The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-02-15

i.2z. 4, Da''1J JaCe last week,
When - ~SsSI Wing Il careful considora
tion from the people, as it gave valu.
able information as to the expenditure
for higher education in this State.
Nlr. Mellow called for the bill TO
provide for new dormitory at Win
thr0p. He stated that the bill had
been introduced at the request OF the
BOARD Of trustees, and had been re.
ported favorably, unanimously, by the
ways and means committee. He then
went on 10 SHOW the needs FOR the DOR
mitory. While the main building is
arranged for the instruction OF 800
girls, there are dormitOries for buL
2T2, aud 76 are boarding out in the
con munity. Last year 200 girls we're
turned away from Winthrop. Nearly
every year at least lIO girls have oCen
turned away.
He appealed to the House to deal
fairly with the girls. The south Car.
ollna college gets an appropriation OF
$25 600; Clemson gets $l15 ,000 the
Citadel gets So 900. Should not the
girls get d little moro than they do
1t will take but $50, 900 10 double the
capacity OF the school. This will not
increl s. the State levy Of . mills.
| He made strong appeal for the Legts-
lature TO stop This turning away Of 2OU
| girs, preventing them from boing
trained to take care of themselves and
to relieve their parents from their care
and support
! Mr.. E d. Smith, Of Sumter, then
! spoke against the bill. He said:
IAN Investigation of the comptrol-
| ler's books shows an increase OF TAX.
able property in the Iaat 10 years OF
! $40 600, 600; tho Stagc deNt was re-
! f., ~ tn
u saving of $9O, 900 To thc taxpayers
! besides this we nave had u practical
monopoly Of the whiskey business for
! the last six years, yet in spite Of this
| increase, amounting In round mum bers
| To about $500 900, taxes have steadily
| Increased and the burden is becoming
Intolcrable. Tho mass Of people may
not pay more than their share Of the
! taxes. but where does all this increase
! Of receipts go :? | say thus much tC
| show that the time has come for some
understanding 40 80 the c2.seleSo cry
! for more revenues, when the uses Ol
| them are not apparent 10 Or are q,
| least in no sense available !Og the best
interest Of the whole people.
Now, ! believe that this Increase il
due to the sensclcss expenditure Of this
money in duplicating and reduplicat
ing our departments OF instruction In
our higher institutions Of education
and In appropriating this money IN ex
travagant measure for the support oI
our State colleges.
Now. ia addressing myself directly
to the question under discussion, lei
me say that this amount asked for by
the trustees Of Winthrop College is
not justified by the report OF the trus.
tees Lnem elves. 1t is claimed that
there are 492 girls In the college and
that this $33, 200 is necessary TO comp
plete, or, rather, build, new DORM
tory for the accommodation of hun
dreds that have been turned away
Look at The roll and see who compose
the l92 that ire there. Taxing the
college classes proper, there are IG
seniors, ~ juniors, So sophonores, 81
freshmen making u total in the COZ
legc classes Of 265 Now, | want every
membor to note the next column Sub.
freshman, %; special, "a model school
(childrcnl 1l9; kindergarten (child.
rGn). bable., etc, %. liz the first item
there arc 20 sub.freshmen: this Is a
preparatory class and should net be in
our colleges at all. The graded schools
aud public schools ls the place for
them, for, according to actual figures,
1t costs aoUut 5000 per capita for these
III VIC COlicPc anu tUOup oS.lO lOT UucID
in the schools. Special, 81 These
are those pupils who take no regular
course to prepare themselves for the
ordinary duties OF life, but take such
special studies rs music, art, kinder
gartcn, teaching, etc. Model school
children, 1l9. These children are
gathered, | presume, from Rock Hill
and vicinity and brought in here to
swell the number and make a showing.
The last item caps the climax-25
kindergartcners--c children, babies,
costing tho state at the rate Of 900
per capita.
NOW to .'ecapitulate. you will de,
duct the 227 ca. ..iIdrcA, babies, specials,
etc, from the 402 total, you nave 265
in your college. Now, OF this 265, IA
are paid to go. This l24 receive free
all the expenses Of the college save
board and clothes and $44 in cash,
each from the treasury OF the State.
Now, deducting this 124 from those
properly belonging to the college and
you have III girls as q showing for this
enormous expenditure OF money. |
submit that the time has come to call
a malt upon this senseless rush to muD-
tiply and enlarge our institutions Of
higher education, while the common
schools are left to shift for themselves
as best they may, having no master
hand to fight their cause IN this as
sembly.
L. IL