The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-02-26

partment was also literally equipped for
perfect instruction in mechanics, but
upon consultation with the president of
the college and a majority of the board of
trustees, we were told that to graduate
successfully the senior class (Which is
large) other additions of machinery to
that department were absolutely neces-
sery, aud should be made at once. AS
regards the agricultural department, in
which connection the Hatch fund for e1-
pertinent in agriculture is a valuable ad-
dition, we saw no reason or necessity for
further outlay, with the exception of two
additional instructors which were elected
at the recent meeting Of the Board of
Trustees. We regret to add, but are
nevertheless firmly convinced from the
testimony taken, that sufficient attention
has been sadly lacking in pushing and
perfecting the two paramount depart
ments of the institution-mechanics and
agriculture.
The evident intention of the protector
and founder of the institution was to give
TO South Carolina IN Agricultural and
Mechanical College, per 81. We believe,
however, that the Board of Trustees and
the President are now thoroughly awak.
ened to The importance that specially at
SoShOo ~ LdOo0 WV dCp0l IllCIlIS "ulCu
Immediately concerns and determines the
future success or failure of the institu-
ton as such, and that they will work
vigorously and tremendously to that end.
Your committee would further report
that as pertaining to the rumor Of the
lack Of harmony in the Board Of Trustees
that the testimony taken points unmis-
takably 70 the truth that such was q fact,
and that impediments were in some in
stances interposed which impeded or
stayed fer a time the progress OF the in
stitution.
We believe, however, that the cause
which provoked said condition has now
been removed by a partial reorganization
of the faculty and the discharge of certain
professors and instructors and the election
of others, which impresses us with the
beliefthat hereafter the Board Of Trustees
and the President and faculty will work
harmoniously and that we may conf
IDENTIFY look for success and progress in
that great institution of learning.
We would say further that q cursory
examination Of the bookkeeping Of the
College disclosed the fact that the books
OF the institution were neatly and simply
kept, and that the plan OF auditing &C
counts and making acquisitions for ma
Wv aohSo
payments showed perfect system and
simplicity.
We have considered also to some ex-
tent the charge Of extravaganza in e1-
penditureS and from close observation
and to all outward appearances We are
led to conclude that while error and
mistakes have doubtless been made, we
nevertheless believe that all the large
sums of money heretofore appropriated
by the State and controlled by the College
from other sources have been honestly
expended, but the college, now that 1t ia
finished and nearly equipped and no fur
Their appropriations being necessary for
building purposes, we believe a similar
appropriation in amount to that Of last
year for the current expenses of the pres
ent year will be fully ample and we 80
recommend.
All of which we respectfully submit
aud ask to be discharged from further
consideration Of the same.