The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, January 05, 1898, Image 1
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.