The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-11-26
The Industrial School for Women.

the matter shall be determined so as 10 pre-
vent the States generosity from being aouseu
The Industrial School for Women.
Executive was authorized TO appoint q Com
mission OF Inquiry with reference 10 the es'
tablishment OF an Industrial School, for 70.
men. The Report OF the Commission mas
been submitted and Is before you for consld
erntlon. No argument is needed to enforce
the importance of this subject. the Report
shows an overwhelming burden OF testltnony
from experts In favor Of the union OF indus
a sound scholastic education. In fact, teach,
Ing is one Of the most comprehensive anu
useful forms Of woman's Industry. ana, on Inc
other hand, 1t is important that our women
teachers shall also be industriaiiy trained 10
order that the elementary teaching of useful
industries may be gradually introduced ln,o
our public schools. In the South especially
this union Of industrial and normal educa-
economy OF founding and maintaining one
rather than two institutions where SO mucn
would be In common, as we'll as by the greater
advan tages offered to pupils Of selecting
two, in the same tuition. The Report sub
mIts the substance Of the several offers maze
by different towns OF the Stale for the location
of this school, and the detailed bids are on ME
for your examination Ihe number M anu cti"1I GU II
the State, show the wide Interest OF the peo-
pie In tho subject, and are IL pledge OF is sue
cess and usefulness. More than one OF these
cure the building and necessary. equipment Of
the school without dollar OF first cost 10 the
State. 1t would be only necessary then 70
provide for Its maintenance. recommend
that an Act be passed providing lor the G, 1oun,
Industrial and Normal College for Women,
conditioned upon the acceptance and fulfill.
ment OF some one of the offers referred to. l
concur with the recommendation OF tne he'
mort that The location Of the school be LETT for
future selection. after careful inspection OF
the several bids as offered and guaranteed 10
the State. Authority should be conferred; on
the acceptance OF snSh oner 10 proeea so as to
open this school at the earliest possible DAY.
would say. further. that after the Clemson
College shalt have gotten we'll under way allo
equipped, In four or five years at most. tnSre t,r,
school TO run 1t and also this girls school
Without taxation. We have every reason TO
believe that such school VIII be ms popular
as Clemson College aud meet want long lelt'
AS preliminary step, ] urge that The Sla!e,
by Act of the General Assembly, adopt the
Winthrop Training School. name and all as
its Normal College, and provide for It's anal.
gamation with the Industrial College rs soon
as completed. The reasons for this are these s0,
The Peabody Fund Ia to be distributed In 1917
and IL Will be given as endowment lor teacn
er-tralning schools alone. III the Siate taxes
tllS aCtlOl UAYe every leasou W oS,'S'o e,'o'
the Peabody Trustees will handsomely endow
the proposed college.
Removal from Office.
In my adminis istration Of the Executive OF
flee have found things in very muddled
and unsatisfactory condition as regards the
powers and duties OF ihe hs Goyernor IN th the
existing status and the defects In the law, SO
that the General Assembly can see the I'm
portauce Of legislation. Article 2. Section II
Of the Constl reads as ioiiows 10 s o,,,,
"Ofilcers shall be removed for incapaclty
misconduct or neglect of duty, In such man.
ner as may 90 provided by law, when no
mode of trial or removal is provided IN this
Constitution"
cutive and Judicial officers, or for their re;
moval by the Governor on the "address" o.
two-thrds OF each House Of the General AS
The General Statutes, Sectiyn Q655 provides
"Any public officer hereafter to be elected OF
appointed whose authority is Limited 10 SIN.
gle election or judicial district who snail oe
guilty of any official misconduct, habitual
fraud or oppression, shall be liable TO m,
dctment, and, upon conviction thereon. Shall
fined not exceeding one thousand dollars, ana
imprisoned not ding one year. a.,
The matter OF REMOVAL or suspension ID
treated In some instances vaguely, IN others
explicitly. In Sections 9l, 4H 40, GO!, IW, (mna
ifed by Act OF 1soO), 6l3 1893. l2SO, GoOo. 100
25GO and 25G4, and these embrace everything
on the subject that can find In the law.
careful examination of these several sections
shows that the power Of the Executive 10 en-.
force the execution OF the lazy, or to protect
the public interests ili case Of "incapacity,,
misconduct or neglect Of duty" is very small.
Take the case of such officers as come nnder
Section 2ii5. There must he conviction by q
Jury before the Governor can interfere. al.
though he have positive evidence Of guilt ;
10 several
The officers mentioned assist In drawing the
iurIes before whom they themselves are to he
titled It will bo seen tnat there is something
farcloal about the business and. In fact, while
there have been comparatively few cases OF
official mafeasance or misconduct made pup o.
lie in our State, there Is not one instance Oh
con victIon of which have any knowledge,
Section l2, Article l3. Of the Consiitu
provides: "He Qhe Governor) shall lake care
that the laws be faithfully executed In mercy.
The Anglo-Snxon race has ever been Jealous
of the prerogatIves of the King. Their ne, e,
scendunts In America are equally watchlui
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