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VOLUME XXIV
SYNOD VOTES TO
MOVESENDNARY
Board of Trusteee Empowered To
Transfer Institution When Georgia
Complies With Terms Set Forth in
Their Offer.
CLINTON, S. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1924
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By a vote of 97 to 35, the Synod
last night voted to empower the board j
of trustees of the Columbia Theologi*
cal Seminary of Columbia, to affect
a transfer of the institution to At
lanta, Ga., when the Synod of Geor
gia shall' have complied with the
terms set forth in their recent offer.
resolution, aa •adopted, -follow!U
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“That the Synod of South Carolfna
notes the action of the Board of Trus
tees of Columbia Theological Semi
nary, taken in Augusta, June, 1924,
and the response of the Synod of
Georgia thereto. The Synod believes
that the board has fully considered
the situation, and has taken this step
to preserve this institution and its
great service to the Southeastern
states. Realizing that conditions
must be met as they arise, and that
we now face the necessity of some
radical action to enable our Seminary
to continue to serve this section of
the church adequately, this Synod
does hereby approve the action of the
Board of Directors at Augusta, and
the plan adopted by the Synod of
Georgia and communicated to this
body; and authorizes its directors to
consumate the transfer of the Colum
bia Seminary to Atlanta on the condi
tions named as soon as the Board re
ceives official notice that the pro
gressive campaign for $500,000 for
equipping and endowing shall have
been carried to a successful conclu
sion, and a site acceptable to the
board has been secured without cost
to the Seminary.”
The entire of yesterday morning
was given to a discussion of the re-t
moval question but the continual de
bate failed to bring a decision. After
several hours of discussion, the Sy
nod adjourned shortly after one
o’clock for dinner, and Innnediately on -
after resuming its session, the de
bate was continued with arguments
galore, pro and con. When adjourn
ment came at three o'clock in order
that the delegates might be the col
lege’s guests at the P.^£.-Davidson
football gaVne, no decision had been
reached and the whole subject was
continued into last night’s session for
a final vote.
• The members of Syn^d were the
guests last night of the Thomwell
Orphanage for supper and the occa
sion was pronounced b yall as a.
happy and enjoyable one7~
The first part of last night’s ses
sion was given over to a discussion
of Foreign Missions, Dr. Alexander
Sprunt, of Charleston, chairman of
the committee, submitting his report,
after which interesting addresses
were heard from several missionaries
now on furlough and present as the
Synod’s guests.
The report of Dr. Sprunt went in
to a thorough discussion pf the For
eign Mission work of the Synod, giv-
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TO DAVIDSON
After Making Nine First Downs To
Five For the Visitors, Freshmen
Yield Two Touchdowns.
THE NEW LEROY SPRINGS GYMNASIUM
NO CHANGE IN
CLEMSON AFFAIR
Number of Students Still Not At
tending ClasaM—rMnny Parents
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Clemson College, Oct. 16.—Clemson
students still at the college with a
few exceptions, returned to their
DISCIPLINE MUST
BE MAINTAINED
Former, Senator Manning Says The
Clemson Board Will Act .
At Once
Columbia, Oct. 15.—Discipline at
Clemson College must be maintained
without regard to the immediate ef-
classes at .10 o’clock Thursday morn-! feet upon the fortunes of the insti
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ing and it is believed that tlie regu
lar routine will continue undisturbed
by further action until after the board
of trustees meets Monday.
1 Since long roll Wednesday ni&ht
the regular program of the college
has been carried out, and all forma
tions were held as usual.
At 9 o’clock Thursday morning,
there was muoh debate among the
students as to whether they would
attend classes or not. Many held that
they had bound themselves at class
tution, jt was stated today by Former
Gov^nor Richard I. Manning, of Co
lumbia, a member of the hoard of
trustees.
While the board has not received
an appeal from «ither the students,
who yesterday walked out upon re
fusal of two demands of Dr. S. B.
