The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-01-05
REQUEST LAW REVISION
OF FREE TUITION

Columbia, Jan. "A general re-
vision of existing Laws as to tuition
and free scholarships in State institu-
tons of higher learning, was recon-
mended to the coming legislature at
meeting held here today, participated
in by college presidents, the State
superintendent of education and a rep
res ,ntative Of the State board Of edu-
cation, and the assistant secretary OF
the State board of charities and cor
rections. The college presidents an
nounced that the recommendations
we're not for the purpose of attempt
ing to commit their respective boards
of trustees, but that the conference
was simply to give the State board
of education and it's committee the
benefit Of their judgment and opinion.
Attending the meeting were Col. Bond.
of the Citadel; President Currell, OF
the South Carolina university; Presi-
dent Johnson, of winthrop; President
Riggs, Of Clemson; State Superintend-
ent Swearingen; Mr.. M. R. Rivers, OF
the State board of education, and Mr..
A. D. Oliphant, of the State board o.
charities and corrections.
The following resolutions were
adopted as embodying the persona
views of the State college presidents,
in regard to existing scholarship laws
That the scholarship examinations
for Winthrop college be held on the
third riday in June instead Of the
third Friday in July, as heretofore,
and the scholarship examinations for
the citadel, Clemson college and the
University of South Carolina on the
fourth Friday in June, instead OF on
the second Friday in July; and that
the names of the successful competi-
tors, together with the financial state
ments filed by them, should be sub
mitted to the State board Of charities
and corrections on or before July
18th
THAT the faculties Of the respective
State institutions, or such commit
tees as may be designated by the re-
spective boards of trustees should
make full report as to the exam1na-
ton standing of those competitors for
scholarships who passed the exami-
nation together with such recommen-
dations as they may care to make
to the State board of charities ane
corrections should make its report on
the financial status of applicants wh9
passed the examinations and those
who are applying for free tuition di-
rect to the State board Of education
and that the State board Of educa-
ton should decide the question OF free
tuition and the award of scholarships
as provided in the constitution Of the
State.''
AS substitute for all existing
tuition and scholarship laws the con-
ference adopted the following express
sion of opinion:
(1) That there should be free tu-
ition for all students at State insti-
tutions for higher learning except for
professional students m law, medi-
cine, etc.
(2) That all scholarships except
those at the Citadel and the one az
S-icultural scholarship at Clemson
should be terminated at u'e expira-
ton of present tanures and no furth-
er free scholarships he gwen.
(3) That in lien Of free scholar
ships there should be established in
the hands of the State treasurer a
loan fund for the Use OF irdigent stu
uan's, said funl to be. administered
q, is usual with stlGenc loan funds.