Robert Adams, D.D. Dr. Adams was president until 1910, when he resigned to re- enter the pastorate which he had so unwillingly given up. Mr. A. E. Spencer then acted again as president until a president could be secured. Rev. Davison McDowell Douglas, at that time a pastor in Baltimore, was elected in 1911, and assumed office that year. Being himself a South Carolinian and the son of a Presbyterian minister, he entered on his work with great interest and zeal and was warmly welcomed by the people of the Presbyterian Church. Dr. Douglas made several successful trips to the Northern cities, and a canvass, undertaken by the Synod, for its three Presbyterian insti- tutions of learning, resulted in the raising of an endowment fund of $ I 00,000. A new dormitory building was erected in 1912, and as the town of Clinton had been adding electric lights, water and a sewerage system, all these improvements were available both for the new and old college buildings. The campus was put in good order, the athletic field improved, new houses for the Faculty had been erected from time to time, and the property gained in value and in beauty. The internal improvement kept pace with the external. The standard of scholarship has been raised from year to year, the library has been enriched by many new books, the most valuable single gift being the Mcllwain Memorial Library, given by Dr. W. E. Mcllwain in honor of his father. The chemical and physical laboratories have been enlarged and improved, and Dr. Nelson has fitted up a fine laboratory for biological and mineralogical studies. The various departments have been divided among expert professors, and the college magazine has been much improved, both in matter and n form. Fraternities which have been established were gradually allowed to fall into innocuous desuetude , but the regular Society Halls have been handsomely furnished and the Literary Societies take great interest in their work. The Bible has always been a regular part of the curriculum. I he greatest gain which the college has made is the increased interest and con- fidence felt in the institution by the churches and the membership of the Synod. From the college many faithful workers have gone forth, into the ministry, the various pro- fessions, and business of all kinds. Some of our female graduates represent the highest type of Christian womanhood, while the tendency of late years is to make the college strictly one for men. From the history of its past, and its energetic present, the college cherishes hopes for an ever-expanding and more influential future.
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