The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-08-12


Tie enormous increase of all manu-
facting industries in the State and
the necessity of motive power furn-
ished by electricity require that we
should have the best electrical as
we'll as mechanical experts to supply
our needs.
6. In order to avoid the expense Of
fue! for creating moive power for the
college we would urge the necessity
of at once making arrangements to
generate electricity by water and
transmit the power to the college
necessary to run it's machinery.
That the library of the college
be placed in the building by itself
away from the noise Of it's present
location and avoiding The risk of loss
by fire.
8. That the road to Cherry's eros
sing be made OH a better grade and
more suitable for an enterance to the
college.
8. That the telegraph station at
Calhoun be connected at once with
the college by telephone
10 That the bath room in the
hospital be better fitted up and an
additional bath tub on rollers be
furnished
II The term of the college should
be nine months beginning with the
first of October and ending on the
30ih of June giving three months
vacation during the hot months, thus
saving the health Of the students and
the expense of travel caused by the
present sys,em of holidays.
~ That nine Affirmative votes in
the board OF trustees should be
necessary to elect or remove a pro
fessor and such votes shall be re-
quired to appropriate money in any
case.
IS. that such manual labor, farm
work, work in the experiment sta
ton, be done by the students as is
consistent witE the proper intellec-
tual training required by an aglicul
tural and n.echanicaI College.
il That in order to properly carry
ont the intention of the article OF the
laws requiring a rigid examination
by the board Of visitors and a report
to the board of trustees az its annual
meeting more time should be allowed
the board
Th; board of visitors are charged
with the duty of visiting the college
the last Wednesday in August the
same day as we are Informed the
board Of trustees hold their annual
meeting to which we are to report
1t is impossible to make even a
proper inquiry into the working con
dition of an institution of such mag.
nitude and doing sucl, large and
splendid work and conferr:ng such
inestimable benefits On cur people in
the short time Of only one day.
Respectfully submitted,
G D. Ti!lman, chairman J B
Watson, 3 F. Miller, Julian Mitch
ell, Jas. NJ Moss
Attest Jas NJ. Moss, Secretary.
At the meeting of the trustees
to- day the first matter considered
was that of promoting Mr. + S
Shiver, assistant inst:ucto; in the
chemical department and increasing
his salary This was agreed to.
The vacation matter, touched on
in my special of the 9Th, was then
taken up, and it was finally decided
to limit the term to nine months in
stead ef 10 as heretofore provided,
the session to last from October l to
June 80, in accordance with the
board of visitors suggestion 1t
was decided also to erect an electric
laboratory and to strengthen the
agricultural department by the cleo
ton Of two assistant instructors
MIR. George y. Tlllmans S address
on Winter Grasses and Forage
Plants for the South" was the most
interesting. instructive and eloquent
address on agriculture ] ever heard.
He spoke for more than an hour.
Contracts for uniforms we're let to
Oehen & Co., of Baltimore, who had
the contract year ago.