The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-09-30
CLEMSON COLLEGE.


others in suitabl y colored paints. The
different shop rooms are laid on Il lib
cral scale and are we'll adapted to the
work of instruction in the mechanic
arts. The wood shop comprises an
office and four rooms with total floor
space of 5000 square ieet. The forg
ing shops and foundry are in one room
with $500 square feet. The machine
shop is composed Of two rooms and ar
office with floor area of $500 square
feet Tt e tool and store room occupies
1,450 square feet. The boiler, engine
and dynamo rooms 1900 square feet.
The office 500 square feet. The lecture
and drawing rooms 3,400 square feet
A total area in the entire building of
p $50 square feet 1t is equipped
with modern machinery and appliances
for instruction in mechanic arts, and
the outfit is being constantly increased
as occasion demands.
The chemical laboratory is Of brick,
80 by 50 feet, two-stories high. 1t is
rooted with slate and finished inside
with Southern pine. On the first
floor there are eight rooms. Five of
these arc appropriated for State An
alytical and Experiment Station work,
and are supplied with all the necessary
chemical and optical apparatus. OF
the other rooms on this floor, one is
balance room for students, one an
office, and the third is fitted up as a
laboratory for advanced students.
The basement is used for assaying and
for storage. The rooms on the second
floor are used for work connected with
this department.
A wooden building containing Off
ces, a library and storage and seed
rooms, is provided for the use of Off
GERS of the Experiment Station. Un-
der an Act of Congress approved
March 2, 1887, the South Carolina
Experiment Station was organized in
January, 1888, at Columbia, as de-
partment of the University of South
Carolina. 1t was moved TO Clemson
in 1890 and reorganized as depart
meut of Clemson Cnllege
The college is provided with two
barns. Que 36 by 80 feet for the
teams. wagons, and the storage Of for
age. Of the other, one section, l94
by 30 feet, accommodates 80 head of
cattle ard the second, 40 by 72 feet,
contains ak silos with an aggregate
capacity of four hundred tons. The
dairy building is especially constructed
for dairy purposes: aud is equipped
with twelve.horse power engiue, and
apparatus necessary for butter and
cheese making BY most approved
methods. The horticultural depart
ment is provided with u green house,
canning house, and packing house
with brick basement.
The Laundry is brick building,
specially constructed aud fitted With
improved machinery uf modern
steam laundry. Nine two.story brick
buildings, nine siS-room cottages,
and sixteen smaller houses furulsh
residences for professors and other
employees
4 large hotel. beautifully located,
and overlooking the campus and col
lege buildings, has recently been erect
cd and is under the management Of
Mr.. and Mrs Lewis. This has proven
to be one Of the must needed struc-
lures at Clemson.
The former residence Of John G.
Calhoun is kept, in accordance with
the provisions Of Mr.. C,em,on will,
as Il place for preserving the relics OF
Calhoun, and for the fine collection OF
oil paintaings left to the College by
Mr. Clemson.
There are two soulces from when
water is obtained. The general sup
ply is collected through iron pipes lu-
to reservoir, from which it is
pumped into water tower eighty feet
hirh, whence it is distributed.
Drinking satcr is pumred in cou-
tinuous stream from a bold stream
directly into the barracks; it is by
this means furnished fresh, pure and
cold. The waste water is used for
flushing tie sewer ipcs, which emp
ty into the Seneca rl"cr. halt-nlle
away.
Taken a; 4 whole there is nc SINH
lar institution in the South to-day
that will surpa>S Clemson College.
Evcrythin;, is completes which is ncces-
Sarv to make it an ideal insl!tntt"n,
and where the young uen can receive
the best kind Of instruction st the