The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-11-21
THE CALL is MADE
TO COMMUNITY PRIDE

TO COMMUNITY PRIDE
Newberry College Is In Large Meas
ure Our School-The Call Is
Made to Each One.
To the Citizens of the town and
county of Newberry: =
It is the purpose Of Newberry col
iege to ask the citizens-of the town
and county of Newberry, who are
not members of the Lutheran church,
to make during the month Of Decem-
ber contributions in cash and sub
scriptions for equipment and endow-
nent of the college. The citizens OF
the county who are members OF the
Lutheran church have already been
canvassed' in behalf of the. Summer
land-Newberry 100000 drive. The
success of this drive among the
Lutferans of the state has been very
gratifying and there is no doubt that
the top will easily be reached.
The college is asking the citizens
20 consider this request having in
mind, not only the educational and
moral value of the college, but also
its purely business value. Within
the next three years the college
management expects to use its share
of the S300,000 fund, and this share
will be $4,000 to pay every penny
of Indebtedness, to construct a
modern dormitory, to repair other
buildings, to add to the equipment OF
the laboratories, and to increase by
$4,000 the permanent endowment.
This additional endowment together
with other certain sources of income
will enable the college to add at
least four new members to the faculty
and to employ several instructors to
aid in the scientific and the language
work.
With the equipment in buildings
and the increase in the teaching
force, The college can ask for 300
pupils each year, and there seems
little doubt that this enrolment can
easily be secured.
Now, few figures: SO OF these
students will be from town and the
surrounding community. On each
there will be saving of at least
$500 year compared with the cost
of sending the students away to col
lege. ESQ students will board here.
Each will spend in Newberry at least
$500 a year. This means that the
citizens will save by sending their
boys and girls to their home college
$4,000 and that outside students
will spend in the town 5000. The
business men of this town and county
are respectfully asked to study these
figures.
The sum of money mentioned does
not provide for all the needs Of the
college. Money is needed for re-
pairing and, reequipping the gymna-
SUM, for the equipment Of the
athletics department and the improve
ment of the athletics grounds and
the enlargement of the athletics
fields, and for large increase in the
number of books in our college
library. In the pleasures and benefits
of each one of these the citizens of
this county can share.
In each drive put on by the differ
ent colleges in this state the citizens
of the town and county, irrespective
of denominational lines, are asked to
contribute literally to their local col
lege, and in each case so far, they
have done this. It is not to be ex-
pected that the citizens of NewberrX
county will be less loyal to our col
lege, nor have less pride in it's sue
cess. Already three public-spirited
men of \ wberry, one a Baptist, one
an ASS 1e Reformed presbyterian,
and the other a Presbyterian, have
each voluntarily offered to contribute
$1,000 when the time comes for the
local work.
Think carefully, citizens of the
town and county and when about
December Is you are asked to come
to the support of your college, be
ready and willing and liberal. You
can divide your subscription into
four parts, one part cash, and three.
notes, payable; one on December l,
1920, another December 1, 1921, and
the third December /, 1922. Notes
will bear no interest until maturity,
after maturity interest at the rate of
6 per cent. Or you may pay all cash