Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-02
What tho President Of Clemson
College Says.
From tho Palmetto School Journal.
FoRT Hill, August 20, 1890.

WV AAihY ASSVc Ao$ Aocos
DEAR SIR: In reply to your re-
quest Of the 28th instant l give you
the facts in regard to progress here,
which may DO Of interest to your
readers. Of course a largo amount
of preliminary work was necessary
before building could oven begin.
At present thore + 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 is running daily, furnishing
much Of the lumber to be used in
the present buildings. Tho bricks
(3,O0O,00 by the first contract) arc
being made by the Mcssrs. Pool, of
Newberry. One kiln of 10000 is
now being burned, another is half
made, and the work will 60 steadily
OH as long as good weather lasts.
One million of bricks have to be
delivered before January 1. The
chemistry building is now under
way, under contract with Mr..
Beecham, of Anderson. Two other
permanent buildings will be up along
with this, but not by contract. These
three buildings will take one-half of
tho first million of bricks, but leave
enough for an early start in the
spring on the other buildings. The
steam brick machine turns out over
10000 bricks q day. This will start
again early in tho spring and keep a
great crowd of hands supplied, who
will be engaged on the main build
ing, the dc mitorics, the various pro-
fossors' houses, ETC., etc. The plan
now is to open Clemson for agricul-
tural students Il year from now,
and at tho end of another year to
have tho mechanical hall, etc, ready
for reception of students in this
department. All the rough work
here is being done by fifty convicts,
furnished by the State. This dimin-
ishcs very much tho 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 ~lcsscning in the interest in this
line.
For the information of your far
mer readers l will state that the
curse at Clemson will be planned
for the reception of students who
have gone through the ordinary pub
lie schools of the country. Others
who have had better advantages can
begin higher. 1t will be so arranged
that any farmer who a afford to
have his son at homo doing nothing
can afford to send him to Clemson
College. The full faculty will not be
selected until next summer. All of
the important members of tho faculty
will be selected with great caro- from
men who have already made n record
for faithfulness and ability. 1t is the
hope and expectation of those hay
ing the fortunes of the College in
charge that it may be recognized
in n very short time as the leading
agricultural and mechanical college
of the South. The liberal Clemson
bequcst, with ever 100000 annually
from the State, will give the College
the largest revenue of any institu-
ton, possibly, South of the Potomac.
The last Federal grant to all tho
agricultural colleges will be a great
help in the way of annual revenue.
All tho arrangements of the College
will be of a character to teach its
students that labor is honorable.
Students who desire to do moro work
than is required of all will have
their interests also attended to-. 1t
would be well for the youth of the
State Of limited means to make pre-
paration in the year before them,
before the College opens, to be in
position to accept the advantages
which this institution will offer them
later. The instruction will be of the
most practical and thorough charac-
ter. If n student should stay here
but n part of the time in q full
course, it is believed, he will return
to his farm life a happier and a far
more useful man, AZ q healthy, pro-
grcssive spirit will be stimulated by
all the Influences Of the College.
Very truly yours,
III. a. STRODE.