The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-10-09

poeh Done Rt the ClemSOn College.
FORT HILL, S. c.. Sept 20.-In a
generally descriptive and somewhat
hastily prepared article Of the 9th in
stant 1 endeavored to give the readers
OF the News and Courier some account
of the work that has been done and is
still to be accomplished at Fort Hill.
lnasmuch as the Clemson College. by
reason of its own inherent Importance
and that which political agitation has
given 1t, now occupies a very promi-
nent place among the educational insti-
tutions of the State, it may be well to
give an idea of the erection and prac-
tical operations of the College.
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE
AS has heretofore been stated, tho
contractors have laid the foundations
of three buildings, the Chemical labor,
atory. the presidents house and the
secretary's dwelling, all of which are
expected to be completed during the
present year. a considerable force of
hands, including fifty Convicts, is en-
ployed in getting out material for build
ing usher structures, which will be
more r. pidlv pushed forward next
Spring. Considerable quantities Of lum-
Der and stone are already on the ground,
and special attention is being devoted
10 securing brick, the contractors thus
iar naVlng Jailed to meet requirements
In the grade OF the article turned out.
CHAIRMAN SIMPSONS VIEWS.
The Intentions and purposes of the
board of trustees may be very clearly
perceived from the following express
SlonS OF its chairman, Col. r. ". Simp-
son, Of Pendleton
"The board of trustees" said Col.
Simpson. in response to my question
ing. "have not yet determined all the
details connected with the College.
There Will be, however, main college
building, four dormitories which will
De detached. and not more than two
stories high rs Il protection against fire
a mess hail. Il laboratory, a mechanical
hall, an experimental station and a
suillclent number of professors houses.
Ine professors houses, | under
stand, Will be twelve in number. in
Guiding those of the president and sec
retary OF the faculty.
Ihe laboratory, the experimental
station and two of the professors
houses, continued Col. Simpson, "will
oe completed this fall. The laboratory
Will be erected with all the approved
appliances belonging to such buildings.
Ihe experimental station, and the
work thereon, will also be put in opera
tlon before the 1st of January, and it
is the confident hope of the board that
the College, at least the freshman and
sophomore classes, will be opened next
fall, unless there should be some un-
avoldable hindrancc
The board has determined that in
erecting these houses there shall be no
money spent on them for ornaments,
hhelr purpose being to make them plain
yeE substantial buildings. The main
college building, however, If there is 10
Dc any ornamentation, will be made the
most attractive of all the structures.
Ihere VIII be meeting of the board
on the second day of October next. aft
winch steps will be taken to ascertain
the cost OF these buildings and to de-
termlne upon their further course of
erection.
=, There have been some drawbacks to
the carrying out of the work by the
tallure Of the board to get brick. but
the prospects now in that line are bet
ter than they have been before and
there will be no trouble on that score
when the spring opens.'
TIE MONEY TO RUN TIE COLLEGE.
What financial encouragement will
the college need and likely receiver"
Ihls institution when completed the
trustees think can be sustained and
supported by the funds applicable there
10 without leVying any tax upon the
people; for instance, It will yet the
Latch fund of $4,000, and if it should
get the amount recently appropriated
Dy congress, which is $4,000, due on
Inc ISL OF last June, and $4,000 due
next June, the amount to be increased
Dy $l,OOO each year until the sum
reaches SS25, 600, with one half the agri-
cultural land scrip, $6,5OO. and the fap
tax, varying from 1926 600 to S4OOOO an
nually, these funds will be sufficient TO
Tuu the whole work of the College, the
experimental station and the aoricul-
tural department.
THE COURSE OF STUDY.
The curriculum, or course Of study.
has not yet been determined upon, that
duty having been assigned to com.
mittee, of which Mr.. Strobe is presi
dent. but ii is the intention of tho trus.
tees to develop very largely the mech
nical features OF the College,"
THE PRESIDENT.
""Why did you select a president ut
This early Stage of the work?"
III was found necessary to have some
man at the head OF this institution to
matters fnd things that are necessary
Tor It's erection. No one member of the
board of trustees was situated 80 as to
accept such a position. They, there
1ore, determined to elect a president
ana put hlm IN charge, so that he might
become familiar with the history of the
institution from its infancy. that in the
erection and location of the buildings
everything might be made when com
pleted into harmonious whole, and
that these buildings might be made
suited to the necessities of the course
Of study that shall be adopted. IIav-
ing these ideas in view, the board elect
ed their president at once and have put
him in charge.
$50 far Mr.. Strobe has proved to be
everything that was expected of him.
While possessed OF very fine literary at
tainments. he has shown himself to be
eminently practical man. and one
thoroughly In sympathy with the great
necessity now axistinp Of affordiDo