The Monroe journal., 1922-12-29
COLLEGE COURSE WILL
BEGIN NEXT SEPTEMBER
Trustees Meet and Plan for Thirty
Students to Start College Course
al First
ONE OF THREE NEW
JUNIOR COLLEGES

Members of the board Of trustees
of the Junior college provided for at
Wingate by action OF the Baptist
convention IN Wmston-Salem recent
ly, meeting in Wingate yesterday,
outlined plans for opening the college
next September. Various committees
necessary % the organization of the
college Cn a basis OF standards out
lined by the southern Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools were
appointed at the meeting. Fifteen
members o. the board of trustees,
including men from Wadesboro, Con-
cord, were present for the first ses-
son.
Prof. c NJ. Beach will go to Raj
eigh and Wake Forest early in jan
uary to consult with leaders relative
to employ!.s tne additions to the IA
Guilty which will Ue necessary in add
ing the two Years OF college work to
curriculum. llans discussed by the
trustees yes erday called for facul-
ty of 10 menbers for both the high
school and college departments.
The name OF ,he "Wingate Junior
College was definitely decided upon
for the institution. Members of the
board of trustees at the meeting
pointed out that the original Baptist
school in the community had been
named in honor of DR.. Wingate, one
Of the famous presidents Of Wake
Forest college, and that it would be
appropriate that the name be con-
tinued
As a junior college offering two
years of standard college work, the
institution will have a field of in
fluence covering the Piedmont Sec
tion, it was pointed out by the trus-
tees. The establishment of the col
lege is in keeping with the plans of
the Baptist denomination to place a
junior college in direct reach of ev-
cry part Of the state, In the west
there is Mars Hill, while serving the
east is college provided for New
Bern.
In discussing plans yesterday the
trustees based their estimates on a
student body of $50 for the high
school and of 80 for the college de-
partment for next year. Statistics
show 1870 students enrolled in the
high school this year.
The Baptist $75,000,000 campaign
provided for an allotment of $4,000
to be used in developing the Wingate
School over a period of five years.
Further arrangements for aid for the
school will be provided at the end Of
this time.
Hon. 7, D, Names, who on the pre-
vious day attended meeting of the
Baptist board of education reported
that there was nothing to fear for
financial support, for the 325,00
Baptist of North Carolina are behind
the institution, and our leaders have
on their hearts the interest of boys
and girls who hail from the rank
and file of the people as we'll as
those, from the leading centerS of
population.
Rec. A. c. Davis, moderator of the
Union Baptist association made a
stirring address in the interest of pro-
viding for the poor boys and girls
especially for the girls. And the two
speakers named above were voicing
trend of mind that is outstanding
in the work of the Baptists of North
Carolina. They are placing emphasis
on the Importance of financial aid
to the academy and junior college.
The trustees invite and expect the
cooperation of pastors, Sunday school
workers, womens organizations, par
ents and friends to lay on the hearts
of boys and girls the opportunity that
Wingate Junior College will offer at
its opening next fall. The deaomina-
tion expects to meet every require
ment for entrance into Southern AS
Sociation as a standard junior col
lege.
The meeting was attended, not
only by the local members of this
board but by men from other towns
and counties. Rev. +. f. Powell, pas
tor OF the Marshville Baptist church
and Mr.. H. E. Marsh of Marshville,
Mr.. X. W. Ashcraft of Wadesboro,
moderator of the Pee Dee Association
and Hon 7. d. Maness of Concord,
who is one Of the vice presidents of
the Baptist State convention, were
among those from out of town. Rev.
l.. X. Pruett of Charlotte, who was
provident.ally prevented from attend
ing wrote his regrets and gave assur-
ance of his fail sympathy and sup
port.