The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-02-27
THE CLEMSON COMMUTE E,


Ther Rep0r. suomatooa--Bousr Wo~k Pre-
octeu.
Tho following is the report OF the
committee appointed by tho Logisla-
ture to investigate the state OF affairs
at Clemson College. Tho report was
submitted to the Legislature on We'd
nc mHes1ay' and was signed by j. w. Floyd,
y. w. Garris, w. j. johnson, II. h
Watson and John II. Sloan:
20 Inc honorable Scnatc and House
vi Representatives. of South Carolina:
that JOINT committee consisting
V. s"p membors OF thciSonatc and thrco
,i. on'pers OF. Tho llousc'o OF Roprcsenta-
INcs DC appointed to mako an inyesti-
galion into the workings of C.omson
oollogc, the service OF It's various do
Partments and us to tho foundation of
CcrtHlh rumors, reporting Il lack of
harmony In tho collaboration OF tho
board OF trustees. That said com.
mlCteo have leave to sit at such time
and places as will sorvo their convent
enco and that they havo power to send
thesprcsont session Of the General Az
sombly by bill or otherwise"
| undor tho abovo concurrent rcsolu-
t1ou we, tho undersigned members of
the committee, acting through tho
authority OF the same, beg leave to
make tho following report thereon
FIRST, as to tho workings OF Clemson
College, we beg to say that tho cou-
mitteo visited the college on Thursday,
! teb 9th and rcmaincd thcre for nearly
throe days: that they personally in
spccted and examined all the depart
| mcnts OF the institution and so far as
they were able by diligent observation
| and inquiry from tho various heads
and assistants of said departments,
would say that systematic management
and apparent good order were clearly
Indicated and especially was this OBJ
servable in tho chemical horticultural
and dairy departments. 1t appeared
to the committee that tho mechanical
department WAS also libcrnlly equipped
for perfect instruction in mechanics,
but upon consultation with the prcsi-
don't Of the college and majority OF
tho board OF trustees, we wcro told
that to graduate successfully the scnior
class (which is largc) other additions
OF machinery to that department were
absolutely necessary, and should DO
made at 0nce. AS regards tho agri-
cultural Department. in which cOnncc-
ti0n tho Hatch fund for experiments in
agriculture is valuable addition, wc
saw no reason or necessity for further
outlay, with the exception Of two nd-
dltional instructors which wcrc elected
at tho recent mcoting OF tho board OF
trustees. We regret to add, but aro
nevertheless firmly convinced from tho
testimony tal1on, that sufficient alton
tion has bccn sadly lacking in pushing
and pcrfectng tho two paramount de-
partmcnts Of tho institution--mc chanics
and agriculture.
| Tho evident intention of the proicc-
tor and founder OF the institution WAS
to give to South Carolina an ngricul-
tural and mechanical college, per &C.
| We bcllevc, however. that the board
OF trustees and the president u"e now
thoroughly awakened to tho impOr-
tance that specially attaches to those
two departments which immodn
concerns and determines tho future
success or failure OF the institution rs
such, and that they will work vigor-
ously and tremendously to that ond
Your committee would further report
that as pertaining to the rumor of the
lack OF harmony in the board of trus-
tees that tho testimony taken points
Enthusiastically to the truth that such was
a fact, and that impodimcnts were in
somo instances intcrp0sed which inn
peded or stayed for II timo tho pro-
| gross OF the institution.
We bolievc, however, that the cause
which provoked said condition has
now been removed by partial rcor-
ganiZatiOn OF the faculty and the dis
charge OF certain professors and in
structOrs and tho election of others,
which imprcsscs us with the belief
! that hereafter the board OF trustees
| and tho president and faculty will
| work harmoniously and that we may
confidently look for success and pro
grcss in that great institution Of learn
ing.
We would say further that IL cursory
examination of tho bookk coping OF the
college disclosed the fact that the
books OF the institution were neatly
and simply kept, and the plan of au-
diting accounts and making rcuuisi-
tions for materials, etc, disbursing
funds Tor various payments showed
perfect system and simplicity.
We have considered also to some OK
tent the charge OF extravaganza in OK
penditurcs and from close observation
and to all outward appearances VIC are
led to conclude that while errors and
mistakes have doubtless been made, we
nevertheless believe that all the large
sums OF money heretofore appropriated
10y the State and controlled by tho col
| lcgc from other sources have becn
! honestly expended, bU. tho college,
now that it is finished and nearly equip
ped and no further appropriation be-
ing. necessary for building purpose, we
believe similar appropriation in
amount to that Of last year for the cur
rent expenses OF tho present year will
bc fully ample and wo so recommend.
| All Of which We respectfully submit
and ask to be discharged from further
consideration Of the samo.
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