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« r ■i : ••••••••••••••••••••••••••«•••••• tm # # # If Too Don't Rend THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get The Newn : THE CHRONICLB | • Strives To Be a Clean Newt* J • # X paper, Complete, Newsy, 3 and Reliable VOLUME XXX CLIl^JTON, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1930 NUMBER 12 FOUNDER’S DAY IS OBSERVED Presbyterian Faculty and Student Body Hear Dr. Sloan Ijn Im* pressive Memorial Service. Exercises were held in the college chapel last Saturday morning for Founder's day and to renew in the minds of many that great man. Dr. W. P. Jacobs, who founded the insti tution and played the leading role not only in making it what it is today, but taking such an important part in all community activities of Clinton. The address of the morning was delivered many years of his life. In his address. Dr. Sloan recalled his first visit to Clinton twenty-eight years ago, and how small and insig nificant the town and college was at NO CHANCE TO KEEP CHICORA Columbia Chamber of Commerce Committee Makes Report. Can Only Coincide With the Action M)f Synod Next Week. Columtoia, March 19.—A committee appointed by the Columbia chamber of commerce to gather such informa tion as might guide it in determining a course of action relative to the pro posed removal of Chicora college from the city yesterday made its re port, based upon facts presented by the Rev. R. A. Lapsley, Jr., D. D., a member of the Presbyterian sync’s permanent committee on education, and W, G? Query, chairman of the board of trustees of Chicora college, showing that “the chamber of com merce, although wishing to see the college remain in Columbia, can only coincide with the action of the synod time. Little did one suspect then, of South Carolina, should it a op j coming years-would bring to the recommendations of its commi town and educational institutions, tee ^ move the co ege.^ (When Dr. Jacobs first came to Clin- The report of the committee o - population was less than three lows: • hundred. The place was a m^re cross : "At a recent meeting you appoin Today Clinton is pointed oul as ed a special committee to »«ure or town ,that Dr. Jacobs built. He you information upon which e- the college, the orphanage termine your course of action, rela- Presbyterian tive to the proposed removal o i- to a commanding place of use- cora college from our city. fulness and influence. To him is due “Your committee has had two m^ - honor of being the outstanding ings. At the first meeting such in or- the history of this commu- . option as we had was discussed »nd the Rev. S. K. Phillips was appointed to see the Rev. R. A. Lapsley, Jr., D. D., a member of the synod’s per- mament committee on education, and request him to appear before them in ' company with W. G. Query, chairman of the board of trustees, and furnish such information as thay niight be at liberty to give. “These two gentlemen came before us Thursday, March 13, and after hearing them and approaching the matter with them from every possible angle, we desire to make the follow ing report: “We recommend to the chamber of commerce that although th^ keenest regret is felt that an institution which has been so long in Columbia, con tributing so largely to its educational, religious and financial interests, ' should be removed; yet there is noth ing that can be done in the present WOULD CONSIDER ItRACK MEET HIGH EDUCATION Association of Colleges Names Com mittee To Plan for Conference. , Cooperation Is Needed. Greenwood, March 15.—The South Carolina Association of Collegts, in annual meeting here today, upon sug gestion of the board of trustees of Presbyterian college, Clinton, appoint ed a committee to plan for a confer ence of citizens and college represenr tatives to consider the present status of higher education in the state. The principal matter to be considered, it HERE IN MAY For Third Time P. C. Is Selected for John W. Griest To ('onduot Retail S. I. A. A. Event On May 10th. by Rev. T. W. Sloan, D. D., LL.D., jvas said, will be the need of closer pastor of the First Presbyterian j co-operation of private and state col- church of Greenville, a long and close leges and setting up well define^l ob- friend of Dr. Jacobs, and one who j jectives for better conditions in the knew and was associated with him i state through training for leadership. we make this recommendation based upon the following facts, brpughl to us by the Revr Rr A. Lapsley, Jr., D. D., a member of the synod’s per manent committee on education, and W. G. Query, president of the board of trustees of Chicora college: “1. This crisis was really precipi- ta-ted two years ago by a survey of Southern Presbyterian educational in stitutions, after which the expert who made the survey, advised the two wityr Dr. Jacobs was primarily a pioneer. He did not care to go where others had trod. Many times he had better offers but remained in Clinton and continued his work here. With this spirit, and averse to building on other men’s ground, he choee this communi- for his life’s work.and the results are tc be seen on every hand. He had in itiative, foresight, and daring. A man does not rise so high that he does not know where he is going, and that ex pression is well fitted to the founder of the college. A man of faith and one whom others could look to and de pend on. By faith he went to his work and by that same trusting faith over came all obstacles that stood in his path. Such was the man, W. P.