The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-11

year to S42, 500. After deducting the
$4,000 as above there will be left
for use next year an estimated
amount equal to $4,000 from this
source.
The department building at Co.
lumbia should be sold and the pro-
ceeds can be applied to building
purposes. This building has cost up
wards of S25,0OO, and should be
worth at least $4,000. If more. so
much the better. The experimental
farm at Columbia, I am told. is worth
probably $4,000. Soto tabulate, we
find:
Gross privilege taX......~........... $4,000
Department building. g.............. 10000
Farm at Colum bia 5000
Availab bic for building purposes, So, 800
There is, besides, an annual in
come from the land scrip fund Of
$3.50, and about $1,000 from the
Clemson bequest.
AS soon as the General Assembly
shall take proper action there will
be $4,000 more under recent Act
of Congress, which is to be divided
between Clemson and Clafiin, On an
annual appropriation which increases
by 81, 900 per annum till it reaches
$4,000. But this money must be
used exclusively for teaching. With
this last appropriation from the Ma
tional Government, half Of which
must 60 to Clafiin, there will be no
need Of the whole of the permanent
appropriation of $4,000 from the
State treasury for that school, but
the State must appropriate something
from the treasury to Clafiin, in order
to get this last fund.
On the basis of these recommenda-
tions and the income from the Clem-
son bequest we can see $4,000 at
least in sight as a building fund for
next year, and. $4,000 in,1S92,
enough to complete..the Clemson Col
lege in two years, and it is for you
to decide whether you will put off
opening the College till October,
1892, or give money out of the trea-
sury to enable it to be completed
and put in full operation next Octo-
Der.
BORROWING MONEY ON CLEMSON BEQUEsT.
There is another way by which the
necessary funds can be raised with
out appropriations. I have consulted
the Attorney General in regard to
the will of Mr. Clemson and he is of
opinion that none of the principal of
the Clemson bequest can be used,
only the interest being available.
But by Act of the Legislature it
might be borrowed or used as COLA
teral, and there is enough money in
sight to run the College after it is
completed without calling on the
State for a dollar.
The annual income of the institu-
ton will be as follows:
Hatch fund, United States $3.50 cC
Land Scrip fund United States:..:..... $3.50 0C
One-half Morrill,, 1890, fund United
o'9 W W
Privilege tax, Observation-Disclosures 10000 OIL
a total of........................" ..""..s6S,25O OF
Some of this can only be used for
teaching and reverts to the United
States Government if not SO en-
ployed, and $4,000 will 60 to the
experiment station and the work OF
the agricultural department. If the
Clemson bequest is borrowed provi.
sion should be made for its restora-
tion in ten annual instalments, and
this is the course I advise. The peo-
pie are very impatient for the Glenn
son College to open. and I hope you
will see your way clear to following g
one or the other of these plans, so as
to enable the trustees to complete
the buildings and start the College
next October.
THE CITADEL ACADEMY.
Of the Citadel Academy I shall
have little to say. 1t is unfortunate:
in my opinion, that it was ever re-
opened as a beneficiary military
school. The money, 100000, which
has been recently spent in rebuild,
ing the burned wing and in repair
ing and equipping the whole build,
ing, could in my judgment, have
been far more proftably used in
erecting an industrial and normal
school for girls, and the $4,000 an,
nual appropriation which it takes tc
run the Citadel would have gone fal
toward supporting such a valuable
and necessary addition to our educa,
tional system.
But the money has been spent
The buildings are in splendid order
the school is in fourishing condi
ton, and it holds warm place in the
hearts of many of our people as E;
landmark of the old regime. A con.
servative regard for the rights and
wishes of even small majority ought
to have weight with those who lave
themselves so long been denied what
they wish. There are too few lights
III South Carolina for us to wantonly
put out any of them. and, for the
present, l recommend that the usua.
appropriation be granted. Under the
terms of the Land Grant Act, mill
tary science and tactics must bi
taught at the Clemson College. Al