The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-01-28

there had beer any extravaganza at
Clemson. On the other hand, the
money appforiatsd by the Legisla-
lure had been honestly and judiciously
expended.
THE REPORT OF TIE INVESTIGATING
COMMITTEE.
The investigation COMMITTEES from
the a of trustees OF Clemson Col
lege has made the following report,
which was adopted by the trustees at
the meeting Friday morning. This
committee examined in the working
order Of the college some months AGO
The report was submitted to the board
at q meeting shortly afterwards, but it
was not adopted at that meeting. The
report is as follows
Clemson College, S. c., Dec. IL, 1896.
To the Board of Trustees of the
Clemson Agricultural College.
Gentlemen: We, your committee
appointed to investigate the manage
ment OF the college, respectfully sub
mit the following recommendations
we consider the academic depart
ment unduly prominent, there being
In this department., three full profess
s0rs and two associates, the latter paid
Sl,oOo each, while in the Agricultural
department. there is no full professor
and In the Mechanical Department
only one. In order, therefore, to re-
duce this department to its proper
proportion and to show our determina-
Il TO give special subjects, we re-
commend that salaries Of literary pro-
lessons range from 81, 200 to 81, 500.
Belleving the success of the Mathe-
NAUTICAL department. to be greatly i'm
pedec because of the in~eficiency of
Professor Strobe, we recommend that
ne be required to resign at such a
time as may seem proper to the Board.
Ihls ana similar recommendations
cause us much pain but we cannot per-
NIT our sympathy for any Individual
TO outweigh our interest in the welfare
OF students whose preparation for the
responsible duties Of life would be
a~frevocaoly impaired by inefficient In
We believe that all of our instruc-
t0rs Oul be men OF al least respect
commend that Mr.. Litton, whose educa.
ton is ~lamentably deficient, be re-
quested to resign and that his place
ton.
we do not recommend n immedi-
ate increase in the salaries of the in.
%structors in the Mechanical Depart.
ment, but recognizing the Importance
OIL having thoroughly trained men
mere, we recommend that our present
instructors be urged to mako use of
every opportunity for improvement
anu mat they be permitted, whenever
p~ractlcabie, to spend their vacation at
special schools or universities offerino
advanced instruction in mechanical
arts.
we think that the salaries of in.
Structors In this department should
be not less than 81, 200, and we recon.
mend tina these salaries be Increased
from time to time in proportion the
zeal n efficiency displayed by the
instructors in charge.
lnasmuch as the Department OF
Physics was, at the last meeting of the
h0ard, made a branch Of the Mechani
cal department, we recommend that
the chair of Physics be abolished AMI
that the instructor in this subject be
paid from $500 to 81, 200, thereby rank.
ing with other instructors in the Me
chanical Department..
MI. D.; w. Hart, Il %dairyman, ha.
shown himself to be an expert in his
work and we, therefore, Recommend
$1,000. io"'
We recommend that Professor Nor
rlson continue in charge of the Fitting
School at salary Of 81, 800. AS thorough
preparatory training is indispensable
to successful work in the college, failur,
IN higher classes often being due t,
shoddy work in the rudimentar,
branches, we recommend that here
alter only expert and experienced
teacners be employed for the Fittine
, school and that the young men nov
assisting Professor Morrison be urged
, 10 mt themselves as soon as possible, b,
!, special university training, for tn,
vocation OF teaching. Since it is nov
| easy to secure the services of me,
/ who, after completing college courses
. nave made special preparation at th,
, universities for the wor6 of teaching
) we do not think ID wise to employ her,
young men who have received only
general college education. Experienct
, teachers OF established reputation
/ would OF course form exceptions to thi
rule.
[ In conclusion, we consider it the dut,
OF the educator not simply to hear les
sons, u to strive both in and out q
the class room by all means at hi
command to develop his pupils in min,
and morals. We want no hirelings a
Clemson, and we recommend that tn,
Board retain only those professors VIII,
nantes, by their acts, a genuine low,
Tor their work and q hearty interest /,
all their pupils, especially in dull
backward boys who most need th,
encouragement of sympathetic teach
ers.
An association ia beinp formed I,