The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-22

ed income tax that the question of
what shall be done with the one de-
pends Largely upon the fate Of the other.
II an income tax yielding q revenue of
say S50,OO0,OO per annum be incorpo-
rated in the bill, the increase Of inter.
nal revenue taXat nn will be compar-
atively small Ifit be decided not to
levy an income tax, of if the revenues
therefrOm be not considerable, a mate
rial increase in the internal revenue
schedules may be safeley anticipated.
NO APPROPRIATION NEEDED.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. 1.-THE
fourth annual report Of the board Of
trustees of Clemson College was issued
Yesterday. The appropriation amount
ed to $4,000; the privilege tax In
round numbers amounts to another
$4,000, and S8.996 was received from
the land scrip and Clemson bequest, all
Of which, less the costs and expenses OF
the fertilizer department-$8, ,174-left
total net income for the year avail
able for college purposes of $1OO,822.
From this had to be paid back In
debtedness of S18,54332, leaving for
buildings and equipments $82,27S.6S.
With this fund the college was COM
pleted. equipped and opened. A list of
the buildings, among them being the
chapel and the dormitory, which has
155 sleeping rooms, the dining room.
In dealing with equipments 1t 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 well as the system
of sewerage.
The board states that the college was
opened on July 6, with 444 students en-.
rolled, representing each county except
Beaufort. A high compliment is paid
to President Craighead and the corps.
The report continues: "There are now
present and attending the college 425
students, and 525 more are enrolled as
applicants for admission In February
next, the beginning Of the next schol-
astic year, and this number Is being
rapidly added to-. It Is no doubt salts.
factory to the friends of Clemson to see
so many young men seeking admission
into its walls, but 1t will be impossible
to accommodate them all, even though
the Legislature should make an appro.
preparation and direct an enlargement
of the entire college plant. And yet 1t
is humiiiating to those who realize In
this demand for higher and broader
education the future salvation Of the
State, to see go many young men deslr-
ing and seeking an education turned
away and denied admission simply for
the lack Of room.
"The board is not prepared to recon-
mend that the entire college plant
should be enlarged ut this time, 1t be.
ing far more important In their judg-
ment to thoroughly equip and organize
the institution as 1t 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
of which Clemson affords, costing only
S104 for ten months schooling, for two
suits of uniform clothing and two caps,
board, fires, lights, washing and medi.
cal attendance, if no tuition fees are
charged, and, $40 In addition when they
are able to pay for tuition, makes 1t
certain that there will be continual
pressing demand for admission to these
advantages and privileges.
"It was impossible for the board, In
planning the buildings for the several
departments to 80 construct them as
to exactly meet the demand upon their
capacity. This is particularly true Of
the mechanical hall. 4 This
building is altogether too small, and
must be enlarged. AS it is,
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 rs
we are able to give 1t.
Looking to the necessity Of enlarg-
ing the mechanical hall and the cree.
tion of two additional professors
houses, the board has made during the
latter part of the summer 625. 900 brick
all of which are now on hand and
available for that purpose.
ain this connection it may be inter
esting to state that, so far, the State
has paid directly from taxation for the
buildings and equipments at Clemson
the small sum of $6S, 900.
"The balance of our income has been
derived from the tax on fertilizers and
the Federal donations.
"Our income for the ensuing year
will be as follows:
First. The Hatch fund, which can
only be used In conducting the expert
ment station, S15, 900.
Second. The Morrill, fund, which
can only be use,l for teaching, $4,000.
Third. The agricultural land scrip
fund, about So, 900.
"To this add the Clemson bequest,
about S400, and the privilege tax, after
deductlng the expenses Of the fertilizer
department. about $40 600, aggregating
$74,6O0.
with these funds the board must
run the college during the next schol-
astic year, and With the increased at
tendance, which We will certainly have
the money required to enlarge the me-
chanical hall, ETC., is likely we may find
ourselves in Strengthened financial con-
ditions before the close Of the year.
With rigid economy, no Hever, we hope
to get through"
Convlots Escape.
COLUMBIA, s. c., Nov. 15.-Three
white coavicts escaped from the State
penitentiary farm, In the Dutch Fork
If Lexington county, about 10 o'clock
this morning. The details Of the escape
are not know at the penitenitenary,