The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-03-09
Textile School to be Established.

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Columbia state, came down with Coy
crnor Ellcrbe from Clemson Colleg.
yesterday afternoon, and riding wv
with the Governor, he went to the
residence Of his kinsman. Mr.. j. W.
Bnnch, where he spent the night. lie
will run over to Trenton today and
then hasten back to Washington.
Senator Tillman wal views are indi-
Gated elsewhere. lie is not talking
much about South Carolina politics,
but does not think much will come
from the prohibition movement.
llc says the Clemson hoard is vcrv
much pleased with tho management Of
the new president. Nr. llartzog. tl"
administration of the new head Of tlir
college is considered busincsslikc and
satisfactory TO the board.
Senator Tillman gave the following
information as to the results Of the
two nights and one day sessions of III.
board.
1t was found that after paying ali
the running expenses Of the school
that u neat little surplus was on hand
and the board decided to appropriate
$l2 900 for the purpose Of inaugural
ing Il textile school to be opened ia
September, if possible.
On the recommendation Of the pres:
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fitting school was discussed aut! the
president was instructed to prepare Il
scheme of studies looking to that end
and to report to the board in June.
Nothing has been heard from the
expert sent to inspect the sanitary ar
rangcmcnts of the institution, and. Of
course, nothing could be dune along
this line. The health of the students
is very good indeed.
The board was reorganized. Mr..
Simpson was rejected president and
the new trustees drew their terms by
lot. Messre. Stsohhouse, EIlerbe and
Mauldin will serve four years and the
OtherS Two each.
Mr.. Jamison's proposition in regard
to the Calhcah letters was accepted
under certain conditions and Senator
Tillman was instructed to confer with
him. MIR. Jamison desires to get ac-
cess to the letters on behalf Of the
National Historical Association.
Mr.. Tillman has some very interest
ing information regarding the 'Stark
Manuscript" Mr.. Clemson, Mr.. Cal
houn's son-in-law, had employed Mr..
Stark. q gentleman Of high attain
ments, to prepare a history Of tho life
Of Calhoun. While engaged in this
work at Mr. Clemson's home Mr..
Starke died, leaving his work unfn-
ished and his manuscript in q system
Of cipher or shorthand. This was sui
mittcd recently to a number of ste
nographers in this State, but none Of
them could deoipher it. Mr.. Tillman
asked permission 20 take the manu-
script to Washington and to get some
Of the experts there to work OH it.
The papers were recently submitted to
Mr.. Thos. +. Shuey, official s~tcnogra-
pher Of the Senate, aud he had little
trouble in translating it. He says
that the manuscript contains a history
of Calhoun early life, and a sketch
of his ancestry. This information
will be very valuable, for nonc Of the
biographers have yet told us Of Cal
houn's early life. Senator Tillman
has ordered the manuscript to be
transcribed, and a typewriter copy
made. Mr. Shucy's letter to Mr.. Till
man is as follows:
Hon. b. II. TiUman, T.. s. SENATOR:
! DEAN SIA: is you requested. /
nave examined the Stark manuscript
with care. End in it full sketch
Of the ancestry and early life of John
c. Calhoun, beginning with the High
land Colqnhouns and Lowland Cald-
wells, covering the first settlement in
the upper country of South Carolina,
the period of the Revolutionary war,
the b~oyhood and education Of Mr..
Calhoun and extending to his election
to Congress in November, 1910, and
his marriage in January, 1911. This
matter, which | have transcribed as
you directed, will embrace probably
$50 pages of duodccino long primer
type.
Upon reaching Mr.. Calhoun's clcc-
ton to Congress. the writer said that
he would interrupt the course Of the
narrative by examining the history of
our constitution and tracing the evo-
luton Of our government from that of
England. The rest Of the manuscript
comprises voluminous notes from
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