Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-01-15
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charges to 81 70 cad cts from $500 to- $3.50
per annnn. This reducti ion WAS made
by the Board of Visitors at their meet
Ing lastIJ uni, and the board hopes this
action VIII tend ma aterially to increase
tho number In at tendance. The health
affairs Of the ihssi tuition hays been we'll
managed An approp opriati lon Of $780,
$50 ts asked for.s & :s
he recent annua1 reunion OF the
stud ents w as $sy aisy arg ely attended by
gradua tes from all 4 over the country,
and the spirit show ii by them wDs most
gratifying and argues wei Il fcG Il the su-
Sture prosperity OF this Aca demy. a. "
i. CoLORED gCO OIsLEGE. = ~
From the report OF tho president of
this institnti ion IL Sis lea tne that the to-
tai disburs ements for the year ending
June 30th, 1901, were SO ,, ,350 Ks An ap-
propriation from the Leg gislature OF
$13 1928 will be ask led. q This institution
sis doing a. good work for the coloaed
People OF the State and Should have
your encouragement. In addition to
the above an a appropria lion of $500 for,
making, reparing, and installing an
exhibit at the Charleston Ex ositionI
will De asked. IS l., ,5 8 SS I
al IS soLDIER's HOME.
Within the past few years the neces-
stiles Of many OF the old Confederate
soldiers whose names are enrolled In
the ranks OF those who q voiuntoe
from this State have 81 been forcibly
brought to the attention of o,tG peo-
pie. Ins some cases those who have no
means OF support and no one. on whom
ito depend In their declining years are
enduring want and hardship and pri.
iyation. Some OF them even now are
lin the county poor houses. ss
These are the men who in tho time
of their youth ard strength, In answer
to the call OF their State in the dark
est hour OF her history, sacclficed their,
all, and went forth to serve her and
to defend her rights on the field of bat
tie. The record OF the part they played
In that conflictSi Sis familiar to you and
to he whole world and needs not to
be repeated here. Suffice it to say, they
did their, duty and their whole duty,
and more than most men would have
considered their whole duty, in defense
of their State Nearly a half century
has passed since then and most OF
them have answered their last roll call
other shore. But few OF them are left
among us, and 1t should be the provi.
tlcge and the pride OF South Carolina
to sec that not ono of these who served
her SO well In the houg of her need, is
In want, In this the evening Of his life.
twill be only a few short years at best
when there will be no necessity for you
to consider this question, for there will
be no ono to occupy a Confederate fSol-
idier's Home. II you ever expect to do
anything for the old soldier along this
line. now Is the time. tits action that
is needed and not talk. a
I,,l IT, 4
an extract from the report of the Board
sane: E
In view Of the consideration by tho
General Assembly Of the advlsabillty
offprovlding home for Confederate
Veterans, the Board OF Regents desire
to present to your Excelleney the prac-
.ticability of using the tract OF land en-
braeing about flftyiacres upon the Wall
slaco purchase known as the Bellevue
Place. y Upon this tract could
now. be begun series Of permanent
buildings adapted 10 all the uses OF the
Veterans, and ins time they could re-
wort to the Regents for the purposes
of this Hospital. BY this method the
Veterans would be given such buildings
as they deserve, since In view OF the
future use of these buildings the Site
could well afford to expend a larger.
sum upon their construction than could
be done for merely temporary build.
.ings" x, Sc Al,
s This Splanstrikes me rs entirely prac-
;ticablo and / commend%it as a happy
solution OF the question. At the present
rate Of increase among the occupants
of the Hospital fof, the Ins1nc the build
ing will be needed by the Hospital by
tho time thereSis no longer need for It
rs a Confederate Home and tho State
will only be building for the future by
adopting this plan and utilizing this
property for theipurpose indicated. or
course 1t should be understood that
the management of the Homo should
in no way be connected with the man.
a&ement OF the Hospital but a. separate
and distinct institution. q T
TIE DISPENSARY,
This question has been so much tiis.
cussedj both on the stump and in, tho
halls Of legislation, and so bitterly
fought by It's enemies and SO strongly
defended by it's friends, that every
phase of 1t is familiar to yDu and to
the people. 1t Is nov more strongly
entrcnched In this State than ever be-
fore and 1T may be considered as tho
fixed policy of tho State for dealing
with the liquor problem. Its benefits
and advantages are patent to every
fair minded and unprejudiced critic.
That there IS violation OF the law in
certain sections is no argument against,
the system. Even in Charleston and
Columbia. the sections OF the State
where there have been mcce Violations
OF the laW than many other. the smunl-
cipal authorities have come to realize
the fact that the dlspensary. syssemsis
the fixed policy of the State for dealing
with the liquor problem and have
adopted, ordinances providing for tho
.punishment or ylolators. If9tha May