The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-06-06
THE STATUS AT CLEMSON.
Plans OF tho Board of TRUSTEES for Re.
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FORT HILL, May 3.-The board of
trustees met here on last Friday night,
and was in session until o'clock a. m
when it adjourned until 9 o'clock the
same morning. During the night ses-
sion. the question of giving vacation
until February next Was presented and
discussed at length. The board was
unanimous in deciding that it would
not be for the good of the cadets, the
college nor the State to suspend the
exercises of the college and decided
upon the following reasons to continue
the college as heretofore: That it would
cost not less than $4,000 to carry the
cadets home and return them again
when the college would be ready to re-
ceive them; that the board was under
contract with the professors and their
salaries would still continue, even
though the exercises of the college
should be suspended; that to suspend
the exercises of the college now would
demoralZe everything, would deprive
very large numder OF youhg men who
are now sacrificing great deal to at
tain an education, from so doing; that
the equipments DOW ready for service
would have to lie idle until the reopen
ing of the. college In February, 1895;
that the large garden having cost very
much to provide vegetables for the ca,
diets, would go to waste and be dead
loss; that, since this is an agricultural
college and as this is the proper season
for work upon the farm, to suspend
now would mean an irreparable loss to
many and serious loss to all, Of the
many untold benefits to be derived from
the careful and tedious preparations
made for experimenting during this ses.
sion of the college, upon the farm; that
there never was any necessity for ceas-
ing, as the recitations and the work are
going on as heretofore, but, of course
not with the same convenience; that
suspending tie college would mean tbs
allowing or many. and probably all here
now, to Wilfullv blast happy and sue
cessful future in store for them, should
they remain in Clemson College, anG
the allowing Of all to lose one whole
year of schooling, simply on account o1
a little wood, the crumbling of feH
brick, and the loss Of a few dollars; thai
as the magnificent building and its wei
equipped class rooms and physical lab
oratory were only cOnveniences and b!
no means essentials for successful
work therefore it was agreed that yer,
sufficient work can be done in the tenn
porary class rooms however imperfec
and inconvenient they may be.
In order to provide temporary clas
rooms and save the expense and trouble
of having to pull them down when tn,
main, building has been rebuilt, th'
board decided to erect hotel upon tn,
land lately purchased from Mr.. Lee
Hon. J. G. CIemson's son-in-l ant
to use the building until they are read!
in the new building, when the hote
will be vacated and leased to some on
who will keep the hotel to entertain
visitors.
The new main building will be re-
built just where the late one stood
using a1 the brick that will be of any
service, agd all the walls which s5ll
remaln uniDjured. Many convenience:
and Improvements will be made upor
the new main building, which the late
one was sadly in need of.
| The contract has not yet beer
awarded to any one and will not be IN
til the board meets agalni in June. The
board decided to let the whole contract
out, as it would cost them too much tt
undertake to rebuild the building, since
they have disposed of all their macnin-
cry, tools and the convict labor, and /
would not be at all advisable to pur-
chase new machinery, ecs. This anc
other reasons make it advisable to lel
| the contract out and take bond upor
the contractors for its faithful execu-
ton.
The board further decided to keel
one of their number here ali the tlms
while the college is building. II vii
be the duty of the committee to receive
or rel .ct the WORK and have full contro
over everything while here. This com
mittee will in turn be received by ;
similar committee and so on until tb
work has been completed. The library
reading room, museum and society hal
will be built sepaf ately from the mali
building.
The board further agreed to carr.
the corps of cadets to Spartanburg OF
the elcampment, which takes plact
there during the month of July. TIT
cadets are now discussing the plan ant
advisability of getting up compan,
and drill for the prize, but nothing detl
mite has yet been done.
The question of giving Saturday a
a holiday was brought before the board
but as full board was not present.
only nine out of thirtean-it was con
sidered best to postpone action until al
are present.
Messrs. Bruce, from Atlanta, ant
Thompson, from Rock Hill, now super
intending the work upon the college a
that place, came as soon as they coult
after the fire, and have inspected to-
walls and pronounced them dangerous
consequently line has been put arount
the whole wreck and sentlnels stani
guard day and night. allowing no on
to pass within the line, except by per
mission of the proper authority.
Many cadets have left since the ire
but the vast majority have decided t.
stand by the faculty and board OF trus
tees until this present embarrassment
no longer cofronts them-untll th
proud emblem which the fire has darei
to haul down, again shall float IN trl
umnh over the new main building.
r. II. WEIGH.
A Most Fiendish Plot.
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