Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-04-14

Will see 10 IL ludI thS INV "A'N
State institution for women in S. G..
is provided for adequately.
Rock Hill, S. c. Mar. "a, 1921
am sending you copy OF an arti-
Gle which appeared in the Rock Hin
Record relative to the trea:menl
which Winthrop has received at the
hands of the General Assembly al
it's last meeting. Read it carefully
What do you think of this discrim-
ination against Winthrop college, the
South Carolina college for Women
Are the Winthrop Alumnae TO receive
this treatment in dumb silence?
Our brothers in the state colleges
for men received none too much when
they we're given more than a million
dollars, but why should We be given
onlv about one-fourth as much? we
were given nearly $4,000 less than
last year and this is in the face OF
the fact that Winthrop ran about
s33 900 short last year and would have
closed her doors last November had
NOT the Governor permitted the use
of $4,000 from his emergency fund
and the Trustees and President John.
son given their individual notes for
more than $4,000.
Such treatment indicates either a
lack of appreciation of the wonderful
work done by the college or willfuI
neglect of the only state institution
for the higher education of women.
And now, my fellow alt'mnae, WA
are we going to do about ii? II YOU
have a chapter of Winthrop DauGh'
ters in your county, pat it squarel!
up to them, and, if you have not thl:
organization, now IS the time to or
ganize and do something for you!
Alma Mater. See that this enclosed
article is published dn all your coNn
ty papers. ! do not believe the peo
pie of South Carolina will approve
of such treatment. They SIMPLY neet
to know the facts-they will see ina
things are changed.
Yours sincerely,
LEILA A. RUSSELL
Alumnae Executive Secty
We think our people should Know
how Winthrop was treated by tn
recent legislature.
President Johnson, while a. AT
lantic City, sent the following tele
gram to Senator Hart, who id hi
best to secure for Winthrop prcpe
treatment at the hands Of the Leg
islature:
"I wish to give I solemn warnin:
that if Winthorp college is not givel
more money than was provided /!
House Appropriation Bill for print
ing, fuel, electricity and gas, wages
janitors and laborers, repairs ant
for few additional teachers for ad
ditional students, in accordance Will
nemized statement filed with tn,
Finance Committee, it will be sc
riousiy crippled, if not prevented
frm running through the tisca
wear. Itemized statements have beei
made so that all concerned have tn,
information required. If injury re
suits to Winthrop college it will re
suit with the full knowledge Of thO:t
in authority and by their deliberate
action, and they will be responsible
We have worked for thirty-five yea
for the upbuildins Of Winthrop ant
for the education OF the women O
the State Our board of trustees have
given to the Legislature full detailed
and itemiZe d statements Of the need
fthe college, with the organization
and expenses reduced to q minin#nl
and we can do no more. I an here
attending a National Educational As
ISOLATION and cannot 90 to C0lambi;
before rhe Iegj5lftTe ad5ourns
Winthrop's life and usefulness are
now in the hands of the General As
sembly. The college belongs to th'
State, and not to the president ant