Earle, acting president of the insti
tution, the board of trustees will meet
immediately upon receipt of an ap
peal, he asserted.
P. C. AND CAROLINA
’ CLASH TODAY
Johnson’s Eleven Hard at Work In
Preparation for Carolina
• Encounter
Yesterday afternoon found the Blue
Blockings earnestly at work in pre
paration for the Gamecocks t*ay.
This’ game is being looked upon in^ building, three elementary
the Presbyterian camp as the most
CLINTON SCHOOLS
show Progress
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Hewied By Prof. J. H. Witherspoon
As Superintendent With Thirty
Members to Faculty.
The Clinton schools by the. end of
the session will have, four white
school buildings,, one .high school
.school
school
buildings, and two colored
important game of the season and j buildings. Thirty white "teachers are
not only are the players bonding every now employed with an enrollment of
nine hundred; twelve colored teachers
with an enrollment of approximate-
effort to win this game but the stu
dents themselves are just as much
interested and pep meetings are the! ly six hundred. Two teachers were
vogue. Indications are that a large | added to the white corps this session
delegation of students will be down in order to take care of the yearly
at Columbia for the game.
Wednesday afternoon the varsity
met the scrubs for the first time since
their encounter with Clemson last
Saturday. For the first time this
Mr. Manning discussed the situa-
meetings not to go to classes until tion following a conversation this
matters were settled. As a conse- morning over long distance telephone the varsity rqmmed the scrub line
quence most of the student# gathered with State Senator Alan Johnstone, and skirted the ends almost at will.
of Newberry, president of the board While on the defense the line worked
Sr trartw'r To-aa
statement in regard to the grounds 1 could have done better. The scrubs
increase.
The members of the board of trus*
tees are: B. H. Boyd, chairman, C
M. Bailey, and Dr. T. L. W. Bailey.
f The schools are headed by Prof. J.
season the offense was on edge and H. Witherspoon as superintendent.
He is a Davidson College graduate.
of barracks instead of goihg to
classes. The Rev. John McSwecn ap-
and as the directing head of the Clin-
toil school system, has been quite suc-
twnirimr Was tint qp *tw stamtaid and^cesefni, and is “
to improve the city's educational faci-
peared before them and told them upon which ‘the students based their
that the student committee had not complaints until the full facts have
told them to stay away from classes, been placed before the trustees.
Rev. McSween said the committee had “The situation as presented by the
heavy enough burdens without hav
ing the boys stay away from classes, i Mr. Manning declared.
As the student mass meeting had de
cided to wait until Monday for ac
tion, he advised every man to attend
newspapers is essentially correct,’
his duties. Some of the cadets went gation of the food served in the din-
! to classes the first hour and after an ing hall be made. Dr. Earle stated
The demands made by the students
have been refused by Acting Presi
dent Earle, except that an investi-
hour of debate and argument around
the barracks, most of the others went
to their classes at 10 o’clock.
Many parents and other relatives
of cadets were on the campus Thurs
day morning to see their boys. A few’
continue to leave and a few to come
in, but the number at the college,
did not change noticably Thursday
i morning.
that he would take up that complain^.
“We hold the president responsible
for the discipline and management of
the instttution, and he has mattess
in hand.
“No appeal has been made to the
trustees, and therefore, we feel that
President Earle has the situation un
der control. There will be no regu
lar meeting of the board before Oc
tober 31, but, of course, if an appeal
couched in proper language is made
by the students, the board will meet
at once and act upon the matter.”
Columbia, Oct. 15.—Fresh from a Governor Manning stated that the
ing the list of churches and amounts ^ we ll-earned victory over the well- Alumni of the institution are urging
per member of the churches that have | Wolfpack of North Carolina the students to return to Clemson
exceeded the $4.00 per member mark. | state, the South Carolina football until their grievances can be ir
The average by, Presbyteries P er , eleven tackles the Presbyterian col- gated. - - —
member, as show* in Dr. Sprunt’s re- lege Blue stockings Friday after
port, follows: Enoree, $5.38; Charles-
» ton, $3.62; Harmony, $3.82; South
Carolina, $3.21; Pee Dee, $2.77; Pied
mont, $2.56; Congaree, $2.25. The
CAROLINA GROOMS
P.
