Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-27
OUR STATE COLLEGES.
Special Educational Committee Sub
mits Warm Report.

mits Warm Report.
Columbia special of January 26, tc
the Greenville News: Severe criti.
cism is made in report tonight placed
on the desks of members Of the senate
by the legislative committee appointed
to investigate the condition Of the state
educational institutions.
The criticism Is specific and extends
not to all the institutions nor to al
things in any one institution. In some
instances commendation Is given. Par.
ticularly does the committee dwell up
on the subject of nepotism. 1t voices
the same opinion given last year anc
adds the reply Of the acting president
of Clemson to the charges made at the
last session. The committee adds: III
Is always we'll to avoid the appearance
of evil, to disarm criticism, If for nc
better reason"
The committee urges legislative con.
troll of Clemson college; that Clemson's
income should be definitely determined
and not vary from year to year Is the
committees opinion. The life-trustee'
ship Is attacked in no uncertain terms
"Indefensible and incongruous In
Democracy Is a system by which ar
institution supported by a states re-
sources Is controlled by life trustees
privately appointed" Is the committee:
summary of the situation. Without
rejecting upon the personnel Of the life
trustees Is this criticism made.
It Is suggested in the report that tht
matter be referred to the attorney
general with instructions to investi'
gate the legal end Of it and report Il
the next session a method Of acquiring
the college property freed from tht
conditions of the Clemson will.
1T Is deplorable," says the commit
tee, that the greatest achievements II
agricultural promotion have been under
the stimulus of national and not state
supervision." This is in way Of urging
more extension work and such activi'
ties in agriculture in South Carolina by
it's agricultural college. In other res
poets than the matters pointed out
with the exception that the decadence
Of the livestock on the Clemson farm
that institutions work Is commended
by the committee.
The Citadeps work Is highly COM
mended by the committee The collec-
tions from pay students LIST year were
$4,000 which is $4,000 more than the
state appropriation. The salaries oi
teachers ought to be increased, the
committee believes.
The University is handicapped, the
committee reports, by reason OF the
unpreparedress of the average matri-
culate" in It's laudable efforts to raise
it's standard to that Of a real univer-
sity." The committee recommends q
new auditorium for the university.
Winthrop college meets with much
praise from the committee. Certain
needs are recommended.
THE state college for negroes does
good work." says the committee and
"the wider extension Of such practi-
cal instruction and training, educa-
ton for the actual duties Of life in the
station one Is called to fill would go far
to settle the race problem and fulfill
the white mans duty to his negro
neighbor."
The committee urges that the insti-
tuition for the deaf, blind and dumb
at Cedar Springs be included in the
list to be visited hereafter There Is
fine work done at that institution.