The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-08-12
Visitors at Clemso..>


FoRr HILL, Aug. 5-Fivs members On
the board of visitors, who are to meet
here TO night, arrived yesterday, and at
a preliminary meeting held at the hotel
last night elected Hon. George y. lillman
chairman and Mr.. Moss, of OrangeburG,
secretary. The members present were !:
Tillman. Mitcl u, Moss, Miller and Wat
son. Messrs. Clarke and Brown being alb
sent.
At this preliminary meeting number
of reforms were discussed, to be submit
ted in the report, among which was the
necessity of devuting greater attention to
agricultural and mechanical training.
Mr.. Tlllman holds to the opinion that at
least half of the day should be devoted to
practical work, and there is talk of re-
During all of the farm work to be done
by the students and acing away with the
convict aid, though there does not seem
to be much probability of this being at
tempted at this time.
The matter of establishing q primary
department. was touched upon, bat lett
for future consideration, as was the mat
ter of adding business, short hand and
telegraphlc department., which does not
seem TO meet with much favor, the gen.
eral impression seeming to be that the
oA ~e~
mo Importance and value and demands
all the attention of the officers at this
time. Some of the visitors seem to think
that bookkeeping and amanuensis work
is being given over to the women any way
and that it would be practical waste OF
tina to put the boys at 1t
Mr.. TIilman mmented this morning
on the fact that there was no dancing
master aud seemed 10 think that there
was need for the boys, especially since
thew received military instruction, to get
the polish that only dancing instructors
could give. He protested against Mr..
MltcheIl's suggestion that his idea was
that the ability to walk straight furrow
completed boys education
An early start to inspect the grounds,
farms aud different departments was
made this IN. rning, and Mr.. Ellerbe COM
menced the day by proving that he was
fully qualified for the governor chair
by milking cow, while Major Berry
held that prince Of papsuckers, the "alf.
Mr. Ellerbe is beautiful mllker and
seemed to enjoy the exercise rather better
than he does listening to one OF Brother
Wnitman's speeches.
Carriages were provided and the party,
consisting of the board OF visitors, and
mum ber of the trustees who are here for
the meeting to-nlorrow, were taken first
over the broad corn fields along the river,
by the dyke, almost to the very waters I
edge. They were much interested in the
leVee system. The Seneca River RACES at
this point sometimes and on one occasion
broke over the high l-vee. creek runs
through the bottom and during the recent
freshet washed down several acres OF the
best of the corn. Some of it will be Saw.
ed, but the greater part can only be used
for hogs.
The crops are in fl0urishing condition.
Returning to the grounds chapel servi-
ces were attended, and an inspection
made OF ,he different departments In the
main building under the chaperonage OF
the different pr .fessors. The mechanical
veterinary and dairyiug departments
| were visited next, the workshops attract
| ing the greatest attention, and calling fol
many OK xpresslons ofapproval.
Mr.. Tillman took the lead everywhere
aud uIade minute enquiry into every de-
| tail. He expressed himself as highly
| pleased with the work in the shops. but
did not seem to be impressed with the
agricultural work.
The water works were also visited and
| thoroughly inspected, and the party then
repaired " Iu6 Udlu lcOA " dOi
they had dinner in the presence of the
school.
About 200 boys, of whom 80 are new
ones, are in attendance. There is a prob.
ability Of the total attendance reaching
that Of last year before the close of the
session.
One result of the pure water craze thai
| is agitatipg the public mind is Il great
rush on the chemist. Hardly q day
passes without his getting a sample ol
water to analyzs. From bitches and
wells and springs they CONE, and he has
his hands FULL attending to this demand
upon his time.
A feature of the mornings drive was
DR.. Wyman's veterinary clinic. He was
| examining lame horse before his class
when the carriages drove up and the
party devoted halt an hour to watching
his methods, which, among other things
involved requiring Cadet Turnipseed t.
trot the animal around in the hot sur
until he was as red as lobster and pulled
like purpose.
There are nunb ber of visitors in ano
around Fort Hill. he climate is delight.
full just now, with never mosquito in
sight. But despite this there is talk o.
relnodellng the vacation system and CIV
ing the students and teachers the long
summer for Observation-Disclosures State