Chicora College for Women - Nods and Becks Yearbook (Columbia, SC)

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Glljtntra C HICORA COLLEGE was organized in August, 1893, under the auspices of the three Presbyterian churches of Greenville. Rev. J. F. McKinnon was Principal from 1893 to 1895, and the Rev. S. R. Preston, D. D., from 1895 to 1898. In 1898 the institution failed and was reorganized by Dr. Preston as a stock company, and was so conducted by him until 1906. In the spring of 1906 a majority of the stock of the College was offered for sale to the Presbyteries of Bethel, Enoree, and South Carolina, of the Synod of South Carolina, on condition that the remainder of the stock be secured by the Presbyteries. The offer was accepted, and Trustees were appointed to secure a charter, to consummate the action of the Presbyteries, and to govern and control the College until their next regular meeting. “The Board of Trustees of Chicora College” was chartered May 30, 1906, and the transaction by which the College became the property of the Presbyteries was consummated on June 1, 1906, a majority of the stock being purchased for $30,500, and the remainder being received by donation. Those who generously donated their stock were: Mr. PI. F. Means, Mrs. M. J. Means, Mr. C. E. Graham, Dr. C. C. Jones, Capt. O. P. Mills, and the First Presbyterian Church of Greenvi lle. It being the desire and purpose of the three owning and controlling Presby¬ teries to have associated with themselves the other three Presbyteries of the Synod, they in the fall of 1906 overtimed the Presbyteries of Charleston, Harmony and Pee Dee to unite with them in the ownership and control of the College. The Presbyteries of Harmony and Pee Dee at their fall meeting accepted the offer, and it is expected that Charleston will take favorable action at its next regular meet¬ ing in the spring. The Board of Trustees elected to the Presidency of the College Rev. S. C. Byrd, D. D., who assumed the duties of the office June 1st, 1906. Chicora is a Christian College. It is established, maintained and conducted for the purpose of promoting Christian education in harmony with the Constitu¬ tion of the Presbyterian Church in the United States. The supreme aim of the College is to make women; and its conception of womanhood is a graceful and vigorous body, a thoroughly disciplined mind, together with a high moral and spiritual character. Character is more ant than mere intellectual knowledge, and a trained conscience more valua. c than mere education. The supreme question of life is not intellectual but spiritual;

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Rev. S. C. Byrd, D. D., President

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is not what a woman knows, but what she is. We endeavor to give to the home, the church, and the State, trul)- educated, Christian, womanly women. The College is located in Greenville, S. C., a beautiful city of about 20,000 inhabitants, and noted for its healthful and delightful climate. The site of the College—McBee Terrace—is in the center of the city, and comprises sever? 1 acres, ornamented with majestic oaks, shrubbery and grassy lawn. The grounds are attractive and beautiful, commanding a fine view of the city, the river and the mountains. McBee Terrace is 995 feet above sea level. Tbe buildings occupy a commanding eminence and extend from Main Street to Rhett Street, 315 feet. The)- comprise the Administration Building, which contains the President ' s office, library, art studio and double parlors; the Study Hall Building, with adjoining recitation and music rooms; the Dormitory Build¬ ing, including dining room and other rooms in the domestic department, bath rooms (hot and cold water), and closets on every floor; the Infirmary Building, with four large rooms furnished with modern sanitary conveniences, and the Auditorium, which is in the shape of an octagon, a beautiful room with a seating capacity of twelve hundred, containing pipe organ, opera chairs, etc. All these buildings are practically under one roof, and connected, so that there is no exposure to weather. They are heated by steam, lighted by gas and electricity, and are commodious, comfortable and attractive. The government of the College is that of a Christian home. Every feature is under the direct care of the President and his wife, whose earnest and constant endeavor is to promote the physical, mental and spiritual well-being of the pupils. I he discipline is gentle, but firm, and every effort is made to govern the girls by putting them on their honor and appealing to their sense of right, propriety and innate pride of true, noble, gentle womanhood. Such a watchfulness over the pupils is maintained as is prompted by affection and a sincere desire for the happiness, development and highest welfare of the pupil. Honor and truth are inculcated, and only such rules as are needful for the orderly government of a large family are prescribed. e hope to do for the daughters of others committed to us just what we would wish the authorities of a College to do for our own daughter whom we might entrust to their care. 1 hat our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude .1 palace. 1 s. 144.12. hor what shall it profit a man if he gain the whole .ml lose his own soul. Mark 8:36. Prominence is given to religious in s and influence because to glorify God and to enjoy him forever” is the