The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-09-29
INTERESTING LETTER
FROM DUE WEST
ERSKINE COLLEGE OPENS ITS
DOORS TO YOUNG MEN AND
WOMEN
President MOffatt
Wants Big Endowment
Other News of Local and Personal
Interest by Special Ccrrespon-
dent.

dent.
On Wednesday, Sept. 15th,. Frs
kline College opened it's doors to
young men and young women desir-
ing a liberal education, and started
upon the 77th year of its existence.
More than fifty new students were
enrolled. Students are still coming
in and the total enrolment will prob
ably exceed that of last year.
The faculty was gratifed on the
whole with the qualifications of the
students presenting themselves for
nlatriculation. In general, the pre-
paration of candidates for entrance
into college classes was better than
in years past showing the improve
ment that is being made in the Sc
condary schools,
At the recent commencement, the
Board of Trustees abolished the Pre-
raratory Department and the men,
bers of faculty will look after all the
students who may enter with defci-
ercies.
Prof. Long received permission
from the Board of Trustees to spend
q year in the University of North
Carolina in postgraduate work. Prof.
Ralph McDill will have charge of
Prof. Longs classes for the year.
Some of the members of The Exc
cutive Committee of the Board met
with the classes and explained to
them the Honor System. All the
classes agreed to adopt this system
especially as applied to the conduct
of recitations and examinations.
Of late years the college has been
cramped financially. In order to in
crease the endowment and thus put
the college on a better financial basis,
the Board of Trustees, has asked the
President, DR.. Moffatt, to undertake
the important work of increasing the
endowment, and has asked Prof. E.
Z. Kennedy as Vice President, to
take charge of the local administra-
ton of college affairs in addition to
his teaching work.
Theological Seminary.
Erskine Theological Seminary is
an institution in which the people of
Abbeville County should feel spe-
cial interest. 1t was founded at
Cedar Springs in 1924, with Rev.
John T. Pressly as instructor, and af-
ter his removal to Pennsylvania, to
engage in similar work, the semi
Larry was established at Due West.
Here it has remained through three
generations, quietly and modestly
doing the work of training young men
ior the Gospel ministry.
This venerable institution began
it's ninety-second session on Sept. Is.
In common with other theological
schools of the various denominations,
it has a smaller attendance of stu
dents than the needs of the church
demand. Missionary efforts at
home and abroad, are hindered by
the lack of trained workers. In this
noney-mad age there is lamentahe
irdisposition among our educated
young men to invest their lives in
service for God and their fellowmen.
Woman's College.
The opening at the Woman's COL
lege was auspicious. There were
present in addition to the faculty sew
eral alumnae and friends of the in
stitution. The president made a
splendid talk, giving wholesome ad-
wee on the every day life of the pu-
ril. Brief talks were also made by
Mr.. R. S. Galloway, of the koard of
trustees, and DIR. R. NJ. Stevenson,
who sewers a pleasant relation of four
years teaching connection with the
college to give his whole time to edi-
torial work. Misses Sheffield, Ken
nedy and Lindsay take the places of
Misses Sturdevant, Brickman and
Porter on the faculty, and Mrs.
Peecham of Miss Humphreys, as ma
tron. One could not fail to be i'm
pressed with the large number of new
rupils. The enrolment when COM
rleted will probably reach 125. DR..
Robinson is pleased with the outlook
Tor the coming year.