The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-07
THE CHEMICAL DEPARTMENT

~ oVo' ~ 10 uCEC OItU UIlS SUuQct
d is introduced to the mysteries of tn
8 composition of matter, and is mad
n theoretically and practically famili;t
n with nature's laws OF synthesis an
o analysis. He is made acquainted wit
the composition Of food, of plants an
9 animals learns of what elements tn
: soil and air are made the require
, ments OF plant and animal life, an
studies the laws which govern tn
. actions and reactions Of the variou
substances Of the earth's surface upo
each other, and their influences upo,
the arts of civilized life. They hecom
. acquainted with the chemistry of th
soil, the chemistry of the air, th
chemistry OF the plants, which grow il
! and from these, and the chemistry o
the animals which consume the plants
J Agriculture without chemistry woult
be but blind and laundering art
Clemson students have rare oppOrtuni
ties for instruction in this department
MILITARY DEPARTMENT..
The discipline is strictly military
The cadets board in barracks at the
actual cost of the College of the food
and attendance. Perfect order pre-
walls, and the cadets seem to have de-
termined to avail themselves OF all ad.
vantages offered by the College. The
corps Is divided into six companies,
forming regiment of two battalions.
The department embraces the control
l0t the barracks, including me SIS hall,
cadet exchange, through which cadets
purchase all goods needed at w holesale
prices, and everything pertaining to
discipline ana instruction in drill and
military science.
| BUILDINGS.
The public buildings are: The main
College building, four-story brick
structure, with eightcen recitation
rooms, library, Offices OF president and
treasurer, three halls for literary
societies.
| The barracks is three-story brick
structure, with mess hall, l34 by AL,
and l6O rooms, kitchen, closets, and ali
appliances which accompany a first
class hotel.
Mechanical Building-A two-story
brick structure, with 10000 feet of
ll0or space, Is thoroughly equipped for
| all OF the divisions cf that department.
except the electrical, which occupies q
one-story brick building, erected for
that purpose.
The chemical department occupies a
neat brick building of two stories ana
a basement. This contains the lectur :,
room OF the professor of chemistry
State Laboratories and laboratories for
lnstructing students in ANALYTICAL
chemistry, and the necessary Gtlices
Tor the transaction of the business of
the department.
Other public buildings are four
barns, two corn cribs, fertilizer
house, hotel, experiment station Offices,
hospital, horticultural building and
cannerJ, steam laundry, smithy, pump
house, etc.
RESIDENCES.
The College owns farm OF 100
acres and all the buildings. There
are residences for the professors and
officers of the College-ten two-story
brick structures and eleven two-story
frame buildings, besides eleven one
story frame buildings for employees.
WATER SUPPLY.
Water is pumped from living
stream, the water Of which rises on
the farm away from any possible source
OF contamination, into a standpipe, Is
leet In diameter and 90 feet high.
From this it is distributed to all public
buildings and stock yards.
There are fire hyrants SO distributed
as to afford protection to all public
buildings and residences.
HEAT AND LIGHT.
All OF the principal public buildings
are heated by steam, and the grounds,
public buildings and principal resi-
dences all lighted by electricity.
EXPERIMENT STATION.
Inc work OF the experiment station,
which is department Of the College,
and in which nine OF the station work
ers teach In the College, affords an ex-
celent laboratory for practical ;nstruc-
tion of the classes in agriculture.
The students in these classes are re-
quired to become familiar with the
methods employed in conducting ex-
perlments, to observe and record the
differences between the plots, estimate
prospective yield at different stages of
growth, to assist in harvesting the
| crops from experiment plots, and,
finally, to prepare bulletins setting
forth the results, accompanying these
| with comments of their own upon the
value OF the facts obtained from the
| experiments.
In horticulture they are required to
perform, personally, enough work of
everv kind to acquire practical know
ledge of the details. An instructor ac-
companies each section, and not only
directs the practical work, but ex-
plains the reasons for the methods
pursued.
AT some time during the college
course each student is instructed every
description OF work in the experiment
garden and truck farm, in the orchard,
vineyard, nursery, cannery, green
house and smt II fruits. A similar
plan is pursued in each division of the
departmental the stock yard in the
dairy, In botany, in entomology and
veterinary surgery. When young
man graduates from Clemson College
he not only knows something but
knows how to do something.
THE INFIRMARY
Is large frame building, removed
from other public buildings and vel
equipped for the purpose of caring foi
the sick. A kind and motherlv matror
presides, assisted by quiet, faithful
steward. Cadets are here cared for a,
well as II not better than they can bt
at home. The skillful surgeon Is con
stantly accessible, and the trained
nurses give unremitting attention X
the patients who need their care.
I. The administration is presidential II
character, but weekly faculty meet
/ ings are held for the purpose of con
sultation. as an advisory boart, as t.
matters pertaining to the welfare O
, the College and the students. TIL
president is watchful of every interest
: and energetic in execution OF all law
> OF the board.
LIBRARY.
In the main building are q series G