The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-01
SERE AND THERE.

I Intended 70 nave something 10 saE
last week about Ciemson College and
sUme other Lhings, but ! found no time
to write and space seemed 70 be scarce
also.
Two weeks ago ] was IL Seneca and
Walhalla, in Oconee County, and on
my return trip dropped of 81 Clemson
College and spent the night witt Prof.
&. ". WEIGH. l was glad 10 have this
opportunity for ! have been ws.nting 10
see this State institution aDd the Old
Calhoun homestead for long tinle and
made several appointments 10 60 Up
with Nj Alan } JohnsIone when ne was
member Of the board Of trustees, but
somehow never got Of.
! desire 10 say just here that il WAS
gratifying 20 me- 10 hea- SO maIy kind
words Of oU- fellow-townsInan, Mr.
Alan Johnstone, from those 81 the col
lege, VINO knew him and his work IN
building the college while Inemoer of
the board. He has many friends on
The ''hilI' and al speak in the highest
terms Of his work.
The foundations have been laid for a
grand institution, 1t is much bigger
thing than one can imagine. ! visited
the workshops and the machinery hall
and saw the boys at work. There is
something practical about this part Of
the institution. Here boy can learn
not only the theory but the practice.
This department is not Yet completed
but when it is will be one Of the best
departments of the institution. 1t is
in charge Of Prof ToInpkins and ne
Impressed me as 1nan who thoroughly
understood his work.
rangsments here are very good. They
have the finest lot of COWS ! have seen
anywhere and the milking was lone
by the boys. A creamery is being com
pleted and they will Dot only make
butter, ollI cheese also. did not have
time TO go over the farm but the
bottom with It's fine corn was besui-
ful sight. Prof. DuPree has q 6ne
garden and quite 3 number of beauti-
ful dowars.
It If great sight to see 375 boys form
in companies and march down TO the
dining room and enjoy their evening
meal together. They march in by
orders, are seated oy orders and sup
pose begin eating by orders and when
this is done they are again marched out
il the saue WY. The dining room
and kitchen and dornitories are all
we'll arranged and neat and the boys
have the appearance of being well
cared for. was glad TO be told that the
| fatigue uniforms were TO be changed
and something that looks little bette,
is TO be substituted. The present uni.
form, as the girls would say. is horrid
It makes one feel SAD to see the
magnificent college building IN ruins
| The gutted walls standing where only
3 short tine tefore 2 magnificent col.
| lege building had jnst been completed
But work has been commenced and ths
new building will be pushed rapidly tc
completion. The chapel which ad.
| Joined the building was not hurt. L
does look that with the precautions
that had been taken by the board tx
furnish..a water supply, that if water had
beea n the stand pipe and the hose il
/ proper place and some sort Of frs
com paDy organized among the boys ths
building could have been ea1ed. Al
these things may have been looked
after. / do not pretend to say But il
DOES look like the board had taken
every precsution 10 guard against {
fire.
The professors al have nice bricf
houses and new hotel is being built
All this work is being done in the
woods, and while great deal Of work
has already been done there is great
deal yet TO be done to get everything il
good shape. As the reader no doub,
know / did not favor the establish.
ment Of tbis college. but after it wal
decided TO build il / have hoped to see
il great suecess, and such is still my
| hope. There is much to be done yet
however, TO get it 10 good running trim
aad good and careful and wise manage
ment is going to be needed A grea;
6eal of money is being put there and il
should be wisely directed.
| was greatly disappointed in the Ole
Calhoun mansion. I don't know Just
/ why or bow but somehow il did 10,
come up TO what I expected. It is no'
much of q house and looks much bette.
in picture than in real life, so TO speak
! would not have cared so much for The
disappointment IL the building itself
however, but l thought it was Kept
somewhat as an old relic and that soue
evidence Of its being the home Of the
great Southern statesman, might bs
found. His private room, or bis parlor
or his library, or something TO poiD,
out to the stranger as evidence Of bi:
having lived there, was what I ex-
expected to 6sd, but, alas, there il