The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-03-01
LIFE AT CLEMSON coLLEcE-
"e"r'' 900 students In tho Greas sohoo,
preparation for Work

CltEMSoN COLLEGE, Feb. 22.-Four
hundred and eighty three cadets have
reported for duty, and of this number
l95 are new. The recruits are ali in
one large company, in charge of Capt
IL. E. Lee, but as soon as they have
been drilled sufficiently we'll, eight com
pantes Will be formed. Each Company
Is TO nave about equal nu mbers Of old
and new cadets. There will be two
eattallons, each composed OF four
companies, and on Saturday afternoons
tnere VIII be regimental parades, with
MT: Shanklln, tutor in mathematics,
and Mr.. Blythe, tutor in Enalish' as
majors, and Lieutenant Donaldson as
colonel of the regiment. There is
some talk of organiZing.ss> brass band
among the cadets, and ifsGhis bs done
the regiment, with the flag which Lieu
tenant Donaldson presented to C1mDa.
ny q. for being the best drilled com
pany aC clemson, and the field muajc
VIII present a very fine appearance
resident Craighead yesterday morn
ing divided the cadets Of the collage
classes into agricultural and mechani.
cal students, and 1t was seen that there
was about an equal number in boih
departments, and not as some had pre-
dicted, big majority Ia favor of apri
cultural students are being given work
on the farm, garden and at the bara
The mechanical students as yet have
done but little work, but Will com
mence In q few days, as supplies Of
lumber, etc, are being put in at the
shops for their use.
The professors are busy now exam
lining and classifying the new cadets,
which will soon be completed, and the
recitation will begin. Physical exam
nations are being hold daily by DR..
Redfern. but as yet no one has been re-
fused admittance into the college on
account of failure to pass the eXaminn-
tion.
A good many old cadets, and some
new ones, who received appointments
by the examination held in January,
have failed to put in their appearance,
and preparation Is now being made to
fill their places from those who have
TIE highest grades but failed to win
the appointments. Several have al
ready been admitted who came on ut
the opening and remained, watching
for chance to enter. 1t is safe to say
that in short while the barracks will
be filled with 600 cadets. Measure.
ments are being taken for the informs,
and in about SIX weeks all Will be in
jeans. The laundry is doing very nice
WI AhNCSu, do SOOu dS uuy Ill GtlS
State and the board Is decidedly better
than it was last year, In fact. There is
perfect harmony among the cadets.
They have organized an athletic asso.
citation, with Mr.. II. q. Cliff as plesi-
dent, and several baseball mines have
been formed, and during the coming
season Clemson is going to have some
very fine games, not only among the
home teams, but with Furman Uni
versity, Wotford College and others.
n few nights ago one of the new ca
diets was passing the post Of sentinel.
lie had Oh a very large, snowy badge,
which seemed to be the pride of his
whole being. Having failed to give
the countersign as he passed; the senti-
nel said, with very stern look upon
his face, "Give me the countersign. "
"Oh, friend, 1 can't part with this"
quitting his hand over his badge, I" my
mother gave it to me. state.