St Andrews Presbyterian College - Lamp and Shield / Bagpipe Yearbook (Laurinburg, NC)

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11. 1 il-31 -ll--'U 'WW T ii 7 i -Ali 7? 77 W 72 iiii 7? TY yr iiii 'f vc wr 'rf , - NY f VY 7' 1 - 2 1 NY swf Nt 1 i 1 'ni s PIC lost 27 zilumni in World Wxu' ll. and I5 in lhi: Kinean WHY- Mrs. Rufus Wilson, Sxnntliczil l'it-siilc-nt. luinils Mr. lltlwin Pate i . , a Currie Mcleod. son of liesident McLeod. also gave his life. Sitrrltltl ilietk for the i.-iitlnwinciit of .i Chair nl lsililr-. An article appearing in the papers early in 1929 announced the opening slate as September ll, l92!l. .Xniong other things, it stated: Tire fquulty is being chosen with great carey only men with required scholarship ami proven ability will he employed, lt is especially' emphasized that all leathers in this college must be positive Christians , . . The total expenses per quarter for tr boaidng student are set at Stl-1.25. Day pupils may attend the col- lege at a tuition fee of only 525.00 per quarter. . On September ll, the young college opened with eighty-four students. It was an auspicious opening, but. unknown to most people. the nation mis heading into the worst economic disaster in our historv. R. Gordon Matheson had been secured as Dean and professor of English. Others comprising the initial faculty were Charles R, Hunter, professor of History, who had personallv secured manv of the first students as a result of going on thc- roud g D. H. Drinkard, professor of Science, E. L. Key. professor of Matheinaticsg and H. XV. Young, professor of languages. Mrs. Olla MtWhite. dietitian: Mrs. R, G. Matheson, librarian: Dr. j. 0. MacClelland, physicianp and Mr. Thomas Neal, athletic coach, completed the staff, Roger Reese, faithful colored cook, began his connection with the college that fall which was to last until his death in 1953. For twenty-four years, through a depression and two wars, Roger cooked for the students. The altimni are now planning an appropriate memorial in his memory. Barney Ellis Maclean, now a distinguished Presbyterian minister, was the first student to enroll in the college. Beginning without traditions, there quickly grew up a vital student consciousness and an atmosphere of established institutional activities, High scholarship was maintained from the first, and student government was successfully inaugurated, A Young Men's Christian Association became :in im- portant factor in the religious and social life on the campus, The Glee Club and quartet. under the direction of E, L. Key, won praise for their programs in churches, religious conferences. service clubs. and at social gatherings, besides two engagements for radio broadcasts. Participants in the General Asseinbly of the PJC lNIid'Century Forum on Christian Education: Dr. laklotte, Lt. Cot. H. Pat Tailor. Senator Iitlwin Pate. Dr. Lee Stoffel, and Rev. Charles Parrish. -Q v H fs me -. , . X t X K kw-L .

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w-,, vt at .4 ,4 .7- 'rs ii pf'-Nl.. Q I r -Qt 1 gl tr V 'T uv l X I E :rr 5 . . . ' l , n t 1 we 1 ? l l l hart President R. X, lNItLeocl President R. C. Matheson President P. Cary Adams President Louis C. Laklotte 15129-1932 12132-19214 1934-1938 1938- Carolina system of Christian Education was the meeting of two of the largest presbvteries in the treneral Assembly. lfayetterille and Mecklenburg, at the Scotth lttwll of Nlavtorr As nearly ererrboclr knows, that town was named because so many Scotch people settled there. All you need to say in any introduction rs 'l am glad lo meet vou. Hr. Mao, and rritre times out of ten you are right. .Ks you might suppose, the community is prosperous and, Surprising .rs it may sotrrrd, not over-frugal. .Xs note, Presbyterian money in a Methodist school. .Xt least oneethird of the funds used to build Carolina College carrie lronr the pockets of the Macs. Carolina College and grounds are worth 3232,0tl4l. It is the property of the l-Qastern Conference of the Methodist Church. Flora Macdonald College for girls is twelve miles away, and Duke Vrrirersity is calling to Methodist youth of both sevt-sg and so, like a magnihcent ship ashore on the sands, Caro- lina Lollege lies in strong and useful beauty on the outskirts of this aggressite little town, The obligations resting on this property amount to '33l'l,0ll0, The Methodist Corrferente has instructed the trustees to sell the plant for the debt, if a sthool can be established there. Local banks hold the mortgage on the land and buildings. and there are some open accounts ...' These facts were presented to the rrreetirrg of the two presbyteries, as they assembled after a honnteous harhetue feast in the dining room of Carolina Collcge, where they were guests of the ladies and the Mormax, the live boosters of Maxtonf' .ls was expected. some opposition arose to the proposal. Mr, P. XViggins, who was most generous of his time and effort on behalf of the College during this period and who later served as a trustee, answered the opposition in his article. Some Ubjections Explained and Answered . which ap' peared in 1927. The Synod of North Carolina met in special session at Carolina College on February 21. 