The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04
WINTHROP sGgcLAAszfns
Raised from Forty-toua Dollars 20
One Hundred Dollars.

In the House on Friday Mr. Rich
ards bill tO increase The amount OF
each scholarship at Winthrop college
from S44 to 800 was taken up
Mr. Stnckey OF Lee county favored
the bill. 1t is Il business proposition.
The state has already est: Dlished The
scholarships. The question is shall
these scholarships be provided for in
ample manner.
Mr.. Laney of Chesterfield while ad-
mitting that the scholarships at 81
exclude poor girls, yet he could not
vote for tie 500 scholarships unless
The bill be so amended that the poor
and needy girls are to be benefited.
Mr.. Towill believed in the higher
institutions Of learning and their
splendid work, but be could not vote
for this bill as Winthrop is asking for
a 500 900 appropriation this year and
he could not favor so many increased
appropriations.
Mr.. Pollock introduced an amend
nent that not more than one from a
family can enjoy scholarships at Win
throp. He objected to some families
monopolizing all the scholarships at
Winthrop. His amendment (Which
is Identical with the provisions as to
the Citadel scholarships was adopted.
In reply to Mr.. Towill, Mr.. Moses
stated that Winthrop college is not
asking for this legislation, but it is
recommended by friends OF the college
without solicitation.
Mr.. Tatum offered an amendment
that this scholarship fund should be
included in the regular appropriation.
Mr.. D. O. Herbert declared that
there is great deal OF complaint that
the poorer people are littlebenetitted
by the appropriations to State col
leges.
Mr.. Bowling of Bamberg warned
the house of last years deficit OF $780,
900 in the State treasury
Mr.. Barron advocated the bill on its
own merits but opposed Mr.. Tatum's
amendment as striking at the neceS-
sary appropriation for Winthrop.
Mr.. Dorroh proposed an amendment
that all free scholarships in all State
institutions be considered as loans
from the State to be repaid in SIX
years. Mr.. Dorrah said this would
stop so much can't about charity. Let
the benehciaries repay the State.
Mr.. Pollock objected that the Win
throp girls expect to become married,
and that if mortgaged to the college
for six years they would be en1bar-
rassed thereby.
Mr.. Dorroh's amendment was lost.
Mr.. Tatum'S amendment was adopt
ed by a vote Of 81 to II. The COM
mittee amendment was also adopted.
When the bill was amended in so many
particulars, Mr.. Cooper made the mo-
ton to indefinitely postpone. This
was lost by a vote Of 40 to 81 and the
bill was then ordred to third reading.
Following are the main provisions
OF the bill:
That the trustees shall have author
ity to assign the scholarships.
Each county shall have as many
scholarships as it has members Of the
house Of representatives-the aggre-
gate being 124.
Each scholarship is valued at SlOO,
and is to be awarded upon competi-
tive examination by the State board
Of education.
The total amount for these scholar
ships (sl2, 400 is to be paid out Of the
annual appropriation for the college.
No person shall be permitted to ap-
ply for nor shall receive any such
scholarship when any sister Of said
applicant shall have held such scholar
ship.
And the provision which, it is al
legged, proposes to keep girls whose
fathers are financially responsible from
standing in the way Of poor girls
reads: The applicants shall make to
the board of trustees proof, upon Ger
tiicate Of auditor and treasurer Of
their respective counties, Of their
financial inability to attend college,
and shall receive from said board per-
mission to enter the competitive ex-
animation"