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BOARD OF TRUSTEES J. Lyles Glenn (1889), President Chester, S. C. Rev. James W. Kilgo, D. D. (1906) Upper South Carolina Conference Henry P. Williams (1901) . ..Charleston, S. C. B. Hart Moss (1903) .....Orangeburg, S. C. H. B. Carlisle (1907) ..Spartanburg, S. C. Rev. F. H. Shuler (1910) ..South Carolina Conference W. F. Stackhouse (1910) Marion, S. C. Rev. D. M. McLeod (1910) South Carolina Conference Rev. W. C. Kirkland, D. D. (1912) South Carolina Conference A. M. Chreitzberg (1914) Spartanburg, S. C. John A. Law (1914) ... Spartanburg, S. C. Rev. George C. Leonard (1914) ' Upper South Carohna Conference J. W. Humbert (1918) Anderson, S. C.
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HISTORY OF WOFFORD COLLEGE EV. BENJAMIN WOFFORD, a local minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, died in the town of Spartanburg, S. C, December 2, 1850. He left in his will a legacy of one hundred thousand dollars to the South Carolina Conference, for the pur- pose of establishing and endowing a college for literary, classical, and scientific education, to be located in my native district, Spartanburg. One-half of the amount was to be laid aside as a permanent endowment. A charter was given by the Legislature of South Carolina, December 6, 1851. Suitable buildings having been erected, a president and professors were elected November 24, 1853, and the college was opened August 1, 1854. Since that time it has never been suspended, though for a period during the War between the States it was not above the grade of a clas- sical school. At the close of the war, college classes were again organized. The donation of Benjamin Wofford was exceptionally large at the time it was given. No Methodist in America (perhaps in the world) had given so large an amount to religious or educational objects. The will of the founder was clear, so that no difficulty or doubt has arisen in carry- ing out its few details. Measures were taken at once to add to the endow- ment, and they were meeting with large and gratifying success when interrupted by the War between the States, 1861- ' 65. In the general wreckage of the war, the endowment was swept away, leaving to the college only its grounds and buildings. The South Carolina Conference, however, liberally made arrangements to meet the emergency, and by an annual assessment kept the c ege from closing its doors. This assess- ment has been increased from time to time as the needs of the college required, and has become a fixed source of income. In the meantime, since 1870, efforts have been made to restore and add to the endowment; and through the liberality of our people the resources and endowment have been steadily increasing.
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