The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-03
FREE SCHOLARSHIPS
At Clemson College Is Provided for by
the Legislature.
PASSED AFTER A LONG DEBATE

PASSED AFTER A LONG DEBA1]
The B:ll Provides for as Many Schcl
arships In Each. County as
There Are Members in
the House.
! After a long debate in the HouS
on Wednest ay Mr. D. O. Herbert's bIl
to provide Tor scholarships at Clemsc1
college passed second reading.
Mr.. Cooper, in strong argumen
against paternalistic features o
the bill, declared that the State
should foster its public schools ant
should maintain it's State colleges
but it ought to stop there. The prac
tical effect is that these scholarship:
will go to those who have had tht
advantage. If Clemson has more
money than it needs, the revenue
should be reduced or there should bs
some other disposition of the funds
He is opposed to all free scholarship:
at the hands Of the State.
Mr.. Logan favored the bill. He
proposed an amendment, but he op
posed giving preference to those who
will take the agricultural course. The
ambitious son Of a farmer should not
be confined to particular course but
should be given wide latitude. The
history of all agricultural colleges is
that the young men do not wish tt
take the course. The wish Of Mr.
Clemson was that this should be
mechanical as well as an agriculture.
college.
Mr. Mauldin opposed the bill. II
will fall. short in it's application.
Many young men have been educated
at the citadel whose parents are am.
ply able to provide for them. He
submitted the proposition that man
can support boy at Clemson as
cheaply as he can at home. he thinks
the legislature had better keep its
hands of.
Mr.. Bomar thought that the re-
marks which he had heard seemed to
be good politics but not much busi.
ness. He suggested the need Of a
journal into which the speeches could
be p 1T for home consumption by those
who are always talking OF the poor
farmer" The trustees want to be let
alone in the management of the in
stitution. The proposition is not a
good one.
Mr.. Herbert corrected Mr.. Bomar
by saying that members of the board
who had opposed the bill are now in
favor of it.
Mr.. Bolnar continued that if they
favor it they have not recommended
it in their report. The college is
more than full now. The history OF
colleges which have offered scholar
ships proves that it is not wise. Trim
ity college in North Carolina has done
away with free scholarships although
it has plenty of money. These schol-
arships would breed a race of Office
seekers who would say to the State.
''You owe NE living"
Mr.. Wingo. hailing from the rank
and file of the farming populace, stat
ed that he aad acquainted his con-
stituents with the nature Of the bill.
His farmer friends do not want it.
The farmers feel that it will be the
favored few who get the scholarships.
In reply to question from a member,
Mr.. Wingo repelled tine intimation
that ne opposed the bill on account OF
his friendship for denominational in
stitutions. What South Carolina
needs is practical men. He is in ia
vor of highe:, education, but the great
structure Of education in this State i
top-heavy. lie cited the case of {
farmer who wrote to Mr.. Wingo tt
favor the bill and concluded his letter
by saying that he has 81, 000 worth 0.
cotton and wants to know if now i
the time to sell. That is the kind O.
man who expects to be benefited BY
the bill, not the really poor man.
Mr.. Toole was surprised at the posi-
tion taken by Mr.. Wingo, who is &
farmer. He favored the bill but op'
posed the proposition to require the
benefciaries to study agriculture
alone.
Mr.. Richards, the author Of bill
to increase the Winthrop scholarship:
from S46 to 500 each, favored~Mr
Herbert's bill. He wanted to make il
certain that none but the extremely
Door would be benefited and none bu1
those who propose to take the agri
cultural course. However, he feared
that it would be unconstitutional tt
give the scholarships to farmers son.
alone.
Mr.. Jeremiah Smith favored the
bill. He made a very strong speech
in advocating it as whole and par
ticularly amendments which he Offer
ed. He 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 tht
sons of farmers given advantages tt
become men of education in technica
branches. Mr.. Smith wanted to giY'
these scholarships to farmers sons.
Mr.. D. O. Herbert thought the sar
castle filings Of Mr.. Bomar were un
worthy. He accords the highest mo
tives to others and asks the same TO
himself. He read a letter from
trustee favoring the bill. Senator
Tillman himself upon the laying o
the corner stone of the agriculture
hall had expressed the hope that i
would turn the trend Of education to
ward the agricultural department
Col. R. W. Simpson, president Of tn
board, declares in his annual repor
that there is nothing lacking to max
the course attractive. 1t is compul
sorry upon members Of the Freshmen
class. The trustees want to teac]
agriculture. This bill would carr