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also most excellent nurse. Mr.. Cor
don is also a reliable and conscientious
nurse. The management of the hos
pital is entirely satisfactory.
The laundry cannot be made self.
sustaining unless the number Of gar
ments which students are now per
mitted put out be cut down or the
price raised.
LIBRARY.
The library now contains 2 los vol.
umes, 700 of which have been added
during the year, and many pamphlets
and government reports. Nine hun
dred and ninety eight dollars have
been spent for books and cases during
the year.
earnestly recommend that not less
than $4,000 be appropriated for library,
and also call your attention to the
following resolution of the faculty,
which I heartily endorse: "On mo.
ton of Mr.. Morrison (seconded by
Mr.. Lucas, it was
Resolved, That the faculty petit
ton the board of trustees, through
the president of the college, to pro-
vide for trained librarian"
LITERARY SOCIETIES.
The three literary societies the
Calhoun, the Palmetto, and the Co.
lumbian-meet every Friday night in
their handsomely furnished halls for
exercises in oratory, defamation and
debate. recommend that every stu
dent Join one of these societies, but
those who prefer not to do so are re-
quired to declsim before the faculty.
In connection with the library is a
reading room, supplied with the lead
ing papers and periodicals, half the
expense of maintaining which is de-
frayed by the faculty.
The Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton is strong influence for good
among the cadets. Six members of
the association, whose expenses were
partly betrayed by the faculty and
students, attended the Knoxville
Summer School.
FARMERS INSTITUTES.
Seven Farmers Institutes have been
held at the following places: Orange.
burg, Walhalla, Laurens. Fairview,
Anderson, Manning, and Darlington.
DR.. Wyman and I attended all the in.
stitutes, and Profs. Hardin, McGee,
DuPre and Hart three or more. Near
ly all the institutes were well attend
ed, and I think both the farmers and
the professors attending were benefit
ted. In many States appropriations
by the Legislatures of from five to
fifteen thousand dollars are made for
this work. Our experience this year
will enable us to do better work next
year, should the board see fit to appro-
pirate money for this purpose.
The faculty recommends to you for
the degree of B. s. the following ca
diets, each of whom has successfully
completed the agricultural course: ].
M. Blain, G. P. Boulware, J. E. Brea-
zeale, J. +. Folk, @. M. Furman, Jr.,
P. II. Gooding. R. G.. Hamilton, J.
81. Moore, B. F. Robertson, B:~F
Sloan, B. R. TIllman, Jr., F. G..
Tompkins, B. r. Turnipseed. and l..
A. Werts; and the following, who
have successfully completed the me-
chanical course: B. NJ. Aull, j. T.
Bowen, J. T. Bradley, F. L. Bryant,
P. N. Calhoun, w. H. Carpenter, A.
M. Chreitzberg, T. w. Cothran, D.
Bowling, E. P. Earle. P. g. Langley,
R. E. Lee, L. M. Mauldin. o. NJ. Pc
CUES, L. A. Sease, J. G.. Simpson, A.
J. Tindal. T. 81. Tuten, and W. W.
Wardlaw.
The faculty is composed of able,
energetic, conscientious gentlemen,
nearly every one of whom is an ex.
pert in some line of work. The kind
liest feeling exists among the men,
bers and all the faculty, and all the
employees of the college are, believe,
enthusiastically devoted to its inter-
ests. They are mostly young men,
ambitious to win for themselves dis
tinction in their several specialities,
and if left undisturbed by political
combinations, threatening frequent
changes in the affairs of the institu:
ton, will make Clemson a college of
which the State may be proud. The
department of students has been ex.
celIent, ard their devotion to the col
lege most commendable. In conclu-
sion, 1 desire to thank the board for
their support and for the interest
which they have always taken in the
success of the college. Respectfully
submitted, E. B. CRaIGHEAD.
The Board of Trustees in the course
of their report, in speaking of the
privilege tax says:
By reference to the report OF j. P.
Smith, secretary of the fertilizer de-
partment, the total amount received
from the privilege tax this year is
$40, ,872.37. The expenses charged
against this department is 81, 4,533.S2,
leaving for the college from net pro.
ceeds of the privilege tax, $45, 340. IS.
(The salary of professor of chemistry
and his assistant, the cost of bulletins
and the analysis of waters are not in.
cluded in the expenses charged
against the fertilizer department.)
The income of the college for the
year consists Of:
The net proceeds of privilege
tax..................... .$45, $40 IS
Interest from land script
fund. 5,754 90
Interest from Clemson be-
auest.................... 3,512 SO
From incidentals...."... 554 80
$55,161 Sc
Should the privilege tax realizs as
much next year as this there will be a
sufficient amount to meet the expenses