The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, August 29, 1925, Page THREE, Image 3
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Saturday. August 39, 1925
BENEDICT COIJ.KCF
rue atw bcicuce uuii anil uiso If
Practise iocnoot or . tteneuict cone^
ure completed* uaa tne equipment
auw being piuceu in me buuuings s
? -ttU will be luauy when college oper
mi SpptamuciL. lTlli. Architects -ai
quainted with the college buildings <
tae Slate say^tjmt whlle there are la;
ger buildings there is no better educi
r ?Liunal building even for the whites i
. .^the?State, -nor better equipped. Tl
? aauipmrn1 r-" <"h??dr.i.y n.^
ment alone cost over .$9000. - *'
Benedict College has always had e
exceptionally fine faculty, and eac
year it hnu h?an strengthened;?Th
year it is stronger than ever. For e:
ample, Professor A. G. Smith will 1
at the head of the Chemistry depar
merit. - He da-a-apeeUdiat-in-Chemistr,
He was not satisfied to graduate froi
College but afterwards went, tn Ha;
vard University where he specialize
k"' ,n Chemistry and took his degree.. B
f' v has since had three yeats of very sm
S, cessful teaching of Chemistry, ar
vv was able to awaken in his studenl
great enthusiasm.
\Miss- Mary Merriam who has bee
otrleave of absence, taking studies i
a northern college returns to us, ar
will Have charge of the jiew Bractis
School and also wUf teach Spanish.
.. Professor W. Drew Varney who di
such excellent work last year as Dea
of Men, has persuaded his older brotl
- er~to Tomato" Benedict with hii
this next year. Professor Frank B
" Varney is a graduate of the^Unive:
^ sity of Vermont. He has had sever;
. years experience as a teacher, and wi
have charge of the department <
Physics.
Profesor L. Duckett?who hf
--with--his years-of teaching Biology a
\ ; so kept up with the marvelous growt
of that subject by attending thrt
Chicago and two summer sessions i
Cdlumbia university, will with his ne
rrrr equipment in Biology rooms of tl
p new science building-?the second flot
of which is given to Biology?mhl
that subject even more interestin
than ever, and no ond|has ever four
t any dullness in his classes. A grou
of students with their professor fro;
the University_pf-South Carolina?a
ter visiting and inspecting our classe
..spoke very, very highly of the goc
work in Professor Duckett's class.
_ r _ Now with these three depatftmen
of-Science so efficient in equipmei
and professors^ and with a teach<
of Spanish who spoke the languaj
for yeqrs among the Spanish ther
son to continue her course in Frenc
t Benedict College is well equipped 1
F : . give as good a course in Pre-medic
?-work as can he had nnywhara -,-7
?' There is a great opening for phys
cians, surgeons and pharmacists ar
no one need go to any northern co
lege where the expenses are simpl
enormous to get a Pre-medical cours
~~v - "! Another?valuable addition to?th
faculty is Professor H. T. Taylor,
graduate of Howard with degree 1
S. In Commerce and Finance, whoE
u.. ~ \ 1
x ia uuaiiicsa, tiuu may uuoi
kooping, accounting, etc., but buainet
' methods, administration. During tli
s* years, he,, was studying he had pract
cal business experience, so he has th
practical as well as the theoretici
preparation to teach. ,
Business also offers an inviting fiel
to the colored people, and all shoul
get the best possible preparation thf
they may compete successfully wit
those already established.
Manv new students are enrollini
We were overcrowded last year ar
are beginning to worry as to ho
- - we can care for all this year.
AH city"students miiairrpgisfpr an
' time during the week before colleg
opens to get out of the way of tl
rush during the opening week.
^ ^ ? CONWAY NOTES
Special to The Leader
About ten years ago the ac
^ mittance of colored patients t
Y the white local hospital was stop
ped, since that time colored pec
I pie havo been gding constantly t
Mullins and Florence for treal
ment. So the~far-sighfed~c6tb]
ed men who have realized the los
that the town is_under-goinj
have come together and are f
bout to take definite steps t
have a colored hospital here i
the near future.
The interested parties met a
the school house Tuesday nigh
to make plans for this great pr(
ject.
* The proposed hospital will b
placed ih the middle of theje<
ond block on Race Path Strec
on a three acre plot, ~ A moder
building was recently erected, S
with a Very few chabges and ac
dltions the building will be read
for hospital purpose#.
