The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-04

Columbia, Jan. 2S.-Featuring the
senate's session today was the lengthy
discussion upon the scholarship bill of
Senator Johnstone. The presentation
OF Governor Blease's message, as to
tire Supreme Court and ~ to the hold
ing OF two Offices against the consti-
tutional provision. claimed the atten-
ton OF the Senate for a few minutes.
The judiciary committees bill on
the investigation OF the dispensary
commission ct al. ard the request Of
the commission and Attorney General
that they be investigated. were pre-
sented. Debate on the investigation
matter will be taken up Monday.
The Senate viii meet at 8 p. m.
Monday. IL is expected that at that
time some action will be taken on the
dispensary commission investigation
bin presented To the Senate.
The scholarship bill. was passed,
with an amendment by Senator Laney,
and there was also an amendment
killed that was offered by Senator
Croft. OF Aiken
The scholarshiI measure provides
the method OF awarding scholarships
In the State institutions
The amendment OF Senator Laney
was to the effect that IL an appoint
ment Is made under Section 4 of the
bill. that when II shall become known
that there Is an eligible candidate
from the county affected. the apl vint-
ment from the State at large shall be-
come vacant. but that the appoint
ment from the State at large In such
case should hold for one year. and
then the eligible candidate from the
county come I'm and take the schol-
arship.
With the amendment explainsi
above to be inserted. the bill pro-
vides:
That the scholarships provided by
law in the University of South Caro-
lima, In the Clemson Agricultural Col
lege. In the Citadel. the Military Col
lege Of South Carolina, winthrop Nor
NAL and Industrial College. shall be
awarded by the State board OK educa-
ton. upon the recommendation of the
faculties OF the respective institutions
or OF such committees as may be
appointed for that purpose. by the
board OF trustees OF those institutions.
For the University Of South Caro-
lima and for the Clemson Agricultural
College. the second Friday In July OF
eaeh year.
sor the Citadel. the Military Col
le , OF South Carolina. the second
iday in August OF each year.
For the Winthrop Normal and
,dustrial College. the first Friday of
uly Of each year.
- Section 3. That the conditions and
methods OF these examinations shall
be as follows:
mo person no. during the current
year. has won or holds a scholarship
at one State institution, shall be ELI
gible TO stand an examination for
scholarship in any other State insti-
tuition.
mo student who has forfeited fee
scholarship because of failure to main
tain himself shall be eligible to com
pete for reappointment at the same
institution.
mo applicant shall be debarred
from any OF these examinations by
reason OF the fact that he or she has
not obtained a permit to stand.
The questions for these examina-
tions shall be prepared under the di-
rection OF the presiding officers OF the
several institutions and shall be for
warded to the respective county su-
perintendents OF education ten days
before the dates appointed for the re-
spective examinations. The said coun-
~ superlntendents Of education shall
hold the said examinations under
such rules as may be prescribed by
the respective institutions and sp-
proved by the State board OF educa-
tlop. and the county supcrintendents
Of education shall forward the papers
20 the presiding officers OF the several
institot ons. The papers shall be ex-
amiHed under the direction OF the
presiding officers Of the respective I'M
stltutions. and the faculty Of each In
stitution or such committee as the
board OF trustees may appoint for that
purpose. shall make accommodation
~ to the award Of the scholarships To-
the state board Of education.