The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-09-06
New President of College
Makes Fine Impression.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
ON POPULAR PEOPLE
The ThOrnwell Orphanagc School
Opened Monday and the City Schools
will Open next Monday Excellent
Year Anticipated at Both Schools.

Douglas, who on the 1st of August
assumed the presidency OF the Pres
byterian college, preached i'm Clinton
for the first time Sunday. He filled
the pulpit Of the First Presbyterian
church at the morning and evening
services and preached for DIR. Jacobs
at the Carolina Memorial in the after
noon. He preached strong sermons
and made most excellent impression
He paid splendid tributes to DIR. ia
cobs and spoke of the bright pros
poets ahead Of the Presbyterian Col
lege.
Doctor Jacobs Pulpit Vacant.
The Rev. DR.. Jacobs, forty seven
years pastor Of the First Presbyterian
church. was not in it's pulpit Sunday
morning, but at the Carolina Memorial
church of which he remains pastor.
Beginning with September 1st there
Will be preaching at this church twice
each Sunday, and the inmates of the
Thornwell Orphanage will attend it
exclusively.
The First Presbyterian church is in
search of pastor and committees are
at work arranging for a manse and the
raising Of funds necessary to secure
minister and provide for his com
fort. DR.. Jacobs has always lived in
his own house. The committees are
meeting with encouraging success.
ThOrnwell Orphanage Schools Open.
The Thornwell Orphanage schools
resumed work today with an attend
ance of nearly 800. The teachers for
the various schools were with two
exceptions in their places. Miss Ella
Bell is principal of the primary school,
the other teachers being Miss Iona
Nisbet and Orine McIlwaine; Miss
Martha Hellams is principal of the
Mary Jacobs high school, the other
ARaSehers being Misses Jessie Brewer
( G, temporarily, Sadie Leslie; the
sRev. j. b. Branch is superintendent of
these two schools. Dr. Jacobs is pres
ident of the Thornwell College and
Miss Fronde Kennedy principal, the
other teachers being Misses Ruth Jew
ell and Sadie Leslie and the Rev. j..
B. Branch.
y, The Technical school is in charge
of Mr.. Johnson Kilgoe, who is absent
on account of sickness. It's depart
ments are conducted by Mr.. Temple
ton, Mr.. Connor Nelson, Mr.. Sewers.
who is also absent from sickness, and
Mr.. Marion Suits.
Public Schools to Open
The public schools open next Mon
day. The teachers and the grades to
which they are assigned are as fol-
lows: Miss Edith McClutcheon of Bish-
opville, 1st; Miss Irene Prince of An
derson, End; Miss Mabel Sumerel of
Clinton, 3rd Miss Essie Young of
Clinton, 4th; Miss Margaret Parrott of
Clinton, 9TH; Miss Marie Yeager of
Clinton, 9Th Miss hamner of Chester.
9TH. The high school will be run on
the department plan the teachers be-
ing Miss Walker of Elko S. c.. Laura
Aull of Clinton, and Superintendent
Hall. The graded school opens with a
larger number of teachers and a bet
ter equipment than ever before and
an excellent year is anticipated by Mr..
EIall, the trustees. and the patrons.
Town News.
The bonds recently foated by the
town for sewerage sold at par, realiz-
ing $65,000 and the money was receiv-
ed last week. The contract for the
sewerage plant was let to Dabbs and
Myers of Meridian, Miss, and the work
began today.
rumor has it that $4,000 ice
It is to be erected here in the near
future.
yAmong new enterprises is a Chinese
Aundry.
On the 1st of September the stores
began to stay open after G o'clock.
Social Affairs.
Among social affairs of the past
week were several very elegant enter
tainments, the most important being
aheATge reception givn by Mrs. f.. III.
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