The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-01-24

North Carolina from being at the foot
CT all the States in illiteracy." Should
the governor of the Old North State
refer to this matter again may he be
able to say. Il thank God for South
Carolina, because in the support of
educational institutions, and in the
omprehensiveness and effectiveness
of her educational work she furnishes
inspiration to North Carolina for
greater and nobler achievements.
Urges Central Boards.
This plan contemplates and neces-
state liberal support of our insti-
tutions for higher education. 1t is
from these institutions that we must
expect the talent to carry on the work
in our primary schools. ! believe the
legislature at this time should take
proper steps looking to the coordina.
tion of the government of our colleges
and universities l believe a more
satisfactory and effective administra-
tion on our educational work would re-
suit if we had one educational board,
or commission for all our colleges in
stead of a separate board of trustee s
for the government of each institution.
If you should see fit to adopt, as hope
you will, the plan which 1 will suggest
with reference to the tax department,
this recommendation for the govern
ment of our higher institutions Of
learning will be in absolute harmony
with the plan for the administration
Of the fiscal affairs of the State. l
think also that the same rule can be
made to apply with equal advantage to
all State maintained institutions and
activities. One board for penal and
charitable institutions and another
board for our educational institutions
would, in my opinion, be conducive to
economy and efficiency. For number
of years we have had in connection
with our State institutions for higher
education a free scholarship system.
/ have not hesitated when candidate
for Office to criticise this system, and
I do not hesitate now to recommend
to you the abolition of all scholarships
and the substitution Of scholarship
loan fund. This fund could be admin
istered by the sinking fund commits
sion or some other department of the
State, as you may see proper to pro-
vide. Under the present scholarship
law it's benefits are awarded on COM
petitiye examination. The person
making the highest mark is entitled
to the scholarship, provided, of course,
that certain conditions as to financial
ability, ETC., are shown to exist. 1t
favors the person who has already had
superior advantages. It's benefits are
limited to the favored few. Under
the scholarship loan fund all Of our
institutions of higher education would
be open to every boy and girl who
{ ould stand the necessary entrance
{ KAN: m:nation and who could be accom-
modated by the institution.
Larger Plants Necessary.
It may be necessary, and I hope it
will the enlargemnt Of our plants in or
der to accommodate the increasing de-
mands. The student who obtains a
loan from this fund should be re-
quired to repay the same without in
terest in four annual installments; the
first payment to be due in two years
after graduation. This would insure
repayment of the entire loan in ten
years, or to be more accurate, each
loan granted would be repaid within
six years from the date granted. In
the 29th annual report of the board Of
trustees of Clemson College, pages 13-
IA, find the following language:
eff it is to be admitted that tech
nical education adds to young mans
earning power (and surely such an ed
ucation represents a-capital of(at least
$20,OOO), then any young man should
be willing to accept loan rather than
a gift of s400 to help him obtain it.
The history of such loans elsewhere is
that they are eagerly sought by the
really needy and invariably paid"
The board of visitors of Clemson
College for the year 1918 called at
tention to the fact that since the in
auguration of the scholarship system
Clemson College has expended for this
purpose alone 100000. Other colleges
doubtless have expended proportionate
amounts. If the money thus expended
for the: past ten years had been lent
to worthy students we would have on
hand today a loan fund of not less
than 100000, and it would not be