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PROF. W.S. PETERSON, From every stai dpoint, particular-) ly from a geogr iphical standpoint and from a stand mint of healthful-j ress, there is no i ity in South Caro-j lina more splendi lly located for the home of an inst tution of learning1 than Orangebur;'. Eighteen years ago Orangeburg College was estab lished. It had at the beginning, like all other schools without endowment a hard struggle i )r existence. Like all other institutions, too, It had its year to year for the first ten years) and owing to one cause and another it reached a po; nt where its best Mends lost hope of Its ever accom plishing what the founders had hop ed that it would Eight years agoi it would have bee a closed but for the loyalty of Prof, i ohn R. Mack. But for his coming to the rescue it would doubtless been in Id long ago. Prof. W. S. Peterson had watched the progress of ti e school for a num ber of. years, anc he believed that a great institution >f learning could be established here and that its influ ence would be f >lt not only in Or angeburg county and in South Caro lina but in other States. He came here seven years ago the past June, and went heroic; lly to work, believ ing that success vould attend his ef forts. The school succeeded from the first, and although during the panic year it wa3 hard hit, as were many other schojls and business en terprises. Prof. Peterson has held on unyieldingly, and today he feels as never before that victory Is in sight The school has always employed a strong faculty. Some of the very best educators in this and other States have, at various times, been connected with .he school. There is no doubt that the school is rapidly growing to be >ne of Orangeburg's best assets. It is bringing in trade to the business nen of the city many thousand dollar i every year, but as yet the businesi men have not fully realized the benefit of having in their midst sin h an institution as this has become. For the com! ig year the prospects are brighter th in ever before. More applications fo: rooms have been sent In than ever in the history of the school, ai l there will not be room to acconodate all who will wish to come tr is year. Not only are these applications coming from fhis immediate sect :on but from every section of the fitate, from the moun tains to the se:; and from the States of Georgia and North Caroliua. Ev ery available oom on the campus will be fitted his year with young ladles. Rooms have been secured in the city for t he large number of young men wl o will be in atten dance. One ct the professors will live In each o the buildings where the young m ,-n will be quartered. Prof. Peters tn conceived the idea a year or two ago of boarding the students on th i "Club Plan," giving them good fan at actual cost. This has reduced tl e expenses to a mini mum. There ias been a demand in this State for a school that would ?"furnish boys ;.nd girls with the su perior trainirij. that this Bchool fur nishes at a c<;st within their reach, and If the sc. ool were prepared to BASEBj MRS. W. S. I President. take care of them there is absolutely no doubt but that within leas than three years time 500 bright boys and girls would be brought to Orange burg each and every year. Business men who are anxious to see Orange burg build up and its population rapidly increase could do no better thing than give this school a help ing hand. Right now a few hundred dollars are badly needed with which to make some much needed improve ments and there is no doubt but that the citizens of this city ought to come to the rescue. Other towns are proud of their colleges and Orange burg is beginning to be proud of hers and there is no doubt but that in the near future some of her big-hearted citizens will help make thir school what it is bound to be if it secures the encouragemnnt that it ought to have. The work that the school has accomplished is of the very best. During the past six years 81 of these students have gone out to fill posi tions as public and high school teachers, music teachers aid short hand teachers in this and other Statesl The success that its gradur ate have met with has been, very gratifying, and proves that Oranger burg College is one of the best schools in the State. Officers. 'Prof. Peterson has had twenty years experience in school and col lege work, and is assisted in the work of mangaing the young ladies by Mrs. Peterson, who acts aB lady prin cipal. In addition to this Mrs. W: J. Galnes, who has had a large ex perience in school work will act as chaperone to the young ladies, and ?Miss Truesdale will again be matron of the school. Mr. Senator A. Por ter, a recent graduate of the Citadel and who graduated at Ort.ngeburg College four years ago will act as Commadant. Miss Nora Battle is of fice secretary. Literary Department. The teachers in charge of the lit erary department are as follows: W. I S. Peterson, A. B., Prof, of Pedagogy. Sumter Allen Porter, B. S.. Prof, of I Mathematics. James Otto Graham, I frof. of Agriculture anr Science. J George Swann, A. M., Prof, of An-! cient and Modern Languages. Stiles R. Mellichamp, A. M., Prof, of Eng lish. James iM. Brailsford, A. B., iLL. B. Prof, of History. Most of the above teachers have had long and I varied experience in college and high school work, and are capable of making the literary department of1 the school the equal to that of any of our colleges. All of these teach ers have been with the school from two to eight years with the excep tion of Prof. Porter, who i3 a recent graduate of the Citadel, but he is not unknown du Orangeburg owing to the fact that he graduated at