The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-24
PUBLIC SERVICE IS KEYNOTE,
LARGE AUDIENCE HEARS AD-
DRESSES OF COLLEGE REP
RESENTATIvES ON EN-
TENSION WORK.
ID. w. Daniel. Clemson; w. T.. Walms-
ley, Winthrop. and Josiah Morse,
University, Tell of Proposed Work
OF Their nstltutions-varsity Glce
Club Secures Liberal Applause.

AANOy hhohN W a otllNtillNC
body of Sumter citizens, men and
women. who gathered TO hear address
es by representatives OF the three
leading State educational institutions,
the occasion being the Inauguration OF
campaign to let the people OF the
State know more of the extension de-
partments OF the institutions repre-
sented. DIR. ID. w. Daniel, head of
the English department OF Clemson
College, represented the State mechan-
ical and agricultural college. Win
throp Normal and Industrial College
was represented by DR.. w. f.. Walms-
ley. head OF the department OF history
and political economy departments of
that institution. The University of
South Carolina speaker was DR.. Jo-
siah Morse. head of the department Of
psychology OF that institution.
Supt. s. III. Edmunds, chairman of
the committee of education of the
Chamber of Commerce. presided at
the meeting and introduced the speak
ers in his usual felicitous style. He
spoke OF the value OF the extension
work and at the close of the address
es expressed the thanks OF the people
OF Sumter for the able addresses which
they had been given an opportunity of
hearing and stated that he knew that
the people OF Sumter county would
take advantage OF the opportunities
offered them through the extension
departments.
Coming as a very pleasing part Of
the program were the numbers from
the Varsity Quartette, an organization
sent here by tho University which
well represented the student body Of
that institution. The quartette had
not expected to make the trip and
were not well prepared. but their
songs made n hit with the audience.
which encored them every time they
appeared on the stage. The members
OF the quartette are: j.. p. Hodges
president; End bass; J. w. Wilkes, 1st
bass; Meigs Stannard, 1st tenor:
Prof. p. M. Teeple. C. E.. End tenor.
Dr. Daniel came first. He put his
audience in an excellent humor by re-
lating a number of his inimita BILE
jokes before he got dow to the main
theme OF his address, VIII ch was Co
operation" He pointed out that n
feeling OF difidence had existed
between the people OF city and country
and begged the city people 10 do more
than their share I'm their efforts to re-
move this barrier. He deplored the
fact that politicians had been the
ones to help rear this fancied differ
ence and begged for better relations.
when each were mutually dependant
on the other. He then went on to
point out that the boys and girls
must have their ideals right to achieve
distinction and he stressed the neces-
sity of setting up the right sort of
ideals.
DR.. Wamsley told OF the original
distinction and difference between q
college man and a non-collegiate man.
This old idea had been swept away
now, he said. and the college of to-
day stood for doing things. 1t sought
10 make n man a good round citizen.
who could accomplish something for
~
take care OF himself In the world. He
then went on TO talk about the ex-
tension work OF the college, telling
OF the college OF tomorrow. This COL
lese he said was one which did good
not only TO those who attended, but TO
those outside. Its influence went
abroad; those too poor or for other
reasons unable TO attend the institu-
ton were able to secure its benefits -
thelr own homes by reason OF the OK.
tension department which reached
every home in the State. MIR. Walms-
ley had well prepared address and
was listened to with the greatest at.
tention.
DR.. Josiah Morse. OF the University
summed up the glst of his remarks i'm
MS closing sentence. the motto e
the University 1--WE live TO serve" lie
stressed the importance Of service,
mans life being valued according to-
the extent OF service he rendered his
fellow men. He spoke Of what thc
University sought TO do i'm it's extension
department. Prof. Hand. State high
school Inspector. and Prof. Guntcr,
rural school superintendent. had for
some time been at work in this cx-
tension department. Now the Uni
vtrsity wanted TO make the applica-
ton OF its oXtcnslOn work moro nnr-