The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-02-23
THE HOUSE CHANGES IT'S MIND.
Liberal Bestownl OF Scholarships
Gives q Majority to the South Caro-
lima ColI,gc-The Appropriation 10
Likely to be Raised.
Special to News and Courier.

Special to News and Courier.
When the discussion on the appro
priation bill was'resumed at the section
providing for the South Carolina Col
lege Mr.. Smith of Sumter moved to add
Provided, young ladies' are admitted
who are qualified TO enter" He wished
to strike out tho provision to admit
the young men in the normal depart
ment free Of tuition. He objected tc
tho idea of having this sort Of free
tuition, and said that 1t was schools
more than teachers that wore wanted
Taxes are paid to educate the teacher
and then to tax the parent to teach
the children. He wanted an obliga.
tiOn signed by these benefciaries that
they will return the $50 or $40 they
get. Everything should be free and
equal. Teaching Is a profession and
should be paid for as any other profes-
sion. Taking two young mon from
each county Is to give seventy bene-
ticiaries and he cOntended that there
are now more teachers than schools.
Mr.. Cushman opposed the amend
ment on the ground that these two
scholarships in each county was the
only good the poor people got out OF
the college.
Mr.. Kibler, OF Newberry, said there
is u great need for normal training and
he wished every teacher had such u
training as is provided at the South
Carolina College.
Mr.. Ilderton, of Florence, opposed
the amendment and thought it was to
have these two scholarships for each
county.
Mr.. Thomas moved to confine the
scholarships to students in the normal
course.
MIR. Smith, of Sumter, opposed the
substitute and said the demand was
not for teachers, but for schools, aud in
sisted that there was surplus of
teachers, and these young men who ac-
cept these scholarships are better
educated than tho other ninety -eig ht
young men out Of q hundred in the
| State.
DR.. Price, of Orangeburg, did not
bt lieve the State had arrived at such
a stage that it could deny scholarships
at the State colleges. If the doors Of
these colleges were not opened to free
tuition, he would not vote for these ap-
propriations at all. The demand for
teachers is greater to-day THAI ever.
Mr.. Kinard, of Abbeville, said the
free tuition was to add students, and it
was an admission that the South Caro-
lima College could not get students
except by Offering free scholarships.
There was no lack Of teachers. Being
| a friend Of denominational colleges,
he could not see the States money
being used to injure the denomination
al colleges. The friends OF the college
are simply trying to get students to
make show for an appropriation.
MIR. Kinard said there were no free
scholarships at the denominational
colleges, but they accepted notes in
payment, and that was what he wanted
at the South Carolina College.
Mr.. Patton said there was no college
In America that confined its courses
10 postgraduate work, such as Mr..
kinard wanted.
Mr.. Kinard said young men left the
State because the standard of the
south Carolina College was too low.
lie said the State colleges would now
| be closed Ii the UNCONVENTIONAL col
! lege5 did not keep up the desire for
education. The South Carolina Col
lege. he held, was drag on the State.
Wofford graduated twenty-seven boys
asst year with $4,000, and the South
Caroliua College spent $4,000 for a
few boys. 1t looked to him like ex-
travagance. Free tuition would put
more boys in the college and give q
| ChauCo u lOF InOF0 ulOuoY,
and thereby cripple the denOminatiOnal
colleges.
DR.. Wyche, of Newberry, protested
against the statement that there were
too many teachers. What is needed Ia
better teachers. The normal depart
ment should be encouraged in every
way possible as 1t Is the best feature OF
the college.
Mr.. smith said he was not protesting g
against normal education, but special
privileges.
Dr.sWyche believed that any man
or woman who wanted to teach ought
to be educated by the State, and will.
ingly, too.
Mr.. Smith wanted to krow how poor
children wero ever to get to the South
Clrolina College?
Mr.. Wyche said the argument meant
Ii all cOuld NOT tako normal courses
none should be allowed to do so.
MIR. Patton offered this substitute fol
the section:
Provided, that suitable courses o
study are provided without fees for a.
many students from each county, wht
may be unable to pay tuition, as may
, be equal to the number OF representa-
tives in both branches Of the Genera
Assembly as such county may be en-
titled to such students to be selected
from deserving youths of either sex by
) the said representatives"
: Mr.. Patton said that, disguise tn,
, argument as Mr.. Smith would, h,
} sought to deprive from attendance a
, the college those unable to pay tuition
1 III the State has no right to give tuition
free 1t had no right to give aebed room
3 free or to give the use OF the college
/ library. The tuition fees would no
l pay half the expenses II wrung from
: | every student, as some wish The col
Q l-ge knows that as soon as $40 wa
: charged to every student 1t would de
8 prive poor boys of an education there
= There are young men now at the col
t lege doing their own cooking and liy
ing at seventy five cents q week, an,
9 yet these young men are to be saddle,
o with $40 apiece by the State that owe
i. them an education. There was n
g harm done, and no additional cost, t
o let the poor boys listen to the learne
" lectures. 1t costs no more for poo
8 students to attend lectures than II the
did not go there.
n Mr.. Kinard said he did not want tn
o State college to hurt his college, Wo
o ford, which he helps TO support.
Mr.. Patton said to teach the peopl
N, that State adncation waa nnt IN ha n,