The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-20
DAUGHTERS
HAVE DELIGHTFUL LUNCHEON
President D. 5. johnson Guest Of
Honor-Twerty Three Daughters
Presently. Johnson Gives Talk

I Twenty three Winthrop daughters
were Delightfully."- entertained at a
luncheon which was served in the
grill room of the Newberry hotel at
one-thirty o'clock on Saturday, Dec
ember the seventeenth. The guest Of
honor was Pres. D. B. Johnson Of
Winthrop college. Mrs. j. \. Ne
Caughrin told in her pleasing manner
of the work now being accomplished
by each daughter present.
| Afterwards DR.. johnson arose and
spoke to his daughters. He said that
Winthrop needs now their love, 10y
atty, and help as neve4 before. He
desires that Winthrop chapters be
organized throughout the state, their
meetings to be held in the county
houses. He stated that he had attend
ed recently meeting Of Winthrop
daughters in Washington, D. c., there
being about one hundred and fifty
members present; and, also, one IN
Columbia, being composed Of one
hundred twenty-five daughters of
which Mrs. R. A. Cooper is president.
Miss Leila Russell of Winthrop is at
present busily engaged in organizing
chapters throughout the state; and
she is meeting with greater response
than ever before. There are about
1000 Winthrop daughtrs in the state.
Miss Mary II. Leonard's death oc-
Cured in November, 1921. She was
the first teacher secured for Winthrop
in 1886. DR.. johnson, with her help,
ran the college in Columbia for nine
years. During that time there were
about 400 graduates, they helping TO:
put Winthrop where it is today. Miss
Fannie McCants, one Of the first
principals, is member today of the
Columbia chapter.
Winthrop was begun with - stu
dents and l teacher in a one room
building in Columbia in 1886. The
building, being a stable, consisted OF
two parts-in one was kept carriage
and in the other horse. The Pres
byterian Theological seminary presl-
dent, DR.. Whaley, glorifies in the fact
that Winthrop had its origin and
birth where the seminary now stands.
The hinges of the old stable doors are
still there.
In 1895 Winthrop was moved to
Rock Hill. To show you how much
it has grown within a short period of
time, it now contains Is buildings,
IS acres, in campus and 259 acres IN
the farm, buildings cover 1-2 acres;
and Is IA acres of floor space in
buildings now constructed. The en-
rollment is 1,233-1S2 more than last
year. During the summer session
$500 persons registered. There are
at pesent 404 pupils in the training
school and 139 officers and teachers.
VIM lrop needs money. The bud
get system has worked great hard /
ship upon her. 100000 will be raised
from tuition, irfrmary, music, and
ether such fees. 100000 were appro-
priated for the Citadel in the last two
wears, whereas S72S,O0O have been
appropriated for permanent improve
ment of Winthrop during the 80
wears of her existence. The college
needs the help of her daughters to
get a sufficient sum of money for her.
Why not make just division of the
states money for education between |
the male ard female colleges? Some !
may say there is danger of Winthrop
being too large-why this is day of ;
consolidation. When the 26 colleges
of the United States sent representa-
tives to the national meeting, the
statements show that Winthrop, which .
the southeast, was at the
bottom of the list.
Numbers Of Winthrop graduates
are teaching in Michigan, Washington
and California. Winthrop trains girls
for the upbuilding of the home, COM
munity, state, and union. In the
state out of 6 or 7 teachers, or 6 of ,
these are women. 120 high school !
teachers Of South Carolina are Win
thcop graduates. The University OF
South Carolina stands next to Win
throp with 81 high school teachers, !
and Newberry college ranks third,
furnishing so teachers. Out Of the
FIVE people selected from this state by
the Southern Baptist board to go to
foreign fields, four Of them are Win
throp daughters-the fifth being a {.
man.
DR.. Johnson's talk was shortened as