The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-17
CHICORA NOT ON THE BLOCK.

Very yolumnious arguments have
been pus forth by the Two papers of
Greenyille IN regard 10 the removal of
Chieora college 10 Laurens. We wish
We had space 10 print them all. bu,
OF course the limitations OF q weekly
paper forbid We would not consider
THAI we had dealt fairly with them.
however. If we went 81 length into an
argument abou, the matter and not
print anything on the other side. We
have therefore selected one good long
one by The Daily Piedmont, one that
is so good that even the Piedmont it,
self ran Il twice We feel, therefore.
that We would be doing the right thing
by printing for q third time this ed
torial thought so much of in Green
Vile. We will make only one comment
upon il II will be noted that The
dream OF Greenville Presbyterians has
been etc. Now. right there is the
rub" Greenyille has been working
all day on her million dollar cotton
mills and other enterprises denoting
thrift and material progress. but only
dreaming at odd times OF Chicora.
Here is the Piedmonts editorial in
full:
Why not? Was. or can there be
any logical reason advanced for It's
removal 10 Laurens that would not
apply with equal force TO Anderson.
Spartanburg, Rock Hill, Green wood
Gafney or even to Greer, Easley,
Bolton or anywhere else
II the offer of Laurens in cash and
acres of land is increased by some
other community. is IT fair TO the
college to give Laurens the prefer
enceF Certainly no place but Green
Vile has any preferential claim on
Chicora, for Greenyille built the in
stitution and has nurtured # to the
present time.
few years ago when the Pres
oyterians were disturbed by the
greatly reduced attendance at the
Columbia Theological Seminary. a
city OF another state made quite
handsome offer for the removal OF
the institution into their midst This
city was much larger than Colum-
| bia, deseryedly had the reputation
of making the enterprises, that il
got behind. succeed Ire Theoiogf-
cal Seminary was not by any means
the outgrovth OF or builded entirely
BY Columbia's gifts. yet. when the
question Of it's removal came up a
gentleman We have in mind objected
most strenuousiy 10 such action. and
we uno stand that while he admit
ted the .egal right OF the church to
do this, he said that they would per
petrate great moral wrong
Whose OK is gored' makes
great difference. The gentleman
who objected so strenuously 10 the
removal OF the Seminary. a citizen
of Columbia, with home and inter
ests there, appears in Greenville as
the champion and leader OF the
forces who fought for the removal
Of ChicoTa- Up 10 the present time
Greenyille has put up all of the act
ual cash that has gone into Chicora
the Synod OF South Carolina has
only incurred some debt. Surely
this action is comparable TO that OF.
the Mexican who will take g good
sure gated horse, ride him hard
all the day, and when night comes
he takes his silver mounted saddle,
the service OF the steed has enabled
him 10 buy. and place il carefully
away; but the poor horse is hit
hard lick with the heavy bride that
the pain Of Ii may urge him-far
ON the casa" or camp, to seek for
mis- grass and water
Greenyille is the horse OF this IL
lustrauon. strong. active and sure
footed. full OF mettle but not vic
ious. minds the bride we'll and un-
derstands even the pressure OF a
kindly knee, but will not take the
whip or spur. and to be awkwardly
ridden by the careless or inexper-
fenced is resented. Chicora-the
saddle-earned by the horses hard
work and fitting him well, is to be
taken far away and tried upon a
new horse. younger one maybe.
but untr!ed and unbroken. Of
course fresh. we'll groomed steed
looks good for new start. but the
horse on which you have journeyed
safely thus far had better be we'll
considered before you discard him
for another
Sometimes even we'll Intentional
rider or driver will condemn the ac-
t!on OF his horse when his own lack
OF experience, awkwardness or nerv-
business is the cause OF The animals
going wrong. Wouldn't IL be well
for the trustees OF Chicora to look
AZ its affairs from this viewpoint?
Have the citizens OF Greenyille al
ways been unres sponsiye. does all the
Fault rest with them? Has the con
tao, of the colleges management
n: the community always been
dip. matte and tactful? II soreness
has been engendered. have adequate
ATTEMPTS been made TO cure the
wounds?
These mat rs are simply sug-