The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-08

s. c. Mitchell, President, Univer-
sity of South Carolina; Patterson
Wardlaw, Dean, Department of Ed
ucation, University Of South Caro-
lima; Brown Ayres, President, Uni
Versity of Tennessee; John W.
Abercrombie, President, University
of Alabama; A. Casewell Ellis, Pro-
fessor Of Education, University Of
Texas; Andrew A. Kincannon,
Chancellor University of Missis-
sippi; Alex g. Coffey. Dean, Teach
ers' College. Louisiana State Uni
versity; David c. Barrow, Chancel-
lor, University Of Georgia"
Mr.. Nicholson-But the University
of South Carolina received nothing +?
DR.. Johnson-No. Winthrop re-
ceived 100000 but, as 1 stated before,
this State would have received much
more had not the university inter-
fered.
In his address to the general as
sembly the governor had the follow
ing to say:
That is a matter for you to in
vestigate, and it is q serious matter.
If they had let Winthrop alone, 7 am
informed she would have got 100000
and possibly considerably more, but
by this underhanded fight she was cut
down very considerably in that appro-
priation, and you will be called upon
this year, as result, to make a larger
appropriation than you would have
had to make If Winthrop had received
that money"
Mr. Nicholson--Did the Peabody
will contain any provision as to the
education Of the negro.
DR.. Johnson do not know The
resolutions Of the Atlanta meeting
were passed in 1909, but the issue as
to Winthrop college was drawn in
1911.
Questioned by Mr. Young and Mr..
Welch, DR.. Johnson told of the es-
tablishment of training school in
Columbia years before the establish
ment of Winthrop college and the aid
received from the Peabody fund at
that time. At first it was $500 a
year and later increased A few years
ago lump sum Of $4,000 was ac-
cepted in lieu of this annuity for a
new dormitory and later $4,000 was
obtained.
After the Atlanta paper was read
Mr.. Young asked if DR.. johnson knew
how many States participated in the
distribution Of the interest on the
fund at any time. Dr. Johnson said
there might be a dozen. One State
Mississippi, he said, did not get any
on account of the reputation of some
bonds. The amount of the fund was
about 100000 and Of this Peabody
institute was to receive $500, 900
Mr.. Young brought out that if a dozen
States each received 100000 and
with the amount Of the repudiated
bonds there would be very little left
for the negro fund.
In his inaugural address, the gov
ernor said:
IF l am correctly informed, the
Peabody fund being distributed
throughout these United States has
as one of the members Of it's trus-
tees the Hon. Martin f. Ansel Of
South Carolina. If / am correctly in
formed, the trustees Of this fund had
agreed to give Winthrop college
about $4,000. The president of the
South Carolina college went North,
and / am told that Mr.. Ansel has in
his possession a statement signed by
the president of the South Carolina
college that If the Peabody fund trus-
tees would give to the South Carolina
college a certain amount Of that
money, that he, as president Of the
South Carolina college, would agree
and consent for the remainder of
that money to go to the education of
free negroes. ! have tried to get a
copy Of that report, and have rot sue
ceeded; but l have the wcr; of Prof
ID. B. Johnson, the able and distin-
guished president Of Winthrop, that
that is true"
President Johnson thought that
about $350,000 had been the cause
of negro education in the South He
did not know as to the amount that
might have been given in this State.
Questioned by Mr.. Weston, he said
that he knew that Mr. McMaster was
devoted alumnus of the university
and thought that he must have had
some communication with the board
of trustees before writing the letter