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1TV -Ii. MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JAN Y,1 OUR S01001.iLS. THE ANNUAL REPORT OF SUPERIN TENDENT CF EDUCATION. Interesting Informatior. About schools asd Conc grs-A Ccmplete Array of Facts and Figures Cunled Frm the Coui ty super intcndent' Reports. The annual report of Superintend ent of Education May field has been prepared and turned over to the jub lic printer. The report gives in con densed form all the information about education in the State and it is of spe cial interest to the public in view of the increased school tax and the change from one system to another. In his report Mr. May field says: A special ifort has been made to gather the data for a report which would show fully the school work done in the State during the year, and the condition of the schools at this time. * * * ENROLJE\T Table No. 1, shows the enrollment for the sear to be as follows: White males 61,701,females 57.326, total 119, 027; colored males 66 816, females 72. 340, total 139 156; total malets 128,517 females 129 666, grand total 258 183 This is an increase over last year of: White males 5,216. females 4,652. to tal 9,868; colored males 7,210, females 8,768 total 15,978; total ircrease of males 12,426, females 13,420, grand total 25,846. The enrollment of 258, 183 is the largest in the history of the public schools of the State. The large increase is due, in part, to the increase in population and. in part, to the in crease in the length of the school ses sion, the latter being the result of the increase in taxation for school purpo ses. There is still a large number of children who do not avail themselves of the educational advantages cffered them; all will never do so unless com pelled by law. EIPENDITUES. The total expenditures in operating the schools for the year amount to $697.068 06, an increase of $124,430.82 over the amount spent last year. This increase is not altogether due to the increase in the levy for school purpo sea. Last year was limited by law to eight months and all of the money for that year was not spent. FUEMrTURE AND APPAEATUS The reports snow the school furni tore and apparatus to be valu d at $84,177.73, an increase of $9,524.40 over last year's valuation. SCHOOL HOUSES. One huna ed and fifty three school houses were built durir-g the year at a total cost of $22 728 93. This is the largest number of houses built in any one year, except the year 1895, in which 206 were built. There seems to be a gradual improvement in the class of houses erected, but there is still much room for improvement along this line. The houses should be made more comfortable and attractive and should be supplied with more and bet ter furni'ure and school apparatur. There were used during the year for the white schools 2,423 houses, of which the State owns only 1.750 val ed at $426 523 19, leaving 673 houses used for white schools not owned by the State. There were used for the colored schools 1,766 houses, o- which the Sta'e owns only 972 valued at $116, 156 (6, leaving 794 houses used for coicred schools nob owned by the State. The total number of houses owned by the State is 2,722, valued at $549, 679.25, an average value of ne a'-y $200 each. It is reasonably certain th'at very many of the houses owned by the State are worth much less than $200 each. The State should own the houses for all of her schools, and it is to be hoped that this will be the case in the near future, to which end e fort will be made during the next year. The State board of education has been criticised for the high grade ol' questions submitted for the examiria tion of applicants for teschers. The justice, or injustice, of these criticisms can be determined only by general re suits. I, therefor e, call your especial attention to table No. 10. Examina tion cf this ta ble will show tnat 777 first-grade white male teachers were employe d during the year at an aver age monthly sal n of $33.33 each, an increase of 121 of 'hi clans of teachers over that of any previous year; 284 second grade white male teachers were employed at an average monthly sal any of $2428each, an increase of 15 in this class; 100 third grade white male teachers were employed at an average monthly salary of $20.10 each, a ae crease of 4 in this class; 1,254 first grade white females at an average monthly salary of $24 76 each (the low salaries in a few counties reduced the average salary of this grade.) an in crease of 66 in this class; 375 second grade white females at an average monthly salary of $23 96 each, an in crease of 20 in this class; 138 third grade white females at an average monthly salary of $28 each. (or tae 138 Charleston cournty had 48 at an average salary of $39 which ircreasec the general average.) an increase ot 24 in this cdata. It will be observec 'hat the greatest incr esses appear iL, the highest clsass. The above figures show that there were employ ed in the white schcols 2,031 first, 659 aecono and 238 third-grade teachers. Table No. 11 shows increases in tht colored teaching force as fullcws. First Grade, males 20, females 33 second grade, maita, 82. females 118; thira grade, males, (decreased) 17 females 40. Tnere were a total of 586 first, 812 second and 627 thir d grad er1 1-red teachers empoy ed curing the year. isi showing indicates that the edu cation of the chikreu of the B~ste is placed in the hands of competent in structors, as a r ule, aid that the un qualified critic:sms of the teachers of the public bhocls, too often io be seen in the public press, is utjastifixole and that the purpose of the Statr board has been to provide wedl quali fied teachers for all of the publie schools. LENGTH OF SESSioN. I call attentioni tc. .e abhles showing the numnber of months the schcoL were in seasion in each of the countieb during the y ear. B., placing the names cf the counties in m.e orcer o: the iength of seaion, the Icngest first, we have the followir g: Whites. Colored. Average. Newberry..........65 tX.5) '350 Abbevile...........6 30 6;.;0 6 30) Greenrvi:le..........'300) 00 6 01) Sumter............'353 0 631 30 iticnland............ 