Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-01-27
HOUSE GETS READY FOR WORK.
Winthrop Trip Enjoyed-Proud of
Oconee's College Girls.


we9Eourier: The work of the Gene
raj Assembly was Interrupted last
week by two important events, and
the first real work done in the House
TwasYon Friday. Saturday was given
over principally to local and uncon-
tested matters. The two events
mentioned were the inauguration of
Goyernor Manning on Tuesday and
thesvisit to Winthrop on Wednesday.
The calendar being pretty we'll filed
now with bills reported from the
committees, this week viii see the
first real work of the House. and will.
to atgreat extent determine the pol
icy ofthe House on the various mat
terssthat will come UP for considera-
tion9at this session. Some dates for
hearings have been set for this week
before the committees on education.
insurance, railroads, commerce, and
manufactures, industries and appro-
Driations. These are usually held in
the eafternoons, and the regular meet
ings of the House and Senate are in
the mornings and at night.
There were quite a number OF Wis
itorS in Columbia last week attend
ing the inauguration, the State Con-
County Superintendents OF Educa-
ton, and the State Bar Association.
We We're glad to see and talk with
Robert n. Smith, representative of
hes Oconee County Farmers Union
andsT,hos. A. Smith, our Superintend-
ent, of Education. These gentlemen
are interested in matters coming up
before the Legislature, and they
q MI Mr ,,,t t1,D
andSaMr. Brown and myself in the
House In regard to these matters.
The Trip to Rock Hill.
+ wish l were able to fully de-
scribe in detail our trip of inspec-
ton to winthrop College. Even if /
were able to do the subject justice
in this article it would take up too
much space. On visit to this in
stitafion you are forcibly impressed
with these facts: The size OF the
tplaft thorough organization, plan
| min and execution to details, good
| IfeennS existing between management
and students, and enthusiasm and
| loyalty to the institution by present
| and former students. We were met
at the train and escorted to the
| chapel by the U. d. G. Chapter of
/ college girls, where our county dele
cation was taken in charge by Miss
Ruth Berry, who is president Of the
student. government body, and Miss
Elizabeth Stribling, under whose
guidance we were shown through the
| college plant from laundry and en-
gine room to the obserN Gtory on top
Of the main building. After going
| through the college, which took about
three hours, we were taken to the
dining hall, and were lucky to be
| placed at the table served by Miss
| Mary ELLEN Wilson. At the dinner
| | thought of what i heard good old
! lady say after going to the Barnum
& Bailey circus-that when the grand
parade marched around the ring,
with trumpets blowing and bands
playing. and attendants in full array,
| 1t made her think of Heaven. 1t GER
tainly is inspiring to be seated in this
hall with about twelve hundred
guests, at a good dinner, served by
| college girls dressed in white, with a
good orchestra playing and a chorus
OF ever so many college girls, the hall
artistically decorated and brilliantly
| lighted.
After dinner general reception
was held in the halls and parlors OF
the main building, and a musical pro-
gram was rendered by the Glee Club
in the auditorium. At this time we
met all the girls from Oconee, some
of whom had been on duty at the diff
ferent departments during the morn.
ing. Oconee should be proud Of her
| girls at Winthrop, and the fathers
and mothers should be proud to be
able to send them to this institution
In Interest of Farmers.
A resolution has passed the House
inviting Hon. A. f. Lever, Congress.
man from this district; b. II. Rawl
of the Department If Animal Indus.
try, and DR.. w. Riggs, president
or Clemson &C :, to address the
Legislature or .uvsday on cattle tick
eradication.
Col. w. w. Long, State agent and
director of extension work, appeared
before the House Agricultural Com.
mittee Friday night and explained
the work OF the farm demonstration
work and also the provisions OF Inc
Lever bill recently passed by Con.
| gress. This was an open meeting
and quite a number Of farmers and
other members of the House inter
ested in this subject took advantage
OF this opportunity to hear Mr.. Long
on these subjects.
Our delegation will probably have
meeting this week to talk over mat
ters pertaining to our county and to
decide on some local appointments.
Yours very truly,
Frank II. Shirley.