The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-08
CITADEL COMMENCEMENT.
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seated and just CONVICTION among Ile
masses, that we are Spenolng to9
much money for higher edacaton anu
not enough for the common schools.
II cannot be denied that our education
system is top heavy, but there IS no
Institution in the State performing the
peculiar work Of the citadel: There
are few in the South 50 we'll tilted for
military institutions per Sc. Fne liter
sry training IS Duplicated 10 many
places, but the military at few save
West Point.
If thought the destruction OF every
State college was necessary to give US
a complete common school system, l
would be in favor Of doing away with
them all, for l believe In the greatest
good to the greatest number. This
would not however increase one iota
the efficiency of our common school
system Indeed l think the contrary
would be true, for careful study OF
the census will show, that the States
with the best facilities for higher edu
cation, have the best common school
systems. In South Carolina, II Is Ger.
tainly true, for since the building OF
Clemson and the agitatlo" upon the
subject of schools there has been
marked improvement IN the tree
school system OF this State. and there
is plenty of room for more Some
superficial thinkers imagine that State
aid for colleges and common schools,
rest upon different governmental prlu-
ciples, because they claim one IS for
the few, the other for hemany. This
is partly true as fact but the man
who uses that as an argument against
State aid for colleges, fails to compre-
hend the basis upon which rests the
obligation of q government to educate
It's children. He confounds the indl-
vidual, with that great complex asgre
cation of individuals, called the State.
He utterly confuses private with pub
lie rights.
Individually, |, John L. McL.aurin,
have no more right to demand that
the State pay for the tuition of my
children, than l have to expect it to
pay my doctors bill, or other items Of
domestic expense. 1t is the public, not
the individual interest IN the matter,
which creates the duty and gives I'M.
portance to education as q matter OF
government policy. Viewed in this
light it is easy to see that the same
principle applies to common school
and college. Another has said, state
education rests upon great public
grounds, its foundations are political
and moral, and it is only permlssiol
from the close relationship, which the
experience Of ages has demonstrated
exists between the public welfare and
all the elements of traditional pros
perity on the one hand and the en-
ightenm ent OF the population on the
other" 1t is not for the rich that
State aid is wanted they can get II
anyway either IN or out OF the Stale,
but many poor lad has made great
man, through a collegiate education,
from State aid, when he could have
received it in no other way.
There should be ample educational
facilities in this State so that none
need 60 abroad for an education.
A MILITARY SCHOOL.
There is something peculiar about 8
military school, the uniform, the
regular routine, the discipline and
formalities, IS fascinating and for
some natures no place will so well de-
velop the best that is in them. I know
I needed just such training to hold me
in check.
often laugh now at how much we
stood in awe of Colonel Thomas, his
formal politeness, dignifed bearing
and military promptnesS, absolutely
overwhelmed us. He was a bigge,
man to us than the Scar Of all ths
Russia's." How every boy that hac
been up to some devilment tremblec
when we were drawn up in line anc
the Colonel walked slowly up anc
down and looked at US. l have suffer
ed the tortures of trial. condemnation
and execution, for felt he was look
ing right straight at me, and knew
that broke GARRISON last night. Wha
a sigh of relief, I heaved when he
passed, and what a mental VOW
swore. Never, never, to do so any
more. To tell the truth haven't GO
entirely over it yet. I remembe!
meeting the Colonel few years ago
in Columbia, with a cigar in my
mouth, and boys, before knew wha
7 was doing, I slipped it out Of my
mouth, eased it round behind me, ant
out into the gutter. Perhaps I ough
to say however that it wasn't very
good cigar, but if it had been a so cen
full havanah, I would never stand VI
and smoke in Colonel Thomas face
and he is the last man on earth tina
would wish to know that was gull
ty of a dishonorable or mean thing
and there IS no treasure value more
than his confidence and respect. =
teacher and school like that is wha
I want for my boy.
PROBLEMS OE THE HOUR.
Coming fresh from the great centr
of political activity, few thoughts OF
the problems of the hour will not b
amiss. No man of intelligence doubt
that we are in period of rapid polltl
cal and social evolution. Everybod,
feels that there is something cut o
gear in this huge governmental ma
chine, because it does not respont
readily as in days of yore, to tht
popular wish or need. The rapic
growth of executive power IS fas
crystalizing contest between Con
gress, representing the people, and the
Executive, representing entrepchee
monopoly. Its the same old fight O
Parliament and King, waged by oul
ancestors. Political science has 40
kept pace with the inventive genius O.
the age in physics. There has beer
no political Morse or Edison, to turr
K rays into the vitals, lay bare th'
secret cause and cure the disease which
affects the body polite. Every quacb
in the nation has scratched his head
looked wise and prescribed postrum