Or i angeburg Colloge four years ago just before winning the scholarship to the Citadel, and he haB been connected with the school as office secretary every summer for the past seven years with the exception of last sum mer. Preparatory Department. The school has always maintained a first-class preparatory department. ILL TEAM. TENNI G CO] 'ETERSON, Lady Principal. Many students are behind in one or two studies and by having a prepara tory department they are enabled to keep up their class, and make up work in which they are behind, in the preparatory department. This department will be in the hands of Mrs. W. J. Gaines, who has had twenty years experience, and who is an A. M. graduate of Greenville Fe-' male College. Individual instruc tion is given in this department, and those who have backward children or ?who are Interested in having their children given private Instruction would do well to patronize this de partment. The attendance in this deparment is limted to only 20 stu dents. In a city the size of Orange burg there ought to be a large de mand for a private school that would furnish individual instruction to children between the ages of eight and fourteen. Music Department. This department has always been well patronized, and has ever been in the hands of competent instruc tors. For the coming year the ser vices of Prof. Thomas L. TInsley have been secured as Director of Mu sic and teacher of Piano and Har mony. Prof. Tinsley was educated at the Atlanta Conservatory of 'Mu sic, of Atlanta, Ga., and the Marks Conservatory cf Music of New York City. He is a Southern man, being a native of Georgia, and. has held sev eral responsible positions as Director of Music In which he has been emi nently successful. He is' spending this summer in New "York doing spec ial Work in piano and pipe organ! Prof. Tinsley?. in addition to being a fine teacher, Is a magnificent con cert pianist, and will doubtless enroll a very large class from the city. Mrs. Delia Gilbert will head the vocal department. Mrs. Gilbert is a graduate of the Grand Prarle Conser vatory of Music of Illinois, and also of the New England Conservatory in Boston. Mrs. Gilbert is a finished musician in both voice and piano. As a girl she had a remarkable talent for music, and before entering the Grand Prarle Conservatory she had the best of good teachers. After graduating from there she appeared on the platform as a concert singer, and has a large number of flat tering testimonials from various crit ics in different sections of the coun try. Mrs. Gilbert possesses a deep, rich contralto voice, and since her coming to Orangeburg in June has made many friends by her beautiful singing in the churches of the city, and one of the most effecting songs rendered at the recent open Air Ser vic was, "Where is My Wandering Boy Tonight" rendered so feelingly and touchingly by this beautiful voice. Mrs. Gilbert Is by no means a stranger in this State, having been at the head pf the vocal department of Columbia College, Columbia, S. C, for the past five years. She has former students all over this State and Illinois, many of whom are mak ing their mark In their chosen field. The Orphean Music Club, which gave a delightful concert on the local Ly ceum last year was trained by Mrs. Gilbert, before having begun their professional career. Many of the' citizens of Orangeburg remember this number as one of the most de lightful given by the Lyceum Course last year. Prof. Tinsley will be assisted in the piano department by Miss Hattie Rena Milhous who is a sister of Mrs. Peterson. Miss i.\iilhou6 graduated S CLUB. PROP. S. R. MELLIGHAMP. in music at Orangeburg College four years ago, and since that she has has been studying in the grand Brenau Conservatory at Gainesville, Ga. She too, Is a brilliant perform er and will be a valuable addition to the music department. With these competent musicians in charge j the students in the College, and its friends In town, have advan tages equal to those of any college for women in the State, and the mu sic faculty will be a decided addition to the musical circles of the city dur ing the winter. Choral Club. In addition to private instruction in vocal music Mrs. Gilbert will or ganize a Choral Club, and the inten tion is to have a Music festival next spring. All students in the vocal and piano departments will be permitted to join the choral club upon pay ment of a small fee to help meet the expenses of sheet, etc. Business Department. This department for the coming year will again be in the hands of Miss Patie Shine. This department created a great deal of interest last year, and there were graduated from it eight splendid stenographers. The young people of this city who con template taking a business course will find that they have at their very doors a fine opportunity to take I this course. The Pitman system of short hand is used by Miss Shine, and the touch system of typewriting. Graduates of the Short Hand Depart ment are in great demand as stenog raphers. Some of them have posi tions in Florence, Sumter, Greenville, Augusta, Columbia and other places. In the book-keeping department the Williams and Rogers textbook is used. This is the same system used by the great Eastman College of New York. Instruction in this depart ment is very thorough, and it has turned out book?keepers who are not only theoretical in their work but practical. Three new No. 10 Rem ington typewriters have -just been purchased for the Business Depart ment. From the present prospects these two departments will be very liberal ly patronlzd from the city. Students receive certiflcats from this depart ment as soon as they have