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ASSETS OF CLINTON COLLEGE. Dr. McPheeters' Statement of Institu siltation's Value-Other Things Besides Money. Dr. W. M. McPheeters, chairman of a committee appointed by the board of trustees to receive propositions for the location of the college, has issued the following open letter to the Rev. S. J. Cartledge of Anderson upon the subject "The Presbyterian College of South Carolina; Its Assets, Present and Prospective, Pecuniary and Oth? erwise." The letter follows: The Rev. S. J. Cartledge, Anderson, S. C. Dear Brother Cartledge: Since my previous letter to you have received a communication from Mr. H. Frank Wilson, master for Sumter county, making the following very pertinent inquiries: "First, what endowment, if any, has the Presbyte? rian College? Second, what property, If any, will follow the change of loca tiop^ Third, the number of students in ; ctendance upon the college last year? Fourth, the number of trustees and'how elected?" As these, or similar questions have come from other quar? ters, I shall defer for the present some v other matters that I had intended to lay before you and through you, be? fore the Presbyterians of the entire State, and address myself at once to the answer to Mr. Wilson's inquiries. His order is not-material, and there? fore in my reply I shall follow an or p der of my own. 1st. Number of Trustees and How Chosen-The total number of trustees is 21. Of these three are chosen by each of the six presbyteries compos? ing the synod of South Carolina, and the remaining three by the alumni as? sociation. Persons desirous of fuller information on this point may be re . ferred to the charter of the collegef;a Copy Of Which will be found in the last catalogue of the institution. Catalogues can be had on application to Prof. A E. Spencer, Clinton, S. C. 2nd. Material Property of the Col? lege,, as at Present Located-At pres? ent the college has no endowment. It has, however, material property of which the fair estimated value is from $20,000 to $25,000.- This includes grounds, buildings and furnishings of all sorts. It is^not necessary, ,1 think, that I should go into details. It is im? portant, however, that I should say very clearly and distinctly that, of the total sum named, the trustees of the college hold a fee simple title to but about $7,000 or $8,000 worth of the property, including furnishings and further, that against this there is a mortgage.of $2.500. Hence it will be seen that the movable values of the college amount to only about $4,000 to $5,000. This, I think, answers the fir st and second of Mr. Wilson's ques? tions. It is understood, of course, that I give these figures, all of them, only according to the best of my knowledge and belie! I feel reasonably sure though that they are not far wrong, one way or the other. 3. Number of Student Last Session. -?-The number of students last session was seventy-two (72). 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C. be added, however, that this sum a year ago was the first opportu that the college has had for s< years to make a canvass for stude Though this canvass was but an perfect one, it resulted in an crease of about 40 per cent, in attendance. (I give these ligi without catalogue for 1904 at ha But I am sure that they are i-por imately correct.) It should also borne in mind that the college only in the last 18 months passed i the unreserved and untrammel ownership and control of the pres t?ries. Finally, it should be reme bered that, in addition to the Pr byterian youth of college age v are at present attending no coll? whatever, there are, by actual cou not less than 300 Presbyterian yoi of college age who are now attend! other colleges in this State is particularly certain that, as soon the Presbyterians of South Caroli have a college of their own that adequately equipped, a considera! part of these 300 will be found the 4. Valuable Asset of Another Ki -I have tried to answer Mr. Wilso: questions as fairly andr frankly as know now. But were I to stop he: I should leave the main point of 1 inquiry really unanswered. Nay, should bave ^even suggested a wro: answer to it. He evidently wants know the present assets of the coll? that have a pecuniary value. Of the I have yet to mention those ,that my judgment, are by far the most ir portant. I refer then to the fact th the college has at this present tim First, a president recognized as one the leading men in this synod, a mi that whom no man in the synod, pe haps, has a stronger hold upon tl confidence and the esteem of tips Pre byterlans of this State, ministers-ar laymen, those who live in the.jcitie the villages, arid the country alike; mari of force, of prudence and < energy; a man worthy to lead a mov< ment like this, and capable of lea< ing it to success. Second, a facult; not at present large in numbers, bi of tried men, men who have approve themselves by the hold that they hav gained upon the confidence and good will of the students that have bee under them. Third, a board of trus tees who believe in their president, i: their faculty, in their college, and i: their constituency-the Presbyterian of this entire State; men who, with n personal axes to grind, have set the: hands to the work of making thc P: es byterian College of South Carolin; worthy-of the name it bears, "and o the body that it is designed to serve men who purpose, sparing themselve; no personal, labor in effecting the higl aim they have set before themselves Fourth, the 138 ministers, 950 rulin; elders, and 21,136 communicants tha compose the synod of South Carolina every one of whom ought to be an< very many of whom certainly will b< interested and active agents in build ing up the material equipment of thei. college wherever it may be located The community "that cannot appr?ci?t* the money value to it of the united and unpaid (by them) services of suet a. body of men, all of them bent hear and soul upon building up an enter? prise that will upbuild the community in manifold ways-I say the commun? ity that cannot appreciate the monej value to itself of such a body of work? ers is certainly benighted enough tc need a college, but probably too be? nighted to be sufficiently aware of it; need to make any suitable effort tc secure one. 5. Present and Prospective Money Assets Other than Those Airead?. Xamed-As stated above, the college has only $4,000 (net) worth of proper? ty to which it has a fee simple title. It would be a mistake, however, to infer from this, as might only too easily be done, that $4,000 represents its entire present money value to the community where it is located. For last year tnt institution had an income of $5,400. This, as a moment's reflection will show, represents 6 per cent, on an in? vestment of $90,000. Double the num? ber of students, as we expect to do within five years, and it is easy to see that the income of the college will rep? resent an investment of not less than $180,000. In this connection it should be noted further, that the $5,400 men? tioned above does not include tho money spent in the community by th? student body for other things than tuition and board. Were a fair allow? ance made for this, it .seems certain that the present money value of the i college to the community in which it is located represents an investment of not less than $100.00 to $110,000. Finally, I am authorized to Itate that a movement has already been j inaugurated among members of the ! board to raise, if possible, between i this and the 12th of Sept., next, an initial endowment of $50.000 for the j college. Though the movement has Must been started, and only a few members of the board itself have been seen. .-: good beginning has been made. Let any one name over to himself the flourishing towns in our Stat* Charleston, Columbia. Orangeburg, Aiken, Sumter. Florence, Darlington, [Manning, Bennettsville, Harts ville, 2*? Made in the Golden Sunlight It is conceded by the highest authorities that the soda cracker contains the life-giving elements of wheat in the best proportions. 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I will only add that those who are behind this movement for av. initial endowment of $50.000 for the college are not trying to raise this amount in order to secure its removal from Clin? ton, or to any place in the State. They are trying to raise it for the college at whatever place it may be. whether at Clinton or elsewhere. Hoping that I have spoken clearly and fairly to what I conceive to have been the main matter before Mr. Wil? son's mind in the questions he pro? pounded-a matter, no doubt, just now before the minds of the Presby? terians of other communities than Sumter. Sumter. I am yours fraternally, W. M. McPheeters. John Carter, of Chester, was ar? rested a few days ago for attempting to kill a young lady with whom he was in love. CHOLERA INFANTUM Child Not Expected to Live From One Hour to Another, but Cured by Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. *Ruth, the little daughter of E. X. 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