The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27
" ISE, MEN MEET.
Unconscious Of it, Perhaps,
But Still Funny.

A convention of all the college
presidents in the State was held last
night in the senate chamber in re-
sponse to the call from the house
committee on education, for the pur-
pose of adjusting, if practicable, the
vexatious question Of free tuition
fees in State institutions. which the
Sdenominational colleges have been
:antagonizing for some time 1t was
hoped that the presidents would
briefly, concisely aud understanding
@lH tell what. they objected TO in the
operations of the State institutions
and offer suggestions as to the al
legged evil.
The following were some of those
present, with the names and colleges
which they represented
President Woodrow, South Caro-
!.iiua college;; Col. AsborS Coward,
CITADEL President Johnson. VIM
throp 8 President Wilson, Converse
President Manley, Furman Prof.
Charles Smith, Woford /; Col. R W
simpson, chairman board of trustees
for Clemson Prof Cook. Furman
President Todd, Due West Female
college Prof. Sigh Newberry col
|Iege Prof Reed. Eskine ); Presiden.
sERiley, GreeayilIe Female college
siSnperintendent of Education May
field !; President Miller of the col
lsored college at Oraageburg
Ir. ]. P. Thomas, Jr., chairman
kof the house committe on education.
was called to the chair and clearly
stated the object of the meeting.
At the suggestion of some gentle
kan. Superintendent of Education
bayfield, was then asked to give his
views He responded. saying that
Nby all means the meeting should
( bring about an understanding between
Ethe State and denom.national col
Sleges which would forever settle
their differences and end their at
lacks leveled at the former. which at
stacks served no better purpose than
iiniiuring both classes of Institutions 4
TO try and reach this desired |end
Sc was suggested that each repfesent
alive state what tuition was charged.
whether any free tqjta6n was given
and eny explaa6ns which would
enaighten Committee
Each esident or professor did so
simn Stating the tuitian charged, af
to3t6Ws
Z Erskfne college. $50 i; Due Wes'
Female college. $37 80; South Caro-
lima Military institute. $40 to $95
Fnrman university, $50 Greenvilit
Female college, $50; Newberry col
lege, $40 Clemson college, nc
charges; State Colored Normal col
1ege at Orasgeburg, no tuition
South Carolina college. $40; Wotforc
college, $40 Converse college, $50
i Cooper Limestone institute, S50s
Winthrop college, $40.
Colonel Coward explained that tul
ton IN the full sense of the term dc
not simply mean the money which
went TO pay professors salaries, but
included, in the case of the Citadel
books, lights. fires, chalk; servant
hire for keeping clean the recitatlor
rooms and ether minor expenses,
The tuition at other colleges was
not simply the tut!on fees mentioned
but there were many other incidenta
siexpenses which ran the real tuition
up very considerably and which die
not 90 under this head.
None of the other professors hae
any explanations to make and finally
Col. R. " Simpson began a pane
gyric ON Clemson which consumed
half an hour or more.
At its conclusion Professor Sligt
Of Newberry college arose and sale
he would like to know che object o
the meeting. as the speeches up te
that time had failed to reveal any suct
thing as an object.
Professor Smith of Woford col
lege proceeded to enlighten Profes
sor Sigh by starting at he Revolu'
tionary war aud tracing his owr
ancestry down to the present (hlm
self, ON the basis of which ne
thought he had right to make the
remarks which were to follow. The
remarks in question were some very
broad assertions that Wctfed co1legf
was doing the best work Of any in
stitution in the State.
President ManIey of Furmsn uni
veraity followed Professor Smith
The genealogy OF President Manley't
family furnished an interesting bit O.
Revolutionary history aud on TIE
4 strength of it, he, too, felt authorized
to speak plainly He did SO and a
length. The whole gists Of hi;