The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-01-28
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last night in the senate chamber
in response to tie call from tho
house committee on education for
tho purpose Of adjusting, if prac-
ticable, tho voNati0us question OF
free tuition fees in state institu-
tions, which, tho dGmominntlonal
colleges have boon antagonlZln9
for some timc. 1T was hoped shat
| the presidents would briefly, cons
ciscly and understandings toll
what they objected TO IN Tho op-
erations Of Che State institutions
and offer suggestions Us to tho al
legged evil.
Tho following were some Of
those prcsont with The names and
colleges which they represented {:
President Woodrow, South Caro-
lima college; Col. Asbury Coward,
Citadel President johnson, Win
throp; President Wilson Convsras; !;
President Manly. Furman; Prof.
Charles Smith. WoIlord; Col. r.
w. Simpson, chni"man board OF
trustees for Clcn'Son; Professor
Cook, l'urman; President Todd,
Due West Fcmutr college; Profess
sor Sigh, Ncwborry college,; Pro-
fcasor Reed, Erskino; President
Riley, Grccnviilc Female college;
superintendent of Education May
field; President MiIlcr, of the col
orcd college at Orangrburg,
J. i. Thomas, Jr., chairman Of
tho house committees on education
was called to the chair and clear
" stated the object Of the mect-
ing.
At tho suggestion of some gontle-
man, Superintendent Of Educa.
ton Mayliold WAS then asked to
givo his views. lie responded,
saying that by all means the meet
ing should bring about an under.
standing between tho state de-
uOminational colleges which would
forever settle their differences and
end the attacks lcvclcd at the fOr-
mer, which attacks served no bot
ter purpose than injurying both
classes of institutions.
To try and reach this desired
end it WAS suggested that each
representative state what tuition
was charged, whethcr amy iroc tut
ton was given and any cNDlnna-
tions which would enIightcn the
committees.
Each president or Professor did
so, simply stating tho tuition
charged, as follows:
Erskin college, $50; Due Wes'
Female college, $31 go, Soutl
Carolina Military Institute, $40 t
$05; Furman University, $50
Greonvillo Felnale college, $50
Nowborry college,, $40; Clcmaor
+, college, no charges; State Colure,
Normal college, ut Orangcburg, II,
tuition; South Carolina cullcg,
$40; Wolrard college, $40; Con
= verso college, $50: Cooper Lime
{ stono Institute, $50; Winthro
q college, $40.
II Colonel Coward explained tha
/ tuition in tho full sense OF ia
I. term did not simply moan tn
10 money which went to pay proie:
% sor's salaries, but included, in tl
~ case Of tho Citadel, books, liyh.
fires, chalk, servant hire for keel
ing clean the recitation rooms an
!. Othrr minor rNDYtlsrs.
!, Tho tuition of other colleges WI;
$ not simple the tuition lcos mel
y toned, but there wcrr many uth,
o. incidental expenses which ran Il,
a. rra! tuition up worry cunSid"rahl
H. and which did not g under II
\. head.
~ Mono OF tho othr. professors hs
nr any explanations to make and iil
ally Col. II. ". Simpson began
nr pancgyrlto on Clemson which co,
,r sumcc half an hour or moro.
vi AT It's conclusion. Prot>ss,
Sigh, Of Ncwhcrry college, nra4
T. and said he would TX" 20 know tn
r. object OF the meeting, rs III
So speeches up to that timc had fai
ed to reveal amy such thing as q
y, object.
II Professor Smith, OF Wunor
70 college, proceeded to ruliGtan pr,
g. tcssor Sligh by starting at I'll
Revolutionary war and traeln
~ his own ancestry down ty the pres
!, cnt (himSclf,) on the basis q
which h" thought he had Il riyh
y. to make the remarks which wer
te to follow. The remarks in quos
go ton were some very broad asscr
tions that Woll,ord college wa
v doing the best wG,k of any insti
- tuition in the State.
President Manly, Of Furma,
y, University. followed Prolcsso