The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-01-04
THE FARMERS COLLEGE.
The Annual Reports Show Healthy
aud Prosperous Condition.

aud Prosperous Condition.
The annual reports OF the officers c
clemson College are given to the pub
llc, and the report Of Col IL w. Simp
son, chairman Of the board OF trustees
summarizes the work of the past year
President Hartzog makes a detailed
report OF the work being done. TIL,
college, he says, had enrolled at tn,
there are now 303 students enrolled
and during the year 1897 there have
been 3S7 students enrolled, Of which
number II have been from other States
| PRESIDENT Hartzog says that it was
| thought the sickness at the College
might have affected the attendance
but the number of students is even
larger than usual.
Chairman Simpson, in his report to
the General Assembly, says:
The report Of President Hartzog,
which Is hereto attach ed, is so full and
explanatory Of all matters of general
interest we do not deem it necessary to
make any extended report. We ask q
careful consideration OF the reports of
the president and,of the heads OF the de-
partments, the secretary and treasurer
and OF j. Il. Smith, secretary of the
AT the annual meeting OF the hoard
of trustees in 1896 plan for the reor-
ganiZation OF the college was adopted.
This plan divides the college into five
departments, with necessary sub-divis-
ions. 1t was not practicable at the
time to change the system of book
Keeping, so as to show the cost OF
the departments and divisions di.
visions separately, only the cost OF the
different departments. Hereafter a
system OF books will be kept so as to
show an itemiZed statement of the ex
peDSes OF each division. and the tota
cost OF each department, rs we'll as an
ltem'Zed statement Of every other
an Qua OF money expended during the
year. The itcmiZed statement accom-
panying the treaSurer's report, necas.
sariIy for this year, is not so divided.
Tho trcasurer's report shows the
total amount expended by each depart.
ment. Much OF this was for plant and
permanent improvements.
The health Of the college is good.
The outbreak OF sickness last June was
much regretted, but everything has
Ocen done to Obvlate, If possible. any
recurrence OF the trouble. The college
and all OF its departments are now.
with few minor exceptions, practi-
cally equipped, at least for the present,
but additions will have to be made
from time to time, as the knowledge
OF the sciences and their application to
practical purposes increase.
1.-The cost Of maintaining an agricul-
tural and mechanical college must not
be compared with the cost of literary
college. The expense OF such an in
stitution is large and the only way to
a Of ,ttN., h.. l.
pended at Clemson is too large or too
small is TO compare it with the cost of
other similar institutions. Such "a
comparison will show that the appro-
priatiOn to Clemson is below that to
almost any institution of like char
acter.
The amounts heretofore appro-
priated, we confidently believe have
been wisely and prolitably expended.
This belief on our part has been en-
dorsed by everyone who has taken the
trouble to visit the College and inspect
It's workings, and we respectfully re-
quest your honorable bodies in person
10 risit the college and Judge for your
selves OF its benefits and necessities
1t was claimed by some that there
was mistake in the amount appro.
priated to the college in 1894 of $40,
600. This amount has been refunded
TO the State Treasurer during the
Jear.
BY resolution the board Of trustees
was required to pay from the college
appropriation the annual lnstalment
due on the Lee lands. One instalmeni
was paid last January and the next will
be paid next January, which will be
| the last payment.
The fertilizer department Is econo
mically and satisfactorily managed by
j. L. Smith, the efficient secretary o
this department. Farmers institute.
were held in as many places as Dracti
C be. We are pleased to report tha
Lhey are growing in popularity. The
change in the vacation from winter tt
summer will enable the college force tt
do more work in this direction in tn,
future, at a time that will bt st suit tn,
people generally, and that will not in
terlere with the college work"
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