The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-12
CLEMSON COLLEGE.
Outline of its Plan of Educational Work
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. NEW YORK, N.Y.

Secretary of the State Tindal furn-
ishes to the press the following additio-
nal information in regard to the regula-
tions for Clemson College:
All students are required to bring
with them two sheets, two blanks or
comforts and six towels and pillows.
All students will be required to work
two hours each week day unless ex-
cused for sickness or other necessary
cause. Compensation to be allowed not
to exceed eight cents per hour.
Students who perform extra labor not
necessarily educational shall receive
compensation according to faithfulness
and quality of work not to exceed nine
cents per hour. A fee for medical
! attendance or hospital fee shall be
charged each student upon admission
not to exceed IS, and no extra charge
shall be made in any case of sickness.
Expenses for board shall be actual cost
of provisions and services not to exceed
s. per month. Washing fifty cents per
month. Books and stationery at actual
cost. All students shall be required to
board in the institution except those
who live with their parents near enough
to attend from their houses.
The government shall be military and
each student shall be required to pur-
chase prescribed uniform of cadet
grey not to cost more than $500, ard
such work clothes as they may desire.
Each. studeLt shall deposit on admis-
sion the sum Of $24 for said suits.
POO ri cboll ha ,>aiI "a
vance. The first Thursday in February
shall be the beginning of the collegiate
year, which shall terminate on the 4th
Thursday of November.
The Board decided that with the
work, recreation and diversity ofem-
ployment students should we'll stand
10 months with the six days of regular
duties better than nine months and
five days under different system, and
would enable the boys to get better
advance in four years.
The cost to q poor boy SUMS up: for
board ten months so; medical atten-
tion s.; washing s.; uniform and cloth
ing S24, which he may reduce by mis-
labor. TO this to boys of means must
be added q tuition fee of $40.
The college shall have two regular
departments, the agricultural depart
mentand the archaeological department
or mechanical department. The general
purpose of the Board is to require the
same amount of study for both educa-
tional and mechanical departments, in
English. mathematics, history, political
economy and physics. The course will
begin to diverge into chemistry after
the first years course. Agricultural
chemistry will pe required only Of
students in the agricultural department,
as will alsc biology and botany. Draw
ing and farming mechanics will DC re-
Quired for degree for students Of both |
departments, but will be greatly en-
laryed for mechanical and tcchnologi- |
cal students, who will be required to |
take an extensive course in mechanical !
and civil engineering.
In the agricultural department there |
will be classes of English and literature,
mathematics, physics, economy, che
mistry, agriculture and head of farm,
horticulture and botany, biology and |
veterinary science, geology and miner
alogy, and civil engineering.
In the mechanical department the
first five professors above will be COM
mon. The others are professors of
mechanical, civil engineering and draw
ing, general superintendent Of shops, |
foreman OF foundry. machine and |
blacksmith shops and foreman OF wood |