The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-01-03
WINTHROP COLLEGE
HAD NOTABLE YEAR.

been made in all departments, D. B.
Johnson, the president, has prepared
his annual report, which will be SUBJ
mitted at the Forthcoming session of
the general assembly. The enroll
ment of students was the largest by
40 in the history of the institution,
the total number reaching 745. He
points out that student government
was successfully inaugurated with
wholesome effect in developing self
control and character among the
students and strengthening the feel
ing of responsibility on their part for
the spirit and atmosphere of the col
lege.
In the report it is shown that the
lege work was better on account of
{, stricter enforcement of the higher
entrance requirements. The college
this year granted its first M. A. de-
gree. He points out that the execu-
tive and teaching force was increas-
ed and strengthened.
Summary of Results. 4
Summarizing the results contained
during the year it is stated that an
open air school was conducted as an
experiment with the result that the
average gain in weight for the ses-
sion of the children in the open air
school exceeded that of the indoor
school children by three-quarters of
pound and the average gain in
height by one-fourth of an inch;
many improvements were made on
the farm, resulting with the careful
management of the superintendent, in
the largest profit, $2,O7s.2s, from the
sale of the products of the farm
ever secured from that same source;
the college grounds were added to
by the purchase of some very desir-
able lots in the immediate vicinity
of the training school, aggregating
400 feet front; the erection of two
large and important buildings, the
training school and the industrial
arts and science building, sorely need
ed for number of years, was begun;
provision was made for the much
needed enlargement of the auditorium,
the infirmary, the waterworks plant,
the power house and heating plant,
for the employment of three addi-
ional critic teachers, thus strengthen
ing materially the normal depart
ment, and for the extension work in
household economics, home and rural
school sanitation, especially in mill
and rural districts. During the year
the first appropriation for the Win
fthrop summer school was made.
~ Increase in Morals. H
"While rejoicing 1.-THE advance of
the college in material and educa-
tional matters during the past year."
says the report, "we feel that we
have greater cause for rejoicing in
increase in morals and spiritual
earnestness and power of the stu
dents as manifested in their self gov
ernment work and in all their relig-
ious and social activities. Brick and
mortar and equipment and organiza-
tion do not make college, though
very necessary for it to accomplish
its best work. The steam engine,
though strongly and scientifically
constructed, is dead thing without
steam."
The report shows that for this ses-
sion the enrolment in the college
classes is 75s-512 old and 246 new
students. The enrolment in the
training school, including both the
kindergarten and the rural school, is
1928 and the summer school 485.
There were 1,181 formal applicants
for admission to the college last sum-
mer. Of this whole number of ap-
plicants many were not prepared for
college work and were advised to at
tend their schools longer befort at
tempting to take up college work.
"The number of students in the
normal department this year receiv-
ing professional training for teaching
is 707 out of 1853 enrolled" says the
report.
1t is stated in the report that the
health of the students during the
years has been most excellent and
that there was not single case of
serious illness.
There are now 80 officers and
teachers employed by the college.
Winthrop college stands for pub
lie service and rejoices that it is now
equipped to render this service effect
lively for the most vital interest of
the state, the home and schools of
the people both urban and rural"