The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-09-19
THE PURPOSE
By S. ]. DERRICK, President


support of their colleges in the period beginning Octo
ber 10 and ending October 81, is imperative call.
Imperative because without it these colleges must sui
fer in competition with the other colleges OF the State
and if the colleges suffer- our church will be crippled
and if the colleges die church in this State will,
slowly perhaps, but surely, disintegrate.
# this drive succeeds Newberry college will get
$500 600 This will probably be expended as follows:
To cancel all Indebtedness, $4,000; to make Smeltzer
Hall into modern dormitory, $4,000; to repair and
equip other buildings SIS 900; to build two dwell
ing houses on the campus and to repair those now
there $10O00; to increase the endowment, $4,000.
The plan ought to insure, the college annual in
come approximately follows: Endowment, $685.
900, safely invested, $500; tuition, $780, the
United Synod of America $4,000; past indebtedness,
gifts from former students and others, $4,000; total
$4,000.
The annual income given by the legislature to the
State colleges which is already large, quite certain
to be increased. That of each denominatonal college
is going to be largely increased by the drve now on
for each And the head of each of these colleges has
not any doubt whatever that the drive for his college
will be successful
Yet with an annual income of $4,000 we believe
we can have college worthy of the patronage of
people, giving the sort of intellectual moral and
Christian training needed to equip our young men Tor
hgh successful and useful service to the church and
State. Without it cannot We may as we'll face
this statement admit it's correctness, and accept te
challenge it implies.
The debt of the college accumulated by the
expenses contracted for buildings and by deficit in the
current expenses To fit college for competition
on equal terms with other colleges money
spent than the current income. Last there was no
deficit Next year and succeeding years there must be
none But to justify this there must be larger in
come. There must be cheap faculty, no run
down. campus and buildings. Our boys must have the
ought to.
Our college has been criticised for the amount of
free education it gives even, strange to say, by
who have been benefciares. Many scholarships have
been founded by generous friends of the college, Some
times the donor exercises the right of naming the ben
eficiary perfectly proper thing to do If he wishes.
Thus the beneficiary may not always be poor boy
usually he is. Then the college turns away boy
because he has not the money to tuition if he has
brains and character. Usually the money will be paid
by this boy even if a long time may intervene. We
could give some interesting examples of this Let us
quote the words of distinguished public man of this
State, not Newberry college man a Lutheran:
''Newberry college has done to connect the poor
boys of South Carolina with opportunity to rise to
prominence and success from the humble walks of life
than any other college in the State Can any college
ever hope to deserve a greater tribute?
Among the graduates of Newberry college there
are 70 ministers of the Gospel and theological stud
ents; "a lawyers 50 farmers; 124 teachers 20 of
them ladies' ITS business men, many of them promin-
ent men, 49 physicians Al State and federal officials;
journalists dentists; druggists This classified
ton is not exhaustive, but it is sufficiently to ndi
cate the value of Newbery college to the church and
society," This appeal goes out to every Lutheran in
the Synod and every graduate and former student
of the two colleges with loud call to loyalty,
age and generosity.
In their drive the Baptists asking for $39 per
CAPITA the Methodss for $780, the Presbyterians for
s33 the Lutherans for S25 Our sister denominations
have no thought of failure. Take note of this state
ment The per capita wealth of the Lutherans is as
great as any of these. Have any thought of failing
in our campaign for colleges?
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