The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-11-21
THE PRIDE OF THE FARMERs.
Annual Report Oft the Clemson College
Trustees-The Finances and Other
Matters of General Interest.

annual REPORT Oh the Clemson COlleg
Trustees-The Finances and Othe
Matters of General Interest.
The fourth annual report of tn,
board of trustees of Clemson Colleg,
has been issued. The appropriation
by the State amounted to $4,000; tn,
privilege tax in round numbers t,
another $50, 900, and So, ,96G was received
from the land scrip and Clemson be
quest, all Of which, less the costs and
expenses Of the fertilizer department
SO, 174-left total net income for the
year available for college purposes o.
$10o,s22. From'this had to be paid 6
back indebtedness of $18, ,543.32, leaving
for buildings ind equipments $S2,.
2IS.6S. With this fund the college was
completed, equipped and opened. A
list OF the buildings is given, among
them being the chapel and the dormi.
tory, which has l55 sleeping rooms,
the dining room, etc.
| In dealing with equipments it is said
that the sleeping rooms, dining room,
halls, ETC., are heated by steam. The
details of the equipment of every de-
partment of the college are given.
Mention Is made of the electric and
water works plant, as we'll as the sys-
tenn of sewerage.
The college was opened ON July 6,
with 444 students enrolled, represent
ing each county except Beaufort. A
high compliment is paid to President
Craighead and the corps. The report
continues: There are now present
attending the college 425 students, and
525 more are enrolled as applicants for
adm iSsinn in RAhrpo,,xy ~
ginning of the next scholastic year,
and this number is being rapidly added
to. 1t is no doubt satisfactory to the
friends of Clemson to see SO many young
men seeking admission into its walls,
but it will be impossible to accommo-
date them all, even though the Legis-
lature should make an appropriation
and direct an enlargement of the entir e
college plant. And yet it is humiliat-
ting to those who realize in the de-
mand for higher and broader educa-
tion the future salvation of the State,
to see 80 many young men desiring
and seeking an education turned away
and denied admission simply for the
lack of room.
THE board is not prepared to rec
ommend that the entire college plant
should be enlarged at this time, it be-
ing far moro important in their judg-
ment to thoroughly equip and organize
the institution as it is at present. This
will take much time, money and labor,
and should be attended to. After this
has been accomplished the question of
enlargement can then be considered.
The thorough and practical education
which Clemson affords, costing only
$l04 for ten months schooling, for two
suits of uniform clothing and two caps,
hnu nd frnc t.r1, -. l>sx
cal attendance, If no tuition fees are
charged, and $40 in addition when they
are able to pay for tuition, makes it
certain that there will be continual
pressing demand for admission to these
advantages and privileges.
1t was impossible for the board,
in planning the buildings for the
several departments, to so construct
them as to exactly meet the demand
upon their capacity. This is parti-
cularly true of the mechanical hall.
This building is altogether too small
and must be enlarged. AS it, is of the
4A students now in attendance, 259
have elected and arc now pursuing the
agricultural course, and 165 are taking
the mechanical course as far as we
are able to give it.
Looking to the necessity of en-
larging the mechanical hall and the
erection of two additional professors
houses, the board has made during
tho latter part of the summer 925, 900
brick, all of which arc now on hand
and available for that purpose.
:" In this connection it may be inter
esting to state that, so far, the State
has paid directly from taxation for the
magnificent buildings and equipments
! at Clemson the small sum of $6S,000.
The balance of our income has been
| derived from the tax on fertilizers and
the Federal donations.
Our income for the ensuing year
year will be as follows:
First. The Hatch fund, which
can only be used in conducting the ex.
pertinent station, $4,000.
"Second. The Morrill, fund, which
can only be used for teaching, $4,000
Third. The agricultural land SCRIP
fund, about $5 600.
| ITO this add tho Clemson bequest,
about $4,000, and the privilege tax,
after doducting the expenses of the
fertilizer department, about 100000
aggregating $4,000.
with these funds the board must
run the college during the next schol
astic year, and with the increased at
tendance, which wc will certainly
have, the money required to enlarge
the mechanical hall, ETC., it is likely
we may find ourselves in Strengthened
financial condition before the close o
the year. With rigid economy, how
ever, we hope to get through"