The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-21
BAD MANAGEMENT.
CLEMSON COLLEGE NOT THE SUC-
CESS Ut SHOULD BE.
Students. Professors and President Out of
Joint--Too Much Money Spcnt--Antici-
pated Results Not Forth Coming.


pated Results Not Forth Coming.
CLEMSON COLLEGE, Aug. 15.-It is
said that in the meeting of the Board
of Trustees of Clemson College, which
was held here last night and this
morning, Senator Tillman declared
that certain departments of the insti
tuition were "a humbug and farce. :"
President r. W. Simpson, of the
Board, is said to have supplemented
this with the statement that to con-
tinue to run the college as it has been
run was to run it in the ground. !"
And so it goes.
To the casual observer matters at
Clemson are running smoothly
enough, and in reply to his question
as to how they are coming on, both
professors and students will answer,
first class, first class But if he will
inquire little more carefully, and
place himself in position SO that
either students or professors will talk
freely he will soon learn that troubles
are brewing, which, sooner or later,
will work important changes in the
manag cement of the institution, and
that. in the words of one of the Trus-
tees, while there has been a great
deal of success there has been great
deal of failure.
To visit Clemson College is reve-
lation to the average South Carolinian
who has never seen 1t before. y mag
nifcent main building, of modern de-
sign, with a graceful tower reaching
hieh into the heavens, crowns the
most important hill. Grouped about
it are the barracks for the cadets and
several college buildings containing
class rooms. Handsome homes for the
professors, with well kept yards, are
placed here and there at points of van
tage, a well appointed hotel occupies
an attractive spot, and nestled about
in the beautiful grove of oaks are the
smaller buildings of the college, each
one designed to give the most artistic
effect. Truly it is pleasant sight:
And should he visit the farm he will
find as we'll cared for crops as can be
found anywhere, showing intelligent
cultivation, and plenty of it. Should
he be fortunate enough to get a ride in
one of the college wagons he will be
drawn by as fat and sleek mules as his
ewes ever rested on, and he will Won
der if they ever do anything but eat
corn. All this is very nice, but there
is q harmony among the buildings,
woods and fields and mules, that he
does not find in the management of
the college, for the faculty is not har-
monious. -
There is no politics in it either. 1t
is understood that there are members
of the faculty, who at the time OF their
election were classed as ''Tillmanites, ="
and "Anti-Tillmanites," but in con-
versation with these gentlemen now,
politics seem to be forgotten, and the
good of Clemson College is the bur-
den of their song. The writer was
careful to converse with men sup
posed formerly to belong to the fac
tions named, but he found them agree
ing in sentiment concerning the lnstl-
tuition. and as far as his observation
went. not to mince words further,
that President Craighead is not the
man for his place, that the mechanical
department is 'humbug and farce
and that almost as much can be SAID
of the agricultural department.
To the visitor, President Cralghead
is all that could be expected of the
president of a college. He is pleasing
in his address and courteous IN his
manners, but there are students and
professors connected with the college
who say that he is not efficient, and
that he is not at all qualified for the
presidency of an agricultural and me-
chanical college. 1t will be remem-
bered that a number of students petl-
toned the board of trustees to remove
President Craighead about eighteen
months ago. It is said now that the
matter was washed over, but the issues
involved were not settled. Whether
the matter will be revived again or
not cannot be stated, but if there ever
were any reasons why the President
should have been removed those rea-
sons remain.
The mechanical apartment is said to
be under the management OF the most
incompetent instructors OF any depart
ment of the college, and the opinion
seems to be that boy wastes his time
when he puts it in that department.
One person went so far as to say that
there was not student in the highest
class who could cut threads for
screw, and it was doubtful whether
all of them knew the difference be-
tween bolt and nut.
The agricultural department IS sad
to need sadly the presence OF worthy
successor to Professor Newman. AS
sociate Professor McGee is said to be
very fine man, and one OF general IN.
formation, and his management OF
the l.. N is said to be admirable, but
there is no one to take the place OF
Professor Newman, who his friends
claim was sacrificed for President
Craighead
A Joke is told on one of the students
of the agricultural department that
when asked which was the best Ter
tilizer, kainit, or silo "a hole in the
ground) he replied that he did not
know. The boys in both OF these de-
partments are said to be generally
very much dissatisfied with their pro
gress, but are powerless to help them
selves.
OK very good authority it is stated
that the board OF trustees recognize
the shortcomings of the institution,
but are disposed to shoulder large
part of the blame themselves. 1t IS
understood that the meeting OF the
board was a stormy one, and that 1t
was said by some member that the
trustees always left matters IN such
muddled condition that the president
could not be blamed for not conauct-
ing the institution as 1t should De;
ou,+soI - 4I,o avrarin,ant station con-