Anderson College - Columns / Sororian Yearbook (Anderson, SC)

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m sm Contents ADMINISTRATION . . . . Pg. 9 ORGANIZATIONS Pg. 19 SPORTS Pg. 33 FEATURES Pg. 39 CLASSES Pg. 59 ADVERTISEMENTS Pg. 109

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Foreword During the past fifty years Anderson Col- lege has undergone many changes. Many faces have appeared and disappeared among the faculty. Numerous students have carried away a part of the college in their hearts; and yet, the college has con- tinued to grow nourished by their undying affection. Though the years pass and we grow old- er, the friendships we make during our college days will remain indelible in our mind for instant recall. That will be the true and pleasant value of our college friends. We will not be able to remember some names or some faces, but with a little reminder the old companions will be our adjectives of good times. Memories will continue as season follows season. It is with this spirit we present to you the Golden Anniversary edition of the COLUMNS. t M ■ :»iS a2 lS -J -f--i„A , jgi nr t 7 J 1

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5D years at ANDERSON In the spring of 1910, three Anderson men gathered in the office of General M. L. Bouham for a meeting which was to have far-reaching results. For this group, appointed by the Anderson Chamber of Commerce, took the first steps toward organization of a college for the community, which became the Anderson College of today. - - - EAST DOMITORY Members of this first committee were J. L. Sherard, W. R. Osborne, and Leon L. Rice. These men wrote leaders in the city and county and called for a meeting at the courthouse April 21, 1910. At this time, it was decided to canvass for subscriptions and hold a report meeting November 23, 1910. A 40-member committee, Mr. Leon Rice says, went out into the highways and byways and successfully raised $92,350, and a site of thirty-two acres of land. At the report meeting, A. M. Carpenter, Chamber of Commerce secretary, announced that he was authorized by persons not present to an- nounce that the goal of $100,000 has been reached. This met with loud cheers from the assembled group. From the beginning, the only stipulation made by the contributors, and the only underlying principle of the school as it was first planned, was that it be a Cliristian institution and that it be placed under the support and control of some church. A committee prepared a memorial offering the $100,000 and tlie land to the South Carolina Baptist Convention, meeting in Laurens in November, 1910. The Convention accepted the offer and named 15 trus- tees to the first board for the college. These were L. J. Bristow of Abbeville; C. C. Brown, Sumter; J. N. Brown, J. J. Fretwell, R. S. Ligon, M. M. Mattison, C. S. Sulli- van, H. H. Watkins, W. A. Watson, all of Anderson; L. M. Roper, W. E. Thayer, J. K. Durst, Creenwood; W. H. Hunt, Newberry; S. C. Mitchell, Columbia; and W. B. Wilbur, Charleston. An executive committee, charged with active con- duct of affairs, included Judge H. H. Watkins, Rev. L. J. Bristow, R. S. Ligon, M. M. Mattison, and C. S. Sullivan. A charter for a four-year college for women, known as Anderson College, was issued by the General Assem- bly of South Carolina meeting on Valentine ' s Day, Feb- ruary 14, 1911. It is from this time that the college is dated, and February 14 is observed each year as Founders ' Day. During the summer of 1911, buildings were con- structed on the 32-acre site, and in September, 1912, th e college opened its doors to its first group of young ladies. Anna Tribble Pearce (Mrs. Thomas Pearce) was the first student to apply to the new college for ad- mission. First president was Dr. J. A. Chambliss, and the first dean was J. K. Breedin. ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 4i 5