The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-08-20
The South Carolina College.


!, MR. EDIToR.-I have had no part in the dis
'cussion Of the S. G. College question through
your paper But the Misrepresentation of that
question by the self-coastituted friends of the
" college policy and the effort to put the op-
posers If that policy before the voters US
enemies to the college demands the ventilation
Of the real issues. J have not time, nor YOU
the space, to answer "Free Tuition" and others
in this article but hold myself ready to
discuss the issus when, under their proper sig
natures, they shall sec fit to advocate the "ool-
lego policy" propose, now, TO call attention
to some points that the people should know.
The South Carolina College, as a College, has
no enemies in the county. But the college
policy" or, more properly, the policy Of the
Trustees and Legislature, with regard to the
college, is so Objectionable, undemocratic, un-
just and illegal, that the people only need to
understand it TO overthrow 1.-THE policy, and
nat the College. 1t is sought to win support for
)" the policy by representing it as the poor
mans hope and the poor ..an's college but at
the time that this universal free tuition policy
was inaugurated by tho trustees and made pos
| sble and effective by appropriations by the
Legislature, two facts confronted them:
The first was this, that the organic LAY, : had
provided free tuition for more poor students
| than were hen in attendance at the college,
Why, then, appropriate more of tho peoples
money to the college? If for the needy, the
answer is, that tho provision for them was al
ready made, aud they wero not benefited by q
cent rom this policy.
1t was sought to make it opperr that i. was
| the college Of the poor. This is not now, and
| never has been, rue The iacts were then, and
are now, that the ma 10 'ity of the poor students
| of the State found educat ON at other institu-
tions, one college alone affording Tree {, ;tion
to more than double the number receiving the
same ut South Carolina Collcge.T 1t is lot now,
and was not then, tue that it was the poor
mans college.
Sir, we dc not oppose the college. We object
to its policy s,d the POLICY of the Legislature,
without our consent, taking thousands OF the
peoples money aud putting it where it is not
needed. We object to it because, if the law was
carried out as the people ~ conventiont pro.
vidcd, the college would have the funds needed.
| We do not object to, but strongly fa7or, the
college, il lin in accordance with me law. We
have law providing FOR the free education OF
the needy at the col e.se.S The last appropria-
tion was not fo~ them. 1ney had mo 9 pro-
| vir' then tn; was needed was utilized
There are other objections to ;his Trustee-L egis
lative college policy that ought to cause on
uprising CT tie people cannot now, for want
Of time and space, discuss them but il there
is q iriend of this I Legislative po cy
who will, under his own proper signature, dis
cuss the real issues Of the college question, Lei
him deny the TO owing p'oposi. Ions end
affirm:
I 1st. 1nat this Trustee lie sislat.vc po'icy o.
the co'cge is illegi'. L ct him Jcny.
I'd. affirm that at tho Inauguration Of IT,
Objectionable policy, that costs the people thou.
t1s7s Nas Nasls Nor few get the benefit of it. that o
cation OF the poor, ee of cos til; wss fs c needat
or utilized l affirm
Sd. That .he South c. 'olina WIS not then
and is no. now, &c poor man 3 college, md tha
more of our poor were a1d are educated o,
other colleges. afiiim
h. That the policy, rs czpla nod by our pol
iticians, is impract;cable unius. and illegal, and
cannot be carried out that it is n allure TO da,
il efecting what they i'm t, = Tic object Of III,
policy. i nflir.n
9th. That 10 this time not a poor m an ha.
been helped by tbs po''cy whose ee educat:o
| was not provide for.
Let any fr.eld of the pol: y" deny, AID i
as friend of the college, but n tldcr lend te
justice i'd the people, V. a:Rr.a.
ioul.,, G. T.. Sc. rg.
X Where : that prov :siCa of law:
| Were they not all Mr &c, ; .ous?
| I What convention