The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
Winthrop College
Alumnae Drive
Organized Effort Being Stag
ed to Obtain More Liberal
Appropriations

App1 1OE)Ild llOIlS
The past weeks have been replete
with action in the field among the
alumnae and former students. It
is Of great interest to note how ef-
fciently the Winthrop girl is rem
dering service 20 South Carolina.
The phases Of work through which
this service is rendered vary wide
" from that Of mother tied ratil-
or closely to ner home in a remote
part of Berkeley or Horny county
TO that Of one leading the social life
in the busy mart of Charleston or
! helping 10 direct the affairs OF
state in Columbia. In the teaching
/ profession the service varies from
that Of a teacher in an isolated one
! teacher school in the mountain
: wilds OF the northwestern part OF
the state or in the undeveloped
sections OF the Santce swamps to
+; that of principal Of q large rural
graded school, or county rural su-
! pervisor. or head Of a collegiate
department in some Of our leading
colleges OF South Carolina In the
! field Of industry again the service
! is varied. In the Pee Dee section
a Winthrop girl is directing the
management Of large tobacco
and cotton farm and another owns
/ and directs the work Of q large
greenhouse, has acres Of carnations
which she markets in Washington,
| d. c., as we'll as in this state.
! Where the Winthrop girl is foundr
she is rendering efficient service to
/ home TO school, TO church, and to
state
The experiences Of the Alumnae
Executive Secretary for a day in
Marion, S. c., will give a fine illus
tration of the last statement. Af-
ter spending the night in the
charming home Of Winthrop
daughter, Miss Mabel Montgom-
cry, she arose to hear her and her
daughter discussing the price Of cot
ton and planning to make q sale.
A little later she was invited to go
around to the city schools and was
told that the superintendent was
putting in religious education into
the schools. each denomination
organizing its work in connection
with the school This was the
day for the Methodists to organize.
Reaching the school building at re-
cess. she was greeted by number
of Winthrop girls in charge OF the
various classroonls, and then she
learned that the young woman to
take charge of this religious educa-
ton in the primary department was
Miss Mabel Montgomery, a VIM
throp girl; the one doing the work
in the junior department was Mrs.
Lonnie Leitner, formerly Miss Es-
rel,e Aull, another Winthrop daush-
and, if not mistaken, Mrs. L. D..
Lide, nee Miss Fleetwood Mont
gomery, another Winthrop oaugh-
ter, was to have charge Of the SEN
ior department. One Of these
I'young women has been serving as
a steward in the Methodist church
for some time.
In the afternoon at meeting Of
the Winthrop Daughters Of Marion
county, when the girls from the va
riouS parts Of the county assembled,
there were discussions pertaining to
tine development Of the county and
Of the state These young women
felt that the cause Of Winthrop Col
lege was no partisan one, that it
was the cause Of the state Of South
Carolina. and hence the way II
which the college is being hamper
ed by inadequate appropriations
and Disseminated against by the
general assembly was discussed and
resolutions endorsed urging the
gentlemen of the legislature to
make a jus1 division Of the states
money between her young men
and her young women when max
ing appropriations for higher ed
ucation.
This body of young women
showed that they were greatly con-
cerned also for the best interests Of
Marion county They had learned
that there was a movement on foot
to have the salary Of the young wo-
man who is giving efficient service
as rural school supervisor struck
from the county budget. They
agreed 10 see their representatives
concerning the matter as We'll as