1928, to consider the Presbvteties' retommendations. After a full discussion of the question, Synod resolved to establish a junior college at Maxton and to attept the generous offer of the Methodist Conference to sell the Carolina College property. A Board of Trustees consisting of eighteen members was elected. The school was named The Presbyterian junior College, and was placed under the control of the synotl as a whole. This relationship to the entire synod was unique for a junior college. Synod's action seems to have been largely inlluenced by two devoted laymen, Mr. W. H. Belk, and Mr. R. L. McLeod, of Maxton, When the cam- paign to raise the ptrrclrase price failed to secure sufhcient funds, the balance needed was borrowed. The notes were later taken over bv these two men, who took a mortgage on the property. At this time it was written, It is hoped by those who are leading in this matter that the college may be opened bv the fall of 1929 Preparation was begun toward securing a president. aclministrative officers, and faculty members. In a letter dated january 23. 1929, and addressed to Dr. Watson Fairley, Rev. R. A. McLeod, Stated Clerk of the Synod and superintendent of Elise Ataderrry. wrote: 1t was a real pleasure to see you last night and have the little chat about the educational situation, My! how I wish our Church would wake up on this vital subject, To one at all acquainted with the drift in public education. there can be no doubt about the need for earnest effort on the part of the Church to ptrt the Christian element itrto education , . . Since last night I hare been thinking seriously about the personal ques- tion you asked rrre, nnrnelv, rm attitude toward the possibility of being called to the ofhce of president of the Maxton school . , . 1 am willing to say this much to you as a friend, but on no sense as a bid for the place. If it should appear to the trustees that I am the man to take this place, I am willing to give the matter prayerful consicleration . . . 1 think I can honestly say that I am more concerned to see the project succeed than 1 am to merely seem to succeed myself. lvithout boasting, 1 feel that I have some reason for humble pride in having a small part in setting in motion the movement that has brought us this near a junior college. and I crave no greater personal pleasure than to see the movement tome to a glorious success. I had set my heart on Elise, but if the Lord has led us in another direction, I am willing to follow. Rev, McLeod was elected president and served until his death in 1932. Burning of the mortgage, 1939, Nlr. Hervey 1-Irans. Dr, Laklotte, and Dr. Walter Lingle, Dr. R. A, White. and Dr. lVilliam P. Few at Rev. R. I.. Alexander ln3UgUT3llUll of Pl'CSidEl1l, 1939. - s. 'r .....

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W5 racer POR You 69 40 so Q92 -K cfs li! rrlsr . ac r-ry'-y ' ' ' It 'Y ll 4' rrrr rrrtrrr llll rrrrat r r rr...rrarrgrartrrar rartr ' 1 '---- llllf W I... . J 4, ' I ', ' Q 7 .IV . - p 1 y i ,1 .ah , I Y Q, .z wif HAI, I ff P, . . . '4 f ,f,',fi,-, Q - X. S '1. C' f A as 12:2 Q a , Nl. Three PJC presidents get together! Rev, Adams, Dr. Matheson, and Original plan Of the oamptrs of CAROLINA COLLEGE, reproduced Dr. Lalllotte at 1953 commencement, from an earlier drawing. At the close of the second scholastic year, President McLeod said: The rapid development of Presbyterian junior College is an interesting and encouraging story . . . It was purely a venture of faith, based on the conviction that there was real need in the eastern section of the synod for such an institcrtiorr. The success of the two years just completed justifies the faith of its founders and abundantly demonstrates the opportttnity for Christian training through this channel. ln june, 1931, a newspaper editorial entitled Hope Turned into Actuality summed up the irrrpressions of these early years. When the Synod of North Carolina rrret in Maxton on Tuesday, February 21, 1928, and decided to establish Presbyterian junior' College for Men, two outstanding impressions were left in the rnitrds of those who heard the deliberations of that church body, and this newspaper at that time nrade editorial notation of these impressions, The first tlrotrght of Synod was that Christian education must not perish frotn the earthy the second thought was that the junior college should play an important role in providing that type of education. With such ideals before them, the church leaders present at that meeting took dehnite steps to carry otrt their hopes. Tuesday morning at 11:00 o'cloclc hope was turned into actuality. The Frrst class from the college, having finished their course, were giren their diplomas and sent otrt into the world, thus starting that stream of living influence which, hy the help of those who have faith in this institution, shall contintre year' after year to strengthen and improve the social fabric. No one knew at the time this college was started that the country was on the verge of a serious financial clepression 1-'ronr an econorrric standpoint, conditions cotrlcl not have been rrrttclr more unfavorable: and yet, thanks to all the influences working in its favor, this college has succeeded even beyond the fondest hopes of its most enthusiastic