C. ELEVEN
investi-
noon on University field.
This promises to be a healthy and
intersting scrap. The Gamecocks
, retain vividly in their memory the
average for the Synod is $3.46, and i 8 tj ng of a 7 to 3 slap in the face
for the General Assembly, $3.09. | ^ Presbyterians last year.
Dr. Sprunt’s committee submitted ( Xhe clinton lads logt their in _
a number of resolutions submitted by ^ itia , game thig year to Davidsori(
the Assembly’s Executive Committee, their Tar H eel brethren winning,
with the suggestion and recommen- 16 ^ 3 Next the Blue Sox held
dation that they be adopted, th(? toam <?f Southern col-
Dr. S. P. Fulton, D. D., of Kobo, fegt, Demand, Fla., to a ocoreless
Japan, Rev. H. L. ReevOs of China, | deadlock. This past week the Clin-
and Rev. Donald Swicord of Korea, | tonitea threw a scare into the lair
were heard by the Synod with inter- j 0 f the Clemson Tiger by holding
esting accounts of the mission workj them bcoreless in the first half and
now being done in their respective 1 finally yielding, 14 to 0, only after
countries a stubborn fight.
Carolina opened the season e by
trouncing Erskine 47 to 0. Next
they gave the Georgia Bulldogs a
terrific fight over in Athens, being
CLEMSON TRUSTEES
TO MEET MONDAY
were able to gain chiefly on their j lities.' He has, and is still succeed
passes to Rhame who is going fine on ing.
the second team. This young lad, | The faculty in charge of the schools
though little in statue is penetrating this year, is as follows:
the varsity line very frequently and, J. Harvey Witherspoon, superin-
Clamoring, stammering and other
wise hammering, the Blue Sox drop-
ed one of the hardest fought games of
football yesterday ever witnessed in
Clinton, to the Davidson freshmen.
The score of 14 to 6 fails, to do
homage to the brave lads who though
beaten were glorious in defeat.
Despite the heat of a tropical sun
beaming down making it almost im-
possible to play, the^garne was- olf
with a rush. Stamps kicked It beauty
straight between the uprights to set
the game afire. The ball came -out'on
the 20-yard line and after failing to
gain, Gray punted. P. C. drove the
ball back to the 30-yard line and was
forced to halt. Stampa-.dropped back
to, the forty-yard line and,.deposited
a beauty between the bar&j .This act
wqs repeated again : eajly in 4be fifec-
ond period from the thirty«yard line.
Up, to this time the game had been all
for the locals. ,
Davidson kicked off. FwG. failed to
gain and Wilson . punted., • Davidson
took the ball in midfield: with only
thtee' minute* to-.play and'.began a
march down the < field that- the. Blue
$ox were powerless to stop, apd itand-
ed in a touchdown as the whistle
sounded the end of tbe first, half.
Gray kicked goal.
The second half started with. the
punters occupying first pjaqe. Neith
er 1 team could penetrate the, other’s
defense consistently during the third
quarter, however, Stamps got loose
once for a twenty yard spript? and
King side-stepped thru the hne for
a good gain once. For, Davidson,
Gray and Overton gained p\ost con
sistently during the period.
Early in the fourth Davidson toqk
the ball on a wild pass from center
to Kennedy, on P. C.’s 20-yard line.
With Gray’s one pass for ten yards to
Hirrlson, and a senes of line bucks
with Wilson, Overton, Gray and Har
rison taking the bail, the visitors
hammered their way to another touch
down with Overton scoring the ringer.
Gray again kicked goal. /
At the thought of defeat, the locals
became frenzied, took the ball on the
kick-off and began a fierce drive
down the field. With Kennedy featur
ing, and a long pass from Stamps to
Wilson for 20 yards, the Blue Sox
placed the ball on Davidson’s 20-yard
line, having made three consecutive
first downs. In this drive Kennedy
seem! to have the r6al stuff in him. [ tendent.
