The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01
THE WATCHMsN AND soUTHRoN, FEBRUARY l. 1922
Citadel Visitors
Make Statement
Senator Padgett Submits
Paper to Senate and Will Be
Printed in the Journal
Senator

Columbia. Jan. Ex-senator
PadGet,, in behalf of the board Of
visitors OF the Citadel. yesterday
submitted TO the senate a state
ment explaining in detail the ac-
tons Of tho. board in building the
new Citadel plant and the operation
Of the school in every way. this
being in answer to the report of
the joint legislative committee on
economy and consolidation which
severely criticised the work of the
Citadel
In the report Of the legislative
committee several faults were found
with the operation of the Citadel. \
summary Of these were: Per cap
ita cost remarkably higher than
any other state supported college.
in construction Of the new plant in
tercsts of the state not properly
protected and the intent Of the leg
islature apparently not carried out.
intent OF legislature disregardcd as
to some salary Increases. number
Of hcatis OF departments larger
than necessary and scale OF pay
for teaching staff liberal, places
too much emphasis on military
training and money spent for ad-
vertisinS should be saved.
The statement submitted by MiV
Padgett and ordered printed in tha
journal says the charge that the in
of
have been properly protected and
that the intent OF the Legislature
was not carried out can not be sup
ported by facts and was made with
out the proper study of the trans
actions in connection with ;,ie
award of the contract. This IS 4
serious statement, and IN impr-
tation against the good fai,h OF
the board which it believes is TN
Justified and which it resents, says
the statement.
In regard TO the expensive type
of construction, charge made by
the committee, the board says it d:d
not feel justified in spending the
money except for permanent work
to be dignity and finish worthy Of
the state.
AS to TIL per capita cost the
board declares it is unable 10 Sec
how the committee arrived at its
statement and shows that the
cost at the Citadel was $34:. as
compared with 1859 for the med
ical college. s343 ior Winthrop md
$311 for the University OF So"tjl
Carolina The committee said III"
per capita cost was about $500
The board also, submits figures
pprporting TO show that theaCitadel
has no such salaries as would
warrant the committee to single it
out for reductions. The per capi-
ia salary is given as follows: Uni-
versity.;f 81 20; Citadel. s1CO; Win
throp. .$141: medical college, S2-;s
The. board says tlaAsrecommenda-
ton Of the committee to abolish
the engineering cSHrses appears to
be a tuseless and foolish thing 10
DO"
Needs ofythe .Citadel for this
year are set forth asefollows in the
statement: 81
The board wisTes to say tlla:
while it has carried Ssr to the best
OF it's judgment aIdahility the pro-
ject of the buildsng of a greater
Citadel which wonldsmeet the i'm
mcdiate.needs ofSsl1eS military col
lege Oh fHe state, aM8 he's complet-
ed the buildings @hieh it planned
could Reconstructed with the fuEds
which it. had it mast call III" a.
tcntion oi the legislature to sor:c
needs OF the plantS@9wlriah ti'vy
coule not take scsrTas OF. and tar
which they ask APPROPRIATIONS at
the present time, The immediate
needs are Cd a building fc" ~ cadet
hospital and (2) houses for the ad-
ministrative officers 'who ought 10
I've on the campus.
The necessity for theS" baile-
incs is so pressing that the board
feels constrained in spite OF the
general demand for curtai!al'n. oi
expenses. with which It heartily
svmpathizes. To urge the approve
OF these two items at this SESSION o.
the legislature so that the Ctadri
can begin its next session at the new
plant and enter upon a new e:;:
of usefulness to the state.