The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-03-10
pect real college in the South till we
could get endowments."
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pect real college In the South till W
could get endowments."
Mr.. Norris said while he agreed witt
the gentleman from Edgefleld on man,
points, they had tried to frame a bill
to meet the exigencies of all occasions
They had to distinguish between tn,
INDECENT and those able to pay {; to offel
beneficiaries was unfair to some, an(
to admit all free seemed impossible
| Therefore they had decided to put the
| tuition at $40 per annum.
Mr.. McCalla wanted to know why the
State should aid these colleges, il they
charge $40 tuition? ? That was the same
as denominational colleges.
Mr.. Norris said he hardly knew how
to answer the question, but we had nc
right to undermine the denominational
institutions. He said If we charged
$40 all the denominational colleges
would combine and wipe out our insti-
tutions.
Mr.. Watson said of the $4,000 pupils
In the colleges only $1,000 were in
State colleges. He wanted the State
institutions not to supplsnt but to sub
stitute the work done by other col
leges.
Mr.. MoCalla said he was not here
representing colleges, but his people.
The argument of Mr.. Watson, he said,
proved that the State had been derelict
in its duty. There were no other col
leges doing the work of Clemson and
Rock Hill. When he saw the poor boys
and girls collectel from every section
God for a B. r.. Tillman. These young
people could never have gone else-
where. The preparatory department
at Clemson merely showed the impossi-
bility OF properly preparing those boys
for college.
Mr.. Archer said Mr.. McCallas queer
argument meant that the State could
not compete with the UNCONVENTIONAL
colleges, and that because rich mon
paid the taxes they should have the
benefit Of their taxes.
Mr.. McCalla: 1 beg pardon, but
never said anything OF the kind.
Mr.. Archer: Your argument said it.
Is it necessary to pay 5000 each in or
and write? We have begun to build
at the top, he said. From political
we had come here as Re-
formers, we old rascals. We had run
into office on the poor mans college,
but the poor man had footed the bill
to the tune of $912,0OO.
Mr.. McCalla asked what the old
crowd did for the poor boys of the
State?
Mr.. Archer said if they did not build
any schools, they didn't waste thou
sands of dollars playing big Ike in
spending money for brick and mortar.
In the passage Of the appropriation
bill, Senator Watson moved to strike
out the provision requiring free tuition
in the South Carolina College for two
young men from each county in the
State.
Mr.. Noses and Mr.. Finley denied
that such was the policy of the State,
and thought that the amendment
should not be adopted. To deprive the
poor boys of this State Of such a privi-
lege would be legislating for class
Mr.. Watson did not want to go on
record as an enemy of higher educa-
ton although some people insisted on
putting him there. The State did not
need more teachers, and if they did,
the colleges would not furnish them.
There is no school without teacher
that could not get fifty applications for
the place in week. You don't need
these men for teachers.
He said the South Carolina College
$4,000 for repairs, although
they say the buildings are in good re-
pair and $500 to teach men to turn
The people were prom
ised So per capita for their children,
but they would not get So. The State
had spent over @ million dollars in a
few years for higher education and
Clemson got 100000.
Mr.. Norris said that he could not let
such remarks go unanswered. Such
statements were wild.
Mr.. Watson was friend Of Clemson
College, and boasted of it, but the
college would get 100000 from all
sources under this appropriation bill
work. He said that he did not intend
to raise question about the appro-
priatiOn, and would not have done 80,
but was opposed to giving u boys free
tuition.
He protested and he expected to con-
tinue to protest against as poor State
as South Carolina expending 100000
for higher education, with 200 white
voters not able to read their ballots.
Mr.. Mayfield was opposed to the
amendment. He had listened to Mr..
Watson's arguments time and time
again. He was glad to hear the gen.
tleman say he favored education, but
was surprised at his votes. He was
oul w IlC otdLC uiu
not need more teachers. If he was 80
earnest for the education of the masses
why has he not attampted to do more
in his countyp 1t was easier to tear
down than to build up. The money
given to Clemson College was not for
running expenses but for equipment
buildings and permanent work. There
were not young boys at Clcmson-the
youngest was Is and the Oldest 80.
Mr.. Mayield went on to show how
Clemson enabled many poor boy to
get an education, and the grand work
that it was doing. He was willing to
support all these colleges literally.
Mr.. Watson wished to see South Car
olina College and the Citadel live on
forever. Clemson is safe. He said the
president OF Clemson wanted $41 900
appropriation for professors salaries
and it was too much. We should not
tolerate such extravaganza.
Mr.. Moses asked If Thomas Jefferson
did not establish the Virginia Univer-
sity with view OF having free tuition?
He was in favor of free tuition and it
had always worked we'll as rule.
The motion to lay Mr.. Watson's
amendment on the table was adopted
by the following vote:
Yeas: Barnwell, Brice, Buist, Dem
mis-, Finley, Fuller, Harrison, Jordan,
Mayfield, Miller, Moses, Mower, Nc
Gala, Norris, O'Dell, Ragin, Sloan,
Stackhouse, Stribling, Walker-20.
Nays: Archer, Barton, Brown, Pet
tigrew, Derham, Douglass, DuBose,