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TIIEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OPENED YESTERDAY All Institutions Under P'resbyterian Control Face Promising Year. The Columbia Theological seminary, under the joint control of the synods of South Carolina, Georgia and Flvi'i da, of the Southern I'resbyterian church, opened onl \\ednesday, Sept. 20th, at five o'clock ill the a fte'nioonl. The prospects for the full jun ior class is very promising. It will he one of the largest classes matricuiated in nmany years. The total enrollment for the coming session will be about 70 st udents. Plactically every mem wr of the student body has been engaged in soie form of religious service dur ing the past summer. They have fill ed vacant pulpits in many of Our giroups ani1d the report comes of 1an accessions to our churebich membership through their etiorts. Their services .exteald fr'm \'irginia to Ahlbama and Miiipi. Thie faculty for the eoning ses siOn will be unchanged. At the preseni time, evevry member is in splendid health and spirit for the work of the coing witr. 1-:ach has spent a hwy )..). dI the president, inl addition, ti leoinv alter the interests of t' seilniiary, has filled maniy enga mhnt Sat our Bible con ferences, al"i preached practicalI y every Sunday. Dr1'. Cl'heeters has spenIt a quiet unimme at his res lId e In i Charlotte, Dr. Reed has illed a nmber of en gagements at our Hible con ferences and has preached practically every Sunday dourig the sum me'. Dr. \\hite spent his vacation at his residence in Richmond, \'a., filling the pulpits of the Richmond churches for a numher of Sundays. Dr. Meltoil Clark has spent a Very busy summer delivering series of lec tures at our Bible conferences in Florida, Montreat and Georgia. Dr. Green delivered a series of lec tures at the Christian Workers' con ference of the South Carolina synod at Clinton. Dr. Kerr sent several weeks ill study at the University of Chicago. Mr. Murchison has been kept busy for the most part il superintending the improvements on the campus and filling a preaching engagement in Haddonfield, New Jersey. Altogether it has been a summer filled with fruitful activity for the church by the entire faculty. The new students as well as the old will be delighted to know of the im provemlents which have been made o1 the campus during the past summer Ar m Dc the nur W W GUAR. W Special tornad< gramr,] stock. Phone 40 A nice new dining room has been com pleted and the kitchen and pan'tries greatly improved to add to the effi ciency of the dining department. The old dining room, to which the new is attached, will be used for a reading an(d recreation room1 by the students. 'T'le dormitories have all been freshen ed up1) with calsominie and paint, and lavatories with hot and cold water placed between each suite of rooms. The beds and other comforts will be new and fresh for the incoming stu dents. In addition to the old dormitor ies, a nice residence has been rented and is located just across the street firom the refectory to care for the ad ditioial students, inl order to give each student a separate room if so desired. 'Ihle Preshyteriani College of South Carolinla has en rolled 1811 boys, with about 8' inl the Freshman class. With this tine looking bunch of boys and sptlendid faculty, we see no reason why this may n1oL be the best year in the history of the college. Thornwell Orphanage now has; 351 boys and girls unlder its care. VAtU E 01 N EWSPAPEl O10 TOWN IIEYON I) ESTIMATION It Is the Mirror as Well as the Eye and Moutpiece of a Community. "Old Ilurrygraph" (.1. A. Itobinson of Durham) contrilbuted the follow-1 iig article on the value of a news paper to the first issue of the Gralnite Falls Times: "Every place of importance in this busy, hustling age, has its local news paper. It has long since become an established fact that a newspaper is the mirror of a thrifty community. I It is also the eye and mouthpiece of that community. Publicity is a great moving force in these times of live coiiec'Cial activities. "A newspaper is not only the most intelligent force in advertising a town aiid keeping it on the map, but it is also a telling force between the seller and the buyer. It brings the two to gether, and thereby creates trade. It is the most economical means of draw ing attention to a town as well as the quickest mode of communication be tween the citizens of a community. Its advertising columns, where they live,, wide-awake business men see the advantage of letting the public know% who they are and where they do busi ness, inl a finie spirit of liberality, tellF the story of a town's various enter pjrises. This catches the eye of the public and rivets it upon the towm with a live newspaper. "Did you ever stop to think, Mr dBusiness Man, that in this hurryinf age many people are continually mov ARI ~w about your fi e you satisfied' you know just nber of fires? hy deal with so e sell R EA L ANTEED? e represent TH . Farm Policy pe :es, and insures day, fodder, bar Write or phon [EL. ing about; new people move in who are not acquainted with the local ner chants, the manufacturers, the va rious new, as well as the older in habitants, and it is regarded by the most successful businesses as the best medium through which to keep their trades constantly before the public. People look in the newspapers for what they want. They haven't time,' like in the olden days gone by, to walk around and hunt bargains. Peo ple are in a hurry. The newspaper carries your trade and invitation into their homes and serves as a silent salesman-in fact, your advertisement works for you while you sleep. "The advertising advantages of a paper to a town is not its only value. The local news, the social gossip, which will be found in no other paper, creates an nthusiasm which gives life and energy to a place. It helps neighbors tW know about the achieve ments of each other. It stimulates town pride and lets the world know what you are doing. It. is as good as a weekly letter from home to those at a distance. It gives encouragement and boost to local enterprises they would not otherwise get. The value o)f a newspaper to a community can hardly be estimated. "The faith a town puts into its newspaper is the faith that builds towns. The power of the press can not be estimated in words. A success ful paper must have the co-operation of the community. Every advertiser --and every man in business should advertise-and every subscriber is the maker of a good paper. His patron age in either case is the life blood of the enterprise. The unity of the whole, behind and backing the pub lisher-makes the best paper possible in any community. 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