The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-08-30
M'MAMUN ON CLEMS On
oR1T1olsEs TIE MAaAaEMEN!
mosT VIGOROUSLY.

MOST VIGOROUSLY.
Only Instance Where ANY College OF
Department Does as it Pleases.
Needs Cleaning Out.
The following is a more complets
report of Mr.. McMahon's remarks or
Clemson than could be given In The
Record Wednesday afternoon:
The management of Clemson has
never been noted for it's efficiency. Il
has surrounded the young men of the
state with conditions which would be
intolerable in decent homes. He had
resigned from che board Of trustees oi
the university in Columbia SIS be was
expecting to make some such criti'
cism and he desired to bear alone the
responsibility Of his views. he de-
clared the entire organization Of Glenn.
son to be wrong. 1t is supported by
a aax upon the farmers, which taz
some years far exceeds the usual In
come. To avoid criticism for spend
ing moro money than Is necessary
they use the surplus before the time
to report to the legislature annually.
This encourages extravigance. The
appropriation Is In violation OF the
fundamental safeguard Of govern.
nent. Except at Clemson 1t has been
unheard Of in our state for q board OF
trustees without specific authority
from the legislature to erect build
ings, add new departments, commit
the state to new departures without
asking the conEent of the Legislature.
The fertilizer tax should go into the
state treasury and Clemson should be
supported by annual appropriations
as the other state institutions are.
he deplored the fact thst under the
terms of acceptance by the state OF
"a mere pittanoe of poor land and
little cash" from Mr.. Clemson, there
Is o perpetual condition that q major
ity of the trustees should be named
by him and should have the power to
perpetuate themselves and thus rule
forever the inSGitution upon which
the state should lavish her wealth.
No state institution should be beyond
state control. Trustees become old
antiquated in thalr ideas and OUT Of
Joint with the progress of the tirnes.
Their Caesar ike power may breed In
them arrogance, bigotry and seldsh'
nesS.
Il has long been felt that Clemson
college i8 q class corporation, largely
oficsred by tho kinBmen and other IA
vorites of these life trustees, who viii
control, even beyond the period Of
their natural lives, because they
choose their SUCCESSORS. Nepotisr
honeycombs the institution. 1t Ia op'
Grated in large measures by the trust
eco for the trustees. Before the leg
islature stopped the trustees from
drawing per diem and confined them
to actual expenses, there were q few
old broken down trustees who were
on committees to supervise work that
should have been left to the presi
dent. The mileage and four dollar'
per day were an inducement to hang
around tho college nearly all the time
So tyrannous are the trustees, thai
professors have been taught to keeE
their mouths shut and to be in CON
slant terror and SON etimes to crlnge
Mr.. McMahon declared that tht
remedy is for the state to purchase
from heirs or residusry legatess the
reVersionary interest 80 that the STATE
can repudiate the will and take charge
of the management OF the institu
tion. Then the name should be chang
cd to Calhoun, after the great states
man whose name the world over ii
linked with that Of South Carolina
Calhoun's estate was willed by an un
worthy son.in. law, northern mai
with out claim upon the seat, who wa
so ungenerous, 90 meanly selfish tina
1e decreed in his dictatorlal will no
only to rule forever the institution
which he asked the state TO support
but to foist upon it his name instead
Of the name which sprang to ever.
life-the immortal Calhoun.