The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
CLEMSON COLLEGE.
President Cra,shead Says Su:ne Good
Thiugs About the Institution.


The farmers institute at Sumter on
Saturday ended III rather uaeXpeci-
ed manner with an enconium o. Glenn
son and q defense o. It's course by
President CraighEsd. Al tie conciu-
sion o. his address sone one n the
audience asked If II were true, rs some
claimed, that Clemson was being
turned into literary institute. Mr.
Craiphead replied that such was not
the case, ard he did not sac how any
intelligent man who Kew anything
OF tho work st Clemsca could form
such an opinion. He said there were
no literary studies IN the college cur
riculum but Eng lish ard history that
| be did not think that student should
be allowed TO graduate from the col
lege without 9 knowledge Of the rooth-
er tongue, and no man could claim 10
be educated vino did net have Al
least a general knowledge of the lead
| ing facts of history. lie said that 40
money had been spent en- the literary
department, but that tens OF thousands
had been spent on the Industrial and
scientific. such as the dairying, hortl.
culture, agriculture a?d veterinary
departments; TO equip the machine
shop, boundary a nd Jorge, the clectrl-
cal, geological, botanical and chemi
cal laboratories. In short. the litera
ry features of the college had been
completely overshadowed, aud II any
mistake had tesn made it was not
given enough prominence, perhaps,
to the English literature and language.
Compare Clemson with the two lead
! ing agricultural and mechanical col
leees in the south, that of Alabama
aud of Virginia, over which latter
Mcbride, has so ably presided. There
were only two general courses N
Clemson, while in Alabama or Viz
gina there were seven or eight. In
both these institutions boy could
graduate without taking any agricul-
tural or industrial studies. For ex-
ample, in one of the four year courses
at the Virginia school, and also in
Alabama, the following studies were
included: French, German, consti,
tutional history, astronomy, political
economy, ethics and psychology. In
other words, just such a course as is
given in the ordinary literary college
! for the B. s. degree. In short, Glenn
son has been doing her own legitimate
work and is not duplicating the work
OF the South Carolina college or the
denominational schools. Further
more the industrial feature Of Glenn
son was more prominent than that OF
any other southern agricultural and
mechanical college, except that Of
Mississippi. Some one in the audi
ence asked President Crsighead why
he telegraphed that there was malari-
al fever at Clemson when the state
board of health had declared it to be
an epidemic of typhoid. In reply, he
said he wired that they had 80 cases Of
malariai fever and only one OF ty-
phoid, because that was the informa-
ton furnished him by the college sur
geon, backed by two or three promi-
nent local physicians. he did rot
know whether they had an epidemic
of typhoid or not, and it was not Of
much concern at this time. What
was OF concern was the promise OF the
trustees to make sanitary conditions
as perfect as possible, and thereby
prevent fever or any other trouble.
He would not on any consideration
reflect on the state board OF health,
but that it appeared little singular to
plain man that the two out OF four
cases OF typhoid fever treated by the
most modern methods should die;
whereas so or 80 other cases dosed on
quinine and calamel, the old fashion
| ed malarial treatment, should recover
in three TO ffteen days. That, how.
ever, was a question that concerned
the doctors, and the only question OF
Importance now before the trustees
was to assure the people of perfect SAN
itary conditions for the future. In
| concluding, he paid a high compi-
ment to the faculty, whom he consid-
| dered able and energetic. The insti-
tute was conducted by Professors
Shiver, Connor and Craighead and
and was well attended, considering
the little advertising it had had. Pres
ident Craighead's address on the ag-
ricultural problem was eloquent and
interesting. He leaves the last part OF
this week for Missouri.