The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-11-11
THE NEW REGIML At CLEMSON COLLEGE.
THE POLICY OF PRESIDENT
HAItTZOG
IN COWOrker With the Faculty to
Carry on the Work Upon Lines
Already Projected"

| IA 20 W. OrKcr with the FACULTY tC
Carry on the Work Upon Lines
Already Projected"
Knowing that great deal of interest
is naturally felt throughout the, State
as to the management and success OF
the College under its new president, O
correspondent of the News and Courier
called on President Hartzog and asked
him to outline his policy as to the con-
duct of the College. Mr.. Hartzog gave
a pleasant and interesting talk on va
rious subjects of College work. He
seems to have entered heart and soul
into his work here, and has made
good impression on his associates, who
are ready to give him helping hand
| for the accomplishment of the difficult
task before him.
One thing has been brought out
clearly, and that is that the College
will not sutfor from any lack of energy
on his part, for he has shown unusual
activity. The following remarks rep
resent briefly and partially his ideas
about the College,:
Replying to your question to outline
my plans for the future, permit me to
to Clemson College as u revolutionist.
| have come as d co-worker. with the
faculty, to carry on the work on the
lines already projected. am in hearty
sympathy with the spirit and purpose
of Clemson. | believe that Clemson
fills long felt want.
Clemson was not designed as a fac
tional school, to aptagoniZe or breaK
down other colleges in South Carolina
Clemson has mission OF her own. 1t
offers course Of study which. Gannot
be pursued elsewhere in the .State.
Among other studies your attention is
called to pure agriculture, hOrticult lturei
botany, veterinary science, daiTyfng, (,
| electricity. In other words, Clemson
College is an agricultural and :mechan-
| ical institution. -, -
English is taught because students
must know their mother tongue before
they can pursue scientific studies. The
ma ority of students who come here
need English training. - :.
Lord Brougham has said: Gan edu-
Gated man is one who knows something
Of everything and everything Of some
thing" Clemson College attempts to
fulfill that definition. A broad founda-
tion is laid in English work, and upon
that is built a superstructure of special
work. | am thoroughly convinced that
y
eft the whole Commonwealth OF South
Carolina.
| A Klondike of undeveloped resources
in South Carolina is but awaiting the
touch of expert hands. We need
trained mechanics to utilize the wasted
water power OF our State. Why should
we lie supinelyron our backs and send
North of Mason and Dixon's line for
our skilled mechanics ? Carlyle said.
mot 'arms and man, but tools and the
man. is now and henceforth to be the
great epic of the world" TO keep q
school fully abreast Of the best current
sary to have thorough equipments.
One learns to do by doing. All the lee.
turing in the world will not teach a boy
woodwork. Machinery is expensive.
Those who think that Clemson, has re-
ceived too much money should remem-
ber that IL takes more money to run a
| technical school than it does literary
college. While Clemson has not all the
equipments that may be desired, it will
easily rank among the first, If not the
| first, among institutions of a similar
character in the Southern States. For
that reason Clemson graduates will be
in demand, because they are known to
have mad opportunities to become &C.
tific research. =. ''.'
All industrial reforms are painfully
slow, but believe that we can SEQ in
many sections Of South Carolina al,
ready growing appreciation OF scien.
tiiic and agricultural subjects as q
result of the instruction given at Glenn
son. No one will attempt to deny the
Importance of an agricultural training
1t is a generally accepted axiom that
agriculture is the basis of wealth.
Clemson, therefore, is doing very i'm
portant work 1t teaches boys how to
tarm intelligently how to use fertil,
izers with best results how to select
seeds how to build up worn out soils
how to make farming pay.
In the study Of agriculture and me-
chanjcs certain amount Of educational
work is necessary, for, as we have re-
doing. The work required Of students
at Clemson Is not only educational, but
emphasizes the dignity Of labor. Glenn
son graduates are not ashamed to work,
and as result they are going to sue
ceed in the battle oflife.
| We have too many educated. men
who epend their time in aristOcratic
languor or democratic laziness. } This
| fag end OF the nineteenth century de.
mands energetic bodies, guided and
controlled by educated brains. -,
| am we'll aware Of the fact that
some criticisms have. been directed
against Clemson. in the past. This
was to be expected. Every new col
lege must go through a settling pro,
cess. -. .... 49,. .,g.
1t requires time to fix the grooves OF
work and to establish rules OF govern,
mont. When we consider the many
difficulties that had to be encountered
from the beginning, Clemson" College
to-day stands as q monument to the
scholarly thoughtfulness and business
judgment of the board of trustees.
Though it may not bear directly
upon your question to ''outline my
plans for the FUTURE" will you permit
me to make q statement about tho san.
itary condition Of the College. Glenn
|, son ia now the safest sDOt in South