The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-12-12

termine the best rst1rns for beef, and
like experiments with hogs; dairy work
to t-st the best methods of making
butter. Experiments with corn, cotton
and horticulture are planned and expert
merts with view to find some species
of grasses for winter pasture.
The students perform most OF the
work necessary except plowing, and are
assisted thereby to reduce their expense.
while they become as much interested
in the experiments and results SIS tina
director himself. The analysis Of fer
tilizers for the State is done also in the
college laboratory and by the professor
of Chemistry and his assistants. The
students do not perform the actual work
il this line, but they may observe and
be instructed in the methods and prin-
ciples. ANY farmer may send
mere sample of fertilizer and have it
analized without cost. The fertilizer
companies pay laboratory fee.
ATTENDANCE AND EXPENSE.
The average attendance during the
eight years OF its existence is 3l5, which
is one-third larger than the attendance
at any other male college in the State.
Notwithstar ding, hundreds of boys were
turned away for lack of accommoda odatlon.
Over 1000 boys have attended since its
Inauguration. OF these 80 per cent. are
sons Of farmers, TWO thirds of whom are
sons OF farmers of small means, many OF
whom could not have attended, but for
the opportunities furnished of reducing
their expenses by labor at the college,
for which they are paidS cents maximum
an hour.
The actual expenses of student at
tending this college is about Sl25. The
earnings of the students on an average
reduces this amount to $l00, whilst many
reduce it to about S65 or less. The
large number of students attending this
college has in no way lessened that Of
the other colleges. On the contrary,
the University and denominahonai
college at Clinton have bothhad a larger
since attendance its existence, whilst the
high schools all through the State are nov
largely attended, which would go TO IN IN
dicate that its influence has been to-
awaken the educaioIlal interest though
out the State, and that it has actually
been the cause OF the partial education
of hundreds of boys who would not have
otherwise received any at all.
The report says the committee, by IN
vitation, selected and submitted subjects
for essays to the first class and was as
tonisaed by the excellence OF many OF
the essays, especially when It was re-
membered that the students had entered
with no requirements but to read and
write and CIPHER through fractions.
The career of many students Is traced,
showing that some OF them have become
profe ssors, while many are saperint md
ents of stock farms, creamerles etc., at
good sateries. s:.sa:;..
A table is given, showing the percent
age of graduates that have adopted
farming as their bushes In Life. OF stu
dents who spent one year at the college
the percentage is 50; of two-year stud
ents 55; Of three-year students 20; OF
four-year students 56.
Of the whole number of students 56.6
per cent. are farming and going to farm.
Twelve per cent. of the one-year men,
9 per cent, of the two-year men, 9 per
cent of the three-year and % per cent.
OF the four-yesr men became farmers.
Much is said of the college and its
students in improving the agriculture
and farming of the State which is shown
to be wonderfully sIong and valuable,
and the report closes with a statement
of the causes of the opposition to the
college, which proceeds chiefly
from those opposing any appropriations
for education except for common schools.
Of more than 100 newspapers in the
State only oppose the college.