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UHIVEBSITY PRESIDENT CHOSEN WILLIAM HVKSi I II CURRELL, LKITI KKR AM> SCHOLAR, IS chosen nuMMPtr. Ifcatrd ol Trustees i:\prcv?? its Appre? ciation of Work of Dean Who Ha* Brm Acting l?rc*klont for Months? New President Born In Charles ColmbU. July 15.?William Spencer Currell. a South Carolinian, who has been at the head of the department of English of Washington and Lee university at I<exlngton, Va., for the last SO years, was yesterday elected president of the university to succeed Dr. 8. C. Mitchell, who resigned sev? eral months ago and has since been elected president o* the University of Delaware. After the meeting of the board of trustees of the university yesterday the following statement was issued In regard to the nlectlon of Dr. Curroll as the president of the university. "The board of trustees of the Uni? versity of South Carolina today elect? ed Dr. William Spencer Crrell as president. This action was taken after mature and careful consideration and after many names had been con? sidered. Dr Currell was most highly recommended by personal friends and acquaintances?the first suggestion of hie name coming to a member of the board in personal conversation with Cot. Anbury Coward, who bad known Dr. Currell ae a lad in Yorkvllle, / where the elder Currell had been a successful teacher. This suggestion wee followed, as Dr. Currell was In no way a candidate for the place and overtures wsre made him. Later on a special committee of four members of the board went to Richmond, where for an entire day the represen? tatives of the board and Dr. Currell weal over the matter and at today's meeting Dr. Currell's name was for? mally preeented by a special commit? tee of six, known as the 'president's committee.' i "The board was anxious to secure ae the head of the university a South Carolinian of the highest character, of culture and who at the same time could and would continue the excel? lent, outside work Inaugurated by Dr. S. c. Mitchell while he was president, of the university. The purpose of the board la for the prealdent of the- in? stitution, wherever he can, to spread the evangel of education and for this Dr. Currell is especially suited, long having been recognised as a public speaker of rare attractiveness. "Dr. Currell was born 56 years ago In Charleston and as a boy lived in thle State, and his connections and f people are still essentially South Car? oline. He was calied out of the State to occupy chairs In the depart? ment of Kngllsh. first at Hampden Sldney, then at Davidson and for 10 years has been at the head of the de? partment Of Kngllsh at Washington and Lee. 'The board.found from Its Inquiries that Dr. Currell was a man of the highest character, of lovable disposi? tion, a tine speaker and that he had the utmost confidence and admira? tion of all who have ever been asso? ciated with him and his 'boys' were enthusiastic about him. 'The board at its meeting today took occasion to unanimously adopt reeeltulona thanking Dr. A. C. Moore, who haa been acting prcsldon* of the university for some time, and to record Its highest appreciation of his excel? lent administration and the patriotic and sealous spirit that he has thrown Into the work. "Go\. Blease sent a letter to the hoard, stating that he could not be present on account of tho campaign meeting, hut aai'ed that he bo record? ed as voting for Dr. Moore as presi? dent. Ilia letter waa recorded In the minutes. 'The board scted upon n number administrative matters thut had to t>f> considered and adjourned for two weeks " William Spencer Currell was born la Charleston on May 13, US*. He was thr son of William and Agnes Wltkle Currell. He received the de greee of bachelor of arts and bachelor of pedagogy from WashlnKton and l.ff university In 1H7H, the degress of master of arts In H7U and the decree of doctor of philosophy In Ihhj from the same Institution. ??n June 2*. lHHs, Dr. Currell mar? ried Mlas Sarah Scott of Currlngton, Va. He was professor of Kngllsh of Hampdcn-sidney college, Va.. from 1311 N 1**6. In 1**6 he was elected to the chilr of Kngllsh at Davidson college, X. C. He severed his con? nection with Da\hl*on |n 1 H!?5 to be? come professor of Knglish ami modern languages at Washington and l*ee uni? versity at l.exlngton, Va , where be hss held his chair of Knglish since l*9t. Dr. Currell's popularity as a lecturer la ?lteste J by tho fuel that h#? hss frequently appeared no the more prominent chautauejssj circuits. He contributed to the "Library oT Southern Literature" ati edotlfahts sketch of Dr. Kdward So'llher Joynes, professor emeri'us of modern lan gusges at the University of South MB SUCCEEDS UTE. ?WiUfyn selects hiral school si PEIl visoh. New Official of State l>e|Mirtment of Education Is Well Kimwu School Mau. Columbia, July 15.?Lueco Gunter, superintendent of the Hock Hill schools, was yesterday appointed State