^Jacobs. The steps in the advancement of^the college were covered by Dr. Sloan in his address. He recalled the"finie when the college consisted of one single Dr. Henry Nelson Snvder of Wof ford college, president of tr.e associa tion, presided over thf morning and afternoon sessions, whi'^h we'.*c at tended by representatives of 15 in stitutions. A feature of the morning .session was discus.sior, of a report presented by J. C. Littlejohn, Clemsqn college. On “The Best Method of Ob taining the Financial Ability of Can didates for Adjnission to College,’* in which various plans for making brans to worthy students were outlined. Dr. R. P. Pell, president of Con verse, in a report stressed the value of making aptitude and intellectual abiltiy as well as financial need a fac tor in determining the selection of s>tudent8 as beneficiaries of loans or acholarahip aada. INSTITUTE TO A DV ANCF RII1 BE HELD HERE;^*^V^i:V“ TO PAY CITIES Merchants School Beginning Mon day. Continues Through Friday. For the second consecutive year and for the third tdme in the past five years Presbyterian college is to be the host to the S. I. A. A. track and field meet. This announcement was made Sat urday by Prof. H. E. Sturgeon who is chairman of the committee to decide on the place of this year’s meet. , Both Birmingham and P. C. bid for the meet this season and due to pros pect of not getting the municipal sta dium, the Alabamians were not sure whether they could hold the meet. The date is to be May 10. Last year and in 192(), P. C. was host to the S. I. A. A. Equipped with one of the best tracks in the South and arrkngements to handle all. par ticipants makes Clinton ideal for the meet, the only objection being the lack of central ItKation for all schools. P. C. has alway.s been the scene of the South Carolina state meet and will be so this sea-son, on May Prof. Sturgeon and three other men representing college.s in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic association, were to decide and find a suitable place for the meet. This committee was elected at the annual conference last fall. Three of the votes are al ready in, which settles Clinton as the place of the meet. Clinton’s Retail Trade Institute, sponsored by the Cham^ier of Com merce, will open next Monday and continue through Friday evening, with two “scho<jl8’’ daily, the exact hours to be decided upon later. The morn ing program will be devoted to prac tical salesmanship and will be ar ranged especially for salesmen and .salesladies, while the evening meet ings will bo primarily for merchants and directing heads of various busi- House Passes Measure To Re imburse and Provide Mainte nance By Highway Depart ment of Roads Through Towns. Clinton Is Affected. The association accepted the offer of the registrars’ associalior to ap point a committee of research to serve the college association in investigation of facts bearing on such colltgc prob lems as "student mortality’’ and “scholastic success of beneficiaries.’’ Prof. C. McCall of the University of South Carolina, outlined a~ plan of achievement tests to be u.se<l cooper atively by the high schools and col leges, and a.committee was appointed to present this plan to the .state de- p^irtment of education. COUNTY AID FOR HIGH SCHOOLS cmia toHceep the college with lis, ari^ t)uilding with no other equipment or funds with which to advance. In the early days it was called Clinton aca demy. [.jiter the name was changed to Clinton colfege and for a few years was under that title. When the Pres byterians of the state and the church took over the control and management of the institution the name Presby terian College of South Carolina was adopted and this it remained until last year when the synod of Georgia and the Presbyterians of that state synods of North and South Carolina control and ownership that they did not have separately the number of constituents necessary to support adequately an A class insti tution, and advised them to merge their colleges and make one A class institution for the two Carolinas. “2. The requirements of the South ern Association of Schools and Col leges which make