The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-10

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PEOPLE COUNTY.
Realizing citizens greater proportion
OF the material and educational the loca
uon OF Chcoa college here will this city, knowing the
same time that the county whole profit large measure,
we extend citizens outside of invitation to Join us in
The great campaign about begin The prosperity city
auns depends the prosperity of the county surrounding
and the depends large upon
prosperity of the city Ter is
mosphere OF the county shaped
the county
There many advantages the county at large to be gained from
she location of the college Many secure
college education who would be otherwise Many
would naturally elsewhere college will enabled
college here at less With the college located Lauens
spirit of advancement spread
the entire county and and child will the ben
efs.
Advancement along advancement in ma
ways The city of aurens will prosper as she
done before and the will reflect the prosperity
The city of Laurens aid You able
help in the Join great enterprise
the victory partak of the benefits The city
come liberal subscriptions from the people of the county
WILL WE RAISE THE MONEY! WE WILL
@Q) Will the citizens of by
the board Around contingency question
not Laurens is Chcora college Will
Ties it. The thing left to do to get the asked for properly
proportioned. --r~y
We believe that paragraph expresses
upon the question raising the sum sufficient
Chicora college We told that money
college will be brought here We placed competition
other cities placed in position
willie We have proposition before expressed
up OF smut up We are upon our mee and the future growth
Of the city depends decision Will up
up alternatives
cannot admit defeat.
On other
tiona advantages for boys girls
fered generously against point
with speak of those opportunities
all Laurens used then stir other doing
duty by colleges already within
has had the opportunity
Through lack of appreciation the Importance
combat the claims of others and unwngness supply
the funds failed grasp opportunities
other times Lauens has failed feeling
OF uncertainty to whether the effort worth while
this however face with proposition
no strings tied it the
to show that
sions and if we fail this time ''the jigs up. aa
1t dwell the advantages of college
uens All of people in desiring the college and in
promising their
advantages, college is With institution
OF learning midst when nearly every girl who is able
tend graded school able attend college,
become seat refinement and culture Our homes will be
ton of the atmosphere
The college The life of the will be better
higher and the advantages will be distributed
auren surely needs around which her educational ac
ties reyove We have fine graded school the
schools in the county We college girls
finish off, their education and still be a home
1t apparent to all that this will be raised after
lean effort made The
have before going
of donating of surplus fund.- for
sacrifices will have be made and the principal will
Ninety thousand dollars huge money
leybody contributes the limit their ability campaign
be started for half contribution paid
Believing firmly the generosity of Lauens
that this depends the future growth education
material wealth. The Advertiser hopes and believes that the
be the time glorious
portny of placing before the Chicora trustees the handsome pledges