The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-25
THE HOUSE CHANGES ITS MIND.
Liberal Bestowal OF Scholarships
Gives Majority to the South Caro-
linn CollCge-The Appropriation is
Likely to be Raised.
Special to News and Courier.


When tho discussion on the appro-
priatiOn bill wasresumed 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 the provision to admit
the young mon in the normal depart
ment free OF tuition. He objected to
the idea Of having this sort of free
tuition, and said that it was schools
more than teachers that were 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 beneficiaries that
get Everything should be free and
equal. Teaching is profession and
should be paid for as any other profess
sion. Taking two young mon from
each county is to give seventy bone
ficiarles and he contended that there
are now more teachers than schools.
MIR. 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.
MIR. Kiblcr, Of Newbcrry, said there
Is great need for normal training and
he wished every teacher had such a
training as is provided at the South
Carolina College.
MIR. 1ldcrton, of Florence. opposed
the amendment and thought it was to
have these two scholarships for each
county.
Mr.. Thomas moved to confine the
scholarships 10 students in the normal
course.
Mr.. Smith, of Sumter, opposed the
substitute and said the demand was
not for teachers, but for schools, and in
sisted that there was q 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 a hundred in the
State.
DR.. Price, of Orangeburg, did not
believe 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 than ever.
Mr.. Kinard, of Abbeville, said tho
| 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 SEQ 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.
Mr.. 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
to postgraduate work, such as Mr..
| Kinard wanted.
Mr.. Ktnard said young men left the
State because the standard of the
South Carolina College was too low.
He said tho State colleges would now
be closed If the denominational col
leges did not keep up the desire for
education. The South Carolina Col
lege, he held, was drag on tho State.
WoffOrd graduated twenty seven boys
last year with $l3, 900, and the South
Carolina College spent $50, 900 for a
few boys. 1t looked to him like OK
travagance. Free tuition would put
more boys in the college and give q
chance for demand for moro money
colleges.
DR.. Wyche, Of Newberry, protested
against the statement that there ere
too many teachers. What is needed /,
better teachers. The normal depart
mont should be encouraged in ever,
way possible as 1t is the best feature O
the college.
Mr.. smith said he was not PROTESTING
against normal education, but specia
privileges.
Dr.aWyche believed that any ma,
; or woman who wanted to teach ough
to be educated by tho State, and will
} ingly. too.
! Mr.. Smith wanted to kcow how poo
children were ever to get to the SOutl
2 Ctrolina College?
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