The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-10-09
Andersotr gntettigettter.
The Farmers Boys College.
rom the Paln,stto School Journal.
Fort HILL August 8


Dear Sir: In reply to your request of
the 28th instant I give you the few facts
in regard to progress here, which may be
of interest to your readers. Of course
large amount of preliminary work was
necessary before building could even
begin. At present there are completed
the necessary temporary buildings for the
protection of the workmen. The timber
for these buildings was sawed on the
Fort Hill place, and the saw mill ia run.
ming daily, furnishing much of the lum.
Der to be used in the present buildings.
The bricks 100000 by the first con
tract) are being made by the Messrs.
Poole, of Newberry. One kiln of l5O,.
600 is now being burned, another is half
made, and the work will 90 steadily on
as long as good weather lasts. One
million of bricks have to be delivered
before January l. The,chemistry build
ing is now under way, under contract
with MIR. Beechsm, of Anderson. Two
other permanent buiIdings will be going
up along with this, but not by contract.
These three buildings will take one-half
of the first million Of bricks, but leave
enough for au early start in the spring
on the other buildings. The steam
brick. machine turns out over 10000
bricks day. This will start again
early in the spring and keep great
crowd of bands supplied, who will be
engaged on the main building, the dor.
mitories, the various professors houses,
etc. etc. The plan now is to- open
Clemson for agricultural students one
year from now, and at the end of another
year to have the mechanical hall, etc ,
ready for reception Of students in this
departments. All the rough work here
is being done by fifty convicts, furnished
by the State. This diminishes very
much The cost of building
An immense number of visitors came
to Fort Hill to see the work going on,
and the Calhoun relics. Nearly two
hundred in one day was the record once.
There seems to be no lessening in the
interest in this line.
For the information of your farmer
readers will state that the course at
Clemson will be planned for the recep-
tion of student who have gone through
the ordinary public schools of the coun.
try. Others who have bad better advsn.
tages can begin higher. 1t will be so
arranged that any farmer who can afford
to have his son at home doing nothing
can afford to send him to Clemson Col.
lege. The full faculty will not be
selected until next summer. ALI of the
importan ant members Of the faculty will
be selected with great care from men who
have already made record for faithful
ness and ability. It is the hope and ex.
pectation of those having the fortunes OF
the College in charge that it may be
recognized in very short time as the
leading agricultural and mechanical
college of the South. The liberal Glenn
son bequest, with even 10000 annually
from the State, will give the College the
largest revenue of any institution, posi-.
bly,, south of the Potomac. The last
Federal grant to all the agricultural
colleges will be q great help in the way
of annual revenue. All the arrange
ments of the College will be of q charac.
ter to teach its students that labor is
honorable. Students who desire to do
more work than is required of all will
have their interests also attended to. 1t
would be we'll for the youth of the State
of limited means to make preparation in
the year before them, to accept the ad-
vantages which this institution will offer
them later. The instruction will be OF
the most practical and thorough charsc-
ar. Ifa student should stay here but q
part of the time in full course, it is
believed, he will return to his farm life a
happier and far more useful man as a
healthy, progressive spirit will be stimu.
lated by all the influences of the College.
Very truly yours,
Il. A. STROBE.