30 540) 65 York.............. 560 5 00 5 30 AMr... ...'na 450 i 2$ Chester.................5 29 4 5 4 28 Charleston.............. 5 ) 4 50 4 75 Darlington ............... 4 :3 4 75 Marion......... .........5 00 45 475 Laurens ..................4 0 45 4 50 Spartanburg............4 0 4 10 4 50 Orangeburg...... ......5 3 25 42 Beaufort .................4 00 4 0( 4 00 Edgefield......... ......500 300 400 Fairfield ................ 4 4 317 400 Florence .4 00 4 00 4 00 Kershaw .........500 3 004~ 4 00 uion ... .4 4 00 4 (5 Oconee 54 O 310 35 Clarenon..........4 4 30 4 t0 Marlboro...........4 25 4 Lexington........... 470 210 386) Lancaster.........4 00 4 00 3 5 Barwell.......... 3 3 00 4 00 Chesterfield.. ... 7 300 3 7 Williamsburg..........3 3 3 03 13 Aiken ................3 00 300 3 00 Colleton..................4 00 4 (0 3 00 Pickens..................4 00 2 00 3 00 Saluda...........300 340 .3 i0 orry ................. 250 3 .0 2 75 Berkeley.....2 '20' 2 16 Hampton ..............2 00 2 0) 2 00 The abo~ve order may not be exactly Lair inasmuch as the prportion o white and colored schools is not the same in all the co..r..it.s. In many of the counties there are long term schools which increase the average length of session much b 3ord what it wculd be if only the country school were classed together. HIGH SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES. There are, includng both whi0e snd colored, 98 high schools and academies in the State. Sixty-one for w1 it-s Hrmade reports showing an enr3lent of 5 504 pupils, 72 buildings v2lued at $16,450, 166 teachers, and an average session of 8 52 months; 7 for clored reported showing an '.nrollmnt of 1.804 puls, 20 cruidings, valued at $100,000; 50 teachers and an average session of seiht months. (ee tabular itatuent ) GRADED SHOOLS. There are 60 graded schools in the State; only 31 of thee reported The reports show an enrollment of 12,954 white and 11,005 colored pupils, 299 white anid 80 color-d teachers. 65 buildings valued at $417.150, and an average session cf S. 53 monhs. OCLLKGES There are four State colleges for the education of the white race, one for the colored, and th institutin for the deaf and blind with separate buidigs Sor the races. The white colleges show an enrollment of 1,112 pupils, i teachers, 81 buildin . building ana gro~unds valued at $692 600 (ex clusive of Clemson's buildings and grounids), five libraries c'ntaioing 40 500 volumes, valued at $60 750: and an average session of 94 months, the institute for the deaf and the blind being included in these figures. The colored college shows an enrollment of 1,033 pupils, 32 teachers, 10 build iras; building and gronds valud at $c4,000, and an eight months aession. There e 20 private colleges for whites. The rl'ro-ts of these show an ev.roilment of 2 703 pupils, 1S6 teaxch ers, 88 buildings, bui'dirgs and 4rounds valued at $836,500 large and va: uable ibraric s aLnd an average session of nine months. There are three priat colored col lei e. The reports of these are not col. but they show an enrollment of 1.191 pupils, 28 buildings, v -lwd $224 000, and the libraries c ontaining 4 300 coumen, valued at $4,000. (See 'ables for full and imoortant informa Tehers inst2 iate follegesfo woroltes. Teacrers ofthese istituten erelleneve2 7b3 ptpies 8 teach a eopleof he8 bul ae, asuisi s n and vaube ibrorits edrecor and.aveag sueso publinhed monthes. yofti reger. The rept wthse made to full.ebt t h chyo t bestolmetho 1.191f tpupingan of buidings gvledn m$n2. We0 andere uliest contining th 300stitutes lne tan $one0 (wee ras o sfficien for tbt inorma-I tion )h pno ftedrcost Teheysl cntiue for wit wes. ers would ge'ive 29cunttien in 'wricohre topeact he hesegn instiue imdponlseote i ae fasisl shownfaby Mhe haors ofth writtetr and 3lec. uers oule n the bodyec of gUthed Stats hstoryhinn o school ghoven mun.avor uable to thouh onertnue thes institi ongera thave cauek, tocethintt the iStanesar oe euca ion opticen for use besthwopublIc isoohs opnn of thae dtr uthat tey Ihoued ontinfe or o tot Heeks welhitorpiesend thoadngamst iporan bsutject were aoptedatisfaat ty mander.a oohrisrys auch haso bene wittn any pulic Saehitinorschoolsoe which ttborharei unfaor alea tohe su. ore tas theadinubokationsmaryav caups somea bemberofy Otr hitories body towhih that the at bard of eiduca-o inav alrpedy foe on the publrc schos n bjecetabeLand unai :ell's bistrad aondgoerysB ;inners' aitywre adopeted bydon that vebor workn fort lac oe libtryris [aulrzd coto beousiedrnale suolic scoolt ovwidh thea bardhs wiuh bitable libais and te moneymoreeas areaigo for thirimarys cul nupi be -.lbaais histre Othe 8,1trie vore usazvled inthoolso thi S t, ovr I; have already ajport ofbtheriebr Tie sn the yegeofthcre Sta t: n :e tugbet tg rd.de ap cimmon schrols are prevted tvl beo dorn thm veryth best wk o lck of lisares smcte~ i to provide th e holsithr' suitadeliraries and the moe i ece. Tare lor t.uroe not bvie brte e~rr oent Onya a sc us hol e rAt aies avereag 8,188dc vo tupies atndiue stn$4,095. Aenur'd rc ofig recos alsoye' report ibhrie. Tbhel soneuthe yth col enSat o e taught t rpred arcayea ibrar t e deterit wilt be for t; adthe bnieStat tornpress this le sdonaon he is thproviderthe oibrars STte a ein e ide fo the takr:; of. at c.or cerrits. Teen rollmen a tvrse aecendtne of u teadcy incresse in tes. gre C~law bodudandrqur the schools resou toul baenn repored sach4 year S his wuldhenib'.lced atchool anr unenvieabl eoterir. gor scheols. t ocuyamnThe UntdSterhcomiofssiones. Louisans.Tragte percentage of illieayo LC North Atlsntic States is 6.57; of the South Atlantic States (to which groun South Carolina belongs) 26 23; of the south central Ste tes 28.34; of the north central State3 5 44; of the west ern States 11 01. AMOUNT PAID PER CAPITA. According to the United States com missioner of education's report, South Carolina pays only 42 cents per annum per capita of population, the smallest amount paid by any State cr Territory in the Union; the s.x highest btiug M'asacbusetts. $3 31; North Dakota, $4 02; South Dakota, $4.21; Colorado, $4.49; Nevada, $4 72; California, $4 39 Tne same report also shows that Soutb Carolina spends the least average amount per pupil of anvuState or Ter ritory in the Union. HAr Average ex renditure per pupil was $3 29. The av eraae expenditures of the Sates and Territories per pupil were as follows: South Carolina, $3 29;North Carolina, $3 40; Alabama, $3 58; Tennessee. $4. 