The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-09

Suppose Mr.. Clemson had left his
estate to the South Carolina College, on
condition that he and his successors
should take control Of it, by naming i
majority of the trustees" Could Il
corporal's guard be found to favor the
proposition?
Suppose, for instance, that Erskine
College, Furman University, Wotford
College, Newberry College and Wal
halla College, should offer to let the
State endUw those colleges, if the present
owners were allowed to continue in full
and complete control Of these institu-
tons, as at present? Would the offer be
accepted? We think not.
BY what right, then, can the State
undertake to incur tie expense Of Mr..
C!,mson's college-an institution whose
very existence is conditioned on basis
which shall forever preclude the posi-
bilty OF its ever being under the control
OF the State? Does Mr.. Clemson Go
more than to give the State the right to
cndow his college,
The Della Howe Manual Labor
School in Abhcvilie county, with an
endowment OF $lG.000 and Il farm OF
ZOO acres, after 4 puny existence ola
century has been closed for years. The
farm is rented, and the rents and inte-
rest are going to create 4 'surptus." In
this school boys and girls were boarded,
educated and we believe,) clothed,
without money and without price.
AS we do BOT go To college to learn
the art printing, to learn carpenters
trade, to learn practical railroad science,
So We do not 20 to college to learn to
plow, to grub stumps, u dig bitches,
or to scatter guanUS. When we learn
these trades Wcg1 to where these differ
cMt pursuits are Taught by practical
experience and ocular demonstration.
II the lad wants to learn to run 4 loco
motive on railroad he does not 90 to
college, but he begins at the beginning,
and "ircs up.h for 4 season OF proha-
ton. II he wants 10 become Il printer
he goes into Il printing oilic"; II he
wants to become 4 carpenter Ae goes
to work under al experienced necha-
nic. On this line of reasoning, if a man
wants to become 4 farmer, he will go to
the farm, where he may learn from
actual experience. a mam might read
books until the day of judgment, if he
lived that long, and he would at the
end, make All extremely poor farmer
unless he WAS on the farm and taklnga a
part in its management
The Della Howe Manual Labor
School-or Agricultural College, if the
name sounds more pleaslng-taught
III +1,,, W IN ln II
taught the rudimcnts Of 4 literary edu-
cation. The result was that it produced
neither farmers nor scholars that
have been distinguished in either line.
Dividing the energies of the students
seemed to paralyse their efforts, and
they eXcellcd in neither line. 1t takes
Il mans whole energy to attain distinc-
ton or to accomplish a desirable end.
Therefore, Il divided energy-like a
divided house is sure to bring undesi-
rahle results.
We are quite sure that the trustees Of
the Della Howe school would willingly
give to the State the farm, and the pro-
fits from its endowment, for the benefit
of any Agricultural School which the
State might choose to establish, with
only a saving clause that if the State
the property for the
uses ola college, that it should revert.
The immense tract Of land could be
utilized, and the climate and soil, are
much better adapted for the practical
teaching OF Agriculture than the Glenn
son estate, situated rs it is, ;tinlostat the
base of the mountains.
Let the trustees of Mr.. Clemson's
estate establish the school on the money
which he has lcit to endow it. Ten
thousand lullarSa a year would keep a
good farm. and would keep open good
school for any farmer who might wish
to attend.