The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-13
MISSISSIPPI'S AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE.
The South Carolina Com mmittee Inspecting
the Model for Our Clemson College.
1Greenville News, 9Th. !


aGl Gol ;,iR +; F. i BoEsn, of Rieksns WHO
Clemson College Trustees sent to in
vestigate the Mississippi Agricultural
College, was in the city yesterday
morning on his way back from
Mississippi. Colonel Bowen said
to a reporter for the Daily News
that he had been called home on inn
portant business and had been COM
pelled to return before the rest Of the
committee.
The committee, consisting of R. W.
Simpson, D. K. Norris and Colonel
Bowen, left last Thursday for Stark
Vile, Miss. At Atlanta, they were de-
layed for twelve hours, a part Of which
time they devoted to visit to and in
spection Of the State archaeological
school recently established there. An
other delay was experienced at Bir-
minghan and it was not until Sunday
morning that Starkville was reached.
The committee was met at the depot
by General S. D. Lee, president Of the
college, who made them his guests dur
ing their stay there.
Monday morning the committee be-
gan their investigation Of the college,
devoting special attention to the con-
struction, arrangement and furnishing
Of the buildings, with view to secur-
ing ideas for the establishment Of the
new college at Fort Hill. They wit
messed an examination Of the junior
class in agriculture and were shown
through the dormitories, recitation
| rooms, mess hall, and barns, yards and
stable connected with the institution.
These they found to be excellently
equipped and in the most satisfactory
condition.
Colonel Bowen was compelled to
leave Starkville at 1920 o'clock Mon
day morning, so that lie had no oppor-
tunity of making thorough examina-
ton of the college. He left his two
colleagues, Colonels Simpon and
Norris, on the ground. They expected
to remain at Starkville over Tuesday
and will probably get back home to-
day. Colonel Bowen was delayed on
his way back and did not reach Green
Vile until yesterday morning.
There are now at the Mississippi
Agricultural College, Colonel Bowen
said, 25O students. From what he saw
of the institution and from his CONVEX
sation with President Lee, he was con-
vinced that there was no doubt Of the
college beinga success. 1t had been
seriously hampered in the past by op-
position in the State and its operations
had in late years been pinched by
small appropriations. Last year. how:
ever, the appropriation had been liberal
enough to put the college on better
footing than ever before. Another
serious drawback had been the destruc
ton by fire Of . number Of the college
buildings year ago. The barns and
stables were burned, which had neces
STATED the sale of number OF the
cattle and the temporary limitation o.
some of the practical farm operation:
included in the college course. Tenn
porary buildings were now occupied in
place of those burned.
The special committee will make {
report of their investigations at The
Mississippi College to the Board o
Trustees Of the Clemson Agriculture
College. Colonel Bowen said that tht
committee would be able to give tht
Trustees much useful and valuable IN
formation as the result Of their trip
: They had been very Hospitality treated
bv General Lee, the distinguished
president of the Mississippi College
who took the greatest interest III thf
proposed establishment Of & similar
school in this State.