The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-05-26
A NOBLE INSTITUTION.
PROGRESS or WORK ON THE cLEM-
SON COLLEGE BUILDINGS.

PROGRESS OF WORK ON THE Glenn
SON COLLEGE BUILDINGS.
Tho Erection of Buildings Commenced--
When Completed tho tnstitution Will
Accommodate Six Hundred students--
When tho Corner Stone will DO Laid.
WALHALLA, S. c., May IS.--It may
be written down as an assured fact that
the lifelong desire of the late Thomas
q. Clemson will meet with an enlarged
fulfillment.
The application of scientific, knowl.
edge to practical agriculture was with
him subject or 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
suit OF his study and investigation he
deliberately announced the conclusion
that there could be no permanent i'm
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 hi, death. Such being the fixed
belief of his life he determined to de-
dation OF an institution designed to i'm
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 t.AS State for
this purpose the Fort Hill plantation
the homestead of ohm G. Calhoun dur
ing his long and distinguished career--.
containing over 800 acres and some
$4,000 in valid stocks and bonds. Af-
ter paying the legacy ($l5,OOO to Miss
Floride Lee and the expenses incident
to tl&atigation, 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 the 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 tile vestibule, 50x25x2O 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 Y. NJ. G. A. Hall and the
| two literary society halls. The dormi-
tory and mess hall WILDE 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
IN Getting last week doubled the capacity
and it will be made to accommodate 600
persons in comfortable style. 1t will
stand three stories high, contain one
hundred and fifty rooms. dining room,
hall on every floor and a kitchen. The
main body OF the house Is 238x46 feet.
while the two ellis are 181x4G feet. The
ventilation is perfect, there being two
windows in 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.
1t is 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 basement underneath ten
| feet deep. This Is q 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 1OOx4O
feet, two stories high, with an ell 1OOx4O
feet one story high. 1t is in the shape
of the capital letter II. The machine
shops will be on the first floor, while
the ell will contain the foundry and
forge. The boiler room will be 28x4
stand 6i feet high. The roof of the hall
will be self-supportiDg, thus making all
the floor surface available for wood
working purposes.
Two professors houses have been
completed. They are fine Lrick 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 us foreman.
Mr.. John Il. 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 28th 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 ARCHAEOLOGICAL Institute, Atlanta,
Ga; Hon. q. Lamb Buist of Charles
ton, and Col. l.. l.. Polk. President Of the
National Alliance. The intention is
to have 1T completed by the first day of
February, 1892, the day fixed for open.
ing.
On July Goth, 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 filled.