The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-15

the Peabody trustees, urged that
aiter endowing the Peabody college
the remainder Of the fund be de-
voted to teachers Institutes and to
state Normal colleges That position
sf the veteran general agent did not
fix the policy Of the Peabody board as
subsequent events have shown. DIR.
Rose has been general agent of the
Peabody board only since about 1907,
short time.
The board did not adopt the report
or 1906, and my opinion has been,
since learning Of it, that it might have
died but for the petition Of the pres
idents OF the State universities and
the action Of the general agent, in
| fiuenced, as l thought, by the State
universities. l did not know the gen.
eral agents interest in the report of
1906 until his testimony here the
other day. Q will say here paren-
| thetically that / have not discussed
the distribution of the Peabody fund
with the general agent since 19O9);
and, Mr.. Chairman, I have DR.. Roses
| telegram here, dated February IL,
1918, in which he says: Il have no
recollection Of discussing distribution
of Peabody fund with you since
J 1909. And / wish that to be filed,
Mr.. Chairman. And did not know
of the influences which governed him
In making his report in 1911 until he
told about them here the other day.
"A letter herewith submitted from
DR.. Rose, written in 1909, will show
that the whole question seemed to be
| open at that time. i have here DR..
Roses autograph letter, dated March
27. 1909. He says:
President ID. Il. johnson, Winthrop
Normal and Industrial College,
Rock Hill, S. c.
| Dear President Johnson: TT . an
nouncement that the Pebaody board
Will probably distribute the remainder
of the Peabody fund on May IA Is not
correct. This question will not be
| considered at that time. The board
will probably appoint at that time or
at some later day during the summer
committee to take up the consid-
Grafton OF this question. 1 take it
that this committee will then be glad
to receive all suggestions and propo-
sitions that the people interested may
desire to make. You will be advised
when his committee is appointed.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) 'Wickliffe Rose
THE point Is. Mr.. Chairman, this
report has been spoken OF as of 1906.
Here is the letter OF 1909 which opens
up the whole proposition. That is the
question.
II believed the final policy of the
Peabody board. as shown by the re-
port of the special committee of 1911
and the action OF the board in 1911,
was determined in great measure by
the friends and representatives Of the
State universities and by the petition
signed by them. believe the petit
ton of university presidents revived
that report gave 1t new life and as q
result the Peabody money was di
verted from Winthrop and the State
normal schools to the universities and
Winthrop lost heavily.
Gov. Ansel said that he could not
tell what influence the action of the
university presidents had upon the
votes of the members Of the Peabody
board. DR.. Rose said the same thing,
as / remember his testimony, al
though insisting that he thought it did
not have much.
Now, IL the fund had not been
diverted from the State normal
schools mainly by the action by the
State universities as 1 thought until
] heard DR.. Rose here the other day,
Is II reasonable to suppose that Win
throp college might have received a
large appreciation, between 100000
and s490,000, as l have said. There
Is no question about the reasonable
ness of such a supposition with Win
throp prestige and close relation TO
the Peabody board. Notwithstanding
its additional appropriation Of $780,
/ 600 to the Peabody college,
AS 1t Is, under the present ar
rangement. Winthrop college got
s165,OO0. Ninety thousand dollars
has already been appropriated. and
there is a resolution on the minutes
of the Peabody board providing for
| winthrop to get the remainder Of the
fund. amounting to about $4,000. AS
illustration OF the effect of the policy
/ adopted by the board at it's last meet
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