Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-04
NOTED TEACHER DEAD
Miss Mary c. JudSon Passes Away in
GreenYille.
WAS STATES OLDEST TEACHER
lnstructor at Greenvii!e Woman's Col
Iegc Forty-six Years-Devoted Her
Li!o to Cause Of Education In South

Li!o to Cause Of Education In South
Carolina. -,
6 The death last night Of Miss Mary
C. Judson at the Grecnville Wonan's
college in this city. says the Grcelvillc
,1'edm:ont of last Friday, has cast q
Shadow OF sorrow over Greenvillc and
the Piedmont scction,of South Caro-
lima. Thousands who knew her person"
a!lyP;' grievc for friend who was
staunch and true; other thousands who
knew her by reputation only, mourn
the passing OF this splendid woman who
cid so much for the education of wo-
men. :, Miss hudson died at Q o'clock
Thursday night, aged % years, G
months and days.
The death Of Miss Judson was not
unexpected She had been i'll for sew
cral weeks, and physicians and at
tenGants realized several days ago
that there was no hope for her recov-
cry.
For approximately forty-siX years
Miss Judson was connected with the
Grcenville Woman's College, and her
death brings to close career Of long
usefulness and inspiration to the wo
manhood of South Carolina. No wo-
man in the educational history OF the
state was so widely known or more
universally loved and admired for her
Sterling character and her professional
.attainments than was Miss Judson.
She was the sister Of the late Dr..
Charles II. Judson. who was for many
years on the faculty of Furman Uni
versity. No relatives survive her.
Early Life.
Mary c. Judson was born in a small
village in Connecticut on June 81.
1928. She was the youngest O! sew
eral children. Her early education
was obtained in the village school,
where she studied the three 'R's" but
she wcs not content with the facilities
offered by the rural school Of that
time, and showed herself anxious fo:
moro education. j. the age of 10
someone gave her Is bool; on Natural
Philosophy" and with another gill
she graspcd eagerly at the straw, but
abandoned it after a few months as
being too deep.
At the age Of II Miss Judson enter
cd q private school opened by n grad
uate of Yale, and was the youngest
pupil. Here she remained until her
father moved into New Haven, three
years later. in 1S45. Miss Judson was
still eager to get higher education
and made friends with students and
professors at Yale, thereby gaining
access to the college library. where
she found many volumes that, helped
her to n better understanding Of tn"
laws Of nature and science. Ono Of
the most avidly rcrh OF tlc%c hooks
was one dealing with the theory of as
tronomy which included q large map
of the heavens.
During the three years that she rc-
manned in New Havcn. Miss Judson
frequently attended both public and
private lectures. and was in fact Il
student ut Yale. except for the fact
that she was not allowed to matricu-
late 1t was during this period that
she determined to devote her life TO
the education of women. and to that
end she prepared herself for teaching.
Came to GrecnviIIe.
In the spring Of 1857. Miss Judsnn.
with her mother and father accepted
m invitation from her brother. Dir. G..
IT. Judson. at that time Il professor at
l'urman university. to visit him for
several months in Grccnvile. Upon
reaching this city. Miss Judson con-
tinued her studies under her brother.
concentrating her efforts at that time
upon Latin and Greek.
From all accounts, Miss Judson was
q most adept pupil. and her splendid
mind retained to the last the wisdom
Of the ancients, acquired during the
early years of her life.
During the first year of her resi-
dencc in Grecnvillc Miss Judson was
twice offered and twice refused the
offer. of the position of lady principal
OF Johnson university at Anderson.
For three years she continued her
studies under DR.. Judson at Furman.
and IN 1860 accepted Il position in Il
girls school conducted by DR.. =. W.
Bookhart ut Blythewood, S. c. Hero
she remained until near the end Of tho
War Between the States, when she
returned TO Grcenrilc.
Owing TO the chaotic conditions fol-
lowing the war. Miss JudSon returned
to the north in 1868. where she re-
manned until 1874, studying and
teaching in various institutions in
1874 DR.. Judson was offered the prcsi-
dency Of the Grccnville Female co..
lcgc-as G.. W. c. was then called
and wrote to his sister. saying that
he would accept the offer if she would
return to Grccnville and assist him il
the work. In speaking Of this letter,
asking her to return to Grcenvilld
Miss JudSon said. in an article written
for the G.. w. c. magazine, the lisa
uurrr:" " that she was sore tcnptpsl.