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

as will enable them to make no mistake
when the time for the selection of the
officers comes"
THE SELECTION OF A FACULTY.
This selection of faculty will be
made next spring, and Mr.. Strobe is
even now considerably burdened with
correspondence from applicants for
these positions; but IN this case, am
Informed, the Office must seek the man
not the man the office.
PRESIDENT STRODE'S VIEWS.
President Strobe, with his family, is
now residing in the old Calhoun man,
sion, where / visited him and spent
some time most pleasantly in discuss
ing the proposed workings of the Col
lege with him. He will in a great
measure have charge of the selection
of q faculty, the formation of Il cur
riculum and other matters almost if
not quite as important.
The following interview had with
him will give an insight into the opera
tions of the institution that is to be,
and will show that Mr.. Strobe has Il
thorough understanding of the matters
upon which he speakes
"When will the Clemson College be
opened to the publc?"
"lt is contemplated now to open it's
doors for agricultural students about
October |, 1891. a failure in many
ways on the part of important contrac-
tors might dlSappOint present eXpecta
tions Already one failure of this sort
has for awhile disturbed our calcula-
tions, as the brick contractors lately
abandoned their contract. We are
making every effort to prevent this
failure delaying the opening of the
College on the day first appointed. TO
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crease the rate of manufacture Of the
bricks in the spring to a million a
month and place them in the wall at
the same rate. If sufficient buildings
are not ready for all it is contemplated
to open the College for the two lower
| classes at least. BY the year following
the buildings Of the mechanical depart
ment will be gotten ready and the Col
iege in its second year be opened to that
class of students. BY the third or
fourth year it may he hoped that there
will be material from the classes of
previous years for the organization of
the higher departments of the institu-
tlOn In all lines of engineering"
"When will the faculty of tho Col
lege be elected and how will they be
SelectedT"
"a chemist In-chief will be elected
the laboratory for the experiment sta
tlon which is now in course of erection.
His assistants will be elected as soon as
the station is ready for them in its
work. Tho professors in the College
will be elected in May or June. They
Will he selected from the whole South
ern field of education as picked men
are wanted for all the more important
positions, men Of experience and repu-
tation in their special lines. In the
lower positions, without high salaries
young men of brilliant promise will be
sought. In no case, perhaps, will men
be appointed on solicited testimonials
alone. In all cases efforts will be made
TO supplement- such testimonials by
others obtained in a different way"
"What are the prospects Of the insti-
tuition so far as attendance Of students
is conccrned?"
"Our expectation is that we will have
more students offering than we can
take for few years. The public in
terest has been SO centred on the Col.
!ege IN various ways for several years
tnat the result is wide advertisement
OF its plans, ETC."
What will DO the conditions of ad-
mission?"
"These will not be hard. AS the Col
lege is intended primarily for the ben
eflt of the farming classes and the
public schools in the country arc not
OF high grade generally, the College
VIII nave Its own preparatory classes
TO bridge the gap between the country
pubic schools and the regular College
classes"
win scholarships be established in
the College?"
This matter has not been discussed
yet, but undoubtedly wide and wise
provision will be made to secure for the
Deneht OF the State the education of all
OF lts marked talent that may appear in
homes unproyided with wealth. But
the expenses here will be very low any,
how. The charge for board will be
simply its actual cost, and this cost will
be made as low as possible 10y using the
resources Of farm Of over eight hun
dred acres, and the labor of the students
themselves. Board at the College will
cost no more than board at home"
What Will be the length of the
courses?
"These Will vary from two years to
four or five years, according to the
needs and ambitions of the students.
There Will be arrangements here for a
very thorough education in all but
purely literary lines. The State Uni
Verslty at Columbia will continue, of
course, to offer all advantages that
couid be desired In the literary lines,
and these need not I've introduced here
except I'm 80 far AS they bear upon A
thorough English education and upon
the opening Of foreign scientific Iitera-
turo to our students"
Are the interests Of Clemson College
and those Of tho University at Colun-
bia liable to conilictp'
'IIundreds of students will come to
Clemson who would never have thought
Of entering any college without the
special advantages it will offer. On
the other hand many must continue to
find in the State University advantages
in other directions which we cannot
offer in our curriculum. There will
hardly he an opportunity even for a
generous rivalry between the two. as
their fields will lie so wide apart. Sons
from the same family will no doubt De
sent one to Columbia and one to Glenn
son In some cases."
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