The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-01-14
SOUTH CAROLINA MILITARY AGA
DENNY

20 $4,000, with u view OF reducing tho
ch0rges to tho cadets from $500 to $3.50
per nnnum. This reduction was made
W 'ho hoaru or Visitors at their meet
ing last June, and tho board hopes this
aclon viii tend materially to iucrNaso
| tho number In attendance. The health
or tho students has been good and tho
affairs or tho institution have been we'll
managed. An appropriation OF $26,~
| go Is asked for.
The recent annual reunion OF the
| students was worry largely attended by
graduates from all over tho country,
ana the spirit shown by them WAS most
gratifying and argues wcll 1cr tho fu-
| ture prosperity OF this Academy.
COLOREr COLI.u.GE.
From the report ( tho president OF
thls institution 1t Is learned that the to-
tNi disbursements for the year ending
| june 3oth. 1901 were $32.350 An ap-
| propriation from tho Legislature OF
| Sl%,2S will he asked. This institution
is doing y good work for tho colorcd
people OF the State and should have
| your announcement. In addition to
the above an appropriation Of $500 for
| making, preparing, and Installing an
exhibit at the Charleston Exposition
| Will be asked.
| a SOLDlER'S HOME.
| Within the past few years the ncccs-
| sites or many OF Che Old Confederate
! S0iulcrS whose names arc enrolled in
! lho ranks or those who volunteered
| from this state have bccu forcihly
| brought to tho attention of OuG' pco-
! pc. III some cases those who have no
! mean" or support and no ono on whom
to depend in their dccliuing years are
! enduring want and hardship and Dri.
| vation. Some Of thom even now are
| IN the county poor houses
| These are the men who in the time
| OF their youth and strength. in answer
| to the call OF their State in the dark
| est hour OF her history, saCG'iticcd their
| alt. and went forth to serve her and
| TO defend her rights on the field Of bat
tie. The record OF tho part they played
| IN that conflict is familiar to YOU and
| to the whole world and needs not to
hc repeated here. Suffice it to say, they
dld their duty and their whole duty,
ana more than most men would have
considered thciT whole duty. in defense
or their State. Nearly Il half coatury
mas passed since then and most OF
lhem nave answered their last roll call
and gone to join their comrades on the
ether shore. But few ct them arr left
among us. ana it sh0nld be tho provi-
iPGc ana the pride CT South Carolina
ia see that not one Of these who served
her so we'll in the hoU' of her need, is
III want, in this the evening OF his life.
Ii will hC only a few short years ut best
when there will hr no necessity for ven
10 consider this question. for there will
ne no one 10 occupy Colicdcratc Sol
ulcr s Home. II You cvCr expect to do
anything for the old soldier along this
!lnc. now is the time. 1t is action that
is needed and not talk.
In this connection hcg to submit
on extract from the report OF the Board
or Regents for the Hospital for the IN
sane:
In view OF the consideration by the
Gencrai Assembly Of the advisabiii;y
OF providing home for Confederate
Veterans. the Board OF Regents desire
to present to your Excel!oncy the prac-
ticabillty OF using the tract Of land en-
hTac;ng about fifty acros upon the Wal
lace purchase known rs the Bellevue
Place. Upon this tract could
now be begun 4 series OF permanent
buildings adapted 10 all The uses OF the
Veterans and in Time they could re-
vCHt to the Regents for the purposes
of this tiosDitH.. Ry this method the
Veterans would De given such buildings
rs they deserve, since in Wow OF tho
tH:urc use Of these buildings The Satn
'oN!d W"sl afford to CXpcnd 4 la-GC.'
sum upon their construction than cOuld
be done for merely temporary Du!lI-
in|S'
This plan strikes nc rs entirely Dra%-
trahlC and | commend it as a happy
solution OF the question. At the present
rate OF increase among the occupants
Il the Hospital tct the Insane the build
ing will be needed BY the HGspital by
the time there j. 10 longer nccH for It
! IS CCafedc"atn Homo ana the State
will cn!y be building for the future by
adopting this plan and utilizing this
property for the purpose indicated. OF
course it SHOULD be underatCoa that
! i!c management OF the homo should
! IN no way be connected with the man.
! aSeiN2nt OF the Hospital but a separate
and distinct institution.
THE DlSPIINSARY.
This question has been SC much dts
cussed, both on the stump and in the
halls CT legislation, and so bitterly
| fought by its enemies and so strongly
defended By it's friends, that every
! phase OF 1t is familiar TO you and to
| the people. 1t is row more strongly
! cntrcnchcd in this State than ever be-
! fore and it may be considered as the
| fixed policy OF the State for dealing
with the liquor problem. It's benefits
! and advantages are patent to every
| fair minded and unprecedented critic
| mat thcre IS violation or the law III
| certain sections is no argument against
the system. Even in Charleston and
| Columbia, tho sections Of the State
| where thero have been mere violations
OF the law than in any other, the NUM-
| cipal authorities have come to realize
the fact that the dispensary system is
the fixed policy OF the State for dealing
| with the liquor problem and have
adopted ordinances providing for the
punishment of violators. If the May
ors and Councils OF all cities and towns