65; Mississippi. $6 23; Georgia, $6 42; Aakarsas, $7.38; Texas, $8.79; Virgin is, $8.92. Oslhoma. $9 41; Louisiana, $9..3; Florida, $10; Colorado, $10 89; West Virgitia. $11 62;Kentucky, $12. 78; Missouri. $13 32; Delaware, $13 99; Maine, $18 88; Washington, $18 98; Maryland, $19.04; Michigan, $19 30; Kansas, $19 46; Indiana, $20 16; Ore gor. $20 99; Ohio, $2106; w: co .in, f;'1.2J; Idaho. $21.92; U'b, 22.56;Ver con t. $22.82; Iwa,$22.98; Pennsylva $24 37; liinnis, $25 40; New Jersey, $26.46,Wyoming, $26 80;Connecticut, $26.87; New York. $27 65; District of Columbia, $28 09; .rzona, $29.71;Min rsets, $29 97; S-oth Dakota, $31 C3; Rhode Ltand, $33.20; North Dakota. $33 48: Massachuuetts, $33 98; Califor nia $34.30; M.mtana. $36 32; Colora do, 33.42; Nevada, $40 25, LOCAL TAX. The general law under which a special tax may be levied needs to be amended. One meeting of the citizns and one vote on the que-tion is enough. The county audit ;r delivers his tax publicates to the county treas urer during the month of July of each year. A special tax must be voted be fore June 30, to be put on the tex du plicate Usually arrangements are made during the summer for schools for the following year. The law should ermit a tax voted during the summer to be placed on a special du plicAte and the tax to be collected in the fall of that year, or it should permit such tax to go on the tax duplicate for the next year and the tax to be collected, along with the regular county and State taxes. By making the changes here mentioned would be, most likely, a great increase in the number of school districts levying a snecial tax. Toere are now 83 districts leving a special tex. STATE AID. The State aid to the schools must be derived fr)Ln the income from the dim pensary or from a State tax levied for school purposed. The State aid is in tended uy the constitution to be so dis tributt d as to equalize all of the coun its. N.) act attempting to cover all of the details of such a distribution could be rafely passed. A plain simple act directing the distribution to be made by the State board of education so as to equalize the counties we uld secu'e the end desired with the gre t est facility and the least friction. DISPENSARY FUND. I am informed by t1he St:te board of control that they have paid into the State treasury the sum of $50,000 for school purposes and expect to pay, dur ins' January next, an additional sum of $20,000. The S:ate board of edarca tioc. will meet during the first week in Jar ust-y, and take some iaction in refer er'ce to thu money. I suppose it will be distrib'uied amnong the counties ini accordance with the calculations of ex Con'ptr4ier General James N-orton as to the $3 per capita deficiency, his es timnate being that the income from the aispensary this year would yield asum sufficient to raise, on prooer distribu tion, each county to the $3 per capita requirement, which rendered the levy ing of an extra tax by him unnecessa There should be some legislation empo wing the State board of education to distribute among the counties any future income from the dispensary for school purpose. NORMAL TRtAINING. The Winthrop Nojrmal and In-dus trial college has all the students it can weli accomodate; the normal classes a-e full, and each year this insti~ution, it is expected, will continue to prepare and send forth many young women specily trained for teaching. The law has provided for a normal course in South Carolina college, and wo scholarships from each county have been created, open only to young men. The only value attached to these scholtrsinps is a non exaction of tui tion and annual fees from tbe holders. ?he normal deuartment of this college is vwell organized and doing splendid work. Since it is possible to induce othe' s to take the norma?t course by in ereating the number of scholarships, and since the college is no~'v open to both men and women, it would be ad visable to increase the number of nor mai scholarships in this institution and to open them to both men and won en. Tuere aie a nunber of high grade private colleges int this State, each ot whiich has its friends, admirers and ~upporters, and many youing men and women are being annually well ia structed at these institutions, some cJ *rnom teach in our public schools Tr a law now requires a f ull college di ploms be' ore a ceruficate to teacv can be is sued on a diploma. It would be wel to recognize~ the diplomu f such 01 :hese collkges as may provide a nor mal course and confer tre degree : icentiate of instruction. By so doing, an iiducement will be cof f ed to thou cleges to provide normal courses foi hosd of th- ir pup is who d-sire tc each. For tuib purpose the Memmin ger icriooi of Charhaion should be in cluded. Tcoo much cannot be dorne to promota teacher training, and the State boars of education should be fully empower e d to secure the cooperatio:-, if pcs-i ble, of all of those inatnutions alora tis line, with power to couferscholar ships. SCHOLARSHIIPS. There are mJany) y cug mn and wc. men who complete with distioctior the cources of study in the graded anu sigh schools and whose education ~etases with their work in t bee senocL. If the State board of education were permitted to grant scholarsnips to the graduates of highest class standing iin the-se nchools, the numn er andI value of the scholarships to be det~ rminxed by that boad the tendezicy wculd be tc ia prove the scholarshlip iu thest ~chools, to induce pupils to remain no i they graduate, to improve some with a coliegiate education who other ,=1s could not nhtoin it, and to in crease attenxdar ce at all of the colleges of the State INDUSTRIAL OR MANUAL TRAINING. We are now without s{ecially trained irstructors to take charge of industrial or macual courses in our schools; but there are among us those whose gen eral aptitude and scholarship would enable them to take up this line of work, and with special study and prac tice they would become pre firient in it. This work could be introduced into irany of our best schools with profit tc many of the pupils. Most of the schools are without suffi cient room for such work, and are taught by teacb-rs whose sttenpts at instruction along this lire would amount to absolute loss of time and morey. A proper outfit for this work wou!d c.ost more than many of the schor-1 houses of the State have cost. Unuil there is more money for the schools, better houses with more room, and teachers prepared to give instruc tion. it cannot become general and it is, therefore, u:wie to make a gen eral attenpt at it this time. Thece are, however, schools in the State where it could be profitably introduced at once. I doubt if there is any au thority. as the law now stands to pur chase an outfit for such work. The trustees, under the supervision of the cocunty board of education, should be given the authority to make such i.ur chases. REFORMATORY. Instead of attempting at this time the establishment of a reformatory for youthful criminals, as has been aug g ested I suggest the p ssage of an ac. prohibiting cbildren from remaining on the streets of cities and towns after a specified hour, except when attended by an aduit, or provided with a special permit. ARBOR DAY. There should be one day in each year set apart for tree planting, and a general observance of this day by all of the puolic schools of the State shculd be required. Children should be taught to place a proper value on shade and ornamental trees. The school .rcuids, many of which are now without rees and wholly unim proved and uninviting, could be beautified and rendered attractive and ph-asant. I suggest that the third Friday in November of each year be ded.5pnated as harv 'r day. * * * REPORTS OF STATE INSTITUTIONS The rep:.rts of the St .te institutions of higher learning are submitted with this report as is now required by law. To publish the itemiz~t statements of all of these institutiocns would be ex pensive. I have filed in my office the itemized statements of such of them as have furnis-ed them and publish only the totals under their resrective heads or subdivisions. The itemized statements are subject to inspection by any one and of course also to your orders. Should you desire them prin'ed the work can be done after you arrive. The reports show all of the instilu tions to be in excellent c urdition and set for:h their needs. R-ference tc these reports shculd be made fo: fu l i .forma ion concerning t eir co. ai-iot and demands. Resp^c Tully submitted, W. D. Ma3 fi-Id, State Superintendent of E lucation. Robbery Near Newberry. A dispatch from Newberry says a merchant of that place has expexi enc2d a reguiar wild Westera rob bery Wednesday about dusk, whilE travelliag in a nuggy on his way home from Saluda County, whithier nie went last 6aturday to convey his brother to his father's nome. Mr. Joan R. Ruff was accosted by t wo mmen, about tw and a halt miles from Newberev, in the public road, an'd relieved of $76 in cas'i, his watch, his keys and all hih trp-cket tr' 'kets. Just as he had crosseed Rocay Cr eek the highwaymen emerged from the roadside, and, while one pro seaited a pistol at his breast, the other man went through his pockets. The road at ths place of the robbery de scer'ds a steep fill and makes a sharf emerges from thick undergrowth, af fordiog an ideal spot for the execution of such a plot, lie made no reaistance and could not tell whether the high waymen were white or black, bul tninks the men wore disguises. A Job for somebody. The Uuited States civil ser 'ice com mission announces that on February 5, 1898, an examinion will be held at Charleston, 8. C., to fill a vacaucy in the nosition of fireman in the Fede. r-al building in this city, at a salary of 720 ner annum. The examination will cjnsist of a very light education al test, togethor weh practical ques tione, and in addition th-:reto, a,2pli cants will be graded upon age, expe rience and in'.eliience. charac-ter as s worktuan ar d pnysical abihity. Per sons desiring to enter tris examina rio-r should write to the secretary ol the board of examiners at tne Post office, at Coarleston, S. C., for appli cation blaz.ks Forms 304 and 394, whicti shculd be properly executec and promptly returne~I to the comuoi dion at Wasnington, D. C. No ap pl c tioros will tie accepted after' thE ouofclosing bussiao-ssoneru 2, 1898. A New w9ay to Cui1n on. An e x-Savannahian, W. M. Raifort ao-. a residen~t of Occhran, Puldk county, Ga., and Robert Oourson, oi the same p ace, created consideraclA excitemnent in the witting room of th< Bro wn Houre att Macon, Wednesda3 egat. Raiford claimned that (Xourson owed him meme, atd gent ic wi'.n a doanle barril e i snotgun to m~ke cin oisgorge. He forced Courson to gint hu alt the money he had aod orovE him to his boarmnifg h-.use with his gun to mnake him tak-:r off % pair 0o shoes wceien Ratord claimed as ii property. Courson oo-eyedi all oxd-de meekly. He has been overster for T. L hendr-ics Rdio d's brother in las at Oochran, the lat-er emiLns he ca~3m by the anoes and coin in an irre. ulai manner. The action of the wo met .aused caissiderabole crmment in the haotel. Froz-n ts the Boat. A row boat containng four met soz -n and u.conscicas, washed upoi Rackasay tieaca Weduesd:.y. Tu men 's feet were fe,.zin fast to Lhe b:>t tem of the boat. They were carri-< to a h:el, put to bed and re stor auva adminiatren. After tcur hours car< they recovered so far as toexli tra- ;nes nad cired arow boat from fsher- an and had lost the oers ao cad been at the mercy of tne tvinc aj< waves all nignt. It is probaoly thel at will recover. Their