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Among the Alumnae and ] mer Students of Winthrc College. Th? past weeks have been re] with action in the field among x alumnae and former students. '. bf great interest to note how' ciently the Winthrop girl is rer ing service to South Carolina, phases of work through which service is rendered vary widely f ? ' that of a mother tied rather close] her home in a remote part .of Be ley or Horry county to that of leading the social life in the 1 mart of Charleston or helping tc rect the affairs of state in Colum In the teaching' profession the ser varies from that of a teacher in isolated one-teacher school in mountain wilds of the northwesl part of the state or in the undeve ed sections of the Santee swamp! that of principal of a large n graded school, or county rural su] visor, or head of a collegiate dep ment in some of our leading colle of South 'Carolina. In the field of dustry again the service is var In the Pee Dee section a Winth girl is directing the management a large tobacco and cotton farm ; another owns and directs the work a large greenhouse, has acres of ( , nations which she markets in Ws ington, D. C., as well as in this sti Wherever the Winthrop girl is foi she is rendering efficient service home, to school, to church and state. The experiences of the Alumi . Executive Secretary for a day Marion, S. C., will give a fine ill tration of the last statement. Af spending the night in the charm home of a Winthrop daughter, M Mabel Montgomery, she arose to h< her and her mother discussing 1 price of cotton and planning to ms a big sale. A little later she was vited to go around to the city scho and was told that the superintend? was putting religious education ir the schools, each denomination i ganizing its work in connection w the school. This was the day for t Methodists to organize. Reaching t school building at recess, she v. 1 greeted by a number of Winthr girls in charge of the various ch rooms, and then she learned that t young woman to take charge of tl religious education in the primary c partment was Miss Mabel Montgoi ery, a Winthrop girl; the one dor the work in the junior departme was Mrs. Lonnie Leitner, former Miss Estelle Aull, another Winthr girl, and, if not mistaken, Mrs. L. Lide, nee Miss Fleetwood Montgoi , ery, another Winthrop daughter, w to have charge of the senior depai ment. One of these young women h been serving as a steward in tl Methodist church for some time. In the afternoon at a "meeting < the Winthrop Daughters of Marie County, when the girls from the v; rious parts of the county assemble' there were discussions pertaining 1 the development of the county and < the state. These young women fe that the cause of Winthrop Colleg was a partisan one, that it was th cause of the state of South Carolins and hence the way in which, the co' lege is being hampered by inad?quat appropriations and discriminate against by the General Assembly wa discussed and resolutions endorsei urging the gentlemen of the Legis lature to make a just division of tb State's money between her youni .men and her young women whei .making appropriations for highe: -educador... This body of young women showec that they were greatly concerned als? for the best interests of Marionycoun ty. They had learned that there was -a movement on foot to have the sal ary of the young woman who is giv ling efficient service as rural school .^supervisor str?ck from the county ' budget. They agreed to see the repre sentatives concerning this matter as Well as .t hat of adequate appropria tions for Winthrop and urge these men to support heartily both of these. With this illustration before us, and it is only one of many that could be given, the statement that the Win throp girl is rendering efficient ser vice to home, school, church, and state may be reiterated with empha sis. What is South Carolina doing to support Winthrop College, the one in stitution chartered for the higher ed ucation of young women? She ap propriated so little in 1920 that the trustees and President Johnson had to give their individual notes to prevent the door of the college clos ing in November, 1920. How was the college treated in 1921? She was given almost $20,000 less than in 1920 and told that any unex pended balance left from this inade quate appropriation might be used to cancel the debt of honor incurred in the effort to prevent the calamity of having Winthrop close her doors | and send her more than 100C dents home. In comparison with what has done for the higher education oi the state has never been gen with Winthrop College. For the maneht plant she has appropi during the thirty-six years of th of the college only a little more $700,000. She has been appropri for the men at the University more than a hundred years, for ?at the Citadel-with some yeai ! interruption-since 1842, and men at Clemson since 1890. Ir (past three years there has beer propriated for one of these n (institutions $900,000 for a new h j almost $200,000 more than the [total appropriated during the e ?life of Winthrop for permanent provements. The men were g none too much. The Winthrop da ters of the state rejoice in the velopmer.t of state nistitutions their brothers. But why the disci nation when appropriating for great institution established for higher education of women? 1 appropriate more than three ti as much for men as for women? 1 refuse to appropriate money for teachers at Winthrop where 182 ri students are enrolled this year 1 last, and where practically as m students are enrolled as in all tl of our men's institutions, and v/ithstanding the refusal made v throp, appropriate several thous dollars for new teachers in ? m institution? Why refuse to equalize the sala of men and women at Winthrop cause it would mean an increase salaries for the women, and, t turn around and vote money to crease the salaries of men in se of our state institutions? Why refuse to continue the c struction of a teachers' home at w throp, thus affording about fifty more women to secure board places out in town-a most diffie and expensive thing to do anywh in the state-yet, having refused tl vote $200,000 to continue constr tion at one of our men's institute and $62,500 for repairs at anothi Why exempt a men's institution fr turning in its fees and require W throp to turn in hers? The thing that 7000 Winthi daughters do not understand is 1 discrimination. . A Special Appeal Made I Mothers. ' Spartanburg, jan. 20.