The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-06-09
A Day at Clemson.

EDITORS INTELLIeENCER: A days Wis
it at Clernson College, while tull Of pleas
ure and profit, does not afford one time
enough to get ocular demonstration Of the
scope OF the work being done there. OF
course, we all know in q general way that
with the equipment at hand the most thor
ough and practical work should be turn
ed off by the institution, but if one will
go and look for himself he cannot fail to
see that this is being done. The wonder ia
that there are not six hundred boys there
instead Of three hundred or more on the
register. Political ant professional preju-
Gripping the institution expends it
self on the. boy, the party at in.
tcrest least able to afford it. I would ad-
wise a,ly farmer-any parent, for that mat
ter-who is thinking Of sending his boy
off to school to 60 first and make a per-
sonal inspection Of the claims OF Clemson, |
and I feel confident that in nine cases out
OF ten his prejudice, original or secoNd-
hand, will disappear.
The purpose or my visit there Saturday
was to attend the usual monthly meeting
of the Oconee Teachers Association. The
ordinary programme of papers and talks
by the teachers was dispensed with and
the teachers themselves were treated TO
lectures by some Of the professors in their
several departments, and the whole was
highly instructive and enjoyable. These
lectures were made by Prof. Brodie on
Mathematics, Prof. Lewis on Mine-alogy,
Prof. Furrnan on English, Prof. Riggs on
Electricity and by Prof. Barnes in explain
ing the tools and machinery of Mechanical
Hall and exhibiting and explaining the
delicate and difficult specimens Of wood.
work made by the students in his depart
ment. / have $not time here to speak Of
the helpfulness of all this to the teachers
and to the cause Of education, but I will
take time to say l should be glad to SEQ q
similar occasion arranged for at Clemson
in the near future, to include teachers from
Oconee, Pickens and Anderson. The
County Superintendent of these Counties
could work up and bring with them a con-
tlngent Of teachers. with the customary
concomitanv of dinner baskets, and
q monster teachers pic mic could ba
held on the grounds. The professors, l
am quite sure. would be glad to welcome
them and favor them with lectures as on
last Saturday. L there q second to the
motion?
I must not forget to speak of the courte.
Gus demsanor of the students observed on
all hands. and to remark that, to fail to de-
tect even the slightest exhibition of rude
ness or pertness In 80 large astucent pody,
is indeed noteworthy.
I must not fail, too. to speak of the very
excellent dinner spread befors the little
body of teachers in the Mess Hall at the
expense of the faculty and of the unremit-
ting and humorous care Of Profs. Ciiuk-
scales and Morrison in serving it. Jun
Moss. the untiring secretary Of the Asso-
ciation, and probably the best teacher in
Oconee, was made to 'ax a blessin'," but
1 have half a notion that while he was
giving expression to the thankfulness of
those present, he kept an eye on the saw
ory steak before him. With another thing
I was very much impressed. The Oconee
teachers may be lacking in teaching sbili-
ty, there may be and doubtless is much
that they do not know in the,realm ofup.
to date methods, but from the facility with
which they found accommodation for
Clemson grub I am sure they are thar"
if there is any eating to be done:
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