The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-07-20
CITIZENS ORGANIZE
EDUCATIONAL DRIVE


Memoralize General Assembly to Pro-
vide For State Survey. Leaders
II, Gather at Converse. College
to Discuss Needs of South
Carolina Educational
System.
Spartanburg, July 15.-More than
800 leading men and women of the
state gathered in Spartanburg today
and organized the Citizens Educa-
tional association Of South Carolina.
j. Rion McKissick, of Greenville, was
elected president and the following
were named as vice presidents, rep
resenting each congressional districts /:
First district, Legare Walker, Sum
merville; second, Bert D. Carter, Bam-
berg; third, DR.. Geo. B. Cromer, New
berry; fourth, ]. B. Atkinson, Spar
tanburg; fifth, Il. B. Butler, Gaffney;
sixth. Bright Williamson, Darlington;
seventh, H. o. Plowden, Dalzell.
"South Carolina wants the best
there is, and can pay for it," was
the slogan adopted by the assoca-
tion
The meeting was presided over by
R. Goodwin Rhett of Charleston, Ad-
dresses were made by Howard B.
Carlisle, president of the Spartan
burg chamber of commerce; DR..
Henry Nelson Snyder, president of
Wofford college; Governor Cooper;
George f. Zook of the United States
bureau of education, State Superin-
tendent Of Education j. e. Swearin-
gen.. DR.. Jno. B. White of Anderson
and others.
Call for Funds
Dinner was served the visitors in
the dining hall Of Converse college.
After dinner the committee on res
olutions reported memoralizing the
legislature to have made thorough
survey of the state to find out it's
true educational status, recommend
ing the law making body to give to
education such Legislative and finan-
cial support as it merits, and other
resolutions defining the scope and
purposes Of The conference and ap-
pealing to press, pulpit, platform and
to the various civic, social, religious,
commercial, patriotic and other or
ganizations to exert their strongest
influence to arouse public sentiment
to. this end
Practically every we'll known edu-
cational institution in South Caro-
lima was represented at todays gath
ering. Governor Cooper's inspiring
address on the needs and the aspira-
tions of South Carolina's educational
system was one Of the outstanding
features Of the morning program. The
University of South Carolina, Furman
university, Wofford college, Converse
college, Winthrop college and every
institution that has earned an envia-
bic place for itself in the upbuilding
OF teh commonwealth was represented
at the conference, and every person
present paid rapt attention to the
speakers, who had been chosen to
present to an appreciative audience
their conceptions Of what must be
done in South Carolina to lift the
state from the unenviable position it
now occupies in the educational sys-
ten Of the United States.
Rhett Prcsides
Il. Goodwin Rhet, of Charleston,
long identified with every movement
tending to promote the common
good of the state, was chosen to act
as presiding officer of the meeting.
Mr.. Rhetts opening address was
fraught with inspiring thoughts and
contained many pertinent and sur
prising bits of information regard
ing the needs of South Carolina's
educational suytem as it exists in
1921.
Mr.. Rhett was introduced by How
ard B. Carlisle, president of the
Spartanburg chamber of commerce.
who informed the gathering that it
has been his privilege to Welcome to
the city of Spartanburg many assem-
blages, but that today's gathering,
he felt, was truly the most welcome
Of all.
Mr.. Carlisle read an interesting cx-
ccrpt from historical work which
made mention Of gathering held at
Nazareth church, Spartanburg coun-
ty, in 1896, which had for it's object,
the same plans as those of the pre-
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