Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-30
WINTHROP HOLIDAY.

| The Winthrop girls are about 10 WIN
out in their fight with the trustees for
a Christmas holiday. The matter was
taken to the general assembly, and
both houses are disposed to side with
the girls. The senate proceedings on
this subject as reported in the News
and Courier of Saturday are as fol-
lows:
Argument, which was postponed, on
the Christmas holiday bill, was resum-
ed and Senator Wells spoke in favor
Of the bill, saying that he was opposed
generally to the penitentiary system or
governing girls.
Among others debating the bill were
Senators Bates, Brice and Blake
against and Senators Hudson and Cole
L. Blease for. The senate refused to
postpone the bill by vote OF 20 to IL,
so the Winthrop girls and students OF
all others colleges will get ten days
holiday Christmas hereafter.
Senator Bates objected to the bill
because of it's dangerous interference
with discipline in the institution.
Senator Hudson favored the bill. He
said he did not know the board Of trus-
| tees, but he knew this, that there Is no
board Of trustees that knows anything
about conducting literary institutions:
If they flourish they flourish in spite OF
| these boards, and that Is the case with
| Winthrop, he declared, which state
| ment brought forth general laughter
| Let all colleges have fixed holidays,
then there will be no more trouble or
| friction. 1t was suggested that trus-
tees would resign If this bill is passed.
Trustees resign?" he asked. mot
one Of them. If they do better men
will take their places" Laughter)
Senator Brice argued against the
bill, holding that a great many of the
girls are not able financially to go
home on Christmas, and 1T was belieV-
ed best for discipline and for the esprit
of the student body that none should
have the holiday. 1t is matter which
certainly ought to be left to the rae
ulty.
Senator Blease of Newberry, spoke
| in favor of the bill saying that he OBJ
| jected to one man favoring Clemson
Christmas holidays, getting on the train
going to Winthrop and casting the de-
Gliding vote against the Christmas
holiday, when that man holds the posi-
| ton of trustee contrary to the constl-
tuition of the state-the reference, OF
course, being to Senator Tillman. he
argued that parents. guardians ana
| students mad petltloneo 1or the noludy
and he saw no reason why their re-
quest should not be granted.
Senator Blake opposed the bill be-
cause of the decentralization 1t would
bring about in the work Of students.
Senator Mcleod favored the bill,
holding that it was entirely proper for
the students to petition the legisla-
ture. Objections that the holiday
not be healthy because of exposure
while travelling home are puerile In his
Judgment.
Senator Mauldin opposed the bill be-
cause it would mean nothing less than
overruling the will of the trustees.
The senate refused to indefinitely
postpone the bill by vote of 20 to II,
as follows:
Yeas-Bates. Blake, Brice, Carpen-
ter, Davis, Douglass, Earle, Hood Hol-
liday Hough Manning. Mauldin, Nc
Gowan. Peurifoy, Raysor, Stackhouse'
Williams-17.
Nays-Bivens, c. L. B!ease, f. S.
Blease. Brooks, Brown, Butler, Car
Isle. Christensen. Efird, Hardin, Hay,
Hudson, w. f. Johnson w. j. John
son, Marshall. McIver, Mcleod, Tai
bert. Won Konitz, Warren-20.
This bill is Senator G.. /. Blease's
bill and differs from that in the house,
in that it gives ten days holiday in
stead Of two weeks.