The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-17

alnc al the present site 10 afford such
pleasures Anyhow. The Daily Pied
mont SAYS: ~Chicora college is grow
ing and il IS evident that more room
Is needed We ourselves heartily
agree Nith The Piedmont and also
with that one Greenyille citizen who
claims that 10 put the college in the
suburbs would be unwise because i,
would reduce the local daily attend
ance- Therefore. If the present site
IS unsuited and . suburban site is no,
desirable, the logical conclusion is TO
move the college elsewhere or pay an
enormous price for a site nearer in
town Since The News has said. there
= plenty OF room down here at Lau-
reRs, We will be able 10 furnish 2
suitable, convenient and attractive
site near or inside the city and no
body but Laurens will have 10 bothe ?
about the price. II might not be out
OF place 10 suggest here that expert
eRce has not shown that the larger the
place the more successful the college.
1t is unnecessary 10 quote circum-
stances for it will occur 10 all that
large number OF the most success
full colleges in this and other states are
located in small towns. Comparisons
however odious sometimes serve
their purpose: OF the two Presby-
te0ian institutions OF learning in South
Carolina, the boys college at Clinton
and the girls college at Greenyille.
which has received most support from
the places IN which they are located
The Presbyterian college At Clinton
has received about $4,000 from Clin-
ton. How much has Chicora received
from Greenville: Going still further
Our church in LAurens has contribut-
ed over $4,000 in the past three or
four yeors TO Presbyterian education
al institutions outside Of Laurens and
never once has cried out about it be-
ing right nor have they asked that
it be returned because the money is to
be spent elsewhere" We daresay
there is not a city in the state of
South Carolina that has been as gen
erous and unseifsh in building up
church institutions elsewhere as has
Laurens.
The trouble about Greenville is that
It's TOO progressive. It's too fond of
million dollar cotton mills. 1t will
be noted that all the business men
that were present at the board meet
ing were strongthly opposed TO NOV
ing the college from the standpoint
that they would hate to see Greenville
lose the college Cquit naturaD and
Ctfrom pure business standpoint
Also quite natural. Most of the busi-
ness men were from Greenville.) There
is 10 denying that from bu mess
standpoint the college is an attractive
proposition. Laurens appreciates that
and doesn't hesitate 10 say so.
About that fine Greenyille air and
water, electric lights and We Nigh,
add, gas. We people of Laurens are
rather proud OF the healthtul record of
our city. Our air is as pure as any.
our water cannot be criticized. our
electric lights get out of whack some
times but they are above the average.
but as to gas we are a little shy. as
can be certified TO by recent develop
ments. We work. say little and then
explain afterwards. CAS- per this
lengthy epistleJ
To the moral claim Of Greenvilla 2
very little weight can be attached. The
Presbyterians OF the state purchased
outright majority interest in the col
lege and the property IS theirs TO deal
with as their consciences dictate TO
be best What Greenville has given
10 j; in the way OF financial and moral
support has been amply returned 10
Greenville BY the college itself The
~Neee has Contributed as much or
more TO the prosperity OF Greenville
;han has Gresnville contributed 10 IL,
college. so the obligations are mutual.
Laurens, in ali seriousness. has a
strong claim for college ina, has
not hitherto been stressed very much.
Maybe, it has been because Of Ger
tain pride involved in discussion OF
such claim or it may have been for
other reasons But Laurens wants
4 college TO ill 9 gap in the education
al system of tbs county as have near
ly all progressive cities in South Car