The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-06-02

olina College. But there are many other
stronger reasons why the Citadel should
go" 1t, in many respects, lsa counterpart
Of the South Carolina College. The course
of study is much the same IN both lnstltu-
tions, and it is not apparent to taxpayers
why two colleges should be kept up Wien
one can supply all the demand for that kind
of education in South Carolina. 1t will not
be denied that the South Carolina College,
if it be relieved of its country cousin, the
Agricultural Annex, and is given three or
four more professors, can easily supply Ill
the demand for polite learning, or "!lber-
al education" as It is termed. 1t Will not be
denied that the State needs a technical and
industrial school where the brain, the hand
and the eye shall al be trained together and
where a boy may reasonably hope to be tit
ted to become farmer, an engineer or me-
chanic while acquiring thoroughly prac-
teal English education. Such the aSrlcul-
tural college will be if it follow in the foot
steps Of those of Michigan and MISSISSIPPI.
The military feature Sc dear to some peo-
pies hearts, can and ought to be grated on
the agricultural college, like it IS IN both of
those States and the cadets can drill just
as well and be inst as proud coming from
such an institution as if they came from the
Citadel. Gen. Lees Mississippi cadets
made Just as fine show in New Orleans last
year at the Exposition as our dudes" made
recently at Savannah. The ability, TO ''or-
der arms with perfect cadence does not
fit a man to become breadwlnner or add
anything to the States productive capacity.
The war is over and we are whipped. The
Citadel, as purely military school, is an
anachronism, an effort to rebuild shatter
ed idol which toppled to the ground when
the Confederacy went down. No doubt the
heart Of the grand old hero, Jefferson Davis,
the man without country, yearncd to-
wards the Confederate uniform, and he
longed to shake the hands of the youths who
wore it. 1t is natural, and we hope it did
him good. There is no doubt his kind
words and fattering illusions to the Citadel
salved over any ranking caused by my
harmless witticIsm. Still the fact remains,
and it cannot be gainsaid, that merely
military education is too ornamental and
valueless in this State at this time We
need anything, everything more than we do
soldiers, and it is not just or right to tax the
people to educate these benefciarieS and
fectly able to pay their way, While thousands
VI OkIISi wy tiS. do SSS4lNIu5, "i4poC
ers are taxed to support these elect" cannot
get even common school education.
BY the system of student labor obtaining
at the Michigan and the Mississippi colleges
all students acquire habits of Industry,
and are also thus assisted to pay their way
through college. The average cost OYER and
above their work to 3557 students in the Mis-
sissippi Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege last year for all expenses, Except cloth
ing board, washing, fuel and lights, &c,
was S52, 81 each for nine months; while six
exceptionally Industrious young men paid
their way entirely. and these same six stu
dents are among the first in their classes
Ii may well be asked why Sonth Carolina
should pick out sixty eight pets, many Of
them we'll off, to educate at State expense,
rather than extend helping hand to any
and every deserving young man who is will
ling to try to educate himself? There may
be a good reason for it, but l confess I can
not see it. Is it just or right?
May 20, 1856. B. r. TuL.1AS