The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-05
3FRllEE n j. SCHOLARSHIPS
at Clemson College Is Provided for by
the Isgiisiiat Legislature.

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the Legislature.
PASSED !slss AFTER a LONG DEBATE
The The rsfll 5Proyld des for as .srany sohol
arsh sships in Each County as
There Are niembers in
the House.
After a long debate in the House
on Wednesday. Mr., D. o. Herbert's bill
to preYide for scholarships at Clemson
college, passed second reading.
Mr.. Cooper, in a strong argument
against paternalistic features o,
the sal, declared that the State
shou.e tester its public schools and
should maintain its State colleges
butitpnght to stop there. The prac.
ticali effect is that these Scholarships
VIII 81 to those who have had the
advantage. If Clemson has more
money than it needs, the revenue
should be reduced or there should be
somelNther disposition of the funds.
He opposed to all free Scholarships
at Che hands of the State.
ME5 Logan favored the bill. He
proposed an amendment, but he op-
posedsiYing preference to those who
VIII tassSe the agricultural course. The
ambltinus; son of a farmer should not
De. confined to particular course but
shouldS be given wide latitude. The
histor3 2fsall agricultural colleges is
lilat ldni tliiissyoung men do not wish to
take 2 tsle course. The wish of Mr..
Clemssrifwas that this should be a
mechasp 81 as well as an agricultural
college,
i! Mts.$sAsA,anldin opposed the bill. It
VIII lslll short in it's application.
Many oiIng men have been educated
atTtheicitadel whose parents are am
plys etto provide for them. He
submitted the proposition that a man
can support boy at Clemson as
cheap ply as he can ut home. He thinks
tre 5leg1Slatnre had better keep its
hands OH.
Nh !. aBomar thought that the re-
marks Which he had heard seemed to
be good politics but not much bust
ness, He suggested the need of a
lournaiFi into which the speeches could
pc put Tor home, consumption by those
who aye always talking of the "poor
farm err The trustees want to be let
alone in tlle management of the in
stitutlon The proposition is not a
gOOu one. .ftl;i{,
MI. Herbert corrected Mr.. Bomar
by saving that members of the board
who had opposed the bill are now in
favor,o 1T,
Nh. Bomar continued that if they
favor itst they have. not recommended
l6 III 81 ttieir report. The college is
i''f' = ''lla sietSI Et1SI " Nv n, The history of
i.es. . lIcnN.lay,s offered sehoIak-
ship pro scs that it is not wise. Trim
ity college in North Carolina has done
away with free scholarships although
1t has plenty of money. These schol-
arships would breed race Of office
seekers who would say to the State.
You owe me living"
Mr.. Wingo. hailing from the rank
and file of the farming populace, stat
ed that he had acquainted his con-
stltuentS with the nature of the bill.
His farmer friends do not want it.
Lho farmers feel chat it will be the
favored few who get the scholarships.
In reply to question from member,
MIR. Wingo repelled the intimation
that he opposed the bill on account OF
his fr'endshiprfor denominational in
situations. What South Carolina
needs is practical men. He is in fa-
vor OF higher education, but the great
structure of education in this State is
top-heavy. He cited the case of a
farmer who wrote to Mr.. Wingo to
favor the bill and concluded his letter
by saying that he has So, 900 worth of
cotton and wants to know if now is
the time to sell. That is the kind of
man who expects to be benefited by
the bill, not the really poor man.
Alr. Ioole was surprised at the posi-
tion taken by Mr.. Wingo, who is q
farmer. He favored the bill but op-
posed the proposition to require the
beneticiaries to study agriculture
alone.
Mr.. Richards, the author Of bill
to increase the Winthrop scholarships
from SAG to 800 each, favored Mr..
Herbert's bill. He wanted to make ii
certain that none but the extremely
poor would be benefited and none but
those who propose to take the agri-
cultural course.r However, he feared
that it would be unconstitutional to
give the scholarships to farmers sons
alone
Mr.. jeremiah Smith favored the
bill. He made very strong speech
In advocating it as a whole md par
ticularly amendments which he offer
ed. lie wanted to give these scholar
ships to sons of farmers but not to re-
strict them in the course which they
should elect. He wanted to see the
sons OF farmers given advantages tt
become men Of education in technicaI
branches. Mr.. Smith wanted to give
these scholarships to farmers sons.
Mr.. ID. 0. Herbert thought the sar-
castle filings Of Mr.. Bomar were un.
worthy. He accords the highest mo-
tiveS to Others and asks the same for
himself. He read letter from a
trustee favoring- the bill. Senator
Tillman himself upon the laying OF
the corner stone Of the agricultural
hall had expressed the hope that it
would turn the trend of education to
ward the agricultural department..
Col X. w. simpson, president Of the