The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-08-21
BAD MANAGEMENT.
Clemson College Not the Sue
cess it Should be.
Students, Professors and President
Out Of Joint---Antlclpated Re
suits Not Forthcoming.


Clemson College, Aug. 15.-lt 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 de.
clared that certain departments OF
the institution were "a humbug and
q farce" President r. w. Simpson,
of the Board, is said to have supple
mented this with the statement that
10 continue to lun 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 runniog smoothly
enough, aud in reply to his question
as 10 how they are coming on, both
professors aud students will answer.
first class, first class" But if he
will inquire a little mere carefully,
and place himself in position 80
that either students or professors will
talk freely ne will soon learn that
troubles are brewing, which. sooner
or later, will work important changes
IN the management of the institution.
and that, in the words of one of the
Trustees, "while there has been a
great deal Of success there has been
q great deal of failure"
To>yisit Clemson College is reve-
.ation to the average South Caro-
1inian, who has never seen it before
A magnificent main building, of
modern design, with a graceful
tower reaching high into the
heavens, crowns the most important
hill. Grouped about i. are the bar.
racks for the cadets and several col
lege buildings containing class
rooms. Handsome homes for the
professors. with wellkept yards,
are placed here and there at points
Of vantage. well appointed hotel
occupies an attractive spot, and
nestled about in the beautiful grove
of oaks ale the smaller buildings of
tie college, each one designed to
give the most artistic effect Truly
it is pleasant sight. And should
he visit the farm be will find as
well cared fer crops as can be
found anywhere, showing intelli-
gent cultivation. and plenty of it.
Should be be fortunate enough to
get "a ride in one of the college
ua .ons he will be drawn by as fat
sud sleek mules as his eyes ever
rested on, and he viii wonder if
they ever do anything but eat corn.
Ali this is very nice, but there is a
harmony among the buildings,
woods and fields and mules. that be
does not find in the management
of the college, for the faculty is not
harmonious
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.Till.
nantes" but in conversation with
these gentlemen now, politics seems
to be forgotten, and the good OF
Clemson College is the burden OF
their song. The writer was careful
to converse with men supposed form
ersy to belong to the factions
named, but he found them agreeing
IN sentiment concerning the instisu.
ton. and as far as his observation
went, not to mince words further,
that President Craighead is not the
man for his place. that the mechani
cal department. is ''humbug and a
farce and that almost as much can
be said of the agricultural depart
ment
To the visitor, President Craig
head is all that could be expected
of the president of college He
is pleasing in his address and
courteous in his manners. but there
are students and professors con-
nected with the college who say
that he is not efficient, and that he
is not at all qualified for the presi-
dency of an agricultural and mechac-
ical college 1t will be remembered
that number of students petltloned
the board of trustees to remove
President Craighead about eighteen
months ago It is now said 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 il
there ever were any reasons why the
President should have been removed
those reasons remain.
The mechanical department is said
to be under the management OF the
most incompetent instructors OF any
department of the college, and the
opinion seems to be that a boy
wastes his time when he puts it in