The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-11-28
THE OOLORED STATE COLLEGE.
DIVORCED FRONI CLAFIIIN UNI
VERSlTY.
The Convention Decided to Separate
Church and Statc-The Negroes
Led in the Effort.

Led In tho effort.
The constitutional convention took
up the subject Of education, and the
ponding question was upon the amend
ment to section 8 offered by Mr..
Derham as follows: 1.-THE General
Assembly in appropriating money for
the institutions Of higher education in
this State shall at no time mako an
annual appropriation to exceed one
teachers annually in the free common
schools Of this State from the funds
provided for in this article"
Mr.. Rogers moved to amend by in
sorting one-siXtb.
Mr.. Dreher said his object was to
limit the amount Of the appropriation.
Mr.. b. II. Tillman asked why not
leave it to the General Assembly
You wanted to leave the whole matter
to the General Assembly last night.
Mr.. Derham said his object was to
protect the common schools; TO pre-
vent the higher institutions from get
ting an undue portion of the taxes.
We wish to mako the support of the
colleges dependent on the support of
the public schools.
Mr.. Rogers said that he had exertcd
bimself to secure u most liberal provi-
sion for the common schools, which
the committees report gives. There
can be no doubt that the higher in
stitutions have created this burning
thirst for. education in every hamlet
Of the State. At the very minute we
are about to provide this we arc offered
lose that interest in higher education
which alone is the incentive for secur
ing this education. This iron-clad
rule would give just about enough to
ru~~ two colleges, if that many. Glenn
son alone gets $4O,0 900.
Mr.. Derham said most of that came
from the national government.
Mr.. Rogers DO you mean then to
blot out all these institutions except
Clemson.
Mr.. Derham said he did not, but
wanted to protect the common schools.
Mr.. Rogers went on to say that if
money was poured out upon public
schools, and they were run for twelve
months, their desire for knowledge
would be qenchcd unless there was
something higher, and in the end the
public schools would prove II farce.
Mr.. w. G. Smith wanted to know
whether one-tenth would not be more
than Georgia gives?
Mr.. Rogers said he didn't know, but
Georgia get $40, 900 Il month from ther
railroad and liquor license, but any
way Georgia conditions are not South
Carolina conditions, and we must
look at things aS wo have them. If
we propose to be niggardly with these
institutions tear them down and not
go through the farce Of keeping thom
up. Sixty-eight thousand dollars can
not make these five institutions what
th9y ought to be. Had onc-sixth been
inserted by tho committee as he
wanted, he believed the word shall "
would be in this section now.
Mr.. Meares read from the report Of
the superintendent of Education,
which showed that $4,000 had been
paid teachers last year, and accord
ing to this amendment there would be
only about SIT 900 to be divided be-
tween five institutions.
Mr.. Austin IT, ought the matter
should be left to the Legislature, and
he moved to lay on the table, which
was agreed to.
Mr.. Miller Of Beaufort offered the
following:
"Provided, That Clatin College is
hereby divorced and separated from
the management, control or any con-
nection whatever with Clailin Univer-
sity, and that professors and instruc-
tors of Clallin College be men or women
OF Gno negro race.
He said that he wished to change
the wording so as to say that Clallin
College should never be, directly or
Indirectly, under the control of Clanin
University, and that the teachers and
professors should be Southern mon
arIywomen Of the colOred race.
Senator Tillman: In Florida there
is great deal of talk about not allow
ing white teachers to teach the colored
people, and | have received letters
from the North asking did we propose
any such thing. Now what sort Of
answer can we give when you, q
colored man, advocate such u PROPOSE
tion?
Mr.. Miller said the question applied
to denomnational and private institu
tiOns, but ho was arguing for State
institution. He said he simply asked
themselves. The negroes OF the State
wanted al institution for negroes, Of
fcered and managed by negroes
Florida's matter is IL law that strikes
at the root of philanthropy, but
Georgia has given the negroes q col
lege and the president and all the pro-
fossors are Southern negroes. Under
his amendment every dollar OF the
$25, 900 from the government will go to
his school. Clatlin College may be
legally divorced from Clallin Univer-
sity, but it is not morally SO separated.
We ask constitutional guarantee
that the two shall be divorced.
>Mr. Prince asked whether he thought
there could be IL corps OF negro pro-
fessors obtained to officers such TN in
stitution
Mr.. Miller replied that there were
hundreds of them. Go to the Atlanta
Exposition and SEQ whether they are
not prepared to conduct such an insti-
tuition. Go in every walk of life and
you hnd the negro keeping up with
Inc progress OF the age. 1t then is q
dlsgrace to the South to insinuate that
negroes could not fill these positions
20 TO Alabama and see the school pre-
sided over by BoolSer,r Washingt0n-
nschool which he hoped Clemson ir
time would equal.
He did not ask for O negro board NJ
directors. AS to property the stat.
has l6C acres Of land. Five buildin~s
have been erected; machinery wortt
$4,000 o brick machine which cor
make all tho brick necessary to bniif
school which would ACCOMMODATE
500 students and he would enter into 3
bond to see that the buil1 n pa wona al