The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-07-25
The Clemson Beauest.

sshs will Of Mr. Clemson, thst refers to the
college. # the will is all right
.sndshe property safe, we see no reason why
HheHsate should not accept. The part OF
the properly donated to the Stsse viii prob
ably. aggregate hundred Thousand dollars.
I'm case the property is not accepted by
zshe State, then Mr.. Clemson wishes it to be
used as q fund to establish and MAINTAIN
scientific school for free instruction.
Feeling great sympathy fos the
tsarmersof this State, and the difficulties
with which they have had to contend IN
their. efforts TO establish the business OF ss-
r;calture upon prosperous basis, and be-
IeEine etthatthere can be no permanent I'M
pcevement in agriculture without knoWi-
EDGE of those sciences which pertain par
t;cSlaiw thereto, have determined to de-
vote the balk Of my property to the estab-
sishmezst of an agricultural college upon the
Fort Hsll place. This institution desire
to be under the control and management
ola board of trustees, part OF whom are
hereinafter appointed, and to be modelled
after the agricultural college Of Mississippi
as far as practicable. My purpose is to es-
tsbish m agricultural college which will
afford useful information TO the farmers
and mechanics; therefore it should afford
Shoruch instruction in agriculture and the
na$urS; sciences connected Herewith. It
should combine, Il practicable, physical
with intellectual education, and should be
. high seminary of learning in which the
crsGrste Of the common schools can COM
mence to pursue and finish course Of stu
duies terminating in thorough, theoretic
and practical instruction in those sciences
sand arts which bear directly upon agHcui-
ture ;but desire to stste plainly that l
wish the trustees of said Institution TO have
frIl authority and power to regulate al
matters pertaining to said institution, to
FIX the course of studies. to make rules for
the government Of the same and TO change
Them as in their judgement experience
msy prove necessary but to always bear IN
mind that the benefits therein sought to be
bestowed are intended to benefit agrlcustur-
al and mechanical industries. trust that
ydo not exaggerate the importance OF such
an institution for developing the material
resources of the State, by afordlng to Its
youth the advantages of scientific culture,
and that I do not overrate the intelligence
of the Legislature of South Carolina, ever
DISTINGUISHED for Iberaity, in asserting
that such appropriations Will be made as
will be necessary TO supplement the tuno
resulting from the bequest herein made.
Item !. therefore give and devise TO my
executor, hereinafter named, the aforesaid
Fort Hill place. where Inow reside, formerly
the house of my fa:her-in-law, John G. CAL
hopn, consisting Of eight hundred and four
teen acres, more or less. in trust that when
ever the State of South Carolina may ac-
cent said property as donation from me.
Sor the purpose Of thereupon founding an
agricultural college, in accordance with the
viewsI have hereinbefore expressed, (of
which the Chief Justice South Carolina shall
be the Judge thsn my executor shall execute
deed of the said property to the SAID
State. and tnsn over to the same all proper
ty hereinafter given as an endowment OF
said institution, to be held as such by the
said State, so long IS it in good faith de-
votes said property, to the purpose OF the
donation !; provided. however, that TINS &c,
ceptance by the State shall be slgnlted and
q practical carrying, ont be commenced
vithin. three years from the date OF the pro
bate Of this my will During this tenn OF
thee years, or as much thereof as may
elapss before the acceptance or refusal OF
this donation, my executor shall invest the
net produce of TIE land and other property,
such invested fund. avaiting the action OF
the Legislature, and.to. form part OF the
endowment of said institution, If accepted
OF to form part Of the andowment.ot the