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1^: V PAGE EIGHT 7 11 ([ WHY THE SMALL COLLEGE? (Leading Editorial In High School Issue of The Blue' Stocking, By Editor-in-Chief, C. W. Grafton) ‘ Every high school graduate who plans to continue his education ipust decide between the large university, or. the one hand, and the small college, on the other. It fs not a new problem, for boys and girls have been deciding it ever since colleges began. The fact that there are students attending both faculties they have. Perhaps they do not realize, however, under just what handicaps such professors work. They mount the platform two or three times a week to lecture before a large class. Their classes number so many stu dents that they can become familiar with only a few, i^^any at all. Often- and one that you can sincerely learn to love. Try to imagine how it would be to live there'for four years. Then decide. WHAT P. C. CLAIMS Presbyterian college does'.not claim types of institutions is a sufficient in-1 times papers are graded by an assist- dication that there is difference of , ant, so that the professor actually has opinion. j little contact either with the mind or However, it is, we think, the small | the personality of the undergraduate, college whose case is usually slighted A boy named Jones, let us say, may. by the public. There is something vast- p.rhaps be known to his professor ask ly impressive and alluring about the ai** individual with glasses who sits campus of a great university; and on the second row of English 305 and this, in itself, is enough to cause many r'-ceived a “D” last semester, students to decide in its favor. One , In a small college the situatioiv^is likes to think of brushing against radically different. Teachers often thousands, perhaps, and of walking know the entire student body by name, blocks to classes, and of watching the and have petsonal contact with many respectful expression that people will of them. Jones, under such conditions, register when you tell them you are j is no longer simply a bespectacled from some place of world-wide fame. ■ young man on the second row. He be- But the points in favor of a small col-1 conies, let us say, “a good student, but lege_are seldom brought to notice, and j one who needs prodding. Does excel- 80 we shall venture to enumerate!lent work when made to,” A professor some of them here. lin a sYnall college thus has an oppor- Responsibility jtunity to help students through an in-1 A great many boys pass through timate knowledge of their strong | college as if it were an amusement, and their failings. ■ park. They neither seek nor receive ■ Athletics the slightest responsibility; and wher Whether you are in a large college they have gone their respective ways or a small one, there are eleven men they do not seem to realize that they i on the football team. In the first case, have missed one of the greatest things j you must compete with several hun- a boy can get out of college. It is of- dred men. If you are already a finish- ten too late to wait until you have ed player, you may have a chance to graduated to learn to be responsible play before the season is over; but for things. You ought to spend four unless you are already a football star, years at college, always reaching for there is little chance to become one. work—Ivork on the athletic field, or The very fact that there are so many work on the debating platform—work aspirants to athletic fame makes it in the laboratory or upon the paper. • impossible to give real attention to Instead of shying from responsibility, the developing of a man. If you have you ought to search for it and then the goods, well and good—if you can’t show people that you are to be trust- produce top-notch stuff, step aside, ed. In other words, you ought to try I for there are plenty of others who can. to BE somebody on the campus. And Perhaps the teams that represent a that is one point for the small col- small college are not, as a rule, as lege—it gives you a better chance tostrong as those that represent her learn to be a leader. j larger neighbor. Nevertheless they Professors jmore nearly fill the need for college Many students favor the large in- {sports; In ■& small college, the coach. to be the greatest on earth. In fact, she would like it better if she needed to make no claims at all. P. C. is'per- fectly content to have prospective stu dents make up their minds on the grounds of things they can see and feel. Nothing would be more satisfac tory to the college authorities than that every high school student-should come and stroll over the campus and walk through the buildings. There are things in Clinton that speak for themselves. We need not Drag, for some things do their own bragging. For example, Presbyterian college is not afraid to match Leroy Springs gymnasium with any in South Carolina. Smyth hall, the new, modern, fire-proof dormitory, erected in 1924, is in a class with the best that has bene built anywhere. Presbyterian’s track is unequalled, not only in the Palmetto state, but in other states that could be mentioned. It is signifi cant that five state track meets and one S. I. A. A. contest hav® been held in Clinton. This spring P. C. will again be hoat'to bothoueets* , Perhaps you are familiar with the P. C. slogan—“Where men are made.” It is not a meaningless phrase that is used simply because It sounds well. It is one ofathe beliefs that we hold most dear. If you want to laugh at it, *race a few P. C. alumni and see if they haven’t made good. Take a dozen graduates of Presbyterian college at random and try to look at their rec- cords with a fair and open mind. See For Yourself This is a “see-for-yourseir* issue of our college paper. We are trying to show you ju^t what we have, and just what it looks like. Remember that you can’t fool a camera. We could fill these pages with column after column of description, but you might doubt that. Instead, we are taking it for granted that you are all from Mis souri. We want to SHOW you. ORS. SMITH & SMITH Optometrists SPECIALISTS Eyes Examined -t- Glasses Prescribed 16 West Mam Sirpct Ptione 101 laboratory for Prompt Repair Service Clinton, S. C. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE Ah, Such Savory Delicious Meats! You’ll appreciate the difference in meats when you begin to order our cuts. Western cuts from grain fattened cattle, tenderer, juicier and better than those from range stock. Domestic meats from carefully selected, healthy cattle, slaughter ed and dressed right. The Best Equipment In Clinton. See It. Gatovs Market PHONE 287 WALL STREET stitutions because of the renowned aIEW minutes before closing ^one evening. Mr. A. L. H. gave us his claim papers for an injury to his hand. At ten o'clock the next morning ue delivered him our check for f95.00. Fur (hinii Si n ice that reallyiervet .tT.N’A-IZE Nation-wide service by 20,000 Agents. Any time. , Anywhere. S. W. SI^iEREL, Aetna-izer. more often than not, has .to make his own team. He is not given a group of stars, but a group of men who want to play football. He is lucky if he has two or three men who are football stars, to begin with. Hence he must develop and study each man. This gives everyone a chance to get physi cal attention and advice. The small » college offers a more democratic sys tem of physical training. Associations Got Up In The Morning Fooling DIZZY 1 BEOAM to suffer with headache aod bilioua- nees,” aays Mr. John C. Malone, of Buena Vista, Ohio. 1 had a hurting through the middle part of my body which seem ed to come from indiges tion. I would get con stipated, end then feel aU out bf sorts. I would get up in the momin feeling dizzy, and everything ate would disagree with me. "Someone asked me why I did not try Black-Draught 1 found it to be just the medicine I needed. When I feel a spell coming on, I begin by taking a dose of Black-Draught diy, at night. I continue to take it for several day& imd in a short while I piling fine, ail the medicine I need.’* Costs bnhr 1 cent a dose. THEDFOBO’S ! It is Fsr CONSTIPATION INDIOBSnON, BIUOUSNKSS^ In a small college you are familiar with everyone. You learn to know your friends because you live with them and eat with them and work with them and play with them. There is an atmosphere of close-knit friend ship that cannot be attained unless' everyone Icnows everyone else. In a \ large university, you may, at best,: j know the names and faces of a hun- j dred "or so of those *vith whom you; ! are most frequently thrown. The rest I : of the student body is a vast crowd of ! strangers. If you met them in another i iewn, there would' be nothing to iden- i j tify them as students of your college.; jYou might be in the same class with ; a man for six months and nexer know i las much as his name. Such things are I not idle hypotheses—they are actual, facts. Which do you like the best? j What To Consider Leaving aside for the present the' question of size, let us think of the! things a student should consider when j i he is choosing his future Alma Mater.! Before you pick your college there are j j about four main things to investigate.! 1 First, the reputation. What do peo- j pie think of it ? What has it done ? Do ' ! its teams show real sportsmanship ? I Do the students you know from thati college strike you as gentlemen? Is itj a college you will be proud to-claim, ai; your own? , : Second, the equipment. Ask yourself if the material equipment is sufficient. *\ I Find out if there are adequate facili ties for laboratory work, or for ath-1 letic work.-Ask yourself tf the dormi-' tories are such that you will not be dissatisfied. I Third, the faculty. Find out what kind of men will teach you. Will you be able to make friends with them? Are they the'kind who will help you out of trouble or hefp you solve your problems ? Do they know what they j J are talking about? | Fourth, the students. This is the 1 hardest of all, and yet one of the' most necessary. Try to get into con- ^ tact with some of the students. Ask j^iey. .a¥e.:C^n^' straight f men.^oaid gdh be ask anyf of them to vlsi^in your ^^e ? How many of t^em fare tike kini that can j get nekt to your skin and win your| admiration ? x When you have satisfied yourself on these points, see if you can pos- over 7 - 9 Mussrrove Street Clinton, S. C. A Modern Store- Everj)/ Need of the —Ready to Meet Whole Family for JiL Ah Authentic Collectidn of Clever Coats and Frocks ... styles that will be smart in the Easter promenade ... and afterwards! 0>ats and frocks styled with distinction—and juiced with restraint. Again, the particular woman who seeks clothes in good taste ... at prices within reason . . . finds our stocks amply varied, authentic in style and attractively thrifty. 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