supporters. The trustees, we are told, expecting to start small and make gradual growth, felt that if the college could enroll as many as forty students the first year, it would be a success. The college beat that figure by fifty per cent. The second year the errrollrrrerrt was increased by another thirty per cent, and that in face of the fact that depression lurked in the land. Furthermore, the college has gradurrtecl a fine class of yotrtrg rrretr, has accomplished all the objectives necessary to a class junior college rating, and has been duly accreclitecl by the Sl2llt'. The trustees have already authorized the raising of xr Sufljiflfl endowment, and with the same faith and high ideals that started this institution two years ago, coupled with cleterrnination and hard work of its officers, faculty, and friends, the success of Presbyterian junior College is assured. ln the yery nature of things, many' problems confront a new institrrtion. lt is like sailing an nnchartered sea. it best, there are handicaps. But now that the First class has been turned otrt and the college well on its journey, we wish to congratulate the trustees, the faculty, atrcl all those whose hearts and hands and prayers have corrtribtrted to its beginning, for their successful work in putting this institution on .r firm footing. That the young college weathered the storm of the depression at all was a miracle. ln additicrrr to the general distress suffered by all colleges in these years. when relatively few boys could :rflorcl to get to college, Presbyterian junior' College lost its president, Rev. Nfcl.eod, by death on -january 5. 1932, ltr the dedication of the 1933 B.X0l'll'l-Q. the students wrote: We, the senior' class of 1933, do dedicate this, thc' first rolunre of the B.XGl'll'E to the mernory' of Rey. Randall Alexander Il1cl.eocl. It was largely through his hard work and earnest effort that this institution was estzrblishecl. It is with sirrcc-re hearts that we perform this act of devotion to one who deserves the respect anrl aclrrriraticm of the c-ntire student body. faculty, and admirers of Christian education. Others struggled forwarcl valiantly under .ne responsibility. Dr. R, Gordon Matheson was elected to the presiclc-rrcy in 19512 to succeed Rev. McLeod. Dr. Matheson, now president of Paducah junior College, Paducah, Ky., served as president trntil 1934. During his term of office the enrollment of the col- lege department had a considerable increase, the budget was balanced with the help of a self-sacrificing facttlty, and the present gymnasium was built, The 1934 B.XliPll'1i was cledicatc-d to President Matheson as one whose untiring efforts and deyotion to thc' task at lr.rrrd lrarc- had a large part in making Ottr school what it is today. The devoted labor of the faculty during these critical financial times cannot be fully appreciated It wzrs'szricl ol l'.j ti. at the tinre that if a boy wanted to go to collc-ge brrt cotrlcl not afford it, l'.j.C. would see to it that he got air education. lloys paid for their c-clucatton hy .rny means at their disposal. One young man paid his tuition by bringing large amounts of canned scjuarsh. He entered college during Dr. Nlatlrccsorrk aclrrrirristratiorr, and some years lrrtcr, :rttc-r Rey l'. Clary Xdcrrns had assumed the presidency, the college was still eating canned scjuaslr provided by that young rnan!f!! On It yisrt to l'.j.tT in 11913, Rey. Adzrnrs pointed out several trees on the campus that stood for a student's education . , . lint such p.ryrnc'nts for tuition did not proyiclc' rrrttclr rnoney lor thc- faculty! Often the faculty met and cliyiclecl wlratc'yc'r Iurrds were at their disposal. Occasionally' a monthly pay- ment of illllltl each was all that resulted Rev. l'. Cary Atlanrs sc'ryc'd :rs president from 1934 to 1938. During these years irnproyc-mc-nts continued to hr' nrtrdc' and thc' student hotly' grew. The students expresscrl their respect for Rey. Adams in the cletlication of the ll'l2li lllf-1'lPli of 1938: ln the realm of chatzrctc-t that shining point called lc'aderslrip illllltli otrt from all thc' rccst, .r guiding star to those who are following. ltr thc- lrlc- ol otrt prc'sidc'nt wc' h.ryc' found that trait. alrcl rn the light of that personality havc- been guided thus far upon our college careers. ln recognition of his seryice to l'rc'shylc'riarr junior College, and as rt mark of appreciation lor hrs c-lliorts toyvarcl the 3tlV.ll1LClllClll of otrt lives, we, the sc-nior class, dedicate this volurnc' to our leader and president. Rc-v. .tdznrrs is now thc- pastor of thc- Romney, West Virginia, l'resbyteriarn Church. fly' thc' fall of Iflflr rt was found that the original purchase price hgrcl mounted, with accurnulatc-cl intc-rest, to '+2R,flflfl, and the unpaid balance of that opcrzrting rlchts had been incurred. The Board of lrustees made Professor john Mann, busrnc-ss manrrger for thc' college. fly balancing the the entire operating clefrcit of 320,000 was rc-tirccl, with the help of gc-nc-tous gifts by friends of the college. budget and hy rigid c-tononry, in 19118 rfzrcwrfcr- r'-.1r-yr- rr ry r on wwf frfrmvrrr-nmwrwmrrryswrtarrzrfrrrtsrrrrrrrrrrrrr.'rrrrr-:rrmfrwrvmwrrg-rrrr: r rm, -'tr-r v, r r r