Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-10-11
Louise Mayes, the next State regent,

| COntlnueu ner, as chairman during
the four years Of her regency-tho
| first year OF which plea was made
and generously responded to for the
Dorothy Sharpe School, in North Car
olina. The second year school had
heen found in South Carolina which
seemed to be what wo were looking
for, after being visited together with
Mrs. Martha Giolow, the founder Of
the Southern Industrial Association.
After a year or two OF elping there,
this was found to be impractical.
upon Mrs. Calhoun's election to
the State regency she pledged herself
to the founding Of a mountain school
which would be the propcrty\of the
South Carolina d. A. r.
| AT Mrs. Calhouns first State con-
ference, meeting in Rock Hill in
| 1911, after an eloquent plea by Mrs.
Giolow for education in the noun
tans. State conference voted to es-
taOlish an Industrial school for the
mountain girls. Two years were
spent in looking for sites, and at the
State conference in Johnston in 1916,
the present site was accepted.
"Mrs. Calhoun has been member
Of The school board since that time,
and has never missed a meeting. She
has visited the State conferences Of
Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania,
and Illinois, speaking to Interested
audiences OF our school and its work
"While vice president general she
was given the opportunity Of pre-
senting the cause OF Tamasscc to
Congress and raised $4,000 on the
floor there, in money and pledges.
which was the beginning Of our en-
dowment fund. Her realization Of
the need OF certain, definite income
| each year prompted the raising Of
| this to $4,000, which, being invest
| cd at 6 per cent, would bring us in
| $4,000 year for running expenses.
This seemed like hitching our
| wagon to a star with a vengeance.
but at the meeting of State confer
once in Anderson in 1920, the pima
| Gle was reached and the $4,000 was
rounded out-this, however, with the
assistance Of other States, who stood
in admiration Of the brave little
State, with its high ideals and un-
daunted courage, which so Loyalty
followed Il leader, who unfaltering'y
| led the way to those whose hearts
prompted them to do good to others.
"This has meant the writing of
| numberless letters, both to individ-
uals and to The papers; bulletins, etc.,
for all of us who contributed wanted
to know how and when.
Through Mrs. Calhoun's inlu-
ence the services of experts on vari-
GUS questions have been secured free
Of cost. And last. but by no means
least. in few weeks the New York
cottage will proudly take it's place
on the Tamassee grounds, for to Mrs.
Calhoun-and to Mrs. Calhoun alone
is due this expression Of the inter-
est that New York State takes in ed
ucation in South Carolina.
"Her wide acquaintance in D.A.R.
circles has also meant generous gifts
from D.A.R. in other States. who,
because Of their confidence in her,
had confidence in the cause she es-
poused Pennsylvania D.A.R. have
given $1,000; Indiana has given in
memory Of her Gold Star boys; Mich
igan and Illinois have been most gen
erous, and many others, for the good
| work goes on with the limit no ono
knows whore or when.
81 know Of no more fitting memo
| rial than the planting Of tree In
honor'of Mrs. Calhoun, who has borne
| the brunt of the battle in the begin
ming and development Of Tamassee
| D.A.R. Industrial School, which is
now beginning it's fourth year Of SER
vice"
Thus does our beloved State regent
| join with us in paying tribute, and
| we feel that our program committee's 5
iGca of planting tree to-day is a
| happy one.
May add my personal thanks for
| this opportunity Of rendering appre-
! citation TO Mrs. Calhoun? In the five
years Of board membership together
our acquaintance has deepened into