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r.A/ •■r When the late Dr. Wm. P. Jacobs wrote his will he said: “I have lived for three great institutions—the First Presbyterian church, the Presbyterian college and Thomwell orphanage.’* All 'who knew him knew how true this was. Only a few years after the orphanage was founded, Dr. Jacobs began to think and talk of a college for Clinton. One of the reasons for it was that he might carry out his ideals for “his orphan children.” As is known, the college building— the present McCall high school build ing—was erected on the orphanage campus. From the very beginning of the college the very closest relation be- tweien the tyro institutions existed an<{ h stream of pupils from the Orphan age began to pass through the col lege, beginning back in the days of the Fultons and coming on down to the present when there are seven Thom well boys in P. C. Three of these are in the present senior class. The col lege has always been generous to ward the orphanage boys and gives them free tuition. The presence and close relation of the college has stimulated an interest; and fired the ambition of many a boy and girl to^ have a higher education. With free tuition and the plan of the boys living in the orphanage giving their hours of work to pay for their board it has not only aroused the am bition, but made it possible for many boys to secure an education when oth erwise it would have been impossible. If the college had not been hard by who can say but the large list of min isters from the orphanage would have been greatly reduced. Humanly speak ing, the way for a higher education would have been blocked. The church and the world might never have known of a number of such men as Revs. Sam and Daiby Fulton, Dent Brannen, Cornwell and Clark Jennings, Ellison Simpson, Dawson Henery, Jim and John Carpenter, Bennett Branch, Jack Clark, Arthur Taylor, Clarence Pie- phoff, Louis LaMotte, or Clarence Sis- tar and other men and women who have been ^tted for a larger and more useful life through the coUegre. The writer has frequently remarked that he does not know of another or phanage just quite so fortunately sit uated as Thomwell. He feels that one of the contrH)uting factors toward the making of Thomwell great has been the presence of P. C. As it has been.in the past so it will be in the future. We must have the college for the atmosi^here it creates, for the spirit it generates and for the direct aervice it can render. -_ * The Thomwell pupils are well up to to the average. They need the best in the way of college training and col lege credits as much as other young men. So that we at ^pmwell orphanage are deeply interested in and concerned about the success of the present cam paign for the Presbyterian collegre.. Every dollar that is put into this cam paign will render the two-fold service —a service for the college and a ser vice for the orphanage. L, ROSS LYNN, • President Thomwell Orphanage. We Believe In Our CoUege Every Clintonian should be loyal to the Presbyterian college in our city; because: 1. A Christian college is the only institution that can adequately devel- ope our spiritual faculties and. make them commensurate with our physical and intellectual development. The Late Dr. William Plumer Jacobs Founder of Presbyterian College In 1880 Presbyterian college is a Christian college of the liberal arts and natural sciences. In pursuing it work it has some very definite aims,in view. Some of them are as'follows: > - 1. To .do high-grade,nkonest college work. The college does not appeal to its constituents for patronage on the ground that it is a church college, but on the ground of the class of work it is doing. Its faculty is '’strong, its buildings modem, and its location con ducive to study. The entrance standard is fifteen units. By nieahs of a well- rounded course of study the college aims to provide fundamental cultural training, and to furnish opportunity for such specialization as an under graduate course admits. 2. To furnish preliminary prepara tion for university work and for en tering the several professions. A. stu dent planning to epiter the legal pro fession finds courses adapted to his needs in history, economics, politics^ and English. Those preparing to prac tice medicine find provision made for them in the department of physics, chemistry and biology. For those plan ning an engineering course, the de partments of mathematics and physics offer courses they would be expected to pursue in the first years of their technical training. Candidates for the ministry find strong courses provided in the classics, English, history and philosophy. To those expecting to teach, special work in education is of fered. Graduates who wish to teach are able to obtain a first-grade teach er’s certificate on the same terms as graduates of the State University. Thorough preparation for post gradu ate work is offered. 2. It is an outstanding aid in build ing character. 3. It constantly sets before our lo cal young men and maidens the high est cultural ideals. 4. It will help us to stem the mighty onrush of the commercial tide that is sweeping across America. Therefore the least that we can do for the Presbyterian college of our city is to give to her our most loyal fi nancial support. EDWARD LONG, Pastor First Baptist Church. 3. To build up a strong Christian character. The college authorities are not of the nunvber of those who be lieve that a college should assume no responsibility for moral and spiritual welfare of its students. There they have determined that the development of a Christian character must be em phasized. They believe that the direct ing of the student’s vision to the high est ideal character is not a secondary matter. The college stands firmly on the great truths of evangelical Chris tianity. Every member of the faculty is required to be a consistent member of the church. The Bible is taught in the regular' curriculum as the word of . God and tKe one book of divine au thority. Chapel xeercises begin the work of each day and every student is required to attend at least one preach ing service on the Sabbath. The col lege is not sectarian, but it is Chris tian. • ^ ' ’ While the college attempts to throw every possible Safeguard around its students, it is not a reformatory school. Parents who cannot control their sbns at home must not expect the college to assume the responsi- bility. 4. To develoj^ all sides of the sW dent’s nature. Athletics and out-of- door sports are .needed for develop ment of the physical side. The gym nasium is in charge of competent di rectors. All students are required to take sonle form of physical exercise. 6. To place a college education in reach of young men of limited means. No matter what the student’s future life work is to be, the value of the broader outlook acquired, the mental discipline obtained, and the higher id€als obtained, is incalculable. Not only is the student prepared to live more fully and get more real enjoy ment out of life, but his usefulness as a member of society is- increased many fold. To place these benefits within reach of all those who desire earnestly to obtain them, the expens es have been made as low as is con sistent with the maintenance of high scholastic standards. BOND FLOWER SHOP FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS 157 W. Main St. Rejoice that the Preshyterian College has such a large number of friends in this vicinity— that our problems are meeting the sympathy of the community at large— that we have been the means of educating such a large number of Clinton men and women— that we are in a position to build Clinton as our institution itself grows— "V that we are the means of attracting each year to Clinton such a large number of citizens— that we can, by our presence, our compus activities, our influence and our direct publicity, be the means of helping to advertise this city, of which we are justly proud— that we are a part of the life of this flourishing, Christian community— WE ARE GLAD WE ARE HERE WE ARE DELIGHTED WE ARE YOURS We look forward with greatest confidence to a very successful future of a debt-free College. -a Signed: Your College John MeSween, President. m PhoM SN