Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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rayt; mh ? umtvicva^iv ? aauvilol i aro i " 180 Years Of Changes; The University Evolves Amid the fire anc fury raged by the colonies after Farmei George and his parliament's Stamp Act of 1765, a little bit proposing the chartei of a South Carolina College was all but lost the South Carolina Assembly. Several years later, the South Carolina Gazette admonished the colori> for being outdone bj northern colleges which were at thai time successfully soliciting funds fron Carolina citizens. After all, Charlestor was "undoubtedly" th< colonial set of wealth and culture and hei lack of an institution ol higher learning was ? disgrace to the colony Soon after, anothei attempt was lost in th< Assembly because o political disputes. Despite the failures however, the idea of i college had been wel impressed upon im portant minds and was PftlNDi 4 t 0 I not lost during the c j ravages of the C Revolution. t > A DEPRESSION, s > reorganization probl- s I ems and sectional ~ * disputes facing the i new state constitution t put the power into the i hands of the wealthy [ landowners and i merchants of the > Lowlands, the r majority of whom . _ _1 _ . A 1_ _ __ r were senaing meir > sons North or abroad t to college. i As the farming 1 population of the Uplands grew to ex1 ceed the numbers of r the Lowlands, it began i to demand its share of : power. The Uplanders, f for the most part, saw i little need for higher education. They were r* n ir?r?rkli rfi/Mio l iiiuciaic, uiciigiuua, 3 and happy" and f deemed it unthinkable that the poor should be , taxed to pay for the j education of the rich. 1 In 1787, the state - capitol was moved 5 from Charleston to H~?C RESTfiURfinT :lt(3 one) SPILOOn I centrally located adopted in 1790. culture Columbia in an effort The leaders of the were o unite the disputing Lowcountry, realizing suddei lections and a new their days of urgent) itate constitution was dominating the "un- college r7i"nnrmrii ij| iimIi LI^ .-.A py^i^Pi^^sfi ii] hKb WsBm ?PSSKj ifi? f-^-^Tit^-^,-fhf mkwvvxv ? tm < - ^ v'^i1~ -- ?* ? *vX~ v.-^v. .> ??.y?--:<^-_- - -vvy- X? > ?PWM, . . . and share a place at Shand can relax, meet new people, share id< home. You can even enjoy a cup of < you like to sleep through breakfast. A you're invited to join us for dinner. All of this is for you each Suric at 9:45 a.m. If you need directions or call our church office at 799-0652. tShandon Located on Woodr< 11:00 a m Serv Sunday Sch Worship S< d" Piedmont future Upland leader^ numbered, to the Charlestonian ily saw an standards. Five need for a state colleges were charto educate the continued on next page... armmm :'J .2?".#iHr^ J^pB^^^^B^gPp BBb**$f on Baptist where you eas . . . feel right at :offee and a donut if ' md, once every month lay morning beginning transportation, please a 1 "The FeSoiuship of Expectancy" BapHstChurdi Dr. John R. Lincoln. Pastor aw between Devine and Millwood ice Broadcast on WQXL 1470 AM (X)l 9 45 a m Church Training 6 00 p m ^ irvictis 8 30 a in.. 11 (X) a m and 7 00 p m "