Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-04
Winthrop's Growing Usefulness.

Winthrop College stands for SER
vice, 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. IL
there is a man in South Carolina to-
day who feels the pulse Of the edu-
cational system of the state and is
deeply interested in improving 1t IN
every way, possible, ii is the presl-
dent of Winthrop College.
Winthrop College, through the
trained teachers that she has sent
out, has been a tremendous force In
improving the rural schools OF this
only way in which she has been able
TO reach the schools. This is so no
longer. Mr. w. K. Tate. Winthrop'sS
professor of elementary education ana
State supervisor of elementary rura!
schools, Is going into every section OF
the state for the purpose OF improV-
ing the elementary schools. MISS
Leila Russell, who has been connected
with the college for number OF
years as critic teacher in the tram
ing school, is giving her time to the
rural schools of York county. Miss
Russell is we'll fitted for this work;
She is a graduate Of Winthrop and
has studied in the State Normal
School of Terre Haute, Ind. In ad-
dition to this, she has been critic
teacher in the training school al
Winthrop for some time. The col
lege retains her, but sends her into
York county TO do her work instead
of at Winthrop College. She goes
from school to school; suggests TO
teachers methods of presentation;
helps them in problems Of discipline
and organization. This work is an
experiment. If it is found practi-
cable, it remains to be seen what
Winthrop College may be able to do IN
this way for the rural schools.
While she has had in the past ar
excellent training school for teach
ers, her facilities in this line are TO
be greatly improved. A beautiful site
has been secured for the new train
ing school This building will be
erected at a cost of 100000; only
small portion of this amount was
given by the state, the remainder be-
ing gifts secured by President john
son from other sources for this pur-
pose. The building is to be model IN
every respect. y number OF new
features are to be introduced into the
course of study offered to the children
who attend this school. Our student
teachers will be trained to teach do
meStic science, the domestic arts
manual training-in fact, all OF 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 a few needs that are i'm
peratiye 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 25O students
home before commencement In or
der 10 have seating room for Few
guests. The infirmary is too small
for the enlarged institution. The need
of a science hall is deeply felt a
students building, which shall con-
tain society halls. a gymnasium, Y.
w. =. 4. rooms, bedrooms for the
accommodation OF former students
visiting the college. is absolutely nee
eSsary.
There is a movement on foot among
the students organizations and the
Alumnae association TO secure such
a building For this purpose the
Alumnae association has taken up the
work of organizing all former students
into chapters of Winthrop Daughters
II is bending every effort toward or
ganiZing one chapter. at least, IN
each county. The girls in these coun-
ties are urged to take the matter up
and organize themselves. reporting
the matter to Miss Lora b. Able
Rock Hill, 5. c., or to President
p. 3. Johnson. Suggestions for or
ganiZation and model conSututlon
may be secured by writing to either
OF the above.
The students of the Greensboro
Normal Industrial College of North
Carolina have already presented their
alma mater with such building
The alumnae of number OF othel
institutions have done the same
thing.
At the state Teachers association
in the spring the Alumnae assocla-
ton is planning To have a rally OF
Winthrop girls. Each chapter or
ganiZed at that time is going to be
asked to have delegates at this meet
ing to represent them. We hope that
these delegates will be ready to
pledge some definite amount to this
building fund. Plans will be dis
.cusSed for raising money. The
Alumnae association ought To raise
$1,000 a year for several years in sue
rtssion. The present students are
-Sparing neither time nor energy t'
raise their part The former students
owe iust a. much TO Winthrop as they
dc.
1t has been suggested that part
NJ This money be used for fitting VI
hedrooms i'm the students building
for the accommodation of former stu
dents when they visit the college Lei
every county be organized: and le,
each chapter send Il delegate to this
railv in the spring. Winthrop mas
done Il great deal for her students
and the time has come when they
can serve her. We hope that not one
sl,s,4 II.