The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-11-22
No Appropriation Needed.
Columbia State.

The fourth annual report of the board
of trustees Of Clemson College was issued
yesterday. The appropriation amounted
10 S50,0O0; the privilege tax in round
numbers to another $4,000, and $8, ,996
was received from the land scrip and
Clemson bequest, all OF which, less the
costs and expenses Of the fertilizer depart
ment-$S, 174-left total net income for
the year available for College purposes Of
S1OO,S22. From this had to be paid back
Indebtedness of $ls,543.32, leaving for
buildings and equipments $S2.278.6S.
With this fund the College was completed,
equipped and opened. A list of the
buildings is given. among them being
the chapel and the dormitory, which has
155 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 depart
is made of the electric and water works
plant, as we'll as the system of sewerage.
The board states that the College was
opened on July 6, with 444 students
enrolled, representing each county except
Beaufort. A high compliment is paid 10
President Craighead and the corps. The
report continues: "There are now pres
entand attending the College 425 students,
and 525 more are enrolled as applicants
for admission in February next, the
beginning of the next scholastic year,
and this number is being rapidly added
to. It is no doubt satisfactory to the
friends Of Clemson TO see 80 many young
men seeking admission into it's walls,
but It will be impossible to accommodate
them all, even though the Legislature
should make an appropriation and direct
an enlargement Of the entire College
plant. And yet 1t is humiliating to those
who realize in this demand for higher
and broader education the future saliva
ton of the State, to see 80 many young
men desiring and seeking an education
turned away and denied admission sim
ply for the lack of room.
1.-THE board is not prepared to recon-
mend that the entire college plant should
be enlarged at this time, 1t being far more
important in their judgment to thorough
ly 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 accom-
plished the question of enlargement can
practical education of which Clemson
affords, costing only $l04 for ten months
schooling, for two suits of uniform CLOTH
ing and two caps, board, fires, lights,
washing and medical attendance, If no
tuition fees are charged, and $40 In addi-
ton when they are able to pay for tuition,
makes 1t certain that there will be con-
tinual pressing demand for admission to
these advantages and privileges.
sit was impossible for the board, In
Manning the buildings for the several
departments, to 30 construct them as to
exactly meet the demand upon their
capacity. This is particularly true Of the
building is altogether too small, and
must be enlarged. AS Is 1t,
OF the 424 students now in attendance, 259
have elected and are now pursuing the
agricultural course, and l65 are taking the
mechanical course as far as we are able 10
give 1t.
"Iooking to the necessity of enlarging
the mechanical hall and the erection of
two additional professors houses, the
board has made during the latter part OF
the summer 625,000 brick, all CT which
are now on hand and available for that
purpose.
ing to state that, so far, the State has paid
directly from taxation for the magnificent
buildings and equipments at Clemson
the small sum of $68 900.
"The balance Of our income has been
derived from the tax on fertilizers and
the Federal donations.
sour income for the ensuing year will
be as follows:
First. The Hatch fund, which can only
be used in conducting the experiment
station, $I50, 900.
Second. The Morrill, fund, which can
only be used for teaching, $4,000.
'tThird. The agricultural land scrip
fund, about $500.
"To this add the Clemson bequest,
about $40O, and the privilege tax, after
deducting the expenses Of the fertilizer
department, about $4,000 aggregating
$H, 800.
swish these funds the board must run
the College during the next scholastic
year, and with the Increased attendance,
which we will certainly have, the money
required to enlarge the mechanical hall,
ETC., it is likely we may find ourselves in
Strengthened financial conditions before
the close Of the year. With rigid econ
omy, however, we hope to get through"