finished the course of study. Art and Expression. The departments of Art and Ex pression will be in charge of Miss I.Maude Markin. Miss Markin has been connected for a number of years with the Central College of Arkan sas, and comes highly recommended as a Reader anu Artist, from that college. The work in Art will consist in Charcoal, Pastel, Water Colors, and Oil. Much of the work in the dif ferent mediums done from nature, such as foliage, fruits, flowers, etc. The course will also Include China Painting. Miss Markin is especially strong in China painting, Tapestry, Pyrography and Wood Carving. A large china kiln has been ordered for this department. It is the latest design, and large enough to fire all the new shapes of china. Miss Mar kin has been engaged this summer In . teaching her branches in the summer school of her native Stata Miss Markln's work as a reader has been commented on very favor ably and she wdil make the Expres sion department a feature of the school. Concerts and Recitals. It is the purpose of the teachers in the IMlislc and Expression depart ments to g|ve, during the winter, a pupils recital every Monday evening, and once a month these recitals will be made public. This will be a great help to the students, as it is very necesarry that the students who are taking piano and voice and expres sion have the opportunity of appear ing often before the public. Travelling Representative. Mr. William J. Gaines has been representing the school this summer on the road. He has had much ex perience in canvassing work, and is meeting with great success in his work this summer. During the fali and winter session he will canvass for the Business Department of the college as it is intended that this de partment shall not close next sum mer at all. It has been thought ad visable to keep the business depart ment in operation the year round and it is also intended that a special course for teacho.rs will be offered for two months next summer. Lyceum. The College has been maintaining for a number of years a Bplendid Ly ceum course. The course for the coming year will be very attractive. This course is made possible by the PROF. J. O. GRAB PROF. S. A. PORTER. friends of the college in the city, "who buy season tickets and thus help in bringing to Orangeburg these fine entertainements. Th students hear many distinguishd speakers during the year, some of whom are pastors of the city churches in Orangeburg. In addition to this Dr. Eleanore B. Saunders, of Columbia, will give a course of lectures on vocal hygiene and Tone Production. It is also ex pected that the college physicians, Dra. Shecut and Lowman will lec ture to the students on physiology and hygiene. Control. The school is non-sectarian in its teaching, and is most liberally pat ronized by the Baptists and Metho dists, but there are also a number cf students from the various churches. While the school is non-sectarian It impreaes upon the young people the importance of living the right kind of lives. Two ol its strongest organ izations are the Young Men's Christ ian Association and the Young Woman's Christian Association. They meet once each week :inl a.*e cntlr-lv in the hands of students. Girls an i' boys take part in these religious ser vices, and the training that snejr gei In this way is of no little se.vico t3 them when they return to their homes and home churches. The girls are controlled by the honor system -which is now being used by many of the large fema'.e colleges of the country. The young men are under military discipline. The discipline is kind yet firm, and at no other school in the State is there so much fellow-ship and con tentment among the students or the faculty as at Orangeburg College, and the students after leaving the school, remain loyal to it and are constantly advertising Orangeburg and Its citizens to the world. This schoo' is doing as much to boost Orangeburg and build up this "Fair City on the Edisto" as any other enterprise in the city, and ev ery citizen in the city should help and speak a word of commendaton and praise for it. Not only is it de serving of the financial -ild and com mendation of the citizens of the city but it is also worthy of thjlr patro nage. The course is thorough and covers not only ten grades of the graded school work, bit two yeais work beside. Not oniy rhould the citizens of the city paf.-onizo it, but parents over the county who want to give their children good thorough educations at moderate cost should find it to their advantage to send their children to Orangeburg. There is a great advantage in having a fine MRS. F. P. GILBERT, Teacher of Voice. PROF THOS. L. TTNSLEY. school near you to which you can eend your child ren, rather than to have to send them so far away where the cost will be so much more and where the distance will seperate you from them for long periods of time. Let the citizens of Orangeburg, city and county rally to the support of this school and in a few years we will have within our gates one of the best institu tions of learning in all the Southlands If you have no patronage for the ] school speak a word of commendation for it and give It your financial aid. You can make no better Investment for the up (building and growth of the city. For catalogue address the President. >fISS MARION. TERMS PER SESSION: PIANO, under Director .... .840.00 VOCAL, tuition. 40.00 ART, including China Painting. 36.00 PIANO, under Assistant.. 30.00 EXPRESSION. 30.00 LITERARY, tuition. 40.00 Tuition in Preparatory Department. 30.00 Regard, per Calendar Month. 8.00 For catalogue or any other information address W. S; Peterson, President, Orangeburg, S. C. IN LINE.