The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-01-06
THE CITADEL ACADEMY.
ANAuAL REPORT OF T4s BOARD OF
VISITORS.

VISITORS.
Health OF the Eoys Has Been Coed aud
Their Work satlsfactory-The Board
Makes An Estimate that S@S 900 WIN ba
Needed Next Year.
The annual report OF the Board OF
Visitors Of the Citidel Academy has
just been issued by the State Printer
and as the graduates and friends Of
the institution are scattered in every
nook and corner Of the State, some
statements as to results in the past
year, present condition aud future
needs and prospects, will prove OF in.
terest.
On commencement day there were
upon the roll OF cadets 109. OF which
II graduated, 6 were dismissed and
cne was discharged ou account of ply
steal disability Seuen others have
left the Academy for various reasons
and II were admitted since October 5,
making the present enrolment 121.
Continuing this report along the
same line, Superintendent Coward
says:
The work OF the session has begun
in very satisfactory manner in al!
departments. | take great pleasure
in stating that the older cadets seem
to be carrying out in good faith the
action taken by them last year in ref
erence to the ill-treatment of new ca
diets. l have had no reason even to
suspect that there mas been any hazing
done by them this year.
The condition of the building and
its equipment is most unsatisfactory.
The roofing, especially of the West
wing, is in bad condition. The entire
furniture Of the class rooms and dor
mitories, the walls, ceilings, the wood
work generally, and the piping, all
need overhauling, painting Or renew
ing.
In view of these things and OF 9TH
er important matters, | would earnest
ly recommend to the Board that the
General Assembly be urged to appro.
pirate for the support of the Academy
the next fiscal year the sum of s23 ,00O,
to be expended as follows:
For the support OF IS beneficial
ry cadelS., ,...,.....s....,~S ,UOV
For equipment Of drawing &C.
partment.. Observation-Disclosures. $50
For equipment of physical de-
partment. 500
For class room furniture...... 800
or library. 500
For repairs. 1880
Io!aI. $23, OOU
General Johnson Hagood, Chair
man OF the Board OF Visitor, says in
his report:
The Association OF Graduates con-
tinues to maintain one cadet in the
Academy. He is borne upon the rolls
and discharges all the duties OF pay
cadet.
Major G. L. Reese after long and
honorable service as Professor of
Chemistry and Physics resigned his
chair at the close Of the last academic
year.
This ledho the following rearrange.
mrnt:
Lieutensnt O. J. Bond was appoint
ed, Professor of Drawing and Book
keeping and Assistant Professor Of
Mathematics with the rank of Captain.
Lieutenant j. T. Coleman was ar
poinled Professor OF Physics with the
rank of Captain.
Mr.. +. L. Parker, Jr., graduate of
the Academy, was appointed Assistant
Professor, with the rank of First Lieu
tenant and placed in charge OF Chem
istry.
The Superintendent's annual report
of receipts and disbursements up to
November 1, the close of the academic
year, is hereto appended. Vouchers,
as required by law, have been fled
with the Comptroller General. The
accounts for the remaining two
months up to December 81, the termi-
nation of the fiscal year as established
by the new Constitution, will be fled
as supplementary report. It becomes
necessary to do this in order that the
present report be put into the State
Printers hand in time to be laid be-
fore the Legislature at its assembly.
Attention is earnestly called to so
much Of the Superintendent's report
as relates to the public property at the
school. It is here repeated and en-
phasized: The condition OF the build
ing and its equipment is most unsat-
iSfactory. The roofing, especially Of
the West wing, is in bad condition.
TIE entire furniture OF the class rooms
and dormitories, the walls, ceilings,
the woodwork generally, and the pip
ing, all need oyerhauling, painting or
renewing"
The expenses per cadet, in full OF all
charges whatever, remain as hereto
fore, $500 per annum. This amount
is less than at any school OF similar
grade in the United States, and can
only be kept within that limit by rigid
economy of disbursement The pay
cadets meet the charge in full. ard
are at no expense to the State. There
is no distinction in maintenance and
educatioG between these and the ben
eiciaries and there can be none. The
whole scheme and spirit OF the school
requires, and its regulations provide,
that no distinction between cadets
shall be known, except that arising
from merit. Until the last two years
the General Assembly, by annual ap-
preparation, recognized this basis Of
expenditure in full for the sixty-eight |
benefciaries of the State it requires |
the Academy to receive. For three
years the appropriation has been less
S270 per cadet, and the beneiciaries |
have necessarily been required to pro
vide for part of their maintenance out |
OF their own resources.
The small library was bought with |
money derived from the Federal gov
ernment. No appropriation has been |
made by the State, at any time since, |
for keeping it up.