supervisor of rural schools to succeed W. K. T?te, who resigned some time ago to accept the chair of rural life in George Peabody College lor Teachers, Nashville, Tenn. ?The acceptance of Mr. Gunter means much to the country schools of the State," said J. E. Swearingen, State 8perintendcnt of education, in discussing the appointment. a native of Aikcn county, Mr. Gun? ter received his early education in a country school. He was graduated from the University of South Caro? lina in the class of 1900. After one year's successful teaching in the school at Waverley. he was elected to teach in the Presbyterian high school at Columbia. In 1903 he removed to Beaufort and remained there at the head of the school system for seven years. In Sep? tember, 1910, he returned to Columbia as assistant to the State superintend? ent of education. The following sum? mer he was asked to accept the su perintendency of the public schools of Hock Hill, where he has done three years of eminently constructive work. At the Spartanburg meeting of the State Teachers' association last March, he was elected president of the de? partment of city and town superin? tendents. He Is also a member of the general commission on education created last year by the State Bap? tist convention. "The new supervisor," said Mr. Swearingen, "is emphatically a school builder. While In Beaufort ho led tho movement that resulted in tho modern $20,000 school building of that city. His first movement on entering upon his duties at Rock Hill was tho erec? tion of two new school houses in the Mane bester-Aragon suburb and in the Highland park suburb. Later, he led the campaign for a $75,000 bond Issue for school purposes. The Central school was thoroughly remodeled at a cost of $22,000, and last Juno tho new high school building was com? pleted at a cost of $32,000. This last building has been pronounced the best adapted high school structure in the State. This varied building experience thoroughly qualifies Mr. Gunter to co? operate in the movement for better school houses in the rural districts. "He has always stood for thorough? ness and efficiency in the class room. Special attention to the elementary grades and to the problems of school attedance has always characterized his 14 years of school work. As an educator ho is thoroughly In sympa? thy with every effort to improve and strengthen the public school system." He will enter actively upon the duties of his position as soon as he can remove from Hock Hill to Co? lumbia. GOV, BLEASE ASKS AID. Issues Proclamations Calling for Con? tributions for Lauren* and York Storm Sufferers. Columbia, July 13.?Gov. Blease has issued proclamations asking aid for the sufferers from the recent wind, rain and hail storms In York and I .aureus counties. Tho citizens of the State arc called upon to contribute ac? cording to their means. In ordor that the funds may be properly distributed < ontrfbutions should be sent to the following men whose names are giv? en In the proclamation: For York county?W. I). Grist, Yorkvllle; l>r. T. N. Dulin, Bethel, Yorkvillc. ? F. I).; John T. Hoddy. Kock Hill; W. B. Bycrs, Hock 11111; H. M. Barnctt, Yorkvllle, H. F. D. Xo. tf; W. W. Stanton. Clover, ft, F. l>.; C, 1* Col.b. Hock Hill. For laturens county?G. A. Brown? ing. Jr.. Goldville. May Off Clarence M. Ilabh, I ?aureus; Mayor John It. Cope land, Clinton. TWO AVIATOHS MEET DEATH. Aeroplane of Ku?Ian OUlcer* Col? lapse. O* hakov, Kussia. July 15. Two more Kussian army a\lators, Capt. Jcsslpow and his mcchanh lan, wen? killed today when their aeroplane col lapsd during a flight llanacd for Murder of His Sweetheart. Paris. Ark.. July 15.?Arthur Til I - man. 11 years of age. WSJ hanged h? d iv for the murdei of bis sweetheart. Amanda Stephens, last March. Both families urc prominently connected, He protested his InnoceiKC.to the last. i'arolina. l>r. Currell is eredely known for his contrlbtlons to various mag? azines and reviews as well ;is for bis interesting and scholarly lectures Dr, Currell is now in New York de? I!Verlag a series of lertureH at the Cnl VtfsJty of, the City of New York. FOLK DENOUNCES BLE?SE. BAMBERG CHAIRMAN SCORES GOVERNOR'S CONDUCT TI1KHE. Candidates Show Considerable Fire Hut Crowd .Listens Bopertf ally Wtlh Little Heckling. Bamberg, July 15.?The meeting of eundidntcs for State olllees here to? day furnished an attack on the gov? ernor for his behavior at the sena? torial campaign meeting in Bamberg by H. C. Folk, county chairman and presiding officer at the meeting. Mr. Folk did not mince his words and there was but one attempt, which failed, to interrupt him in his bitter attack on the action and character of the governor. All candidates for State offices were given a courteous reception and re? spectful attention. The few attempts at heckling were quieted down and the meeting was in sharp contrast to the factional feeling displayed at the meeting in Aikcn