The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-01-15

The Newberry Observer, replying to
the INTELLIGENCER of two weeks ago,
says:
The IETELLIGEECER seems determined
to believe the Observer cherishes malice
towards 1t. We shall not further attempt
to convince il to the contrary. Let that
pass, and let us see what there is Ia the
lNTELLIGENCER's argument about local
politicians, "locsl feeling" and "local
papsra". Did it never occur to the In.
TELLIGENcER that tho very fact that the
County politicians who come from
Counties with opposing colleges" oppose
free tuition in the South Carolina College,
10 the strongest evidence that free tuition
10 wrong and an Injustice to the "local"
colleges? They ore In o position TO see
how free tuition in the South Carolina
College ipjures the "local" colleges.
They SEQ that 1t deprives them of stu.
dents they would otherwise get-students
able topay tuition-and thus leasens their
income and their efficiency. If the "free
tuition" feature IN the States college
does not Lessen u paying patronage OF
the "loca" colle,, q, why 10 it that the
representatives of localities having col.
leges are almost to man opposed to free
tuitiou7
The IETELLIeENcER speaks of the
"local" colleges as Opposing colleges -
perhaps inadvertently-ss ff they were
the actors In the opposition eziBting be.
tween the States college and the other
colleges. The opposition comes from the
State institution.
The O6serper's objection to the South
Carolina College 10 now and has always
been confined 10 opposition to its "free
tuition, which gives It an unfair advan.
tage over the oth sr institutions of similar
grade. Require tuition Of pupils vino
are able 10 pay, and the Obs;rver end the
"local politicians" will be satisfied.
| The Observcr Is becoming more reason.
able, and there is yet possibility of It
and the lNTELLIaENcER agreeing upon
some Of the questions touching the Uni
versity. We answer our contemporary
question, that it never did occur to the
INTELLlaENcER that the fact that Coun.
~ politicians who come from Counties
with opposing colleges oppose free tuition
In the South Carolina University is the
strongest evidence that free tuition In the
South Carolina University is wrong, and
on injustice to the local colleges. It ia
no moro evidence OF such thing than
the fact that one school teacher in q
town might oppose the opening Of an
other Rchool IN the same town would be
sn evidence that such new school would
be wrong and an injustice. We would
say here, however, that we do not favor
free tuition in the State University. In
our opinion those able 10 send their sons
or wards to the University should pay
their tuition fees, but there should be ON
unlimited number of beneficiary scholar
ships for distribution among the young
men of the State. who have not the means
Of defraying all their educational expen.
ses. If those who have heretofore made
their fight upon the South Carolina Uni.
versity would cease their opposition to
the University and proper appropria.
tion to Il, and introduce o bill to require
the payment of tuition fees by those who
are able to do 60, they would find very
Essa5 Of sksess She are =.sesg E=ssaaa os
the Univessity agreeing with them. We
would gather have the uniyerai.y an il is
than none at oil, but We would at the
satSe time rather see the standard raised
and higher grade institution estabiish.
ed. We do no. mean by this to oritic.us
the present institution, for we think &c
has mads very satisfactory progress, but
We want the good work carried on until
1t 10 the peer of the Uniyeraity Of vir.
ginin, of Yale, Or Of, Johns Hopkins
Unisefsity. Tho O0ssrrsr and the liz.
TELLIoENcER, are nearer together than
any reader could have imagined as t.S
beginning Of the present controversy.
flour contemporary had begun 40 he has
wound mp, there would have .been no
bstIe with pens between us.
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