names as' Joseph Day, B B. B ac-k, Jaes Rio and George Meetzger, of New Yorl CLEMSON COLLEGE: THE ANNUAL REPORT HAS BEEN RE CEIVED. No Harm Reau'.ted From Sickneus-The Numberofstudents Tncreased--Financial Statemen--Trastee' Re pcrc. The annual report of the trustees and pro'esaors and marazers of the verious denartmerts of Ci-mson Col ege has been received by the superin tendent of educa'ion. The r'eets for tne year amount to $58 C67 62. ard the expense acc iunt '- $54 293 06, leaving a balance of $3 774 57 after paying expenses of cllection refund ing $10,000 to the state treymury and some otber ex'enses the privilege tax netted the college $42,058 29 In the expense acc-uat the krest expanditures were frr salar e. $S 46S 33; mechanical department. $8,792.40: agricultural department repairs acd co ntructior, $7,144 81; cacet labor, $3 262 84 The total nun ber of stu. dents is 337. The following is the re port in detail: R'ceipta for the year 1897. ending D:cember 31, 1897. 13arce on hand..........,$ 474 4( Interest on Clemson be quest 3 512 3f Land script lund.......... 5 754 0( Cash from insurance on barn 3 000 0t Tuition fees............... 810 0( Rents...... .......... 2325( Electric plant.............. 140 5 Cbeaic1 laboratory.-..... 14 3, Treams and teamsters.....-. 76 QYj Dairy...................... 1208 It Mecnaniical deoartmeni...... 231 5, Farm products ............. 399 7: Veterinary divison ........ 8 34 Polico maistrate........... 26 '( Convict division............ 76 6' Erperimental s+aiin....... 30 1 Miscelianeous.............. 10 4( Clerical errors............. 3 9; Privilpee tax.......60,600.00 L-ss ex.censes, ter tilizee depa--tment aid collectior... 6 546 71 Refund state......10.000 f) Treasurer's error.. 1,995 00 Lee land.........18,540 71 Total.....................42 058 21 Total.....................$58 067 6; To balance................$3,774.5( EXPENSE ACCOU\T. Salsries..................$ $ 468 3i Mechatical depar'mr n ..... 8 792 4( Eiectric plant........... 2,750 5i Dary...................... 1 162 71 A ricultural departmem~t.. 6,835 7. Ve'erie ary................ 361 8& Botanical................. 906 ' Convicts.................. 1,0b9 4 Otlice...................... 1 015 6: Travel...........,......... 1493 8: Repairs and construction... 7,144 8 Furni-ure.................. 791 51 Heat and water............ 2 661 3; Military department...... 377 2 Library................... 981 4 Mathematical dep rntment... 213 6 Dike...................... 3246 Gvlo ica.i division......... 374 9 C-de: laor................ 3,262 8 F.rmers' institutes......... 673 6 i hysical division........... 740 9 Insurarce.................. 1.979 7 Campus.................... 124 1 Cadet exenange............ 200 ( Miscellaueous labor........ 871 6 U->classified accounts........ 595 9 Balance................... 3 774 5 Total.................$58,067 6 MORRFLL FUND. Balance on hand, 1896..... $ 33 7 Annual cash ins.aliment.... 11,000 0 Available for year ending Jurse 30................ 11,033 7 Disbursements--A~ricultural sala ~s $616 12; mec~anic a~rtsa salaries $3,166 55; mechanic arts, apar~tu $6 50; mechanic art::, material, $106 58; English language, salkrios, $1, 391.62; Mathematic, salaries, $1.660 63; putysicaL science, apparatues, $369 36; physcal science, books. $8 75 physical science, materials, $145 49 economic Science, salarie': $950.00 tOtal, $10,944 90 - bal men $38 85. TRUSTRES' REPORTS. The report of P:eaidert Hartzog which is heretofore a-,tached, is so fu and explanato-y o& all matters of gee eral imerest, we do not de-m it neces saiy to maike any extended report We ask a carzful cmsideration of t> report of the president and of th beads of tne departments, the secre tary and trasurer, and of J. P smith, secretary of the fe: tilizar de partment. At the annusl meetioe of the bosri of trustees in 1896, a pian for the re crganization of the c'llege was adopi s-d. Tnis pian divides the college int fi'7e departments, wita ve.zessary sub divisions. It was not pracuentle a the time~ to change the sy.-,em o bookkeeping, so aa to sho-r the cost o the d.-partments and divis-as sepa rately, only the cyst of the differen d:-partments. He.reafte r a system 0 hooks will be kept ae as to showr at itemized statemettt of the experses 0 : ch division and a :0t:d cost of ea~ci department, as~ well as an itctze, statemrent of every other anion:: C. mnone~y ex peuded d uring the y. ar Tne item'zed stateme.t accoispa'vm: the treasurer's repo.rt, necessariig to tis year is not so div'ded Tnc treasorer's repvrt shows the to tal amount expend~ d by each depart .nent. Much of tais was for planit ara~ permanent improvements. Ttde health of Iae c >liege is good Tt'.e outbrak o& sican?.as iast Jun wvas mueuCS regr- ted, but everythun nas oeui docx L bviate, if p)s.,ibie any reoccarrence of -ie obe Th~e coileae e~r all of its d:par! ments are no-., eito a few mnirr ex .xptbi..s, are p:-ac'.caly egly 1 w~il lhave to t2 .2:cde from ufl ih *ud *.he apple.u.io~a to pa~ctical YU poe::s imc.'a . not toe e.:mzjared with the cost of :iterary coheiice. The ixr.ease o: suc an 2intutioi* is arge, and the on way to a.termine i?Wndher the am. ut. expended at CiXemion is too large C oo s.nai1 is to compr'e it wvithi th cost of ot e - imilar inutuu'.ioLs. du: cowr sar:am wsi sh' s tat t e a; pr~orision to Ciemson. is below tbh acter. 