The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-08

name OF Clemson College to Cal
houn":
Gentlemen Of the General Assembly:
In my annual message OF 1913
(House Journal. 1913, page Sc; Sen
ate Journal, 1913, page 3l) under the
head OF Clemson College," ] recon-
monded that you change the name
fClemson College to calhoun Uni
versity, giving therein, in particular.
by reasons therefor. 7 now beg leave
to ireterate that recommendation,
and herewith transmit to you letter
from the Hon. John G. Calhoun, and
also, letter from Mrs. Floride Lee
Calhoun; who was Miss Floride Lee,
both OF which letters are attached to
ant made part OF this message. and
which speak for themselves.
Col. Calhoun, the writer of one of
these letters, Is very prominent
citizen of the City OF New York, and
Is a very wealthy man. He Is in
close touch with the wealthy people
of that city, and is next-door neigh
Dor and personal friend OF Mr.. An
drew Carnegie. Therefore, he Is In
position to carry into effect such mat
ters as nre mentioned In his letter.
In addition, to this, Col. Calhoun III
now In the city, passing through,
and will be very much pleased to
meet you personally, or to meet
your committee ut any time or place
that you may suggest, and go into
details with you in reference to this
matter. '"'.sss> =; tt2 Ht
am very much pleased that these
relatives or South Carolina's most
distinguished son should have had
their attention called to my recon-.
mendation in reference to this inst-i
tuition, and am very much pleased
with the interest which they are now
taking in the matter. 1t certainly
gives to the people of this State
grand opportunity to honor the mem
ory of Senator John c. Calhoun. and
to re%eve this State OF the bui len OF
supporting, with hundreds OF thous-
ands nf dollarR an institution over
which she has absolutely no control,
because of the fact that the majority
OF the Board OF Trustees were named
by Mr.. Clemson; they are life men,
bers, and when One of their members
dies the remainirig members I'LL the
vacancy, and thus the State can never
hope to gain control OF the institu-
ton as 1t stands now. InEadditlon TO
this, the eenst tfthtion OF this State
pfohibits life tenure in ONCE. Long
ago the 1a% OF PRINT igohitufe u has
been abolished yet recently wheh q
life member Of HE board of trustees
did, his son was elected ct6 take his
place, ana more ifecently qshsn one
Of the '6lectfSee tfaStesSt ifed;yi ycu
gentlemen elected his soip tdiee take
the deceased fath her.B qFIaraI TndiFtSi-
nally ahd pefson6i 3, II have absoftite-
/, ~ mo- objection to Attii 6ss two men be-
ing elected TO tfiA their fatherss hoes,
but the preeed ehf,i iii view OF the pro-
Fisfoh of our Cons Z tdtioh ana tie faet
that tie law ofsPrim5geiiture has
been abolished, vi III lot have q whole
Eome effect hnd ff shows, beyond the
shadow Of 'a doltbt that tine life trus-
tees OF the institution are bent upon
FsTEat;iating tllssee scIvea ana thc
sons of their deceased. members In
Office. thereby forever depriving the
State OF getting new brain, new blood
and new material on this life board.
In addition to that, /, have been.
reliably informed land people now
living will swear. to the fact-thut Mr..
Clemson was an atheist--that is, that
he did not believe there was any
God; he did not believe that there
was any hereafter, either o heaven or
n hell: and vet fiiis grand old State
of SOUTH Carolina, for d few acres of
land and ~ few paitryS sEiiars, has,
with ali her boasted Christianity,
raised d monument 70 man who
neither believed in the religion of
the Lord Jesus Chfist,or In the iex-i
iBtence of our GOD. This OF itself, u;
think, should be suffcienf reason to
eIiGnge the name pT tniz institution nsttiittiti
IL Isl unnecessary for me TO repeat
the reasons which gave You in my;
-:;.;..s :s.Aehe 60 .safesEeA tn. II Ili-
rect these heasoiis, however, tofyour,
serious considef3t lon, ana Il hope
that you viii at least do Col. Calhoun
the courtesy finyiting him TO appear
before you or before one or your
committees.
! Very respectfully,
tSignedl COLE Il BLEASE.
Columbia, s. c, Governor.
Feb. 9. 1914. g:
columbia, s; g. Feb. 4. 1914
'sGoy. G. I. .nlease
columbia, s. c..
Ny Dear Sir:
Gas the representative or the Call
heun family, aud gtandson OF Hon.
John @. Calhoun, We feel that the
college founded at his home, Fort
aill, should be called "Galhann Col!
lege" instead Of t(slemaon," !" as 1t
now Is, and beg &c enlist your coop
GRAFTON as Governor Of the State IN
bringing this Rboug. u * & z Z,
.sThe property Was Inherited BY
Mr.. Thomas C. Gafhuut. from Mr..
Snihoun's direct descendants and
never cost him d dollar. IL legally
wouit have been trlle sited by his
Rranddaughter, Mrs. Flofide Lee
Galhoun. had he not willed II away
from her. She stands ready to deed