The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-01-05

What Clemson Cost the state Last
Year.

ports arc very long, and tits unfortun-
ate that all Of the valuable material
submitted cannot be given publicity.
The report of Col. Simpson, chairman
oil the board Of trustees, together will.
the summarized statement of the re-
ceeipts and expenditures, are given, as
being of mostimportance, and later on
moro OF the information may be used.
President Hartzog makes detailed
report of the work being done. The
College, he says, had enrolled at the
beginning of the year ;,37 students:
there are now BOB students enrolled,
and during the year 1877 there have
been 387 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 at
tendance, but the pumbcr of students
is even larger than usual.
Chairman Simpson, in his report to
the General Assembly, says:
'"Thc report of President Hartzog,
which is hereto attached, is so full
and explanatory of all matters of gen
eral interest we do not deem it neces.
sary to make any extended report.
We ask careful consideration Of the
reports of the president and of the
heads of the departments the sccro-
tary and treasurer, and Of j. +. Smith,
secretary Of the fertilizer department.
"Atthc annual meeting of the board
OF trustees in 1896 a plan for the re-
organization of the College was adopt
ed. This plan divides the College in
to five departments, with necessary
subdivisions. 1t was not practicable
ct the time 20 change the system of
bookkeeping, so as to show the cost
of the departments and divisions sep
arately, only the cost Of the different
departments. Hereafter n system of
books will be kept so as to show an
ltcmized statement Of the expenses of
each division, and the total cost of
each department, as we'll as an item
lied statemcn. of every other amount
Of money expended during the year.
The itemiZcd statement accompanying
the treasurer S report, necessarily. for
thisNyear, is not so divided.
The treasurer repor. shows the
total amount expended by each de-
partment. 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, hut everything
has been done to obviate, if possible,
any recurrence of the trouble. The
College and all Of its departments are
now, with few minor exceptions,
practically equipped, at least for the
present, but additions will have to be
made from time 20 t;Tae, as the lnowi-
edge Of the sciences and their applica-
tion to practical purposes increase.
'"The cost of maintaining an agri-
cultural and mechanical college must
not be compared with the cost of
literary college. The expense of such
an institution is large and the cnly
way TO determine whether the amount
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
appropriation to Clemsonis below that
of almost any institution Of like char
acter.
The amounts heretofore appropri-
ated, we confidently believe, have
been wisely and proftably expended.
This belief on our part has been en-
dorsed by everyone who has taken the
trouble to visit the College and in
spect its workings, and we respectful-
ly request your honorable bodies in
person to visit the College and judge
for yourselves Of its necessities. It
was claimed by some that there was
mistake in the amount appropriated
the College in 1894 Of. $4,000. This
amount has been refunded to the
State Treasurer during the year.
By resolution the board of trus-
tees was required to pay from the
College appropriation the annual in
stallment due on the Lee lands. One
installment was paid last January and
the next will be paid next January,
which will be the last payment.
THE fertilizer department is eco
nomically and satisfactorily managed
by j. 7. Smith, the efficient secretary
OF this department. Farmers insti-
tutes were held in as many places as
practicable. We are pleased to report
that they are growing in popularity.
The change in the vacation from win
ter to summer will enable the College
force to do more work in this dircc-
tion in the future, at time that will
best suit the people generally, and
that will net interfere with the Col
lege work.
The summarized financial statement
will be of special interest. 1t shows
how much money Clemson College re-
ceives, and how it is spent The first
of the statements is of Clemson Col
lcge proper, and is rs follows:
Receipts for the year 1897, ending De-
ceinber 81, 1897:
Balance on hand nd..........,.......S 474.4O
Interest ON Clemson bequest.. 3,5I2.3G
Land script fund.-. .......... 1854 90
Cash from insurance on barn.. 5000. 90
tuition fees... .............-.......... $1,000
Rents .... 232.50
Electric ............... 140.5S
Chemical laboratory ,............. f4.37
Teams and teamsters.. ............ 1907
DAIRY Observation-Disclosures. 20S. 1H