1he amiosns he r~ ore appr te e y ad prd . y txpenl~i 'is bIli on our pa ' as oect a dorsed cy every one wio nas ta.kc . recuole to visih the c [lee ad it eget:1. wokings, and we reSp~ectfu lyrqetyour Lnonceable ude era to vl Vth1!er co!!ej and js4 ror v~ourselns o' its beatis and ui cessiles. It wa-, climeai~( b1 some thW I aere was a mistsae mn ihe amouat ai manroninat to tne colleg-e in 1890, $1e,000. This amount has been refun ded to the state treasurer during the :yer. By resolution, the board of trustees ws required to pay from the college appropriation the annual installment due on the L- e lands. Ode instailment was paid last Janu ary and the nt xt will be paid next Jaruary, whica will be the last pay ment. The fertiliz?r department is econo mically and satisfactorily managed by J. P. Smith, the efficient secretary of this denartment. Farmers' institutes -ere held in as many places as practi ble We are pleased to report that they are growing in popularity. The charge in the vacation from winter I to summer will enable the college force to do more work in this direc tion in the future, at a time that will best suit the people generally and that will not interfere with the college work. A Qfca Trip. A German railway paper with one of those compound German names, too long to copy reminding-u of the permanent-way with words for rails and hypens for epic-s between says that when the Trans Siberian railway has been completed the tour of the world can be made in thirty three days. This is considerably less than half the time in which Jules Verne's ihero accomplished it. The following is the table from the German paper with the joirted name: Bremen to St. Petersburg.....1 days St. P tersburg to Vladivostock1O days Vlaivostock to San Francisco1O days San Franrcisco to New York....4} days New York t:; B:e -en........-...7 da~ys Total ...................... 33 das 8 A c rrespondent of the French R vue Stc entifique, translated yin the L rary Digest, however, brings the total diawu ten data by simply assum ice a higher speed of travel. He says: "I asmmine for stearners a speed of 27 riles an beur instead of 18 miles, the former speed having been recently obtained in E:gland by torpedo boats. and for railways, ins'esd of a speed of se-ver ty kilometers (forty three and a half mil(-) an hour, that of 100 kilo meters (62 miles), which will be at tained whenever we wish to under take twe expense of relaying our per manent ways. We shall then have theoffollowing ourures Paris to Pacific ocean via Asia 8 days Co',st of Asia to San Francis )j c:........................ 7= days San F:rcisco to New York.. 3 days 1New York to Paris......... 41 days Total.................... 23 days L7 mehed for Double Mart or. Joseph Hopkins, the negro who murdered two white farmers on Cnr stmas Day, at Gl(-ndora, Wis., was captured by a possa at daylight Wednesday morning on the James nlanta-ion, near Swa'i Lake. Hop kins had concealed himself in a gin house, but he was discovered by two n-groes, v ho gave the alarm. Hop kins fought like a demon before bein taken into custody, and when arrested ! it was four d the negro had been shot ia three places during the melee. He was not fat:lly wounded, however, -And was at once taken to the scene of his terrible crime. Hopkins confessed his guilt, ana di3 not plead for mercy, 31 but },egged his cantors to make quick work of him, and little time was lost in carry iig out the instructions. A ror.e was placed abo.ut the negro's re-Ik, and ne was hanged to a limb. )The body was then riddled with bul lets aad left hanging. Hopkin's rec ord ery 3ad one, many rec'ent crimes being attributed to him. Look Our~ for These Fellows. The portoffice de partment is running down a gang of sharpers. Circulsa have been sent out in which it is statsd that a gang of professional postoffice b urgh'rs and eafe crackers, who have -perated veryr succersfully in Virginia a3Ld West Virginia, cracking numer o'as posto.'ie safes, 'aave recently be aun'ouerations in North Carolina and it is b4!leved will continue operations in North Carolina and other southern S:--tes, if their capture is not effected. T ihey operate quite sucessfully, laying their plans systematically and well. It is believed there are five ini th" gang, though it is possible the two Iolcr men are one and the same man, merely appearing differently at differ lent points, as the older man is acting as advance agent and plays numer .cus roles." A Horrible Death. JoThn Agnies and Thomas Ker'nedy mnet a hcr:ible death in Aldon shaft, in Pennsylvania. They had been sent downi the shalt 'o cut ice, which oreen ei the carriage from running. [E ey cut away the ice until the car - e. csuded 20j0 feet, when it stuck. thLe two seai could not signal the e~ineer and rope continu'd to coil oni the t p of the bannet of the car un il its weight forced the carriage b> vnd the ice formation. The car de ~ceaded s-vi'ilv until th'e ro~pe broke, he aIt fell 450 feet. The men wer-e uaaLed to pieces. , adned Morsey. J. W. Harri, at North Carolina ne -o ws arrain.ed Wednesday in New enrinzi l--ttrs t> Wiliaim K. Vander omL Criaries Broadway Rouse, John Wada~naker, and other nrominenb Sn. The lett-ers demfanded money un dr ther at of pe-rsonal v iole-ce, and I eI ad uat ut4 writer w~A a mnemy-r If./s e cty formed to extort rjig fnm~ mil ionaires ai, any pr&c. As no one fl .pp~red to pr.oecute Hr.rr:s hew.4s catamin~ed ino tee workhiouse A~ rjse that h :d its beginning at the u <f true civil wi e resuited in the 'n~ ai.e of Frderick Weison, ex* stae trasuirer of Colorado and nii liniebeker of D-aver, to Miss Emm--'a srck, aged 25, of St. Loais .ir. Wesn -was a Union veteran, re * urn'd to St. Louis aster the war, Ior k n in health and pocket. Hewa uursd back to healta by Mrs. Gus brave Stotek, mother or his bride de ':tC vtest, gaiun p:uminee and .a ~ortune. He~ lost i as urst wife svera] Enimes are now bewg made for Ce tx lvy hatthenext gnrla - emnbly tviii have to impose. It is noi vet ;ily knowvn what revenue will Ot ,cessaiy, but C-omptroller General Emwhot has tne tigures at hand. is not able to see any possioility c) emgthe levy below five mills, anc the lialihood4 is that it will have to b< a Stilt higher rate in c .se it is d::cided that tate delicit had better bve liquidat ed. STATISTICS OF CRIME IN SOUTH CAROLINA DURING THE PAST YEAR. The Showing is Not Such a Bad One After All-A Decrease in Total Number of Criminal .oases Ercught Befera the Courte Attorney General Barber's report to the general assembly is now in the hands of the State printer and will be issued in a few days. In his report this year he has endeavored to give in consolidated form the crime statistics of the State, comparisons by counties and years for a decade being made. The year which has just ended shows that there has been a considerable falling off in the total number of crim inal cases. The only bad showing is that made in the number of homicide cases. In summarizing the figures given in the complete tables Mr. Bar ber says in his report: "Tnere are three consolidated state ments given in this report. lt. Show ing .e nunbes and character of crim inal cases disposed of during the year 1897. 