The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-02-11
IIAE PEABODY FUND.
Investigation o, the Charge Against
DIR. NitchelE-Representative Pea
body Board Makes Statement

Columbia, February 6.-That it was
the intention of Mr.. George Peabody
that part of the fund for education IN
the South should be given to negroes;
that two committees Of the board re-
commended that the balance OF the
fund after the final distribution should
be devoted to negro education, and that
no r~~0csition looking to the dlstrl-
button of the endowment which did
not i csude sons provision for such
education would have been considered
by the board, were the principle points
brought out at the second hearing OF
the committee to investigate the
charges against President S. c. Mitch
ell, of the University Of South Caro-
lima, this afternoon.
Most of the afternoon was, occupied
in taking the testimony Of former Gov
erncr Ansel, who is at present mem
Der of the. Peabody board.
That, in his opinion, no oficiaal of the
University of South Carolina had ever
attacked the interests of Winthrop Col
Iege;. that if 100000 had been appro-
priated for each Of the State universl-
ties of the South, there would have re-
manned more of the fund to be dis
tributed for negro education or any
Other Durl lcse; that under the plan
submitted by the II university presi-
dents. the negroes would receive less
of the fund than under any plan ever
considered by the Pe-sody board; that
in all of the committee reports to the
board the State University had always
Gbeen mentioned for an appropriation
of at least $4,000, and that neither
Winthrop nor any other normal school
D was ever considered in such reports;
that Ex-Governor Ansel had diverted
an appropriation of $4,000 for the
State University to Winthrop College,
were some of the matters attested to
by Mr.. Ansel.
DR.. Johnson was recalled to the stand
at the beginning Of the session, and
in the course of his testimony reiterat-
ed much that was said On yesterday.
VT has been clearly established that
Winthrop received 100000 from the
Peabody board, whereas the governor,
in his inaugural address, asserts that
"if this underhanded fight had not
been waged against her, am INFORM
eo that Winthrop would have gotten
$4,000"
DR.. Johnson stated that he did not
know of a trip North made by Dr..
Mitchell, of which the governor spoke,
the latter asserting that, as result OF
it. Winthrop had been kept out OF cef-
tain funds. All Of the testimony sub
mitted by DR.. Johnson thus far mas
been to show that Winthrop College
was held in high esteem by officials Oh
the fund, and that it had been con-
templated by members of the board to
remainder Winthrop handsomely IN
the final distribution
It has been shown that this does not
! occur in the record Of the board, ana
DR.. Johnson's suppositions are based
largely on personal letters. DR.. John
son was asked by Senator Weston:
"Two committee reports to the board
recommended an appropriation for
each of the Southern universities OF
$4,000, the University Of South Caro-
lima included. All of the universities
got theirs except the University here;
do YOU know who is responsible for
Athis?''
& 81 do not know, but am response
ble, through Governor Ansel, for Win
tbrop's getting her s90,oOO," replie
DR.. Johnson.
Ex-Governor Ansel was asked the
same question and replied; Il took the
responsibility. suppose that the Uni
versity would have gotten her $4,000
if had not requested that it be given
, to Winthrop"
It was brought out that Governor
aAnsel, while a member OF the board
had recommended an appropriation OF
900 for each Of the Southern States
Is be used in paying the salaries OF
school supervisors for the negro
schools.
1--WE, felt that portion Of the fund
should be used for the education OF
negroes, as was the intention Of Mr.
Peabody" he said.
Governor Ansel in the beginning OF
a;. +oc+inoony showed that the PEABODY