The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-11-26
A WOMAN'S BUILDING AT
THE UNIVERSITY.
Anderson Mail.

90 @ 90 o o o o o o O o 9 o o
We note that an effort is to be
made at the next session Of the legis-
lature to secure a woman's building
for the University of South Carolina
to cost $25O,O00. We understand
that 70 women are attending the uni
vsfsity this session Of which number
20; are from outside of Columbia. 1t
does not seem that it should be- nec-
essary to build s250,009 dormitory
ii; accommodate these 20 girls, espe-
cially during these hard times, when
most pressing needs have to be met
at other state institutions and in
other departments of the state gov
eminent. We take it that the uni
vsfsity would admit only thoroughly
Prepared stduents to it's Freshman
Class. The state high school inspec-
tor; reports that 533 South Carolina
young women graduated from the
high, schools of the state this year
G92D). Are not the present II col
1egas for women prepared to take
care Of these 53S young women who
we're prepared for college this year,
aiid even many more than this num-
Der? Where is the necessity for the
expenditures, at this time OF fnan-
cAl stringency, Of s250,00O for this
dornnitory for 20 girls? We take it
that Columbia does not want the
stafe ;to build dormitory for the so
Columbia girls attending the univer-
sity from their homes in Columbia.
Besides The state has made provision
TO- aec0nifnodate $50 more South
Carolina girls at the state college for
wbhie1 winthrop college) next ses-
sion.
.SsThS high schools OF the state will
hhxe TO be very materially increased
iii nRlhber and efficiency and a great
filahy mere young women will have
t8 be prepared for college work by
Atsn. before there can be any need
whatever, for additional provision
tot;:the higher edcation Of the young
women Of the state than is already
made at the II colleges for women,
:h6m. in, operation in South Carolina.
The Accommodations and equipment
St these II colleges. for wemen al
EH6ay in existence, one of them being
ththsSp college, the state college
Sfs women, should be perfected be-
4Dts aay other provision for the
st)EHe eaueStfon Of women is at
4s1sptsd.
E II She woinan's building at the uni
vefSltg to- compete with the South
Carolina state college for women at
H5sk HfiIs SIS it to duplicate the
MSfk ef Winntlrop college? That is a
sefy important question to be consid-
ertd III this connection. + SO, will
;iiut That lead to conflict and eonfu-
algfr iii the states educational sys-
Mms Winthrop college was estab-
Nshsd By the state, when no other
state college was open to women foE
their higher education as well as for
thaff professional and practical
tfafnins and its entrance require
nients &re the same as those Of the
state university and it gives four
year college coruse based upon such
entrance feduirements-the same as
duss the university and awards the
degrees Of A. B., B. S. and A. M. as
ases awarded by the university. 1t
may be that Winthrop with its uni
f5fm, IFS cooking, sewing and garden
aa9, etc., H. too democratic for some
people, but they should wait until
times are better before trying to
hare the state establish another col
leee for women for them.
Have not -dormitories for women
been tried at the university in the
past without success? The following
advertisement appeared in the pa
pses. of the. state during the summer
OF ,1s1S:
University of South Carolina
Opportunities for Women.
q. A modern dormitory, steam
heat, hot and cold water, competent
matron.
b. War courses in Red Cross,
Food, Thrift and Dietetls.
{. Business courses: Bookkeeping,
accounting, stenography, typewrit-
ing.
d. A fine school of education.
e. An excellent law school. With
men at war the call for women law
yers will be urgent.
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