The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-06-10


l am reminded in dating this re-
port that it has been five years since
the Carlisle school reopened, and |
am persuaded to recount some Of the
achievements, material and other
wise, of that period. do so with
sense of profound gratitude to all
those friends who believed sufficient
ly in the usefulness and future of the
school to contribute of their money
and time for her advancement.
Much has been done during the
past FIVE years in the way of interior
mprovements-painting, new furnl-
ture, new equipment, etc. The most
notable of these have been the equip
ping of the auditorium with opera
chairs and the enlarging and re-
furnishing of the library.
In January 1913 the school receiv-
ed a gift of three and half acres OF
land from Mr.. w. D. Rhoad for use
as an athletic field. This property
is very near the campus and is
valuable asset. 1t has been levelled
and packed and a grand stand erect
ed for the accommodation of our
friends. Rhoad's Park has done
much in promoting athletics in our
school.
Early in 1914 the handsome three
story brick dormitory, for which we
had been so long planning and work
ing. was completed at a cost Of be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000. We are
sure it could not be duplicated for
$4,000. The citizens Of Bamberg
stood nobly by the school in this
great enterprise. This building
doubled our capacity for boarding
students-we can now accommodate
1926. 1t also enables us to compete
from the equipment standpoint with
the best preparatory schools of our
section Of the country.
During the session just closed the
school received a donation from Mr.
c. F. Rizer, of .Olar, S. c., for the
erection of a gymnasium. Work on
this building is now under way. The
outside dimensions are 40x77 feet,
the actual floor space of the exercise
room being 3Sx56 feet. A bath room
and porch occupies the rest OF the
space. The roof will be supported by
brick piers and a brick wall will eX-
tend six feet above the floor. The
space between there and the roof will
be left open for the purpose of secur-
ing an unrestricted supply Of fresh
air and at the same time providing
privacy and weather protection.
Selected hard brick are being used
and when completed the gymnasium
will not only add materially to the
equipment of the school but will be
an ornament to the campus. Our
local board of control has voted that
if shall bear the name, THE c. r.
Rizer Gymnasium"
But in addition to this material
growth the school has accomplished
other things, less tangible but of no
less Importance. For instance, we
have won many friends all over low
or and some in upper South Caro-
lima. we are better advertised, we are
in better public favor, and, hnaily'
believe We have convinced many peo-
ple who entertained grave doubts as
to the permarency of the school, that
the Carlisle school is going to be a
school really worth while and that
she is just now at the beginning OF
her growth and usefulness.
The present session has been re-
markable one in some respects. In
spite of the financial situation we
have enjoyed our largest enrolment
throughout the year in the boarding
department. This record was mace
possible by the decision on the part
of the board to accept some cotton
at 10 cents. Forty-four bales were
received and are still on hand. The
total enrolment was eighty, which
represents, insofar as the boarders
are concerned, about sixty per cent.
OF those who applied for room. we
believe that many of those who ap-
piled this year and could not come
will enter next fall.
There were, fourteen members
of the graduating class. eight boys
and six girls. 1t is not likely that
many of these will be able to con-
tinue their education. Probably
three of the girls and three or four
of the boys will enter college next
fall. One boy will certainly go to
Wofford and maybe others. i
Our health this year has been ex-