The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-01-19
FOR THE EDUCATION
THE DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND,

INSTITUTION FOR THE EDUCATION OF
THE DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND.
The report of the superintendent OF
this institution shows IL to be in ex-
cellent condition with an increased
average attendance of five. This in
stitution always appeals to the hearts
of our people, and any reasonable re-
quest coming from the management
should receive your careful considera-
tion. The health of tae students has
been exceptionally good, no deaths or
seriousillness of any kind having oc-
CURED during the year. The total
amount for medical attention and medi-
cines being only $l89.35. The teachers
are most efficient and the latest me-
thods OF instructing the deaf and blind
are employed. | have personally in
spected the building and all that the
superintendent reports as to the b lid.
ings now being used for colored inmates
is true. The small appropriation asked
for with which to erect suitable
builing for these unfortunate citizens
should be granted. The amount OF
taxes paid by their race and the inter-
est manifested by them warrants the
State in granting this request, not
only as an act OF charity but Of justice.
Your attention is also especially di-
rected to what the superintendent says
in reference to lighting the institution
by electricity. In these days of modern
improvements, it would 6o adjudged
almost an act of wanton carelessness
and disregard of human life on the
part of the General Assembly .hould
this institution be destroyed By fire
from the overturniug OF oil lamps and
candles by these unfortunate citizens,
who have been deprived of sunlight
and the means OF protecting them
selves. The appropriation asked for is
$4,000 for support, 5000 for repairs,
$S, 600 for buildings for coiored pupils
and 81, ,620 for electric light and laundry
plant, making total of $32,52O.
CLEMSON COLLEGE.
am unable to give you full insight
into the workings of this institution
The governor is not member of the
board OF trustees and is dependent en-
tirely on the reports of the officers Of
the institution and personal inspection
for what information he may possess
The reports of the officers have not
been furnished me, although request
has been made to the auditing COM
mittce to furnish me the data. What
shall say, therefore, is taken from
a newspaper report and my own know
ledge from visits to the institution
President Craighead, in his reports,
gives the following figures Eoroll-
ment 345 Of which 169 were in the pre-
paratory or fitting school, leaving TIA
in the college proper. 1t will thus be
seon that there has been large falling
off in the attendance upon the college,
but why or wherefore is matter for
you own speculation. President Craig
head comments upon the fact that one
half OF his students are in the prepara-
: I""~"~ department and assigns as his
reasons UI.,V Toys cannot obtain ut home
a good preparatory education. II this
| cannot be done, each county or each
| congressional district should have at
| least one school where boys and girls
could be fitted for college at cost not
| exceeding that at Clemson. The facts
Will not bear out the president in this,
| Tor there Is not county in the State
| that has not a high school that could
| not prepare boys to enter the Junior
class at Clemson and upon terms equ-
ally as reasonable as that afforded at
the college. The best evidence of this
Is the fact that the South Carolina
college has a higher standard than
Clemson with no tittinI school, and its
enrolment of students equals Clemson
| hO hooiuS oChOOl dG SlcmoOu SpOulU
be abolished, instead of coming in com.
petion with the high schools of the
State. The State supports the free
common schools, and there is no rea
son why the people should be taxed tc
support high school at this college
Make the college what it ought. to be
| "a high institution of learning and
do not fill it up with boys anxious tc
don uniform and be placed upon q
footing with college students, and
believe the college will be more pros
porous. The buildings and equipment
OF this institution are the equal of any
in the South and the State mas spared
no expense in making it success. liz
fact, 1T has been the idol of the Reform
movement and the people have dealt
with 1T with lavish hand, and IL there
is any failure to fulfill the expectations
OF the people, the blame must res
where 1t belongs-upon the shoulder.
OF those charged with it's manage
ment. The income of the college 70,
the past year was $9l, ,02455, made VI
as follows: