Presbyterian College - Pac Sac Yearbook (Clinton, SC)

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Top left: Leroy Springs Gym Top right: Former basketball team does the locomotion. Middle left: Former baseball team goes wild with excitement over their latest victory. Middle right: P.C. ' s stadium packed to capac- ity Bottom left: P.C. men are serious about their football. 6 HISTORY

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science hall, and gym. Douglas believed in the value of physical fitness. In 1913 the trustees secured $1,000 to improve the athletic field. With the addition of a coach to the staff, basketball, football, and track had their begin- nings. In 1926 Douglas accepted the presidency of the University of South Carolina. By the time he left, the enrollment was recorded as 276 students. During WWI many students left campus to Join the armed forces. Classes were held daily in military training skills. By 1918 P.C. had a unit of the Student Army Training Corps, and the entire school was ori- ented toward the military. Participation in ROTC was required of all freshmen and sophomores. In 1914 the first issue of the PaC SaC yearbook was published, and by 1919 the student newspaper, the Blue Stocking, was in existence. In the 1920 ' s many organizations were formed. Some of these organiza- tions were the Chi Beta Phi-science fraternity, the Lambda Phi Gamma-music fraternity, the Gamma Sigma-journalism fraternity, the Glee Club, and the Athletic Council. Social fraternities returned to the campus in 1921. Pi Kappa Alpha and Pi Kappa Phi returned along with Kappa Alpha Order and the Chi Taus. The same year a Pan-Hellic Council was orga- nized. After the short presidency of Dr. Burney L. Parkin- son, Dr. John McSween became president. He con- tinued to maintain close ties between P.C. and the church. But McSween ' s six year tenure was handi- capped by the national financial crisis. Under the presidency of Dr. William Plumer Jacobs, II, grand- son of the founder, P.C. was led out of the depression years and WWII. During his term. Smith Administra- tion Building was built in 1942. This building served as both a library and administrative facility. During WWII, the faculty and administration al- tered the curriculum to quickly produce ROTC trained leaders. More than 1000 alumni were enlist- ed in the war. From March 1943 to July 1944 the college facilities were used for preliminary training of Air Force pilots. HISTORY 7