The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-07-12

make living. The farmer ID not willing
that his farmer son shall ll@plod along in
the agricultural methods of his great
grandfather. He wants his boy, who
shows some skill with tools taught how
to use them. In this State be finds nc
schools for these boys. The boy who
intends to enter learned profession has
every educational advantage. This inc.
duality of educational opportunities, has
caused spirit of unrest among the peo'
pie and nothing can quiet this feeling
except the establishment Of a. separate
and distinct college, where the youthsoi
the State may bs trained in agricultural
and mechanical arts and sciences. ~
.s LET THE STATE LEAD.
It.would be the part of wisdom for the
State to, recognize this ever increasing
demand for practical education, and to
become leader in,,the movement. It
can lead now, but unless something is
done very soon, other, States in this sunny
Southland will go ahead, and later on We
will have to follow after them. Now
everything is pfopitious: By the munif-
cence of true hearted and patriotic
South Carolinian, the corner stone of an
institution that viii be- worthy of the
Sage of Fort Hill issalready laid. The
land necessary for the buildings and
experimental farms, and more than
enough money for the. erection Of pro-
fessors, houses, students dormitories,
college buildings Jwsoarlksslh.opss soarlksslh stables,
&c, and for the purchase of apparatus,
tools, &C., lis offered to the State. South
Carolina will ever revere.the memory;ot
Clemson, and in the wreath Of famous
names that will encircle her brow ID
future ages, Calhoun will be the most
conspicus but, Clemson will'oatbe
resplendent with glory second only to
him. s0o 56eas
THE NEED OF a TECHNICAL COLLEGE.
There is no reason for any existing
educational institution in this State ao
fear the establishment, Of the Clemson,
college. It will not come into competi;
.tion with them, but rather fill q vacant
placein our educational system. When
we see how few OF our young men areain
the colleges it is but natural that, We
should want 10 know the cause. a One
cause is the great majority of them have
to earn alivelihood, and as they do not
care for q profession they see nothing
practical in our colleges to attract them.
They want practical work and not fine.
spun theories. Some of them attend.our
existing institutions, and, not having q
mind suited for a literary training, they
splod through the prescribed course
withoutmuch purpose or benefit. Finally
they wind up as loafng country lawyers
or as doctors who make their living pre-.
acribing whiskey for negroes in prohibit
tion towns. Their lives have, been fail
ures. Good farmers and mechanics have
been spoiled because their ideas of
respectability led them to seek profes.
sions, for which they had not a, single
natural qualification. othersyoung-msn,
in profting by the mistakes ofthese mia
guided youths, make as bad q mistake on
the other side. They don't 60 off to
school at all, but get behind some mans
counter and fritter away what might
have been q usefnlilife in weighing out
groceries: How many good mechanics
and farmers are nov s4sai1lys trying to be
lawyers, preachers, doctors and store.
keepersl But when you think over the t
question, you cau't blame the young men.
They have had no opportunities of seeing
what rewards practical education offers.
Their ideas of. mechanics have been con-
fined to the building Of clumsy houses,
creek. bridges, the putting on ofia wagon
tire or the shoeing of horse. They
have never seen the complicated tools
that aresusedsiinl the making of carved
aud exquisitely wrought works in wood
and metal. Tney know nothing Of the
handsome salaries paid competent me.
chauics and the great demand for them.
They are just abou.asiguoraut of what
is farming. Becau,e some ignorant poor
man, who started out oyerburdened with
debt, can make mo- money on his farm,
they say that there is no moneyito be
made at farming They know nothing
.ee.the-fanas4eon sntifc-plin.
ciples that are paying veil. g.GHbey have
no mgaasssoaf aa astaEYAing thes esRHRpartures
COMBINE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE.
We want an institution where msthe'
matics will not be taught as an. abstruse
,c;.,oa hut oa q ecianna laadin0 IN direct