2nd. Showing the crimes by circuits and counties. 3:"d. Showing the number of homicides and other cases disposed of in the State during the last ten yars, and the number each year. "From the first statement it will ap pear that 2,485 criminal cases were disposed of from the 1st of January, 1897, to 1st Janua: y. 1898. During the 14 months from Nov. 1, 1895, to Jan. 1, 1897, there were 3,002 cases as reported last year. It will be seen that there has been a decrease of 517 cases. But this is not mhe actual de crease, as the last consolidated state ment was for 14 months instead of one year. An analysis of the statement for the year 1897 will show that there has be-n a decreee in the crimes of burglary, arson, assault and battery, obtaining goods under false pretenses, forgery, -,highway robbery, roit and violations of the dispensary law, and an increase in those of larceny. murder, rape and resisting public officers. "The per cent, of convictions in all the cases disposed of is 37. and of tae casis actuanyl tried about 65. The per cent of co-victions in homicide cases is about 27, in burglary cases 70, in larceny cases about 65, in assault and batteries about 70, and in dispensary casts about 60 per cent. "Of the convictions for the year 1897, 6 were sentenced to death, 26 to the penitentiary for life, 410 to terms in the penitentiary, and 447 to the jail and chaingaug. '-Daring tna year there were 20 mis triais in criminal cases. some in all the circuits. There were 34 cases of rape dimpcstd of, and of this number there were 12 no bills, 10 not guilty and 12 guilty. There were 25 cases of high way robbery, of which number theie were 7 no bilis, 2 not guilty and 16 guilty. There were 225 homicide cases of which number there were 31 no bills 120 not guilty and 74 guilty. "he second statement snows that in Charleston county there were 537 criminal cases, the largest number in any county; Spartanburg is next with 142 cases, Greenville with 107, Or angeourg withi 106, Florence 70, Dar lingtun. 74, Union 72, Clarendoii had khe smallest nummber-18. while Green wood haa 5, and Cherokee 13. Three of tiie death sentences were in New berry county, one in Bzaufort, one in Darlington and one in Gorgetown There were no death sentences in the 1st, 5th, 6;h ana 8th circuits. It ap pears thiat there were only 26 sen tences in all the counities to the peni teutiary for life, and the largest numn oer of tnese was in the 7th circuit. '-I; will be seen fr-om the third statement that it ii incomplete as some of the solicitors failed to make annual reports. "There has been a gradual increasa of homicide cases disposed of in the State each year since 1888. The year 1888 begun widt. 107 cases, and thre year 1897 ends with 225 cases. Tne largest nmoer of cases during this period was in the let circuit-312; the ex~t largest in the 7ta ciacuit, 225, and the next in the 2.d circuit, 223, with the smallest Ia tae 3rd circuit 116. During the year 1897, the Isrgent number was in tne 1st circuit, 44, and the smallest in the 4th circuit, 14. "I made an effort to ascertain from the sheriffs of :,he 8.ate the number of noaicides committed in eacn county, and the names and color of the parties kihling and killed, but falihd to ge: auficient informnauon to give in this report the numoer of waites and col ored killed, and the number of whites and colored committing the homicides. The reports oi the solcitors do not give this information. As to the cause of this increase in homnic:d.es in Soudi Carolina it is very difficult to deter iniae. Tnere is no doubs but tnat a comnbiustie-n of causes produces thmis anfortunate condition.." The following is the statement of the crimes and tue results of the trials in the diffrent circuits: Firat Circuit-Mistrials. 4 ;no hilland discontiwued, 408; not nuly S7; guil y, 210; grand tot al, 6?6; jejl or fice 61; tenite?ntiasry for term, 145; pani t:ntiary ;or lif e, 3; deatn sentence, 0 8econd Circut!-Mistrials, 6; no bil. and diac'muunued, 107; r ot guilty, 45 euilty, 93; grant total 245; j il or fine. 73; penieeauary for teroi, 15; pemiten aary for site 4; death sentenice, 1. Taird Circit-Mistrials, 4; no bil and disco ti-iuad, 47; not guihty, 33 utiL 91; grand rt,;al, 171; j1 ilor fiL 33; penit tivy for terin. 65; penuen og for liie, 3; uer nsentence, 1. F urttirseuit-Msstriais,1; 'obii atLa d-eontinur~ed, 150; not gu:lty, 33 .ui y29; graud total, 282; jii or i 80; peniteutiary for term, 15; peaiten iarya for hIte. 3; death sen' nc 1. F~Lin Circuit- jiistrials, 1; na i ilant amcontinued, 58; not. gut' 58; gail ty, 119; grai~d total, 235; j il or ine, 0 peaitentltary for term 10; n nitenti arv forli:e, 0; death setence. 0. r3mxr Circuit-Mistrials, 1;, no bil and dis-:oninued, 51; not gaihty 68 a uilty, 93; grand total, 212; ,1 el c~ firie, 6; pe.itentiary for terca,85; pcn itentiary for life, 2; d:a~2 sentence 1. Seventh Circuit-M&:ria, 1; no bil and discontinued, 132; not ~a u.y, 49 guilty. 132; grand wotal, 313; jail o. due, 104; penientiary for teem, 2.1 peniteaulary for life, 7; dra~h zu tence, 3. Emgmrh Circuit-Mistrials, 2; no bil and discontinued, l05; not guilhy 7o; gathry, 143; grand iota , 318; j. or fi 2e, 90; penitenuiar y fior terna, 55 penite..tiary for _life, 4; death sen tence 0. Tot;al-Mistrials, 20 ; no bill and dir cotinue 1 ,ss - not guilty, 431; guil ty. 980; grand tetal. 