The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-08-11
THE CHANGES AT CLEMSON.
Provision Made for u Summer yaca.
tion-The Agricultural Department

Provision Made for u Summer yaca.
tion-The Agricultural Department.
is Increased.
The board of visitors of Clemson Col.
lege made an inspection last week.
and submitted the following report to
the board of trustees
TO the Board Of Trustees of the Glenn
son Agricultural College of South
Carolina.
We the undersigned members of the
board of visitors instituting INQUIRY
into the working condition of the col
lege would suggest to your board the
changes which may be necessary for
its improvement.
! |. The two grand divisions of the
soils aud climates of the State are
divided by a line drawn from Augusta
to Columbia, thence to Camden and
| Cheraw. There is now only one agri-
cultural experiment station for the
whole State, viz: AT Clemson and in
order that all the people of the State
should receive the benefit of the fund
granted by the United States we would
recommend that if practicable another
agricultural experiment station be
established south OF the above line
under the charge and supervision of
the college.
l. We would suggest that some con-
slant and pregnant experiment be
made by the experiment station in
crops and plants and the result there
OF be brought to the notice of the farm
ers by bulletins.
8. That at some period of each wear
short Practicable course of lectures
in agriculture be given at each county
seat to the farmers of the county upon
the plan commonly known us university
extension lectures.
4. That the military feature be strict
ly limited to what is necessary for pro-
per discipline and tactics in order that
more time and attention be given to
the purposes for which the college was
founded.
D., That the college be supplied and
equipped with the best electric appa-
ratus and especial attention be given
TO complete and thorough course
in the science of electricity. The
enormous increase of all manufacture
ing industries in the State and the
necessity of motive power furnished
by electricity require that we should
nave the best electrical as well as me-
chan: cal experts to supply our needs.
u; In order to avoid the expense of
i"Ci ioi VI iS@oliS iIloUlNc DOWSr lOr GIe
college we would urge the necessity
of at once making arrangements to
generate electricity by water and
transmit the power to DIS college
necessary to run its machinery.
T. Ihat the library OF the college be
placed in the building by itself away
from the noise OF its present location
and avoiding the risk Of loss by fire.
8. That the road to Cherry's cross
lug be made on u better grade and
more suitable for an entrance to the
college.
o. That the telegraph station at Cal
noun be connected at once with the
college by telephone.
1C. That the bath room In the hos
pital be better fitted up and an ad-
ditional bath tub on rollers be furnish
ed.
III. That the term Of the college
should be nine months beginning with
the first OF October and ending on the
3Oth OF June giving three mouths
vacation during the hot months,
thus saving the health of the students
and the expense OF travel caused by
the present system Of holidays.
II. That nine affirmative votes in
the board OF trustees should be neces-
sary to elect o. remove u professor
anu 9uSn NoVeS sbdii DC required TO
appropriate money in any case.
ID. That such manual labor, farm
work, work in the experiment station,
be done by the students as is consistent
with the proper intellectual training
required by an agricultural and mo-
chanical college.
l4. That In order to properly carry
out the intention Of the article OF the
laws requiring rigid examination "
by the board OF visitors and q report
to the board OF trustees at its annual
meeting more time should be allowed
the board.
The 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 mako even q
proper inquiry into the working con-
dltion OF an institution OF such magni-
tude and doing such a large and splen-
did wor k and confcring such incstma-
| bic benefits on our people in the shoES
time Of only one day. y
Respectfully submittcd
G.. ID. Tillman, chairman; j. B. Wat
son, b. +. Miller, Julian Mitchell, Jas.
! ~ Moss.
htleSt: JAS. M. Moss, Secretary.
At the meeting Of the trustees the
first matter considered was that of
promoting MIR. f. S. SILVER, assistant
instructor in the chemical department
and increasing his salary, which was
agreed to.
The vacation matter was then taken
up, and it was finally decided to limit
the term to nine months instead of 10
AS heretofore provided, the sessions to
last from October to June 30, in ac-
CoYdancc with the board of visitors ,
suggestion. 1t was decided also to
erect an electric laboratory and to
strengthen the agricultural depart
ment by the election Of two assistant
instructors.
They were getting ready to 90 to q