it necessary for a college to secure membership in the association to have an endowment of ‘not less than $300,(»0 an4 to be tree of debt, make this move advisable. “3. The fact that the University with the synod of South Carolina. The name Presbyterian college was then officially given the school. These four changing names have carried with them much history and work on the part of those interested in the school. The work of such a man in the building of an institution should be an incentive for others to carry on, said Dr. Sloan. The first years of making an institution are the hardest and the stress under which Dr. Ja cobs worked made matters addition ally great. While he preached at the COLLEGE HEAD IN CHICAGO President .MeSween Attending Meet ing of IJberal Arts Colleges of the United States. I’re.sident John MeSween of the Presbyterian college, is in Chicago this week attending a conference of representatives of the colleges of lib- eral arts in the United vStates. The conference is called to consider the re lation of the college of liberal arts to higher education. Among the subjects to be (li.scus8ed JOHN W. GRIEST nesses in t^ie community. The meet ings will be held in the high school auditorium. The institute will birhead^niy John W. Griest of Chicago, a nrafi of na tional reputation. Mr. Gnest recently spoke before the Chaml>er of Com merce here and made such a fine im pression that he has oeen invited are: The place of the liberal arts col-! back by that organization and a num- lege in America; The contribution of, her of local merchants for a week’s the libera] arts college to national life; The relation of other eduf*ation- a) institutions to the liberal arts col- engagement to discuss business prob- lem.s and cohimunity work. In his leclures'he will treat con’.munifv de- lege; 'The growth of the liberal arts; velopment, cooperation, trade exlen- college in the past few years; Th«^ fu-1 sion, salesman.ship, adverti.sing, per- turc of said colleges; The place of jsonal efficiency and organization the small college in higher educationwork. His program VlTilECover the ful- How much money does a college need;, lowing subjen-Ls: How can this be secured, and Effi-i “The Winning Salesman,” “Manag To He Provided for By (bounty Dele gation In General AsHembly. Total lafvy X'nchangi^. ArWvFpIarT providing county wide aid for the six high schools in the county is contemplated by the Lau rens county delegation and will be provided for in the annual supply bill, it was learned fro.m members of the delegation. Under the plan as outlined by mem bers of the delegation, a county-wide levy would be made and the iflinds de rived therefrom will be apportioned to the different high on *hc baei. of enrollment. The h.^h i^hoolst re receive the ai^are looaleil at advancement ahead for the lib,: uncrtionaire period will follow each eral arts college and a brigher future. Programs for morning sessions of the institufe are devoted to Practical Columbia, March 19.—The high way department would be directed to work and maintain all .streets and roads in towns and cities through which any part of the state highway passed under the term of a bill ad vanced to third reading in the liouse yesterday. Last night a companion bill to reimburse those that already paved was passed to third reading also. The first bill was in the form ol an amendment to an act which provides that the highway de(xartment is to work streets within the state highly way system leading through munici palities of less than 2,500 people. The amendment passed yesterday by the house, strikes all of the “population limit” and roads in. part jis follow:? “That tlie alate highway commission is hereby authorized to work and maintain all. streets, roads' and ways in cities, towns and municipalities through and over which any part of the general state highway system may pass.” There is a proviso to the effect that in towns and cities where there is maintained already an effi- xieni-atreut-ua^kiog- ffm*e,-+he- high- ~ way department, in lieu of working the streets, is to “permit the munici pality to work them under the super vision of the highway department and to pay such municipalities not less than $300 per mile per annum. When the measure came up yester day R. E, McCaslan, Greenwood, spoke.in favor of its passage, saying that it was only a matter of “justice and right” to maintain the.se streets. Some estimated that about $2,000,000' would be required to do the work while others put the estimate at $5,- • OOO.OOO. 1’. H. Stoll, Williamsburg, objected to the hill and made a motion that the enacting words be stricken out, Mr. .McCaslan then pointed the amount of .gasoline taxes for road building pur poses some of the counties are pay ing; William.sburg, .$74,000 Green ville, $001,000; Anderscon, $3r>r),00U; Spartanburg, $.519,000; Charleston, .