The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28
rns QUESTION OF Aas.
Average age of stu ulents. l7.9 yenrs.


The boys are as generality good looking.
by far the majority of them are the sons Of
farmers, and in many cases the effort that IL |
has been necessary for them to make in
order to attend the college is manifest.
THE "PAY BY WORK. IDEA DELUsIoN-A
WARNING TO YOUNG MEN.
cmson College, July l5-Thc attendance
at Clemson is nc,ring tho three hundred mud
hf'y mark aud has already grown - be rs
large MS mauy Of the trustees cared fer. 1t |
was thought that for the first year it would
be better TO have II somewhat smaller attend
aucc. But Clemson has caught tho people |
aud IL Is on the road to high success. In |
previous articles | have attempted to show
what there really is ut Clemson OH the
HILL" 1t might DC we'll just here o indicate
for the benefit OF those who contemplate TAX
ing course at Clemson, what i. will cost
-,thsm, whit they will be expected to study,
md principally that it il n financial impossi-
- :. bility TO yuy your way through Clemson 10y
~" working on The farm OF in the shops. IL
canaOt be done. 1t need not be nliemr ted
The faculty do not want you 10 try it, and
indccd President Craighcal will nLyisc you
not 10 try it, but to remain at home. work
for wages aud then come to Clemson DO
not 60 there with few dollnrs-not enough
to buy books-aud expect to work your way
through. Remember that your time has to
be spent in class room work und study,
aud that twJ or three hours work for
wages Is ns much rs you eau do. Clcm =
son course ~ well worth the money, and
while the working system is help, it can.
not be Counted on fer every expense.
A BILL OF ENrENsEs.
The catalogue Of Clemson gives the fol-
lowing as Il minimum expense
Board for ten months. 70 90
washing Tor ten months ............... = UO
Meuichl iee.."..'... ..........." b 90
I,l
SOB IS
This does not include books and other
necessary items of expense.
1t wall s~ t-- -->,,1~,u piavo tnc
actual expenses Of boys who cannot pay the
$40 tuition fee ut at $3.50, and any ,sne who
gets to Clemson can put that down as n
minimum figure after he counts up society
dues, extra clothing, fares anl incidental
expenses.
EIGnT CENTS AN IIotp.
The catalogue says "Thesc expenses may
be reduced by labor" The board of trus-
tees have decided to ray not moro than {
cents per hour for work that is not cduca-
tiona'. by this is meant that n boy who
works i'll the mechanical department and
siois lumber and consumes time is not I,
be paid for his work because il is educa.
uonal. Whenever the work is of advan
tagc 10 the College ns we'll as to the student
1t viii bc paid for ut the rate of mot moro
than eight cents an hour" The cours,
provides two hours work per day tha
would be lG cents per day, or 81 cents pei
week, OF not enough to pay the board bill
or with three hours work per day, with II,
allowance for interference through weather
or otherwise the board hill w0uii just II,
paid. The trustees do not want the boys t,
devote their entire time to wo!k in tn,
fields, and all of it will not he for the benc
fit Of tho College, aud II maximum pric,
cannot be paid. There is no uss to 90 t,
Clemson expecting t, work your way all tn,
way through. IL is really touching to Sc,
how very many young men there are VIII,
want to go TO Clemson and have not TIT
''cans. Nc"y, very many OF them are there
at II great sacrifice TO their famlic, M,
.t''r experiencing untold trial and self
denial themselves
CLEAN CLOTHES FoR THE BOYS.
Ir yOung men will have cheap and .rDO,