The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-08
MISS NCLINTOCK
GOES TO CHICAGO
Will Spend Year in Postgraduate
WOrk.-Will Travel This Sum-
mer.

WOrk.-Will Travel This Sum-
mer.
The State, 4th.
Miss Euphemia McClintock, presi-
dent OF tie College for Women,
which yesterday with the close of
commencement passed out of exis-
tence, has made interesting plans for
year or more Of travel and study.
After settling up her affairs and
those of the college, which will keep
Per in Columbia about two weeks
longer, she will go to Boston, whore
she spends part of every summer.
Having gained much needed rest
in the city and at nearby watering
places, SIZE will go West later in the
summer to the San Francisco expo
sition and in the fall she will enter
The University of Chicago for special
courses in the department of soci-
ology and economics. These are the
branches waich Miss McClintock mas
taught during all her experiences as
Han educator and recent years she has
added practical experience through
her work as chairman of the board
of directors of the Columbia associ-
ated charities.
Tribute From Trustees.
The board of trustees of the Col
lege for Women mas prepared the
following expression of appreciation
I of Miss McC1intock:
"At "a meeting of tee board of
trustees of the College for Women on
February 25, 1915, the resignation OF
the presidency by Miss Euphemla
MdC ClintOck, which had been. before
the board for nearly two months
was accepted with the utmost reluc-
tance and regret. A committee was
then appointed to express to Miss
McClintock and to the public the
biga esteem in W2ich she is held Oy
the board and its profound apprecla-
tion of t e service which she has rem
dered the cause of Christian educa-
tion in her long connection with this
| institution.
Miss McClintock joined the staff
of the college 18 years ago, became
its president three years later, and 10
years ago assumed, in addition tie
! duties of treasurer In every depart
ment of ner work, her efforts have
been crowned with brilliant success.
'Her firm yet gentle discipline, her
broad and accurate scholarship, ;er
fine culture, her devoted Christian
character have made a profound I'M
preston on every student who mas
come under her influence:
Through her tact and executive
ability, she succeeded always in main
tanning teaching organization of the
Highest efficiency, working in perfect
harmony towards the high ideals OF
the college, which she had inspired.
Good Business Woman.
"Her success as business manager
was no less marked than that as an
educator. Throughout her admins
tration she kept tae college filled to
it's capacity, Notwithstanding keen
competition and the somewhat high
er rates obtaining in this college.
Although carrying always heavy
burden of interest charges, On debts
contracted before she became presl-
dent she made the college more tnan
self sustaining, and was able to add
out Of the earning substantial i'm
.proyeme ITS in new buildings and
equipment.
"Sne had a clear vision of the
needs in the field of higher eduscation
and of the limitations of this insti-
tuition. Her thorough honesty OF
purpose fixed present standards that
could be fully attained, and her de-
votion to an ideal pitched the future
on plane that inspired the en-
thusiastic support Of her coWorkers
on The faculty and board Of trustees.
1t was only after repeated failures OF
the trustees to relieve the college OF
debt and provide an adequate endow-
ment, which would make the reali-
zation Of her Ideals possible, that
her resignation was presented and
reluctantly accepted, neeessitatfRS
consolidation vito another institu-