The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-12-09
THE CHEMICAL DEPARTMENT.

,,3th n1r rs thoroughly equipped
torios, and skilled Instruct instruction. laoor"l anG
analysts: 1t is hero that the stndnnt
Is introduced to the mysteries of the
composition OF matter, and IS modo
Theoretically and practically familiar
with natures laws of synthesis and
analysis. He Is made acquainted with
the composition OF food, of plants and
animals learns Of what elements tho
SOIL and air are made the require
ments OF plant and animal life, and
studies the laws which govern the
actions and reactions OF the various
substances Of the carth's surface upon
each other. and thcir Influences upon
tho arts Of civilized life. They become
acquainted with the chemistry of the
soil, the chemistry Of the air, the
chemistry Of the plants, which grow in
and from these, and the chemistry Of
the animals which consume the plants.
Agriculture without chemistry would
be but " blind and blundcring art.
Clemson students have rare oppOrtuni-
ties for instruction in this department.
MILITARY DEPARTMENT..
The discipline is strictly military.
The cadets board in barracks 1T the
actual cost Of the College Of the food
and attendance. Perfect order pre-
'etAioi iHu 1Ic C0uCIS SCCin 10 nave uc-
tcrmlned to avail themselves OF all ad-
vantages offered by tho College. The
corps is divided into six companies,
forming regiment Of two battalions.
The department embraces the control
or the barracks, including mt SIS hall,
cadet exchange, through which cadet,
purchase all goods needed AT wholesale
prices, and everything pertaining to
discipline and instruction in drill and
military science.
BUILDINGS.
The public buildings are: The main
College building, Il four-story brick
structure, with eighteen recitation
rooms, library, Offices of president and
trcnsurer, three halls for literary
societies.
The barracks is a thrcc.s tory brick
structure, with mess hall, l3l by Ill,
and lGO rooms, kitchen, closets, and all
appliances which accompany Il first
class hotel
Mechanical Buiding-A two-story
brick structure, with 80 900 feet Of
| tloor space, is thoroughly equipped for
all OF the divisions 3f that department ,
except the electrical, which occupies /,
one STORY bricn building, erected for
that purpose.
The chemical department occupies Il
neat brick building Of two stories ana
a. basement. This contains tho lecture
room Of the professor Of chemistry
State Laboratories and laboratories for
lnstructing students in analytical
chemistry, and the necessary tni.cs
for the transaction of the business OF
| the department.
Other public buildings are four
| barns, two corn cribs, Il fertilizer
house, hotel, experiment station Offices,
hospital, horticultural building and
canncrJ, steam laundry, smithy. pump
| house, etc.
| RESIDENCES.
Inc College owns farm Of 100
acres and all the buildings. There
arc residences for the proicss sors and
officers Of the Coilcgc--tcn two-story
brick structures and eleven tw0.s,ory
frame buildings, besides eleven one
story llainc buildings for employees.
WAITER SUPPLY.
Water Is pumped from living
stream, the water Of which riacs on
the farm away from any possible source
OF contamination, into u standpipc. l.
feet in diameter aud 80 feet high
from this 1T Is distributed to all public
buildings and stock yards
There are fire hyrants so distributed
us TO afford protection to all publi,
buildings and residences.
HEAT AND Light.
All OF the principal public building.
are heated by steam, and the grounds
public buildings and principal resi-
dcnccs all lighted by electricity.
EXPERIMENT STATION.
The work OF the experiment station
which Is department. Of the College
and in which nine OF the station work.
crs teach in the College, Az ,rds an OK,
ccltcnt laboratory for pracvic cal instruc
ton OF the classes in agriculture
lhc students in these ella SeS are re
Qulrcu TO become familiar with tho
methods employed in conducting OK
pcrimcnLS, to observe aud record tn,
differences between The plots, estimate
prospective yield at different stages o
growth, to assist in harvesting tho
crops from experiment plots, and
finally, to prepare bulletins scttins
forth the results, accom- pnuying thcs,
with comments Of their uvn upon tn,
value Of the facts obta ned from tn,
experiments.
, In horticulture they are required tt
perform, personally, enough work 0
every kind to acquire a practical know
ledge OF the details. An instructor nc
companies each section, and not onl,
directs the practical work, but cx
plains tho reasons for the methods
pursued.
AT some timo during the collcg,
course each student is instructed ever,
description Of work in the experiment
garden and truck farm, in the orchard
: vineyard, nursery, cannery, greer
house and smt II fruits. A similia
plan Is pursued in each division Of tn,
dcpartmcnt-in tho stock yard, in th
dairy, in botany, in entomology an,
veterinary surgery. When Il youns
man graduates from Clemson Coleg,
he not only knows something bu
knows how to do something.
THE INFIRMARN
!, is large frame building, removed
from othor public buildings and vel
equipped for the purpose Of caring fo
the sick. A kind and mothcrly matro
prcsidcs, assisted by aquict, faithful
steward. Cadets are here cared for a
well ds If not better than they can b