The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-05-28
A NOBLE INSTITUTION.
PROGRESS OF WORK ON THE CLEM
SON COLLEGE, BUILDINGS.

When Completed the Institution VIII
Accommodate Six Hundred Studonts-
When the Corner Stone will bo Laid.
WALHALLA, 5. c., May lS. 1t may
be written down as an assured fact that |
the lifelong desire Of the late Thomas
&. Clemson will meet with an enlarged
fuIilment.
The application of scientific knOwl-
edge to practical agriculture was with
him Il 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-
drrtook Il subject of thought and re-
search, he was naturally led to inquire
by what means the agriculture of the
country could beimproved AS the re-
suit of his study and investigation he
deliberately announced the conclusion
that there could be no permanent i'm
proVcmcnt in agriculture without
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 lille he determined to de-
vote the bulk of his estate to the foun-
dati0n OF an institution designed to im~
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 ill plantation
the homestead of John G. Calhoun dur
ing his long and distinguished career
containing over 500 acres and some
$4,000 in valid stocks and bonds. Ar
ter paying the legacy ($l5,UUU) to Miss
Floridc Lee and the expenses incident
: to the litigation, the net amount turned
| over to the state 10y the executor WAS
more than SGuWO.
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 pro i"ct cd will re-
quirc Il further appropriation 10y the
5 next session.
\ The granite foundation Of the main
| College building is now hcing laid. This
will be Il very handsome building, three
stories in heights. TIE first story is il.
teen feet high in the clear. On tn,
= first floor will he the Presidents Office
with ample closets attached; treasurer!
office, with large vault: chapel, assem-
&c hly loom, two school rooms. In tn
~ front is a lie vcstihule, 5OX2oN2O feet
st The second story is fourteen feet in tn
clear. On tniS floor will be the librar
3 and three school rooms. On the thir
a door Will be the auditorium with a
antc-room, the y. NJ. G. ~. Hall and tn
a. two literary society halls. The dormi
tory and mess hall will be Il mammot
!, building. At first it was intended T.
=" make this building to accommodate 80
&C students, but the applications are com
10 ing SO rapidly and in such large mum
~ bcrS that the board of trustees at thei
- meeting last week doubled the capacit,
~ and it will lie made to accommodate 6U
u PERSONS in comfortable style. 1t viii
stand three stories high, contain on
=. hundr( d and fifty rooms, dining room
II hall on every floor and Il kitchen. Tn,
VI main body OF the house is 23SX4G feet
while the two ellis are IS1NI6 feet. Th
~ ventilation is perfect, there being tw'
J., windows in each room and Il transom
-, above all the doors.
-, 1t will be provided with all mOdcrl
g c1nVcnicncrS, heated by steam an(
u lighted by electricity The excavations
-. - for the foundation of this building ar,
:" being made and the expectation is tina
it, too, will be completed by the frs
day Of next February.
The laboratory is nearing completion
,c 1t is Il large two story building, givin
~ ample space in which to fit up all mod
~ ~ cn appliances for chemical and IN
81 alytical work and for lecture room:
1a There is Il basement underneath te
feet deep. This Is a handsome build
i" ing, the finishing touches of which WI
w be made by the last of this week.
w. The foundations Of the mechanic;
~ hall have been laid and the walls haV
~ ~ gone up about ten feet. This is 1OOXl
Il feet, two stories high, with an ell lOOx,i
~ feet one story high. 1t is in the shar
nj Al tt q
~ w. shops will be on the first floor, whi
TO- TO- tie cll will contain the foundry AL
"" forge. The boiler room will be 2SX.
nj feet. The stack from the boiler wi
~ stand IF feet high. The roof of the ha
~ will he Srlf-SuppOrting, thus making d
~ the Moor surface available for WOO
Is working purposes.
"n TWO professors houses have bet
." completed. They are fine brick re!
"r' 'M' dcnccS, two stories high. Ten mo
~, residences for the faculty are yet to
1iI built. Onc Of the ten will be Du
.!'. 80" specially for the President and one +
,'s the Secretary and Treasurer. The /
Nv manning eight and the two already bu
H A., will be occupied hy other members
mo the fa rulty.
3D. ,T The building for the experiment
station Is completed. This Is an elega
Onc-StOry frame house, nicely paintt
,u- All the granite required in the bull
;as ing is being quarricd on the Fort II
rs plantation under the supervision
p. 4 Mr.. Henry y. Powell as foreman.
"a Mr.. John +. Calhoun Of Due West, {
vas oldest living representative OF the g.
,lr hOun family. was elected by the Trl
wy tees TO take charge Of the garden, mt
nts hall, etc, Of the College when it
ne. opened.
adj Tuesday, the 2Sth day Of July, h
old been fixed by the Boald for laying t
rjr corner stone with impressive ccremol
md rs. Three orators have been selected
wv deliver addresses on that OccaSiC
irv They are DR.. l.. ). Hopkins, Preside
thr Of rthcTcchnOlOgic ical Institute, AtlanI
.rv Ga. Hon. &. Lamb Buist of Charl
his ton, and Col. l.. l.. Polk. President Of
cid National Alliance. The intention
irr to have it completed by the first day
ion February, 1892, the day fixed for opt
ing.