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tons for eight years. during thrcc
years Of which he was president Of
the Alabama State Agricultural So
cirty. He has boon, since 1872, Il
life member Of tho American Pomo-
logical Society, of which ho was Il
vice president for Alabama for eight
years. Ito is ut present Il member
Of tn" executive committee of the
State Agricultural Society of Gror-
Sia. In tho winter of 1891 H2 ho
was elected professor of agriculture
at Clemson, and ngriculturist of tho
station. Aftcr being hcro for two
years hr returned to his farm, noar
Atlanta, whcrc no onsa9od in farm
ing and newspaper work. Prof.
Newman is now Sonorul agent and
field editor Of Southern Cultivutor,
ROW in its fifty fourth ycnr Of publ,
cation.
THE TRUSTEES DEFENCE.
Tho board Of trustocs prepared
tho cnclosel statement for publicn.
| ton:
Tho board Of trustees OF Clemson
College,, mindful Of tho important
trust in thor charge, foel called on
to mako statcmont for the informu-
ton of tho people of tho State in ro-
gard to tho rocont sickness at tho
college, and its causes. We have
road tho report of tho State board of
health, and havo also had under
consideration tho report of the col
loge surgeon, DIR. Rcdfearn. In ad-
dltion to tho light thus thrown on
tho subject we havo made personal
examination Of tho college buildings
and tho surrounding grounds, and
wo arc not satisfied ut all as to the
nature of tho fever which has pre-
vailed or as to its cause. We have
grcnt respect for tho scientific ability
and learning Of tho State board of
health, but we arc bound to question
their conclusions f'om tho fact that
omlnont physicians in tho noighbor,
ing counties have declared the fever
at tho college to bo mulurial and ty,
phoid i'll its nature, and there is
grave doubt whether moro than fou,
casc" Of typhoid foyer havo boon at
the c2..!!>so this year.
Tho cursory and imperfect oxumi
nation mado by tho State board OF
health is shown by tho fact that two
pnipablo errors arc mado in their ro
port. Tho dairy, which thoy place
nndor tho ban rs probable cause OF
disease, was not built on pond
which had boon filed in, and there
is not single privy on the "sur,
rounding hills" abovo tho dairy.
Tho water from tho only privy in the
noighborn ood reaches tho ravino be,
low tho dairy. Then tho statement
ls mado throo separate timos that
the watcr closets should he outside
tho barracks and not inside, and
should be "detachcd" from thom.
In TACT tho water closets wore ro-
moved from tho building moro than
two years ago, and they aro now dc,
tachod, with IN open current of air
passing between.
Thoy arc reached by latticcd
gallery tiftoon feet long, and there is
no possibility Of sewer gas getting
! into the building. But wo arc not
disposed to criticise tho State board
of health, and will carry out all OF
their recommendations that are pos
slble, and leave no stone nnturned tc
allay all cause of doubt as to the
proper sanitation of tho COLLEGE
buildings and grounds. We hnve
mover had any trouble before, and