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jl DR. J. c. WHITE WRITES OF c
|THE REVIVALS IN PROSPER- i
ITY AND NINETY SIX
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is - When I wrote last week of the S
!SL revival at Prosperity the-meet--*I
1 ing was then only one day eld. |
=~|The Rev. L. C. Craftdfr is doitnr ?
r wonderful work *** pastor there. I
j. The meeting at Prosperity grew- .is
in in interest and in intensity as ?
ie the week wore on. I have _not_.?
seen the.lilce since l was a boy7 a
People became so "sin-sick" unin
til you could not get them up
:h from the "mourner's bench." 13
Night after night parents had to
haul their sons and daughters
t_ home in cars and wagons. All
yr -through: the " flight, one could
m hear sinners "coming through"
^-with religion; crying in that
^ characteristic newberry style, _
c_ ."i got religion, way down-in my
Ld soul." The whole of Prosperity
ts ;was stirred, white people turned
but by the seores, one nijght the
pastor of the "Reformed Presld
byterian church and near about,
j? Ms^whole congregation were out.
The chief t)f police and others,
ld Judge Hair and his entire family
n and friends occupied-seats- on
m the platform, the crowds were
t. dense and;, enthusiastic.. Much
r-. | good was done in that town.
al At Ninety Six This Week
Owing to a funeral Tuesday
is Dr. Norton emphasized the
1- fact-that the hospital is not an
;h j individual affair but a communi^
ty propositon. He also said that _
lt[he is now willing to pledge one
w'thousand dollars plus his time
ie to see^the project-succeed.
>r The proposition was discussed
t pro and-con. Many times dur- ~
id :ing the meeting the discussions
m 'was commonly agreed' that the
hospitaHdea is the fines! thing s"!
that Conway has ever had.
>dj The five doctors present pledtJged
their support and assured
it the assembly that the doctors ab- _
er^ent woufdxto the same.
a" pledged $35.00 in drugs and^Oft =
Si pires. "V "? ....
^ The board of directors is as fol- _
al lows: ?
7- , Chairman; K. B. Hemingway, ~
Secretary, J. E. "Hemingway^ _
j_ Treasurer, C. A. Jones, J. W7_
y Johnson, William Mclver, Fred ^
e. Lloyd, John Paige. .
^ Mrs. Rurh Woodbury, Mrs. \
a TrA* * * at., o; :- at.-.
^ vuia UUlltlOUIl, 1TA1 . ouuinie IMA- j
^ on, and Mr William MeKiever?
c7 Jwera in MaflOifcda&t-week juton- c
rs" ding the Grand Lodge of. Joint j
>e Stock. ~ They report a very good ^
i_ convention.
^ Miss Lizzie Alford has re- ^
turned to the city from Dillon .
d where she has been spending ^
d her vacation with relatives.
lt Miss Berthea CoUseris here
^ from Dillon spending a few days
- with Mr. Sam Alford and family.
td She is a student of Alien Uni- c
w versity.
' ""Mr. Georife TvsoiT"was tn Xlari- j*
on Wednesday on business. '
>0 ' ? 0
|e Mr. Abraham -Gibson, from *
- Dillonr woo in town Sunday on
- u:? ... i-i- -r> i- TO
ma way lu iviyrue r>eacn.
. Mr. George Latimer is plan- "
? ning' to attend the ElkVconverf^
tion in Richmond.
I- Miss Annie Wilson, Mr. James ^
o Dewitt," Mrs. Jopheohine Butler, .
)- as delegates and a group of otfa- ^
)- ers have returned to the city,
o They have been attending the ^
t- Baptist convention which was "
*- hel^near Wilmington, N. Gi ^
>s The largest tobacco sale in the E
i, history of the tobacco market in 11
i- Conway was had Friday when ?
o ver two hundred thousand Y
n pounds were sold.
Bethel A. M. E. church is a- e
it bout to begin her building pro- ?
it ject which will take in the^nO
>- largenng of the parsonage and .
remodeling of the church,
e Rev. U. S. Rice and family, ^
I- from Sumter, nassed throiio-h
it Conway Mondayon their^wajTto
n the beaeh. * /
o Mr. and Mrs. James Hickman
I- are out of towp attending the .
y Grand Lodge of Abrahams.
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LOVE IS NO'
Dy W illiam D.
