The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-08-27
NO TROUBLE AT CLEMSON.

Iaik with Chairman SimpsOn-Har-
mi9my the President, Fac
Accomplishing Its Mission.
The following is an interview with
Col. II. w. Simpson, president of the
board of trustees of Clemson College.
In reference to an article printed last
week about the troubles ut Clemson.
This interview is taken from the Peo-
pies Advocate of Anderson
~ would like to interview you in re-
gard to the article concerning Clemson
College which appeared in The State
OF the 18th inst. Do you care to say
anything on the subject"
II am willing at all times to give to
the public any information concerning
Clemson College that | am possessed of.
The meetings OF the board are never
secret. From the very beginning the
board Of Il us;ers addressed itself prin-
cipally to erect ut Fort Hill such "a plant
for the College as would best secure the
results aimed at. The first of these
results was to reduce the cost of edu-
cation and place It'll the reach of ev-
cry boy in the Safe, If possible. Our
work in this respect speaks for itself {:
Board, room and fu"niturc, washing,
W uniforms, $2a; washing, $5: hos
pital fee, SIS. Total, 800. 90.
What can you say as to the har-
mony existing in the faculty 2
When the College was organize
the management of the College was
placed in tho hands of the president
and faculty. Now, it was not expected
that perfect system and order in the
management and coordination of the
various departments OF the College
could be attained at onc or without
some friction. This the board expect
ed-because such has been the uniform
experience Of all other agricultural
and mechanical colleges. There has
been, however, far less friction at Glenn
son than we expected, and the hoard is
now working to harmonic and co-ordi-
nate the various branches taught in the
college, and to accomplish this no
trouble is anticipated"
What are the relations existing he
tween President Craighead and the
board OF trustees, and between him and
the students :"
THE relations between President
Cralghead and the board are entirely
satisfactory. President Craiobead il
proving himself eminently well quail
fled to manage the affairs of the Col
lege, ana the question is now agitated
OF vesting in President Craighead
more and enlarged power and author
ity. The very best OF feelioes exist
etwee President Craighead and the
students"
What have you to say about the
management OF the mechanical depart
ment ?"
:" | am personally familiar with the
details ofthe management of tin me-
chanlcal department.. This is the lare-
est department of the kind in the
| SDnthprD StntaS and - 1.,> ..- "
10 organize and equip it, but it is a
source OF pride to the board of trustees,
and to every citizen that has visited it,
Frol. IomPilns was not elected as full
professor. until the board was perfectly
satisfied with his ability to conduct the
department creditabiy. The fact that
the board last winter promoted Prof.
Tompkins to II full prolessorship is
enough to b. his standing with the
board. The work and instruction in
thls department is entirely satisfactory
TO The board, and the students take
great pleasure and delight in their
work in this department.,
is the agricultural department. in
efficiently managed by its present
head 2"
1t AXE more inc to fully organize
and equip the agricultural depart
inent. This the board has learned by
experience, but Associate Professor
MCGEE, the head OF this department,
mas the full confidence of the board of
trustees"
lis it true that the boys in both
these departments are dissatisfied with
their progress ?"
IF the students in these depart
ments are dissatisfied it, has never
come to my hearing. Last winter
when the board met, and we were in
formed that the Legislature had do.
clined to make the appropriation asked
Tor, 1T was found necessary to discon-
tinue the pay for labor Of students az
heretofore. but when we learned of
the fact b u the full amount asked for
az been given, | Immediately called
u special meeting OF the board, and
Immediately upon assembling the
board made ample provisions for this
purpose. L ave no doubt there was
some disappointment mon the bows
when their pay was cut off, but there
mas been none since 1T has been re-
stored"
Was the meeting of the board n
stormy n in the sense in which The
State speaks of it p"
Emphatically the meeting of the
board was not "a stormy one. The boIrd
felt That the time had come when eoch