The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-03-30
CLEMSON COLLEGE.
VERY LIKELY 1T WILL BE OPENED ON
JULY FIRST.

n Talk With Secretary TindaI-Wate
Works and a Sewerage System to bo Pat
INA Large Number;of Students Sure
to Attend.
COLUMBIA, March 18.-The farmers
educational institution, Clemson Agri-
cultural College after 80 long a wait
and so many disappointments, now
eeems likely will be opened in a COM
pleted condition on July l, the day fixed
fer the opening. The college is to have
| voter works and sewerage systems, and
every student Is going to be required to
w + a military uniform. Last evening
Seer 2tory Of State Tindal returned from
& C'cmson, where he has been for the
last ew days attending the meetings of
tho 10 Id 0" trustees.
CONDITION OF THE WORK.
Mr.>Tindal says tho board fou nd the
work going on rapidly---ip fact, much
better than he expected. The interior
OF the building and the presidents
hou-e, he says, are very near complete on.
The work on two or three OF the other
professors houses, he says, has been be-
gun, and is likewise progressing raridly.
Mr.. Tindal saw no reason why all the
work to be done shall not be completed
by July |. He thinks the chances are
much better for tho entire completion Of
the buildings within the required time
than they were when the board met
last.
SYSTEM OF WATER WORKS.
The board decided after a loug discus
sion TO establish a system Of water works
En, l,0 Il II
therefor. The water will be secured
from cluster OF clear springs some dis
tance from the college. A steam pump
crvoir built. The wator will be pumped
to this reservoir which will have enough
elevation, by means OF spouts to furnish
all the buildings with full supply of wa
3r, and at the same time act as pre-
Ventative against fire.
ON SEWERAGE TOO.
The board also had long discussion
about the establishment ofa system of
sewerage for the college buildings, which
eliminated in a decision to establish a
complete plant and tie adoption of
plans therefor. Both this and tho
WAGER works will be put II by expert
plumbers andmachinists yet to be en-
ployed, under the direct supervision OF
Prote 1sOr NeWlAan of the college.
ALL ELECTIONS POSTPONED.
The DO ,rd did not 60 INTO any cleo
tlons TO ill the vacancies existing. Mr..
Tindal says it was not prepared to elect
any officers yet. Especially was this 80
o the p Isldency. He says that the
board is not encouraging the filing OF
apple atoms for this Office for the simple
reason fh1. il nro ers to look about and
select its own man.
| The boP"d, however, renewed its ap-
pllcation 70 The United States Govern.
ment for the detail O.. Mr.. Zane, one OF
the officers of the United States Navy,
to assuL4e control Of the mechanical and
militia. ! departments. The Republicans
refused ',e p,,licatiOn, but now the
board hopes the Democrats will grant
the application. Mr.. Zene is very anx-
ious to come on such detail. For tho
position Of resident physician there are
about twenty appllcar 8.
TIE SERVANTS HOUSES.
The board decided also to begin at
once the erection of the servant houses,
and decided upon the location of ten of
them. They will be wooden buildings
containing only two rooms, but will be
neat and we'll built.
EVERYBODY IN UNIFORM.
The board adopted a uniform which
every student o. the college will be re-
quired to wear. The dress uniform will
consist of Confederate grey cloth. The
trousers will be finished with a wide
black stripe. The dress coat will be of
the swallow tail fashion, like the Citadel
dress coat. The fatigue suits will be
made in the fashion of the United States
regulation fatigue suits. The caps will
be OF Confedcra.o grey with the letters
sc. A. c." on the front. The buttons
of the uniforms will also be marked''C.
a. c."
The contract for furnishing these uni
forms WAS awarded to an Anderson firm
represented by Mr.. Means at the
meeting. There were a good many
bidders for the contract. The Anderson
lfrm filed the lowest bid. They will fur
lish the two uniforms, dress and fatigue
TO the students, for $23.75, Each boy
will be required to pay this with his en-
trance fee.
TilE PROSPECTIVE ATTENDANCE.
MIR. Tindal says the board has re-
ceivcd responses from over 300 young
men saying they will be certaiu to at
tcrr the college. Applications for ad-
mission, be says, continue to come in
every day, and the indications are that
the college will open with full quota OF,
students. The board expects to ac-
commodate every one who applies.-
The State.
Everybody Is Pl. .,sed,
WASHINGTON, March 2O.-The ap-
pointment Of Gen. Wade Hampton as
Railroad Commissioners Is universally