? Men ofterr-speak urLuvtn
But 'tis not so: Love h;
Hp WmWs" nnt fm 111,, fnm.,
Art! penetrated by his m
We call him blind because
Often he sees--behrrtcTa h
. ?v A noble soul with "heart
Anthbind^ his'captive in \t
By cords tjpit until deat
Call not Love blind: he s<
Often he knows that unde
A filthy heart, all full of
And past that sham his "s
. Seeking a purer dweffin
Seemingly blind fbuV Love
Passion alone is blind: he
Aided by Lust, $e goes a
Hot-bloOdetL?=hecdless of
UpoA each bit of sensoi
To satisfy his insatiable s
? to REV- H HI
^ ~~ I>y William I
. ' 0 North Carolina, thy Si
Reluctantly lends.thee h
Whose fearjess, ringing se
And from the sinful dar
f fInstill belongs'to-inT|~\vp .
As chi thy needy battle]
He still belongs-anrirw(r m
For Second Calvary .still i
A* others strive to lift
Others may come; bait nc
Can one rejrlaee our -deal
self ?re ft)1- ,he
?To bring still, sweeter joy
Dear Doctor Moore, the he
^ _ And shades bf r)nr\<iw>-<<
before the l iiiginir thiinde
? ' . _ ringing new hope and
Thy race is proud of thee;
... i And -f,: their'humble bar
Li?t_.up this simple lay of
y Six Monday-night as I had
toped?to do.
Tuesday afternoon jhf 5?n*=-?
tocicT^roT Irwin Davenport and ni
ohn Porter brought mc up to Q*
lirfety Six in Davenport's "Tin
nzzie" a distance of 75 miles j.
rom Columbia, before ._ preach-,
ng time. As we got near ro'Ti
Ninety Six we could tell that _{j(
here were some things doing in -^r
u L
own.: I was dusty, worn and ?.
ired. When we^mnTv^d^t irhe ^
hurch which is in the heart of jK
his town, the church was liter- ^
llv nacked likft gar-fliimu - r*ni ?.
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H'lion uvciTT suuli opened tny
osjpel gun on the fort?j^f%In. |1K
l call for anxious?inquirers
rought more young men and wo VQ
len and^boys, and girls?to the-q-]<
mourners bench" than I have jn
ver seen in many a^ear." At
he first invitation .eleven came . ^
orward and took myJiand, say- or
tig they had believed on Jesus m
"hrist, and desired to be bap- e(j
ized. Up to this writing (Wet^ ju
esday morning) 20 happy sons {j.
nx-p r'hi-ict?These Wi
eople of Ninety Six are quite
ntelligent in their songs, pray- j>c
rs and church habits, many of
fhom live in beautiful homes,
met a number of my old Ben
diet classmates here. From the u,
utlook. I believe ivje will rtdVSO ^
r 100 for baptism in Ninety lo
ix. I will open fire on the dev- t u
I and all his host" at Batesburg
londay night.
, Signed: J. C. WHITE.
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Camden, N. J., Aug.?Two con to
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libta, S.C., to the Liditor of this & t
115 be printed under votir riwn fi:
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uTTims his cervices-toTSm~yohe Je^ ? /
occasion, such as epitaphs, me- ?
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is being blind; ' - r ~
as an inner sight. ^ ~~
but (In; heart and mincL t"
lagic light. . ? - v ' ^ 11
that we are'blind B
ortiely face, ? . Y
of imrest yofd;
'hat seems disgrace,
h will lirmly-hold.' ^
aes J n to-the-irrirrd. h
' V
r beauty hides
' selfish sin;
sightless" vision glides,"
ig- among men,--- ' is
never Jblind. n
ii
has.no eyes: . " j;
tlong by feeling,?
the inner cries,? '
us beauty stealing
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L .MOORE. " '? ': " '
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ster State
ier worthy son,- ??? ?
rmons nuule him great, c
ikaess vlrirrieswon! _ a
only lend him,? I?1 i ...
hold we hend himj -a?
re proud of him!. '?r? 3
nourns her loss,' . ! n
her fallen cross: ; i'T
iver, nevermore. - J ??=
pj ileal. Biollier "MogreT '
goes to win . ?
>'er .fatal sinr~~ " ? |
to .souls of men.. _ .
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tarts of men rejoice, ?$*
t rumble unci duaulm, riL?
r of thy voice, . T',-'= ? - _ r
peace anil strong resolve.
thy people line thee;
praise to thee. " 1
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7C0TESTR0M REAl TOUT
I
The Sacred Concert which was^X
ul at the Tabernacle Baptist
hurch last Sunday night was
ie of the best given here lately. ?
iss Lottye Wright was in
large of th6 program. -
Miss Dorothy Blocker left.last--^
onday morning on her vacadii
trip. She will visit friends ?
