The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-12-01

pudding. owing to the fact that we have
Trustees are now out of money and i'm order
not to lose time or allow injury, which would
necessarily follow cessation OF work, we have
borrowed $4,000 on our individual notes with
which to prosecute the work. 1 informed you
IN my inaugural address last December that
out taxation but IL would take two years to do
i, and IL Will depend upon the action of the
Meg,slatnie whether the school shall open In
The estimated income which we may expect
10 have for the next year Is as follows:
from Latch Fnnd;"""""........ 80. $4,000 90
FROM nIoTrlli 10000 90
ltnu 300 W
Clemson 4,5OU %
iIifieBo 4U,UOD W
SS0,25c 10
There are two unknown quantities in this
estimate, the Morrill, fund and the privilege
tax. The privilege tax for the present year
has been S53 ,2S5.S5; but when we remember
the present low prices OF cotton and the prob
able falling off in the consumption of iertil-
izers, 1t is not safe TO calculate on more than
$4,000 privilege tax next year. The Morrill,
last year and equally divided between Glenn
son and Clanin Colleges, but Secretary Noble
sis and the matter will nave TO be decided by
Compress and 1t may result I'm n refusal to nc
event esps ' Inc ' incom "H of tho o Eo1 tnS staff IL L 10 In m,nhniS his
less. a careful estimate of the amount neces-
snry to run the College with pwnrds of COO
students, together with the experimental sta
ton and the necessary expenditures for the
inspection and analysis of fertilizers and the
shows that 1t will take not less than sos, 900.
Therefore, we say that we cannot both build
md md, run the school without help. It is en-,
without a dollar of taxation 1t the opening is
deferred II year; but can we afford this ?
Shall the regiment of young men and boys
who are waiting to enter It's portals be forced
to seek schools elsewhere or lose valuable
perfectly well aware that this is no time to
ask Tor an Increased expenditure of public
cultural interests. the hardness OF the tim11es,
ndin0nish me that we should practice every
possible economy to reduce the burden OF tax
alton to a minimum. But IL would be econo.
my and wisdom too 10 formulate some plan
by which the Trustees might be able TO Dor
open its doors to students In March. In n few
years AZ most the surplus revenue OF the Col
necessary 'Hss a o' 1 "hin aRve LAID hH re lhe facts tse before s",m H wow
and trust TO your enlightened wisdom to de-
eide the question.
Before leaving the subject of the College,
would state that for the purpose of complct-
Ing The building and putting The farm (Which
wood has been taken to burn brick) In n con
elton FOR agricultural use, we will need fifty
s sH@e' OF tho fSr c OF !Tas' w %hp' he r sfar; the tS the 3he
penltentinry at an early day. And here |
matter: that Is, the regulation or definition OF
the conditions to be complied with before n
student can be admitted to this Institution
without paying tuition. The Scholarships nj
the Citadel Academy are awarded to boys sup
posed to be too poor to pay, and the law re-
ma College. and at Clemson OF ali students
whodo not come under this class. Complaint
mas reached my ears that advantage has been
taken OF ms provision, and that there are
now students both In the Citadel and at the
south Carolina College paying no tuition, but
legislation will be lad clearly defining how
the matter shall be determined SO as to pre-.
vent The states generosity from being abused
The Industrial school for women.
BY Joint Resolution OF the Legislature the
Executive was authorized to appoints Com
Establishment OF an Indnstrinl School for ore W 20.
men. The Report OF the Commission has
been submitted and Is before you for consid.
Grafton. No argument Is needed to en- force
The Importance. of this subject. The Report
shows an overwhelming burden of testimony
rom experts In favor of the union Of indus.
trial and normal training in connection with
n sound scholastic education. In TACT, teach
ing is one OF the most comprehensive and
useful forms of woman Industry. and. on The
other hand, 1t Is important that our women
teachers shall also he industrially trained In
order that The elementary teaching of useful
our public schools. In the South especially
ton is strongly m ended by the greater
economy OF founding and maintaining one
rather than two institutions where so much
would be In common as well as by the greater
advantages Offered to pupils of selecting
either of these branches, or OF combining the
two, IN the Sni1e Institution. The Report sub
mits tho substance of the several offers made
by different towns OF the state for the location
for your examination. The numbe and char
acter OF these offers, coming from all parts OF
the state, show the wide Interest OF the peo-
! pic In the subject, and are IL pledge OF its sue
ces.e.and usefulness. More than one OF thcsr
offers sh6Nld. suffice, If fully realized, to Sc
cure the huildinEtand NECESSARY cnnin' nj OF
the school without a dollar OF tirst cost to the
state. 1t would be only necessary then to
provide for its maintenance. l recommend
dation and futurc liberal support of II State
Industrial and Normal College for Women,
conditioned upon the acceptance and fulfill.
ment Of some one OF the offers referred to. ]
concur with the recommendation Of the Re.
port that the location of the .ciool be left for
inture selection. after careful inspection OF
the several bids as offered and guaranteed To
The State. Authority should be conferred. on
once with the work of preparation so ms to
open ms school ut the earliest possible day.
College shall have gotten well under way ana
equipped. in four or iive years at most, there
viii be enough money now going to that
school to run II and nlso this girls school
without taxation. We have every reason to
believe that such a school Will be ms popular
as Clemson College and meet n want long felt.
As n preliminary step. ] urge that the State.
by Act of the General Assembly, adopt the
Winthrop Training school. name and nil, ms
its Normal College, and provide for its ANAL.
gamation with the Industrial College as soon
as completed. The reasons for this are these:
and IT. VIII be given as endowment for teach.
er-iraining schools alone. If the State takes
WIS action i nave every reason 10 DplleNG tnuI
The Peabody Trustees will handsomely cndow
the proposed college.
Removal from Onicc.
in my administration of the Executive Of
flee | have found things in n very muddled
and unsatisfactory condition rs regards the
powers and duties of the Governor In the
matter of removal. Will briefly outline the
existing status and the defects In the law, so
That the General Assembly can see the i'm
portance of legislation. Article 9, Section 81,
OF The Constitution .cads as follows
"'Ofhcers shall be removed for incapacity.
misconduct, or neglect of duty, In such man
ner ms may be provided by law, when no
Constitution"
Provision is made for Impeachment OF Exc
citive ana Judicial officers, or for their re-
moVal by the Governor on the address of
two.thirds OF each House Of the General AS.
scmbly.
The General Statutes, Sectiyn 255j provides :
ANY public officer hereafter to be elected or
appointed whose authority is limited TO n sin
gle election or judicial district VINO shall be
guilty of any official misconduct, habituai
negligence, habitunl drunkenness, corruption,
fraud, or oppression, shall be liable TO in.
allotment, and. uDOn con yIctlOn thereof Shnl