-Althou they had to go to'the tabernacle ? night in a drenching rain, the* hu building was seven-eighth full persons eager to hear the Rev. Bi Sunday preach. He said he preach in Boston in a tabernacle that wou hold 17,000 and it rained like it d tonight and the crowd was not near so large as here tonight. The fa that the crowd braved the elemen to hear him inspired the speaker ai he made his best effort. The text w; "I find no fault in him," and he pr sented Jesus from the standpoint < reason and common sense. His se mon was intensely spiritual and mac a profound impression and when tl call was made to accept Christ as Si viour, hundreds came forward ah grasped the hand of the evangelis Mr. Sunday preached to mothei this afternoon. Although the sermo was especially for mothers, the sei vice was open to everybody and th tabernacle was filled as usual whe: Mr. Sunday began his sermon. Mi Sunday used as the basis for his tall the story -of Moses and the devotioi displayed by his mother. A mother' influence is the greatest in the world he declared, and he emphasized thi? truth with many stories and illustra tions as well as with power of his owi arguments. The minister paid his respects tc mothers who neglected their responsi bilities and opportunities and his WP: a fine flight of eloquence when he paid his tribute to the godly mothers. "Sons and daughters of good moth ers sometimes go wrong," said Mr. Sunday. "This is one of the things that we can not understand, but nine tenths of the good that is in a man or woman is due to the teachings of a saintly mother. If a mother does not use her power and influence for good, her children are doomed. Moth erhood is the highest and holiest call ing in the world," he declared in con clusion. "In God's name I call upon you to be worthy of it." Students from Converse college, employees from the postoffic? and pu pils from Hillcrest school were pres ent in bodies tonight Mr. Sunday preached in Union this morning in the First Baptist church. He has been invited to go to Gaffney and preach one morning. A special train will bring a delegation from Seneca next Tuesday to hear Mr. Sunday and a train is being made up co bring a delegation from Chester one day next week. I j ITALY WANTS BETTER ROADS Experimental Institute Promoted foi Study of Materials for Im- * proved Highways.' The Italian Touring club has re cently promoted an experimental Insti tute of roads for the study of- materi als employed In the construction and maintenance of highways. >. The objects of the Institute will be to carry on laboratory experiments on the physical and mechanical character istics of road materials; to help the progress of experimental technics rela tive to highway surfacing by reproduc ing and studying samples of pavements worn by traille or deteriorated other wise; to form a collection of material samples suitable for Italian road con struction; to collect all descriptive and Statistical matter appertaining to Ital ian ronrls; to furnish public bodies with useful advice relating to con struction and maintenance of roads-, and to forward by every other means the development and betterment of road work In Italy. \ . The institute publishes monthly re ports of Its proceedings. The Institute is financed by annual contributions from the Touring Club of Italy, by an annual subsidy from the ministry of public works and by annuities, gifts and charges for material tests. The institute is under the direction of Sig. Italo Vambone, formerly chief engineer of the province of Mi lan. More detailed Information re garding the formation of this Institute is given In a recent bulletin of the Permanent International Association of Road Congresses. TRACTOR TO IMPROVE ROADS Contraption Invented by Colorado Man Is Intended for Smooth ing and Compacting. < _ i The Scientific American In Illustrat ing and describing a tractor for Im proving highways, the Invention of J. Mosca of Rouse, Colo., says: "The tractor Is for use In soft roads, as for instance In snow or mud, where in the tractor ls driven by an end Jess belt traveling about a fixed ele-"! ment and engaging the ground on the j Tractor for Use on Soft Roads. nuder side of said element, and hav ing means for preventing slipping of the belt, and wherein front wheels are provided fdr smoothing and compact ing the roadway for the propelling means, and wherein cleaning means ls provided for the belt and front wheels." HARD ROAD IN NEW ZEALAND Sum of $146,000 to Be Spent in Con. struction of Strip of Concrete Six Miles Long. Approximately $146,000 is to be spent by the city of Wellington, New Zealand, in building a concrete road, 25 feet wide, to the suburb of Petone, which Is six miles distant The new paving * will occupy the center of a thoroughfare 100 feet wide which is now macadamized. Only vehicles, such as carts, motorcars and small motortrucks will be allowed on the concrete way. A special vehicle tax In addition to the present one. will be levied by Wellington, the pro ceeds of which will be devoted solely to the upkeep of this road. This tax applies to all motor-driven cars, and among them are also Included'motor cycles. IMPROVEMENTS ARE TO COME Establishment of Motortruck Trains Bound to Cause Reconstruction of Surfaces. With the establishment of motor truck trains operating on a fixed schedule throughout the country Im provements are bound to come. Not only will surfaces of the highways be rebuilt, but In many instances routes will be shortened to save tune and money. These Improvements should be re garded as vital to the success of every community and as a necessary factor In the prosperous era before us. They represent benefits In which not a few individuals but the community at large will share. Teach Highway Engineering. 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