The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-06-06
THE STATUS AT CLEMSON.
Plans of the Board OF Trust: es tor Re.
bullding-No Interruption.

Pl ans of the Board OF Trustees ror Re-
bulding-No interruption.
FORT HILL, May 3.-The board of
trustees met here on last Friday night,
and was in session until 3 o'clock a. N
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 TIE
exercises Of the college and decided
upon the following reasons to continue
the college as heretofore: That it would
cost not less than 81 600 to carry the
cadets home and return them again
when the college would be ready to re-
ceiye 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
demoraliZe everything, would deprive
very large numder OF young men who
are now sacrificing great deal to at
tain an education, from 50 doing; that
the equipments now ready for service
would have to lie idle until the reopen
ing of the college in February, 1885;
that the large garden having cost very
much to provide vegetables for the ca
diets, would go to waste and be a 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
not with the same convenience; that
suspending the college would mean the
allowing OF many, and probably all here
now, to Wilfuily blast happy and sue
cessful future in store tor them, should
they remain in Clemson College, and
the allowing of all to lose one whole
year of schooling, simply on account Of
little wood, the cEumbling Of few
brick, and the loss OF few dollars; that
as the magnificent building and its well
equipped class rooms and physical lab
oratory were only conveniences and by
no means essentials for successful
work therefore it vas agreed that very
sufficient work can be done IN the tenn
porary class rooms however imperfect
and inconVenient they may be.
In order to provide temporary class
rooms and save the expense and trouble
of having to pull them down when the
main, building has been rebuilt, the
board decided to erect a hotel upon the
lane lately purchased from Mr. Lee,
Hon. J. G. Clemson's son-in-law, ana
to use the building until they are ready
in the new building, when the hotel
will be vacated and leased to some one
who will keep the hotel to entertain
visitors.
The new main building will be re-
built just where the late one stood,
using all the brick that will be of any
service, and all the walls which still
remain uniDjured. Many convenieoces
and improvements will be made upon
the new main building, which the late
one was saol9 iG need Of.
The contract has not yet been
awarded to any one and will not be un-
til the board meets agalnin June. The
board decided to let the Whole contract
out, as il would cost them too much to
undertake to rebuild the building, Since
they have disposed Of all their m4chin-
cry, tools and the convict labor, and
would not be at all advisable to pur-
chase new machinery, ecs. This a1d
other reasons make it advisable to let
the contract out and take bond upon
the contractors for its faithful execu-
ton.
The board further decided to keep
one Of their plumber here all the tlme
while the college is building. Il will
be the duty of the committee to receive
or rei-ct the work and have full control
over everything while here. This com.
mittee will il turn be received by
similar committee and 80 on until the
work has been completed. The llorary,
reading room, museum and society hall
will be built separately from the main
building.
The board further agreed to carry
the corps of cadets to Spartanburg on
the encampment, which takes place
there during the month of July. The
cadets are now discussing the plan and
adYisabllity of getting up company
and drill for the prize, but nothing detl-
mite has yet been done.
The question OF giving Saturday as
q holiday was brought before the board,
but as full board was not present
only nine out of thirteaD-iS was con-
sidered best to postpone action until al
are present.
Messrs. Bruce, from Atlanta, and
Thompson, from Rock Hill, now super
intending the work upon the college at
that place, came as soon as they could
after the fire, and have inspected the
walls and pronounced them dangerous,
consequently line has been put around
the whole wreck and sentlnels stand
guard day and night, allowing no one
to pass within the line, except by per-
mission of the proper authority.
Many cadets have left since the fire,
but the vast majority have decided to
stand by the faculty and board of tTuS-
tees until this present embarrassment
no longer cofronts them-untli the
proud emblem which the ire has dared
to haul down, again shall float 10 tr:-
umnh over the new main building.
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4 Most Fiendlsh Plot.