Greenville and other points up
? ' ?
hilars shook hands with AlTt
Dunnett, 3144 West Iron- ?
ties Avenue, and departed from ?
n'nlnnlr iTTni j.
y morning when told there was ?
) money for themr-" i
Tho burglar?!; who entered by $
moving a screen from a first ?
oor front window* stole notti'-''
V^rrr . V,
Mr. and Mrs. Dunnett and
ieir child were asleep in a sec-"$'
id story bedroom. Mrs. Dun- 8
tt was awakened by whisper- '<?
I conversation down-stairs. She oj
id difficulty in waking her hus- a|
md. When Dunnett finally auke,
and half asleep turned on ^
to-light*, ho was faced by two $
>ys, each about 18 years old, ^
andishing pistols. . ; g
"We want money," said one. ?
"Stinnett asked his wife if sh?
id any, but she told him she-ljl
erit ail ill the house. When in- 1*1
rmed of this the spokesman of 1*1
ie two, who was unmasked, l?
"We want to be reasonable a- 4
itrtTthki," and departed.Dunne'tt
then went back to bed ^
id slept just as soundly after- ?
ards as he did before, but Mrs. t
\ - '3 : ,
unnett stayed awake and mis- \
ok every shadow the remain- 't
ir of the night for a burglar. |
ft
011 n't ry '
Mss Margurit,e and Lottye
dears, who have been spending
heir summer vacation here
lave returned to t hnir-tmrrw. -fyr:
Charleston, rrmctt
Mrs. Harris of Sa\aiii|ahL(Ja.,
n>t tiMf-ffiOthcr, Mrs. Wityianrs-ef:
Columbia, motored,here-** from
Savannah last Sunday.' They
una so pleased ui'lli 1 our littlie"*
City that they again visited, us
n a boat excursion from Savanlah"on.last
Wednesday. - We are
riends show their appreciationf
our city by their return
The" Pram lV Thu per Literary
'lub of Savannah brought over
heii annual excursion last Wedesday.
It brought over Savajiah's
best people.?
, Mr. A. 1*]. Brown of Georgejwn,
after spending about-- two
eekjs hem in interest of the
ational Benefit Idfe Ins Cry?as
Returned to Georgetown,
fhile here he soid many shams
f Stock in his- company to the
dored citizens of Beaufort.
Cards are out announcing- .the
larriage of "Miss Willie Blamllg
to Prof. Benj. Barnwell. Mrs.
larnwell is well known here,
his being her home. Prof.
I a rn well is also one of our home
oys. lie holds the position as
arm Demonstrator fbr Beau?
ort County with headquarters
t Perm School. We wish for
hem much success.
?A 1 t v?rf?-f?\\'u vll i ri Ir I I m?Vi'i ^?rn
^nily -puvcnased a 1926 Standrr.l
Six Duplex Studul^iUer.
Miss Etta M. Washington has-,
etumed.to the cl'ty'Mter a sucessful
summer sctlool . stssiorT"
t Hampton institutes
le city after spending flie'sumler
scl Qol.term at State College,
hey reported a 1'ine_term.
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Miss'Addie B. Haynes is-visiting
her brother at Columbia,
Dr. C. E. Stephenson of Columbia
was in town last week to take
1rttinj[Tual fishing trip?on?his
yacht "Tho C Ruby."??. ?
' Those who attended the G. U.
O. w. A?hich-?mefr-at tieorj^g-town
~were "Messrs. Robert Calert,
C. 11. Hey ward, James Riley,
J.I S. Shanklin, and J. I,
WtHhlhgton! * " :
Mrs. E. M. Washington, Miss
Etta tM. Washington, Mrs.. Sayde
W. Riee, -Messrs. A. E. Brown
and L'harles E. Washington motored
to Orangeburg, last Tues-;
dav mnrningr fr> vi<it Prof Rnd- - - -
Airs. T. T. Washington. Little
ML-'s Ileverly and J. I. Washington
accompanied the party -to -i.
lie.aufort. . ' '
.Services al the F. A. B. Church
last Sunday were excepThe.
Pastor preached one of his
"God Searching for a Man." Sunday-school
was well attended as
well as night services. ? s?7 ?
?Since the opening of the Sav7
ui'inah-Carolina Bridge, Beaufort
is flooded with cars coming - .
from Savannah, every Sunday. Colored
tourists as . well as *
white. ...
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