The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-09-03
NUMBER 35.
THE CITADEL ACADEMY.
Editor .SpdytanJurg Herald:


orally understood. 1t is part Of the Uni
vcrsity of the State, as the University is
the climax Of the States educational sys-
tenn. 1t is, in our judgment, the most i'm
portant part of that system. because being
a technical aud scientific school, it supplies
4 want i'll the State and therefore does not
come into competition with any other
College. At this admirable school,
which has since 1876 furnished to
the State two Governors of distinguished
ability, every student pays for his bo,rd,
tuition and maintenance. The expenses Of
these items to each cadet is $500 per
year. The State pays for GS of these, who
upon affidavit of parent or guardian arc
unable to pay for for it themselves. This
affidavit rs to personal and roal property
and income, must have attached to it un-
der the certificate of County Auditor the
amount of properly of all descriptions,
owned by his applicant in his own right or
| by bis parents or guardian. These applica-
tious, guarded as much as possible to pre-
vent imposition, are all carefully examined
aud warrants are issued to those appearing
to come most within the scope of the intcn-
dcd bcncfaction by the State. These war
rants cntitlc the holder to appear before a
Board of Examiners appointed by each
county by the State Supt. Education, and
the youth who stands highest in that COM
| pctitivc examination is awarded the vacant
| Cadctship from this county. An cxamina-
tion will shortly be held in This county to
lill such vacancy.
In that part of the University located in
Columbia, the rich and the poor alike pay
no tuition. In the part located in Charles
ton, the State pays tuition and maintain
auc, for the poor, and the rich pay for
themselves. This is an anomaly, but still
it is a fact. The two Boards in charge of
these branches oithe University construc the
constitutional provision in opposite ways.
The Board of Trustees of the College in Co
lumbia, construed the free and open to ALL
to mean that they cannot charge tuition Of
any one, while the Board of visitors of the
Military Academy construe the constitution
{dif~""n'ly and do not ch"rc" tuition md
board oi every one who Is able to pay. In
the attack upon the University system of
the State on the ground OF free tuition for
the rich, !c. the fact be remembered that
the 50 "a Military Academy does charge
tuition from every studcnt-the State pay.
ing for the poor and the rich paying for
themselves, and the further fact, that this
branch OF the University is the only place.
III South Carolina whc-c two poor boys
form each county may receive FIRST class
education "ithoat Que dollar Of expense.
IiWt VINO pays lor 1t Times arc hare.
taxes arc nigh, money Is scarce, and this
great bcneiactlon to the poor man cost
more than lie can stand well. before wo
destroy a noble insthntion, which has given
to our St":0 some of its grandcst men
grand IN war and III peace, and hllius use
fully every department OF life, let us sct
how much 1t does really cost Us, ami il It's
destruction Will alleviate GU: b"rdcns:
-\t inc recent commencement OF the
'ad't Academy hity-thrcc young men were
gr'ana'ed--"i th'S' the pay Cadets have"
cost the ''a'e ncth'ng' ana each one oi'As'
Ov"c"c'ar! graduates has been ho'rdcd,
c'otheu anu cu"ca'cc' az INC expense to
| cacn taxpayer, OF Just i'm OF one cent each