The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-10-02
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ss Bel commend led to the &c eneral
Assem- bly, OF the State; !; noWsin session,
that d tract OF land not to contain
less than t Il fteen hnnd red nor more
than five Thousand acres IS centrally
chosen, or 3as nearly Sc Sas practicable,
be procured 81 Ia each OF the districts,
with which the poor abllshment OF
such district shall all1thenceYorward be
endowed; that on the said tract OF
land suitable buildings shall be erected
for the reception and accommodatio
OF such q number 2of poor boys as, ac.
cording to the census OF the district,
1t shall be likely to contain; that
prOylsiOHlbe made of all the usual and
necessary utensils for farm culture, as
practiced In said district; that it be
moderately stocked with horses, cat.
tile, sheep and all such other animals
as are found useful Ia such an estab.
lishment; that, when this is done, a
teacher OF known Intelligence and in
tegrity be procured, who shall receive
IN adequate salary for the tuition of
all pupils who may. be placed under
his care by, the commissioners If the
said district; and :, that for certain
periods OF the day and In certain
classes and divisions, to be hereafter
determined by the Commissioners, he
shall have entire control OF their
studies and their time; that, at all
other periods, the said pupils shall be
placed under the control of cOmpc-
tent superintendent, or overseer, who
shall direct their labors and Industry
while preparing them, as farmers and
planters, for the proper performance
uf such duties In after liic as may
seem best to correspond with their
condition and necessities; and that
the commissioners Of each district be
empowered to receive as indented ap-
prentices to the poor school Of said
district, on behalf Of the State, all
such boys the parents Of whom may
be found desirOus OF securing for them
the advantages Of such tuition and all
such orphans as, governed by q praise
worthy ambition, may be will ing to
avail themselves Of the same; the
Term Of apprenticeship in no case to
De less than three nor more than seven
years. unless in the case Of such
youth as may be already greatly ad-
vanced towards the years and purposes
)f manhood and who, at the discretion
Of the commissioners, may be received
for still shorter period"
I.i AND THE GIRLS, TOO.
Be it recommended yet farther,
chat on the same plantation or tract
Of land, but removed from close prox-
unity to the dwellings and the school
aouse OF the boys, there be erected
suitable houses for the reception and
accommodation ot poor girls, who
shall be placed under the tuition oil
>ne or more female superintendents,
from whom they shall learn the or
iinary elements Of a plain English
education and in addition, such du-
ties OF farm and household as com
no1ly devolve upon females in our
country; that they shall spin, weave
Ind sew; attend to poultry and the
iairy, the culture Of the sllkworm, if
1t be deemed advisable, and be taught
also how to. fashion and make their
own and the habits of the boys; the
latter, in turn, performing all those
sevcrer labors of the plantation as will
yield sufficient food and provision for
both establishments.
Be it further recommended, that, In
addition to the studies Of the ordinary
English grammar school, the master
II the male department shall be re.
quired to instruct his pupils In a COM
p, oent knowledge OF simple land sur
voying.
1t is recommended, also, that the
dress OF the boys be made uniform and
that the elder boys, ranging from the
years Of Is to 18, be provided with
light muskets and be subjected to tile
drill and instruction, once q month,
Of the neighborhood captain of mi
lltia.
Resolved, That these recommends
tions be respectfully submitted to the
General Assembly, with the prayer Of
this Convention that they be subject.
cd to examination and experiment. In
three OF the districts Of the State, III
order that their operation may be
witnessed previous to their general
ldopt5 fright out or 5or all the dis.
tr'l was with.n order that the -ex-
'peITnenG should be fairly made the
districts SO chosen should lie one in
each Of the grand divisions Of The
State, the upper, the middle and the
lower country; and that the present
commissioners Of the districts chosen
De requested to take charge Of the en-
tire subject"
It -,seems from the records that
these resolutions we're not even dis
cussed; were Immediately laid on the
table, on motion OF j. E. Calhoun, of
Anderson-near whose home Clemson
College stands today-its site having
been selected by Mrs Clemson, Il near
kinswoman Of this Calhoun, to whom
her husband, Thos G. Clemson, pro-
nised that he would found an agri-
cultural college upon Fort HILL" or
this good woman, the favorite child Of
her distinguished father, John G. Cal
houn, Col r. w. Simpson, OF Pendle-
ton, the executor OF Mr. Clelnson's
will, the only president Of the Glenn
son College trustees, has written:
Her love for her home and country
vas superb, and to this noble, gencr-
Gus, and yet gentle, woman, south
Carolina is as much indebted for
Clemson College as to the distinguish
ed husband"
On motion Of J. A. Calhoun the
Convention unanimously adopted re.
solution requesting the trustees Of the
South Carolina College to have their
professor Of chemistry deliver course
VI lectures on agricultural chemistry
and the principals Of geology, PRO
vfdnd that, thov do not intarTnra with