yesterday. The crowd was in a good humor and ap? peared to be for the most part in op? position to the policies of the admin i istration. The bitterness among the candidates for minor offices Is increasing and many of them today indulged them? selves in rather violent attacks on the public records .of their opponents. Sarcaslc allusions to the platforms of fellow candidates and a defense of the newspapers and their work fca-J turcd the speeches of tho aspirants for the office of the chief executive. The meeting was called to ordor at 10.30 o'clock by H. C. Folk, county chairman ,in a shady hollow near the Southern railway tracks. The Rev. W. II. Hodges offered the invocation. Chairman Folk in opening the meeting read a satemcnt in regard to tho senatorial campaign meeting hold in Bamberg. He made a vitriolic attack on the action of the governor at that meeting, when he tore up a telegram and spat upon it. Mr. Folk said In part: "I want to thunk those of this au? dience who were present at the sena? torial campaign meeting for the splendid order that, under the cir? cumstances, was maintained and for giving each speaker an attentive hearing. "I commend you especially because had I realized, as many of you did, what happened I would not have re? mained silent as you did, and tho governor, notwithstanding tho pres? ence of his armed bodyguard, would have apologized then and there or he would not have spoken from our plat? form that day. "My unfortunate physical disabil? ity?blindness in one eye?prevented, or rather spared me, from witnessing the disgraceful spectacle of the gov? ernor of our proud old State, tearing up and, as an insult to the Demo? cratic party of which I am the head in thls\ county, spitting upon a paper containing pertinent and legitimate questions propounded in the name of tho Democracy of Bamberg couty by the chairman of this meeting. "Such an act can not be justitlcd or approved of by oven his most blinded and partisan followers and was but a spontaneous portrayal, by himself, of his ill-breeding and the lowness and dirtiness of his charac? ter. It would be ugly in the extrcmo coming from the ignorant lackey boy around a third class livery stable, where the governor probably learned his code of manners, but utterly un? pardonable coming as it did from the governor of a proud State. "This insult was primarily aimed at me, no doubt, but it waa no less an insult to every Democrat of the coun? ty, for, by virtud of your votes, 1 am the head and spokesman of our palry and an insult to me as your county chairman Is an insult to every Demo? crat In tho county and should be re? sented as such. "But why ?1 it! not the governor an SWer tho QuestionsT They were sim? ple, pertinent and legitimate and read as follows: "Telegram. 'In the primary you swore to support the nominees of the party. I spported you as the nomi? nee for governor. Are you support? ing me us the nominee for master? If not, why not? Answer. (Signed) " 'H. C. Folk..' "Question. 'Is a man who violates his oath at the ballot box a fit person to semi to the United States senate .*" "These were the questions. Why did he not answer them? Surely he did not lind himself in a holo from which he could not extricate himself by foul if not by fair means. "Hul it is a fact thai he did nol answer, and by his failure to do so has he no| admitted that he perjured himself at the ballot box? lias he nol admitted that one who perjured him? self at the bullol box Is unlit to bo sent to the United States senate? These are legitimate conclusions t<? be draw from Ids actions and by them he stands self-convicted of the charges preferred, ' Why, then, docs he not retire from the race? I "< Mi, he sayi he stands as the friend AFTER HUERTA, WHAT ? MEXICO CITO DOE8 NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. Tin? Ex-Dlctator sahl to Be Fleeing to Um) Coast and Ills Successor is Waiting to Learn What Policy Car ran/.u Will Pursue. Mexico City, July 1(5.?With Gen. Hucrta fleeing to the coast, Carbajal installed as provisional president and heavy forces ??f troops and police ready to prevent disorder, tho tension here is acute today. A large body of soldiers kept a sharp vigil all night, hut the city remained quiet. Tho resignation of Huerta was brought about by many months of pa? tient work by the diplomatic corps. The next step will be the endeavor to induce Gen. Curranza to deal amicably with Carbajal for the es? tablishment of an ad interim govern? ment to hold authority until an elec? tion can be held. Foreigners have been assembled in concentrated zones, I and arc strongly udvised to keep off I the streets. The resignation of Hu crta was not generally known in tho I city until this morning. NEW HOPE DAY. Large Number of Former Members und Friends Attend. Well, the congregation pulled off that affair known 'is New Hope Day, as stated in your paper, and it was quite a success. Among the visitors from a distance, as friends or former members, we mention Mr. Joe tlui ileld, his wife, and Miss Eva, Mr. Frank liaker and family, Miss Addle Cato of your city. Among our neigh? bors were Judge Gillis, Willie Vtnsou. Mrs. Jenkins, Miss Carrie Jones, Mr*:. Charlie Baker and son. Loin, Davis G. j Brown and son, Author, and othes. Mr. J. Frank Williams delighted us vith a plain, practical address. Ever.