The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1882-12-08

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in their own right aud whose parents are
unable to educate them. Selection is made
among applicants by competitive examina-
ton. The benefcaries are furnished, free
Of charge, with tuition, clothing, subsistence
and the necessary academic appliances
The remaining cadets are pay pupils, and
are charged $500 per annum, which is the
estimated cost to the institution of each ca
Diet, pay and beneficiary alike. The curri-
culum of the Academy, as before the war,
seeks to approximate that of West Point
the variation, when it occurs, being in view
otthe fact that its graduates will find en-
pioyment chiefly in civil life and their mill
tary training be needed by the State ouly
in tho emergency of such wars rs will call
for other than the regular forces of the coun-
try The demand Of our people for practi--
cal and scientific training accompanied by
the wholesome discipline afforded by this
school is evidence by the numerous appli-
cations for pay cadetships which had to be
declined for want of su ffic ent accommoda.
tion in tho building, as repaired with the
small appropriation Of The last session. The
number Of cadets admitted in October cx>
hausted all available room. The means
were not furnished to rebuild the burned
wing of the Citadel, which would doublo
the capacity Of its barracks. Such appro-
priation as you may deem proper to make
for the maintenance of beneficiaries (tho
pay cadets maintain thcmsclvc-) in this
school must be based upon the esti-
mate Of $500 for each. To continue the
present number will require S20,+00 for
the present fiscal year. Arms and accou-
trcments, which the Adjutant Generals
department cannot supply, are also neccssa>
ry. A small appropriation to that depart
ment for this purpose is needed.
| A claim, on behalf Of the State, upon
the Federal Government, for tho use and
occupation of the Citadel since the war, | a.
been made and will, l have no doubt, be soon
equitably adjusted. When this fund is
realized it will reimburse the State for the
sum already expended in repairs, and prob
ably te sufficient to restore the wing burned
while in the possession of the United States
troops and to equip the Academy fully for
the part which am convinced awaits it in
afordng to our people the much needed
facilities for higher education.
SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE.
This branch of the University, situated
at Columbia, is endowed with the portion
$ apart for the benefit of white students
of the fund donated by the United States
for the promotion of agriculture and the
mechanic arts. 1t was reorganized last
Spring by the establishment of five addi
t:onal professor ships, making ten in ALL and
one of which is of agriculture and horticul-
ture. The scope of the instruction offered
was largely extended, and for several dis
tinct and full courses Of study, some liberal
and some technical, provision is made. The
College thus rcorglnized and enlarged
opened with 14S students in attendance.
Lodging is provided, the only charge be-
ing ten dollars annually for repairs, and
tuition is free to all students whose parents
reside in the State. The students are
boarded at their own charge.
The development hereafter to be given
TO this institution should, in order to meet
the just expectations and demands Of the age
and the requirements of the Act Of Cons
gress, to which it owes all its permanent
endowment, be largely in the direction Of
applied science. 1t should be made the
home of the practical arts and science as
well as Of the classics. 1t should be able
to send forth the youth Of the State well
equipped for the practical pursuits and
avocations Of life, and hence technical
training should be as anxiously provided for
as liberal culture.
The agricultural department should be so de-
veloped as to materially aid in building up the
agricultural interests Of the State. Not only
should the opportunity be given to the rising
| generation of farmers TO acquire the scientific
principles upon which their calling is based but
| the farmers themselves should have the benefit
| Of the exi eriments and tests Of n we'll conducted
| experimental farm located in their midst Ne
gotations are now in progres between the State
Bureau Of Agriculture and the agricultural de-
partment OF the College, which will, If perfected
| tend largely 10 bring about this most desirable
result. In order to secure harmony of purpose
and union and concentration of effort, the two
departments will be made to mutually assist and
| strengthen each other. To this end the College
| will make the analyses, researches and practi-
cal tests required by the Bureau of Agriculture,
and the results will be given to the public in
the occasional bulletins Of the Commissioner of
Agriculture. The report of the Professor Of
Agriculture will also be made part Of the An
nual Report of the Bureau.
The Report of the Trustees of the University,
to be submitted, will ask for a continuance of
the last appropriation of Sl2 500 for this College,
which, in addition to its permanent endowment,
they estimate will be sufficient for its needs.
INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB AND THE
BLIND
This institution for the education of the un.
fortunate youth Of the State is located at Cedar
Springs in Spartanburg County and has for years
been in successful operation. During the past
year it has had sixty.two pupils in attendance.
l would ask your attention to the interesting
Report of the Superintendent. and particularly
his recommendation that provision be made for
the education of colored deaf and dumb and
blind children. The suggestion is made of the
establishment ofa separate department for this
class OF pupils, under the same general manage
ment as tat for whites, but with its own subor-
dinate officers and teachers. This arrangement
has been adopted in most Of the Southern States
and is in accord with the general educational