The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-02-11
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

the ways and means committee car
rics total appropriation Of 81 ,50G,-
691.27, the largest l believe in the
history of the state. To meet it will
require n levy of at least 1-2 mills
and unless 4 deficit is to be left at
the end Of the year probably e mills
and provision will have to be made
to borrow nearly or quite one million
dollars. The disposition Of the COM
mittec has been to give everything
asked. Some Of us have reserved our
rights I" oppose some provisiuls Of
the bill on the floor Of the house but
that will not avail much. | called
the attention Of the house to the i'll
crease that WAS being made when
urged that the buiding Of new dor
mit"ry at Winthrop might be held
over for annthcr year without hurt
to the institution and no one seemed
/" argue with me and the bill was
passed. Last year Winthrop was
given 10000 to build practice
school and the first $4,000 for this
purpose was appropriated and as
soon as the fund was available the
money was drawn out of the state
treasury and placed in Il bank at
Rock Hill and soon thc other $10,-
GOO will be appropriated and it will
be drawn out and placed il bank at
Rock Hill AMI President Johnson
t"l1 NE the other day that the board
had not Vet decided where the build
in" would be- erected. Now it ap-
pears t" me that it was not good
judgment for the state in the pres
ent condition Of finances TO under
take the erection Of two buildings at
winthrop in one year and 7 so stat
ed. only asked that the new dormi-
tory he postponed for Il year until
the practice school was romrleted.
but the house did not agree with me
and as Il result. if the senate agree
to thr bill, Winthrop will have for
new buildings $GS,000.
Two years ago the Legislature
bought the police barracks in Char
leston for $4,000. Of this $500
was paid last year and 1880 more
will be paid this year. The board
OF visitors Of the Citadel academy
for which this property was purchas-
cd say it will take $4,000 to make it
available for use by the Academy and
nuw That the state owns the property
1t Will be unwise and bad Judgment
not to put it in repair for use.
The board Of trustees of the Uni
vcrslty Of South Carolina say that
the old buildings on the campus have
been there for nearly century ami
it is a shame for the great State of
South Carolina to let this time nom
ored Institution 60 any longer with
ont n new building and they want
#1o0,n00 Tor that purpose, though
they will be satisfied with $50 900 |
this year.
Tom Miller Of the colored college
At Qrangcburg says his school in tla !
eleven years since it was founded has
received from the State only about |
$4,000 altogether. ror building,
equipment and maintenance and he
wants - 900 this year 50 as to make |
some needed improvements.
The people at Florence and the |
Pee Dee section say that all the State
colleges are IN other sections OF the
state and lnry want $4,000 for the
industrial school, sometimes called
the rrformatory.
And so ii goes. Nobody has said
anything about the 144.O00 white
rhlllrcn in the common schools
throughout the State. Mr.. Macarthur,
n member from Cherokee who died
last summer. has left bill proposing
ITO give to the common schools *o5n.-
900 $" as TO brln" up the amount civ
zen I" Tins worthy cause to $3.50 per
Fh''d. VI course some one will move
Il" continue this prnpnSitnon on the
ground that ii iSa piece Of cytrova-
@anrr and il will not even br rnusid-
er'd. Maybe this is what the pconIc
wani and tHai ,hry desire 70 SprAd
nll the money they can raise ON III,
Siatr institutions of higher learning.
AS the appropriation bill stands now
the f"ll"win" figures show what is
proposed for higher education j.,
this state for this year:
South Carolina University.
Support >. :. :. .$43,7I 81
:Rcpairing buildings :. :. 5000 OC