The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-06-09
Clemson Makes a good Show.

Clemson, June 1.-The regular
annual inspection of the military
department of Clemson College
was held on last Saturday by Moi.
70. A. Darlington, inspector general.
This inspections was one of the Sc
ries of inspections of the military
organizations which are regularly
made every year by order of the
war department.
The inspection, which was held
In fatigue uniform, consisted of
first, a review of the regiment,
which was commanded by Capt.
Ezra b. Fuller, the battallions
being under the respective COM
mands of Majors Blythe and
Shanklin. The review was fol-
lowed by a thorough inspection of
the arms and equipments of the
cadets, and the instruments of the
cadet band.
The battalions were then drilled
separately in the various move-
ments of the battalion drill, the
battalions being afterwards broken
up and the companies separately
drilled by their respective cap
tains. This completed the field
m"anoeuvres.
During the afternoon the Senior
class were examined by the in
spector general in theoretical mill
tary science. This was followed
with a signal drill, which consisted
of an original message started by
Maj. darlington, and sent through
several squads of boys, the mes
sage being delivered perfectly
This closed the inspection.
While, of course, Major CARING.
ton expressed no opinion as to the
efficiency of this c6rps, it, is quite
certain that he was favorably inn
pressed and pleased with the
manoeuvres.
The cadets here are put at a dis
advantage in these annual inspec-
tions because they take place dur
ing the first part of the scholastic
year, while at all the other colleges
sShey occur during the last half,
most of these colleges closing the
year in June or July, while Glenn
son College closes in November.
Besides this a large number Of
the cadets are new, having entered
the College in February last, and
having drilled in ranks only q few
weeks, but notwithstanding these
drawbacks the inspection was
highly satisfactory. In order to
remedy this trouble and put Glenn
sOn or an equal footing with the
other military schools Capt. Fuller
has requested Major Darlington to
get the war department to change
fhn tim a for. n cnnnfiN CO n O. f,> n@n
form to the school term.
Capt. Fuller has also succeeded
in getting an order from the war
department for two breech-loading
rifed guns OF 3 2-1O inches calibre,
and of the latest patent. They will
be sent as soon as the College
makes the necessary bond.
Major Darlington says this is the
largest corps of cadets that he. has
inspected in his district, compris-
ing nine States, extending from
Maryland to Louisiana. The Mis-
sissippi College comes next, with
zig cadets. Major Darlington
stayed with Capt. Fuller while
here. They are old friends, hav-
ing been at West Point together
twenty-years ago, and having
served in the same regiment out in
the West.
The relic room in the old CAL
houn house has been provided with
a new Brussels carpet, and the old
library with Il 1idg mating. The
furniture and paintings in the relic
room including the chair used by
George Washington and those
given by King Leopold, of Bel
GUM, to Mr.. Clemson have recently
been done up by MI. Geo. F. Tolley,
of Anderson, and the work is con-
sidered 10 have been done in first
class style. Bids for doing the
work had been received from lead
ing houses in New York and Chi
cago, but Mr.. Tolley secured the
job, and has done il in a very salts
factory manner.
The place made vacant by the
death of Mr.. James is being tenn
porarily supplied by Mr.. James p.
Lewis. Mr.. VIM. McCracken has
taken p. N. Lindsey's place.-Char-
lesion News and Courier.