The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-01-13
THE FARMERS COLLEGE.
N,jMRE9 OF STUDENTS A LITTLE
LESS Than LAST YEAR.

LESS Than LAST YEAR.
The board OF Trustees Argue for a Contin-
uancs OF the Appropriation Of the Priv
i,aqe rax-Prestdent Craighead's Re
port of Operations.
Clemson College is one of the insti-
tutions of the State in which the far
mers especially are interested and 1t
will be gratifying to them as well as
all of the people OF the State to know
that the institution is fourishing and
from the reports of the officers seems
to be accomplishing much good.
President Craishead, in the course
OF his report, gives the following dg-
ures to show the number Of students
bv classes, which is slightly less than
last year: :,
Seniors, mechanical. ......,...... q
Seniors, agricultural.... ......... 10
Juniors. mechanical. al.............. 10
Juniors, agricultural. 10
Sophomores, mechanical .....,... ~
Sophomores, agricultural. l......... "a "a
Freshmen. n........ ................ %
Fitting school. .Io9
Special students...........e......
Summary by counties: Abbeville,23 %;
Aiken. ); Anderson, SO; Barnweu, 1Si
Berkeley, 3; Beaufort, /; Charleston,
%; Chester, 5; 5;Chesterfeld, /; Clarenn1;
don = Colletou, I; DarliDgtonT9; !;
Edge6eld, I5;S Fairfield, I; Florence,
5; GreenvilIe, 13; BampT6GI, /; Ker,
shaw, s; Lancaster, /; Laurens, -;
Lexington, H. Marion, 3; Marlboro,
y; Newberry, 7; Oconee. 16; Orange
burg, IS; Pickens. 81; Richland, 6;
Saluda. s; Spartanburg. is; Sumter.
5; Williamsburg, I; York, ); total
345.
By States: Washington. D. c.. l.;
Transylvania, n. c., 2; Fulton, Ga,
|; Steuben. n. Y, l; Colquitt, Ga,
l; FaT Tette, Mo-, l; Rome, Italy, l;
total, not counting student twice $50.
FITTING SCHOOL.
About half of our students, as will
be seen, are in the fitting school. Ex-
perience shows that, of the boys who
come to US, an average OF only about
one in twenty is prepared for college.
It is true that our entrance require
ments, owing to the excellent work
done in the fitting school. have been
somewhat raised. I need not stress
the Importance of thorough elemental
ry instruction, and, until the district
schools fit boys for college, preparato'
ry classes here will remain necessl-
ty. Six years is rather long time for
boy to remain at college, and it IS to
be regretted that boys cannot obtain
at home good preparatory education.
If this cannot be done, esch county
or each congressional district should
have at least one school where boys
and girls could be fitted for college at
a cost not exceeding that at Clemson.
Major Edgeworth Bly, the, who, since
February, 1894, has done faithful and
efficient work in the fitting school
will sever his connection with the col
lege at the close of the year and begin
the practice of law. Major Blythe car
ries with him the respecs and esteem
cf kc:k faculty a1d students. I.
There are men in our senior class
able to do his work well, and I, there.
fore, recommend that one Of our own
graduates be appointed to FIJI the va
cancy. Prof. Morrison, the head mas.
ter of the school has been from time to
time assisted by the professors IN the
college department.
l deem it unnecessary to make more
than brief summary OF the work OF
the various departments during the
year. This reports of the professors
heretofore attached will give a correct
idea of the work done, the text books
used, the money expended, and such
other information as the board may
care to know.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
The agricultural department has
sustained great loss in the death OF
Prof. W. L. McGse, who, on October
90, while instructing the senior class
at the college barn, was caught in our
corn shredding machine and fatally
injured, dying after an illness of four
hours. His untinely death cast a
gloom over the whole college.
At your last meeting it was decided
to elect at this time botaniSt and an
Out of large number
OF applicants for these positions | have
selected two whom I feel justified IN
recommending to you.
CHEMICAL DEPARTMENT.
The work OF the chemical depart
ment, which from year to year has
grown IN importance, is fully set forth
in Prof. Hardin's report. The number
of analyses Of waters, made at the re-
quest of parties living in nearly every
part of the State, shows that our peo-
pie are at last realizing the necessity
for good pure drinking water. NO
State, perhaps, is doing more than
South Carolina to protect the farmers,
not only against fraudulent fertilizers
and other impos;tions, but also against
impure water, the fruitful source OF
many ills, both TO man and beast.
Prof. Hardin recommends that the
salary of MIR. Mcdonnell, graduate
of the Maryland Agricultural College,
who has been employed in the fertil;
izer department since July 2, be raised
to 5000. Mr.. McDonnelis excellent
work fully entities him to this amount.
The mechanical department IS at
last fairly we'll equipped. With the
excellent instruction given here and
the creditable equipment already had
I see no reason why students seeking
courses il electrical engineering and
mechanical engineering should 60 to
other States for instruction. The ex-
hibit recently made by this department
at our State Far was pronounced by
many to be most creditable, and gave
to the people of the State me know,
edge of the work attempted here. All
the instructors seem 10 be earnest and
faithful, determined to keep up with
the rapid progress being made IN the
mechanic arts. Several OF the instruc,