The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-14

figures, then compare the expenditures
for these colleges with the eXpendi-
lures for the free public schools, and
then l beg Of you, consider seriously
if l am not asking you for little anough
when | recommend this one-mill levy
Classification of COlleges-Medical
College.
In my opinion, there should be an
equitable distribution among the
States higher institutions Of the var
ious departments of learning, with the
view of making more compact and
more closely r lated the States educa-
tonal activities, so far as these insti-
tutions are concerned. | believe we
should have certain departments Of
learning in one of these institutions,
and other departments of learning in
another. Let us have departments
where a young man or young wo-
man may learn any of the professions
electrical engineering, stenography
and bookkeeping, medicine, teaching,
law, aid the like-but let us not have
all the State colleges teaching all
these things, but provide for certain
departments in one college, and for
others in another, and so on, in order
that the State may not be scattering
her funds in keeping up two or three
of the same kinds of departments in
two or three or more colleges. For in-
stance, if you are going to teach a
boy electrical engineering at the South
Carolina University, why have electri-
cal engineering departments at the
other institutions and keep up two or
three departments of electrical engin-
eering, instead Of placing all the mon
ey used for teaching this branch of
learning on one school, and perfecting
this department there? The same ap-
plies to medicine, to law, and to the
ctaer branches taught. If we would
I thus perfect the various departments,
and make them the hest. it wSuld not
be necessary to send boy or girl out
side of our State in order that that boy
or girl may be we'll grounded in any
Tof the professions.
In connection with this suggestion,
I recommend that an act be passed
making the Medical College at Charles
I ton the Medical College of South Car
DINA, and making it branch of the
South Carolina University, and that
you appropriate the sum of ten thous-
and dollars for the purpose of defray-
ing the ordinary expenses of this in
stitution. You have law department;
why not a medical department foster
ed by and under the direct control Of
the State? This could be done with
very small expenditure of money; it is
material to your university, and, in
my opinion, would add much to the
educational system of the State.
therefore, earnestly urge that you
pass a bill which will be submitted
to you, during this session, along thai
line.
This will be a step in the director
of making one great university of al
the various State colleges, which,
respectfully submit, should be the poll.
cy of our State in dealing with its
higher institutions of learning.
Clemson College.
1 respectfully recommend that yor
change the name of Clemson College
to Calhoun University. l believe this
is right and proper The property
belongs, or did belong, to Calhoun; i
was his home, and he is entitled tt
the credit of the institution. We dt
not know what may have guided any
action taken by Mr.. Clemson in the
matter-whether it was that he fell
! he held property which be was no
entitled to, and relieved his mind II
this way, at the same time believing
he was building a perpetual monu-
ment to himself-or what his reasoI
or motive was. But, whatever it was
this Institution should, as matter O
justice, bear the name of Mr.. Calhoun
and stand as a memorial to him.
Another reason for this recommends
ton is that believe if you will change
the name to Calhoun University, this
will be sufficient breach of the Clemson
contract to bring test suit, and tha
thereby the State of South Caroline