The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-05-27
A NOBLE INSTITUTION.
PROGRESS OF WORK ON THE cLEM-
SON COLLEGE BUILDINGS.

SON COLLEGE BUILDINGS.
The Erection OF Buildings Commenced
When Completed the Institution VIII
Accommodate Six Hundred Students
When the Corner Stone will be Laid.
WALHALLA, S. c., May 18.-It may
be written down as an assured fact that
the lifelong desire Of the late Thomas
&. Clemson will meet with an enlarged
fulfllment.
The application of scientific knowl-
edge to practical agriculture was with
him subject OF deep study for many
years. After retiring from public life
and making his home at Fort Hill, he
turned his attention to farming. Being
accustomed to make whatever he un-
dertook subject of thought and re-
search, he was naturally led to inquire
by what means the agriculture of the
country could be improved. AS the re-
suit of his study and investigation he
deliberately announced the conclusion
that there could be no permanent inn
proYement in agriculture without a
knowledge Of those sciences which per-
tain particularly thereto. This conclu-
sion was frequently expressed by him,
both in public and private, long years
before his death. Such being the fixed
belief of his life he determined to de-
vote the bulk of his estate to the foun-
dation of an institution designed toim-
part to the farmer boys of the State
that instruction which would best fit
them for their hard and practical life.
The devise conveyed to the State for
this purpose the Fort Hill plantation
the homestead of John C. Calhoun dur
ing his long and distinguished career
containing over 800 acres and some
$4,000 in valid stocks and bonds. Af-
ter paying the legacy (S15,O0O to Miss
Floride Lee and the expenses incident
to the litigation, the net amount turned
over to the State by the executor was
more than $4,000.
The erection of the buildings has been
begun by the Board of Trustees with
the funds appropriated by the last two
sessions of the Legislature, but their
completion on the line projected will re-
quire further appropriation by the
next session.
The granite foundation of tho main
College building is now being laid. This
will be very handsome building, three
stories in height. The first story Is fif-
teen feet high in the clear. On the
first floor will be the Presidents Office,
with ample closets attached; treasurer's
Office, with large vault; chapel, assem-.
bly, room, two school rooms. In the
front is a tile vestibule, 50x25x20 feet.
The second story is fourteen feet in the
clear. On this floor will be the library
and three school rooms. On the third
floor will be the auditorium with an
ante-room, the 7. N. G. A. Hall and the
two literary society halls. The dormi-
tory and mess hall will be a mammoth
building. At first it was intended to
make this building to accommodate 800
students, but the applications are COM
ing so rapidly and in such large num-
bers that the board Of trustees at their
meeting last week doubled the capacity
and it will be made to accommodate 600
persons in comfortable style. It will
stand three stories high, contain one
hundred and fifty rooms. dining room,
hall Oh every floor and kitchen The
main body OF the house is 238x46 feet,
while the two els are 18lx46 feet. The
ventilation is perfect, there being two
windows III each room and transom
above all the doors.
1t will be provided with all modern
conveniences, heated by steam and
lighted by electricity. The excavations
for the foundation of this building are
being made and the expectation is that
it, too, will be completed by the first
day of next February.
The laboratory is nearing completion.
It is a large two story building, giving
ample space in which to fit up all mod
ern appliances for chemical and an
alytical work and for lecture rooms.
There is a basement underneath ten
feet deep. This is handsome build
ing, the finishing touches Of which Will
be made by the last of this week.
The foundations of the mechanical
hall have been laid and the walls have
gone up about ten feet. This is 100x4O
feet, two stories high, with an ell 100x40
feet one story high. It is in the shape
of the capital letter T. The machine
shops will be on the first floor, while
the ell will contain the foundry and
forge. The boiler room will be 28x24
feet. The stack from the boiler Will
stand Ga feet high. The roof of the hall
will be self-supporting, thus making all
the floor surface available for wood
working purposes.
Two professors houses have been
completed. They are fine Trick resi-
dences, two stories high. Ten more
residences for the faculty are yet to be
built. One of the ten will be built
specially for the PRESIDENT and one for
the Secretary and Treasurer. The re-
naming eight and the two already built
will be occupied by other members OF
the faculty.
The building for the experimental
station is completed. This is an elegant
one-story frame house, nicely painted,
and presents an attractive appearance.
All the granite required in the build.
ing is being quarried on the Fort Hill
plantation under the supervision OF
Mr.. Henry A. Powell as foreman.
Mr.. John F. Calhoun of Due West, the
oldest living representative Of the CAL
houn family. was elected by the Trus-
tees to take charge of the garden, mess
hall, ETC.. of the College when it is
opened.
Tuesday, the 2sth day of July, has
been fixed by the Board for laying the
corner stone with impressive ceremoni-
es. Three orators have been selected to
deliver addresses on that occasion.
They are DR.. L. S. Hopkins, President
of meteorological Institute, Atlanta,
Ca; Hon. G. Lamb Buist of Charles
ton, and Col. L. L. Polk. President of the
National Alliance. The intention is
to have it completed by the first day OF
February, 1892. the day fixed for open
ing.
On July 29th, the day after the laying
of the corner stone, the Board of trus-
tees will meet for the purpose of elect
ing a full crops of professors for the
College. There will be ten departments
to be filed.
The length of session will be ten
months, beginning on the first OF Feb
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