2,472; ji1 or fine, 447; penitentiary 'or termn, 411; peni tertiarv for life, 26; death sentence, 6. In Richlar-d county during the year there were 70 cases, 32 c onvictions, 18 acquitals, no mistrials, 20 cases discon tinued or thrown out by the grand jury and 1 man went to the penitenti ary for a term. The rest all went to the chain gang. The table showing the character of the crimes committed and how pun ished affords a most interesting study. There were 433 cases for tie violation of the dis;ensary law against 627 for the preceding year. 'here were 91 convictions aid 43 acquitals, while 297 cases were eitner discontinued or thrown out by the grand juries. The met commos cfnses were as saalt with intent t:, kill and aggravat ed assault and battery. There were 602 cases against 700 the preceding year; 223 convictions; 9acqaitais and 280 "dicontinuea" or getting "no Dil." Housabreaking and larceny of live stock and lcreeny from the tield were the next most common crimes, af ter murder and manslaugnter. The statistics as to the last offense are very bad. Out of the 225 cases there were only 74 convictions against 120 ac quitais and 31 "no bills"and "discon ed)': There were 34 cases of the crime of rape against 14 the preceding year. Twelve of these reaulted in convic tions, continued or thrown out by the grand jury. These fi,,ures do not in ciude the number of cases of rape which resulted in lynchings. The attorney general calls attention to the condition of the jails of the S:ate in this way: "I have b-ren x quested by the State board of healta to eall the attention of the general assembly to the sanitary conauion of many of the jails of the State. Pris.ners until convicted are presumed to oe innccmn', and are im prisoned for sae keeAic and not for punishment. The jails should there fore be made as coan ortable as possi ble, and their sanitary condition should be suca as not t" endanger the health of prisoners. L3's should be passed securing to prisoners at least the preservation of their health while connned for trial. COL. TARLETON'S SWORD. Oaptured at the Bscdae of Oowpens Now In comumbIa. In speaking of the return of Col. T. E. Dickson, of Columbia, from a visit to Seneca, the Reccrd says he brought back with him a Revolutionary relic, whose value cannot be estimated and which is of pe.uliar iaterest to all pa tri.)dC South Carolinians, who are proud of tie part their State played in the great straggle whicn freed the American colonies irom England and laid the foundati in of tha grand re public of the Western Hemisphere. That relic is the sword which Colonel Tarleton used in leading the British troopers in battle on South Carolina soil against tWe partisans who fought under Morgan, Pickens, Sumter, Marion and the other patriots, whose names have beea immcrtalized by their illus r us deed.i of daring and heroic endurance of toils and priva tions in the struggle for the sacred cause of iiber y. Tarlegion loss the sword at the battle of Cowpens, where the patriots won such a signal vict ry, a victvry wlics pu. fresh neart in their brethren througa out he colonies and nasten tha ccmitr, of lae triumnphant end of the war at Yorzio din. The historic fracts about the loss of that sword are geaerally knotwn. Col. Win. Washington, tae gallant leader of the Amnerican cavalry, pressed Tarleton so cics~ly in his ui t as to be anle to have one exchange of sabre blows with the Britionh iead.er. Wash in;ton's sword cut Tarlemon's fi igers and the Briti-fa colonel dropped nis steel, spurred his steed and ootained safet- by fii rat. Wa~.i. Scott, the father t Co! Dickson's mother, was an American soldier in the battle of Cowperns. He saw the fitht between Washington and Tarie'on and picked up~ the latters a word when he dropped it. The swvord has ever since been preserved in tne family as a priceless trophy of ar.cestral prowess in the Revolutionary war. Tee sword, or sabre, for toe olade our ves back so as to give greater force to its biows, is long and heavy. The blade is a yard in length, while the hilt is slititly over six inches .:ong, with an iron guard. ThEr3 is a .tong scratch outhe guard and a ca in toe iron knob at the~end of ;.hehilt, which are believed to have been mnane by the blow of Washington's sword which forced Tarjeton to drop his weapon or wich knocked it~our. of his hand. Threireon~ shanks of the hilh is cased in wood, which was coverad with leatther, much of whic~h nas been worn a way. Upon the blade, close to the nilt. is engraved the word "Potter," probably the name of its maker Toere are many nutches in th~e blade; and some rust upon il, possioly mAe by the blood of pa'riors woo nau frit i:s edge. Col. Diesson has received many letters of irnquury aoouat tais sword and thought it bsto :0oring i. to (3oaiubia for safe keeping. Ir, 7.iu be put In the vault in the r eceery cf s.a e's offi e, where repose Marion's s word and other Rev olutionary relics. 8hos D swa in Erison. A special from Bestemer, Ala., says: Tom Collins, of tv is city, snot and in startly kiti d D. L Hos ;ell, of Bro wns, Ala., whime the latter was in a cell in teecityv orison, L3er in the af'.er n'on daw 41 was arrsted by Offi ier Wuon a colai..t by Mrs. Col lins, wife of Tomi C-lis, who said .hat Haw-Il "a-i been :olowing her a-d her d. u agtaee sroan~d <he streets. Whiea Coma's no'.rd of toe ai~r, he wenit b. the city pris o, gained admis scn and a.i.e d E:, wel iui als cell, sh--vtun- him trLi n theheart. Col lins wdi~ nre- Ld on thme charge of mar~der. A &.,d gwa4n. Here is ad exeilent suggestion fr.,u the Greecvilhe News: "An leishmnan wno wi.s vatUly trying to split a s .7e.et gun log wae-1 a bolt of liI atening tore a great oak to splin ters a few ysrds .iisrtant, remarked: 'Litb, I wish you'd triy your hand on Lois I: is suggestedl likewise to Mr. Josrph L.eiter, of Cainicago, who has succes~uliy cornered the wheat mnarket acd run the price up, that he tackme five cents cotton. A Fatal Fall. Oa Christnss E re, about 4 P. M., *a 'Asars. Ai x Janrson and Frank Bro w wtere drtvma~ tow'ards Bs top vi:le, near the R- idger's and M~r. Kist iau' lunber iji, tue.ir LaSse took right and ran, th-ow:u>z both men out.. Jchnson. ese oed sevioulrirjuries, but Brown s neci. ;7as brcken, kitling him instantly.