. B. Johnson Sug-
gestions for organization and a mod
ell constitution may be secured by
writing to either Of the above.
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