$411,000; Richland, $490,000; (’olle- ton, $78,000. ^ Mr. Stoll said tihat many small towns were unable m pave the stale cient team work in raising funds for the liberal arts college; All the.se questions are of vital in terest and importance. There are to be many notable speakers present to!^*"^ Clo.sing a Sale,” “Creating make addresses, and if the conference! .Spirit,” “.Salary Wi.se-- is successful in what the meeting 1 “How To Write ' will he much o-ain Advertising Copy That Pulls.” A ing for Profits,” “Knowledge .\pplied I highways running through them. He Is Power,” “Where Did Your I’rofits Go?” “Push, Pej) and Per.snnality,” “Helpful Hints l)n Advertising,” “The rens, Clinton, Gray Court-Owings, Cross Hill, Poplar Springs and Hick ory Tavern. The entire county will contribute to the support of the high schools rather than leaving this to the school dis tricts in which the schools are locat ed. Although segregating two mills for the high schools, the delegation mem bers were of the opinion that the to tal levyfor county purposes woul4 not be increased. The supply bill has already been introduced in an unfin ished form, but will be amended in of South Carolina is now coeducation-1 jp the community several "particulars al has decreased the income college formerly received from day students; for its betterment, he gave time to the college and the orphanage. | , He was a lover of children, espec- i DdnOCFfttlC C/lUD 4. The offer of Queen’s college, homeless orphans. With this he CWlotte,, N. C.; is such that the per manent comniittee of education of the synod of South Carolina does not feel that it should be turned down and will recommend to the called meeting of the synod in Columbia March 21 that it be accepted. “5. The present financial situal’on of the college, plus the financial re quirements of the Southern Associ ation of Schools and Colleges makes it such that the immediate raising of i®W,000 wouIOeliecessai^ to retain the college, and this is an impossi bility under the present financial sit uation throughout the country. “We feel, therefore, than in view of the facts# coming to us directly from those in a position to speak, the chamber of commerce although wish- set himself to establish great institu tions and to judge his success there is but needed eyes to see. Re.spected and loved by all, he will go down in the Hearts of the lovers of the col lege, the orphanage, the church and the town, as the founder and maker. .Called To Meet LOCAL WOMAN TO MAKE RACE Salesmanship. wanted thi.s money to go to the im- lirovement of county roads instead of back into the citie.s which already have paved roads. By a vote of 71 to 30, the house re- fu.sed to strike out the enacting words of the bill and then advanced it to third reading.^ The hill carries the names of 22 representatives as authors. Town.s and cities, building at their own expense streets now u.sed as a The subject of the first morning’s l^be state^ highway system, talk and discussion is First Steps In would be reimbursed for their expen- the Art of Selling^ diture by the state highvyay depart- Selling Points of Merchandise is the under the terms of'-^ bill ad vanced to third reading in the house last night. Mrs. H. A. Copeland To Run for Coun- ly Sup^rinrendent of Edoc.tion the talk on the .econd morn- n August Primaries. i accompanied by demonstrations Mrs. H, Arthur Uopeland of this of what to know about goods and how reimbursements would begin city, announced - yesterday that she Ue show them. fhan-Jantrary 1, 1935,“ran“J^“ will be a candidate for the office ofj I'or the third morning the talk will '''^uld be completed in ten equal an- county superintendent of education in i be on The Place of Personality In' "Ual installents. The highway depart- the August primaries this year. | Selling, with illustration.s on how per-! “lent, however, is to regard “the ob- Mrs. Copeland has long been iden- sonality can be developed by the sales ] hereby set up” as secondary tified with the educational life of the person. ^He obligations created by the $05,- ' community and both by her training j ^ 000,000 higliway act and may defer and exparienw, is well qualified for vHal, as well an'one of the mnrt l A meeting of the Clinton City Dem ocratic club- has been called for Fri day night at 8 o’clock in the Florida Federal Jurors For Greenville Court Laurens county jurors for Federal court at Greenville, beginning a five weeks’ term April first, include: Grand jury—W. E. Griffin of Clin ton. First week petit jurymen — J. G. Coats, Mountville; James C. Todd, the position to which she will aspire. I sqhjpcts of the serie.s,' wiii‘'■■“''^ interest on such deferred pay. or t e paa ei.ifht years she has aerv-1 jjp treated during the I cent, ed as the efficient and highly esteejn-, * The