The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-25

Provided, that suitable courses q
study are provided without foes for a
many students from each county, VIII,
may be unable to pay tuition, as ma,
oe equal to the number OF representa-
lives In both branches of the Genera
Assembly as such county may be On
Titled TO such students to be selected
from deserving youths Of either sex b,
the said representatives"
MIR. Patton said that disguise tho
argument rs Mr.. Smith would, he
sought to deprive from attendance al
the college those able to pay tuition
II The State has no right to give tuition
iree 1t had no right to give aBbed room
ireo or to give the use of the college
library. The tuition fees would not
pay half the expenses If wrung from
every student, rs somo wish. The col
l;ge knows tnat as soon as $40 was
charged to every student it would de-
Prive poor boys of an education there
Ihere are young men now at the col
iege doing their own cooking and liv.
ing at seventy.five cents week, and
yet these young men are to be saddled
with S4O apiece by the State that owes
| them an education. There was no
harm done, aud no additional cost, to
let the poor boys listen to the learned
lectures. 1t costs no moro for Door
students to attend lectures than If thev
did not 60 there.
MIR. Kinard said he did not want the
State college to hurt his college, Wof.
lord, which he helps to support.
| Mr.. Patton said to teach tho people
that State education was not to be de.
| sized would certainly operate against
denomlnat:Onal colleges.
|
explanation of the claims of the col.
lege. The delegation can adopt, such
regulations as it secs fit, and the men,
! bers can select deserving and INDECENT
young people. If evil exists the mcm-
bers can remedy it. He did not provide
for competitive examinations, because
deserving youths did not always entor
such contests. The college can easily
| accommodate 200 Or 300 students.
MIR. Gage, Of Chester, preferred that
the question should come up on alt
State colleges. The bald proposition is
whether one hundred and sixty boys
and girls should enter this college free
Of all charges. The South Carolina
College, Winthrop aud all belong to
the people, and no ono man Or set of
men, and it is the right Of the Assem-
bly to see where the money goes. Ho
was not ono of the but " friends. The
college Is here and the question Is what
to do under present conditions. He
supported the college and voted for q
S25, 900 appropriation. TO admit stu.
| dents free Is another question. He was
willing to compromise on these mat
ters, although his productions were
against free tuition. Justice is to be
done and he favored Mr.. Thomass
| plan Of two free scholarships, although
he may not favor it as matter o
principle, but the desires of others, a.
wise as himself had to be consulted
| Full justice would be done by allowing
two beneficiary students.
| MIR. Graham, as an alumnus of WOf
ford, said the denominational colleges
all say they are wedding out free tut
tion, and now with this statement from
the college presidents themselves it /.
the duty OF the State to look to these
poor students and he would supDor,
the amendment of Mr.. Patton AS q
| Methodist, as an alumnus of WofforC
and one of its supporters, he was moi
jealous OF Woiford and he could not
| agree with Mr.. Kinard or Mr.. Gage
Mr.. Graham's speech was one of the
best of the day
MIR. Stevenson said he was a gradu
ate OF denominatiOnal college and q
trustee of Presbyterian college OF
North Carolina and South Carolina
| When Mr.. kinard raised his banner O
the denominatiOnal colleges agains
the South Carol lima College he wanted
it understood that he was not fighting
under that banner. He said that Mr.
Kinard's position was that tho Soutl
Carolina College did not gradual,
enough boys and yet he objects to tn,
poo" boys going to college. The logi
cal conclusion was that Mr.. Kinard wa
opposed in to to the existence of tn,
South Carolina College. Mr.. Steven
son said he knew and felt the necessit,
Of giving free tuition as he could speal
with personal experience.
| Mr.. Kinard arose to q question O
personal privilege and defended his
position.
Thea Mr.. Smith had another ques
tiOn OF personal privilege and denied
he was a partisan Of denominations
colleges.
There were three propositions before
the House Mr.. Smiths and Mr.
Thomas's amendments and Mr.. Pat
toms substitute. The yeas and nays
were called on Mr.. Pattons substitute
which resulted as follows:
Yeas-speakcr Gary All, Anderson
| armstrong, Ashley, Bhcot, Bailey, Barkley
Bedon, Bethnnc, Blythe, Brecland, Burne
Colcock, Cushman, &. NJ. Davis, W. c. Da
Wis.,, DeL)ach, Dukes, Edwards, Epps
Gadsden, Gasque, Glenn, Thomas A. Ora
ham, Hiott, Humphrey, 1lderton, johnson
LENNON. Limehouse, Lotion, Magil
Mearese, Mehrtens, Mishoe, Mitchell, BIC
Daniel, McWhte, Owen, Patton, Phillips
POLLOCK, Prince, Pyatt, Rainsford, Rey
nolds, Robinson, Seabrook, Sinker ]. /,
Smith, W. s. Smith, Stevenson, Sullivan
John 7. Thomas, Jr.., w. II. Thomas, Tim
norman, Toole, Townsend, Vincent, VOL
ling, Welch, Whisonant, Winkler' VII
hams. Withcrspoon, Yeldell-67.
| Nays-Austell. Banks, Carraway, Caupl,
man, Crum, Geo. w. Dav 8, Efird, Faircy
Gage, II. Goodwin, J. s. Graham, Ham
ilton. Hazelden, Henderson, Hollis, Ken
nedy, ,Kibler, henry J. Kinard, j. D. Ki
nard, Layton. Lester Joel ii Miller, Nel
ties, Rogers, Russell, Sanders, Skinne,
Simkins, f ID. Saith, Specr, Sturkic, Vel
ncr Westmorcland Wilson, Wingc
| Wyche---37.
The College had won decisive vic
tory, and many members said that witt
the Patton substitute the Collcg
ought to have moro than $2I 900, an,
they would 80 vote II they had tn
chance.
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