Some say he reminds them much of| High school: Kenneth hbBaker, Jr.,
“Shorty” Pearce and in reality he*; principal, Joseph G. Hollis, Jr., Misses
looks a lot like him in action but he Olive Tuck, Robbie Parks, Bertha
doesn’t weigh quite as much as Shorty! Gray Gallman, Louise Richardson,
Coach Johnson showed hi* interest in Lois Lee, Theo Liles, Mary Lou Rome-
him this afternoon by running him dy.
with the varsity. If Rhame continues! Central graded school: Miss Nancy * our and gained
to show up good he will fill a bad Owens, principal", Misses Sue Dukes, i yards throu . g | 1 j eft t f ckl ® at every
haia in the backfield that has needed Pearl West,'Ruth Ferguson^ Arlial C ^P‘ ® ut visaing Rats bycked up
a fast man in it the whole year. j MacLemore, Mattie Lee Riddle, Fran-1 an< * 8 ^ owe ^ a defense as Stamps
Griffith, fullback, is going like a' ces O’Daniel, Louise Muldrow, Mary
house afire and is a bulwark of- Philson, Helen Bailey, Emily Kirk-
fense for the Presbyterians. He pro- land, Katherine McSwain, Myra Lea-
mises to make a deadly triple threat man, Nan C. Brown, Josephine Bro-
man. Up to now Walter Johnson has die.
not had to use him to punt as War-; Providence school: Mrs. H. A. Cope
ner has well taken care of this phase,
however, he can be counted on to lob Elizabeth Tribble, Elizabeth Young, Gibraltar on defense , and made 1
the oval for forty-five to fifty yards B- Copeland,
any time. With the pigskin in his
hand he is equally as fierce; he has
an unerring pass that moves in a
bullet like manner and is hard to
detect by the enemy. If you shoot
the old pig’s hide into his stomach,
he is always good for three yards
over the line. What this big fellow
needs is a little mere experience and
he will add a little zest to football
in South Carolina.
“Pull the Gamecocks tail feathers
out” is the watchword on the P. C.
this week. The Gamecocks
Call Goes Out To Members For
Investigation Of Cadet
“Strike”
Columbia, Oct. U>.—The board of! campus
trustees of Clemson college will meet| n0 d° u bt have a score to settle this
at the college Monday night at 8 y ear but so have the Blue Stockings,
o’clock to consider the situation aris-1 80 wa ^cb the feathers and wool fly
this afternoon.
POPULAR MEETING IN INTER
EST OF LOCAL HOME
. MISSIONS
ing from yesterday's walkout of near-1
ly half the student body, according ———
to a notice received today by W. D. •CITY TO HOLD
Barnett, a member of the board.
Alabama Favors
Eutaw, Ala., Oct. 16.—Having dis
posed of the question of removing Co
lumbia Theological Seminary from
^Columbia, S. C., to Atlanta, by favor
able action, the Presbyterian Synod
of Alabama this morning awaited
word from the South Carolina Synod
at Clinton, which was to act on the
same matter today. The Alabama
Synod voted o nthe removal question
late yesterday. The vo£e was almost
unanimous in favor of the change in
location. i V**'*-‘
The call for the meeting was is
sued by Allan Johnstone, of New
berry county, chairman of the board
of trustees, but notices of the meet
ing were sent out by Acting Presi
dent S. B. Earle, Mr. Barnett said.
Besides Messrs. Johnstone and Bar-
finally downed, 18 to 0, but not he- following are members of
fore University of Georgia had ex-j the board; M L< Donaldson, Green-
tended themselves to the limit.. ’ I ^He; j. E . Wannamaker, St. Mat-
Saturday the birds took revenge thews; w w Bradley( Abbeville"; A.
for a 7 to 0 defeat administered
them last season by the North
Carolina Aggies by defeating the
Wolfpack, 10 to 0, in a thrilling
game filled with spectacular over
head work.