bill provides “that the state ed principal of the Providence (Lydia) j ... . , , . highway dopartmeritUe and is hereby school, and not only in educational I directed to pav to (he city treasurer Street school auditorium. The object f . is closed and how to cash in on od- ^ popula- of the meetimr is the election of offi-identified] ^ ' ca.sh in on op . appraised 01 tne meeting is tne election oi tUg, Kasor a/rii^ i portunities for increasing the sale, , r U i. i t a cers and appointmenthf standing com- *■ 1 value of the hard surfaced construc- mittees in preparation for the city municipal primary to he held in June. The call for the meeting has been is sued by Dr. Dudley Jones, president, and W. D. Ckipelahd, swrelary, and all members of the club are invited toi be present. Laurens; V. P. Adair and John M. ing to see the college remain In Co-j Copland, Clinton, lumbia, can only coincide with the ac-, Second week—H. H. Pinson, Ekom; toin of the synod of South Carolina, should it adopt the recommendations of its committee and decide to move the college.” Davi^ Richardson, Mountville; Walter Glenn, Clinton, and L. F> Nabers, Lau rens. Tax Payment > Time Extended herself with the best interests of Clin ton. - j All the talks on salesmanship areujQj, any street not built by the. At the proper time Mrs. Copeiand •in the order of the entire! highway department” which will formally announce her candidacy, process of making a sale. hereafter constitute a and issue a statement. She is well and I evening meetings on-the insti.-,part of the state highway system . . favorably known over the county and^^^^ pre^fram are especially for man-said reimbursements to made has many friends who will be inter- ®scrs, owners, executives and those, from any funds of the state highway \ ested in the announcement that she is j expect to advance to these posi- i department which have not been to make the race for superintendent i pledged under the $65,000,000 bond' I of education, and will watch the out- j (Continued on page eight) j issue act ...” come of her entry with keen interest, i - | Rice To Address Kiwanis Club Time for the payment of 1929 state, county and school taxes hqs been ex tended from March 15th, to May Ist without increase in penalty, under the An interesting meeting of the local terms of a notice issued last week byi,^*wanis club has been announced for A. J. Beattie, comptroller general. The meiiAers of the committee ap- ton. this evening at 7:30 at Hotel Clinton. Medora Browning 'Fuller Heard Wins In Contest Here Sunday The annual story telling contest in Rev. Ellis A, Fuller, D. D., was the high school, was held on Monday ^greeted Sunday afternoon with a lar-e afternoon. Eight contestants partici- congregation at the special service pated and first place was won by Me- j arranged at the First Baptist church. Third week — Downes Glenn, Clin- j penalty of one per cent hereto- Invitations have been issued to a' dora Browning, second by C.ollette: Dr. Fuller has many warjn friends in Fourth week—J. T. Lokey, Clinton; C. E. Stokes, Mountville, and M. J. pointed by the chamber of commerce •tre: E. L. Wingfield, chairman, G. T. Prowly, F. C. Withers, James Mac -j Simpson, Uurens. donald, Sr., and the Rev. S K. Phil-| Fifth week—J. C. Smith, Jr.» Wa- lips. ^ {fore assessed, is to be collected up to terloo, and W. M. Abercrombie, Hick ory Tavern. Miss Gazsie Lee* Turner has return ed to her home in Spartanbwg after a visit to Miss Ernestine Chaney. Cater UgMi spent the week-end with friends and relatives in Iva. May 1. After that date the usual pro cedure as to tax collections will be followed. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Doster of Co lumbia, and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Shealy of Little Mountain, were the week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Shealy. number of guests and it is expected Davis, and third by Copie McCrary, j Clinton and is always heard here with that there will be an unusually large i The judges were Misses Hill, Branyon a great deal of interest. He used as attendance. Leon L. Rice, an outstand ing attorney of Anderson, and the Kiwanis lieutenant governor for this district, will be the guest of honor and address the club. Mr. Rice will «speak oh the co-op question and his coming is being looked forward to with interest. and Miller, members of the orphanage t the subject of his sermon, “Shall the school faculty, and Mrs. L. B, Dillard church Live or Die,” and delivered a read the story. j strong and appealing message in A $2.50 gold piece is offered each year by The Chronicle Publishing company and by capturing first place this award was won by Medora Browning. which he set forth the rightful place of the church today and challenged it to arise to its opportunities and re sponsibilities. , \