\ cne seemed so pleased with the occa? sion that they have expressed a dt - sirs for its repetition ii> tho years to come. Ono of the pleasant features of the occasion was the meeting of Mr. H. C. Bethen With a number of his old fupils, for ho taught a number of years in this and adjoining commu? nity. On Satruday, the first installment In the persons of Genevievc Langlcy and Dorothy Manning, of the house party at,the home of Mrs. H. C. Bethen ar? rived, then on Monday Carrie Mar? guerite Lenoir of Canulcn, Emma and Amanda McLeod of Sumtcr, and later Elizabeth and Kate Keames of Item bert. When last heard from they were having a jolly good time eating >.. melons, swimming, romping in the ' n ? <. * barn loft where they spun many a tale feeding the stock, bringing in the cow, riding horseback, driving, boat? ing, fishing, bathing and playing, he aides pranks on Mr. Bethea, various games. One of the funniest things was the trot Emma took, when the cow ran with her. On Thursday, July 9th, the Sabbath school of Bethesda church hold Its annual picnic on the church grounds, attended by the community around and folks at Ilagood. A splendid ad? dress was delivered by Lacy U. Wes ton, a ministerial student of Wake Forest, X. C. Children's Day exercises are book? ed ta tho afternoon of Sunday, July 12th, for this church. Wo had almost forgotten to men? tion tue moonlight picnic at her home on the night of July 8th, gotten up by Miss Courtcnay Atkinson for her cousins, Misses Sarah and Frances Mellette and Bessie Ivos of sunder and attended by the young people of the entire countryside. They report it a most pleasurable occasion. Mrs. W. J. Spencer, her son, Doug? las and sister, Drusillu Amnions, are visiting her daughter, Mrs. McClellan of McClellanvtlle. Miss Hood Entertains. Miss Bessie Hood entertained her young girl friends last Saturday af? ternoon at her home on North Main street. The girls were entertained with a contest making numerous words of "July Fourth." Miss Sara Kdmunds succeeded in making the most, so was the winner of a fan, which was given as the prize. Then the rest of the afterm on was spent in playing Book Miss Frances Del.mine received u box <>i candy for her success und Miss Kdlth Williamson, for her lack of suc? cess, received the booby, a baby rat? tle. Cream and cake was served by the hostess. A pleasant afterm on was spent by all. of the poor man! "He has fooled us twice, and he thinks he can fool US again. His record shows that he stands as the friend nol of the poor man, but ol the criminal three-fourths negro ami one-fourth white?for he has par? doned black and white in thai pro? portion, and yet he would have you believe he is nol the friend of the negro." $10 Discount Allowed each pupil who enters oui < oi lege within the next thirty days. If in rcrested, write at once for full particular*. Klectric fans installed in each depart? ment of our (loilegc. McFEAT-BOWEN BUSINESS COLLEGE, - Columbia, S. C. Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. SuceettOfll to Booth-Harby Llvo Stock Co. und CeiitrallLumher Co. Geo. Epperson's Old Stand Opp. Court House The Peoples Bank CAPITAL $100,000.00 I We pay interest in savings depart? ment at the rate of 4 per cent from day of deposit. We pay 5 per cent on time certificates of deposit. t Come in and Let Us Talk the Matter Over With You | 1905 1914 The Bank of South Carolina Sl/CCfcSSOK TO THE FARMERS' BANK QL TRUST CO. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $350,000.00. Our ability increases each year. In every depart? ment of banking we are prepared to make good. C. G. Rowland, Prest G. L. Warren, Cashier Our Lady Patrons || Will find that In the arrangement of our NK\Y HOME we have made special provisions lor their comfort. In addition to a cozy corner of the lobby, provided with writing fahles and comfortahle scats, we have a special rest room for the Indies, and we cordially Invite them to make um* of It. The First National Pank I OF SUMTER S ? Bra lime shows all the one way to independence* a Bank Account/' Bk-50 If .July 4th? Independence day marks our Nation's fight for liberty, and should re? mind all to strive for individual indepen? dence by starting a bank account. U Without elTort there is little chance for accomplishment and none for oppor? tunity. If you earn money, it is a duty to save part of it and we are ready to aid those who have the desire to become inde? pendent. Start with Si. 4 Per Gent Interest Paid on Savings. I It K BANK OF SUMTER ESTABLISHED 1889