Mr. L. B, Stevenspn, of Hartsville,
was a visitor here this week attend
ing synod. *
F. Lever, Columbia; Richard I. Man
ning, Columbia; B. E. Geer, Green
ville; J. J. Evans Bennettsville; I.
M. Mauldin, Columbia; R. M. Cooper,
Jr., Wisacky; R. H. Timmerman,
Batosburg; Henry CL Tillman, Green
wood; and S. W. Evans, Clemson Col
lege.
EXAMINATION
Dr Flournoy Shepperson, pastor
of the Purity Presbyterian Church,
Chester, S. C., made an elequent and Overton were undoubtedly t^e. stars
forceful address Wednesday night on | for the v i 8 i tor8 and it was, due to
The Challenge of Home Missions in them- mainly, the victory for David-
the Synod of South Caroliiih.”
Dr. Shepperson said in part “The
situation demands unprecedented ac
tivity in the church. We have just 1
begun to hit up our forces for the task
at hand. The present opportunity de
mands that we utilize all available
resources. Our greatest need today
is a baptism pf Bible evangelism.
son. However, the whole team play
ed a very consistent brand of foot
ball and showed the real Wildcat
spirit.
The visitors, chalked up six first
downs to nine for the home team.
Very frequent fumbles cost the P. C.
Rats the game. They made eight
fumbles, recovered three and lost the
Office of Supt. 'of Water and Light
Dept, to Be Awarded Through
Civic Service Method.
At the last meeting of the City
Council an election was held for the
office of* superintendent of the water
and light department, two names were
put in nomination, Mr. Guy E. Tumb-
lin and Mr. O. T. Lawing. The elect
ion fell a tie, three votes being cast
for each candidate. The mayor asked I
time for consideration before castipg
a vote, and has decided in the interest
of efficiency, to hold a civil service
examination and to vote for the can
didate whose examination rates high
est
The questions to be put in the ex
amination will be prepared by a pro-
We are among the best prepared of ba ]j fj ve times. Davidson’s second
all the churches to do the work so i touchdown came as a result of a fum-
greatly needed in South Carolina 1 b i e
today. Among our qualifications re-[ —
fered to are: first, an unexcelled power of God and the dedication of
creed. But if our orthodoxy does not our own resources, we are then ready
put us to work it is of little value
in the salvation of the lost. Let our
orothodoxy be fired with the spirit
to work miracles.
“If we meet the challenge before
us today we must combine the whole
of evangelism. Second, we have all, resources of the pew with renewed
essential machinery for the task, j dedication of the pulpit. I.et Us get
We have the same machinery that all of our men oh the firing line.”
the apostles used in their efforts to Dr. J. M. Holloday, then presented
evangelize the world. When we har- a copy of the Permanent Committee
ness up this machinery with the on Local and Home Missions, which
read and the recommend itions
minent municipal engineer, and pass
ed upon by the same engineer. Mayor
Jacobs states that he hope's £his step
will lead to taking entirely out fef
politics the administration of public
works, making eligibility for position
dependent entirely upon efficiency.
was read and the
therein considered seriatem.
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Mrs. Sterling Pitts entertained the
small children .with a pretty bin hday
party in honor ,of her soav Sterling.
Jr„ on. Thursday.
attempted three passes to Wilson
that failed. Thus ended the last
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chance to score for McMillian’s men,
and they were forced to accept a 14
to 6 decision.
Though licked, the locals, were not
land, principal, Misses Florie McGill, J w *thout stars. Wilson was a Rock
half the tackles through Jhe .line.
Stamps was the Stamps an,<j true
to form. He wps a shining, ligtyt on
offense. Kennedy also showed, up
good near the end. McKenzje, the
versatile li^Ue center, was cosmopo
litan, getting tackles everywhere. The
whole team played good football $nd
deserves commendation. Gray .,#nd
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