The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-12-27
the military drill with the manual OF
arms and held movements meet all tho

DOys lnGO erect men, but the drilling 1S |
sort of conpulsion. The mind Is un (
der strain. The drill does not do
the BODY. Military @ a." drills ills are s'i1oI i@por.
tant and helpful, but they cannot take
the place Of athletic exercises. West
Point recognizes this, and has, there
fore, established magnificent gymna
sium.
81 would again remind your honor
able body Of the need OF q gymnasium
and competent instructor to conduct
It..
81 am glad to report that a gentle
manly athletic spirit prevails at Glenn
son. The various athletic teams have
won many victories In their intercol-
legiate contests, which have served to
quicken enthusiasm, These teams are
free from debt. Students with unsatis-
factory claes records are not allowed
to play In Intercollegiate contests.
1t Ia the universal testimony OF col.
lege mon that discipline is better in
colleges where athletic sports are in
favor, because such exercises provide
natural outlet for surplus animal
spirits.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT..
$50 the casual observer IL would
seem that the agricultural department
| but as matter Of fact it Ia one OF the
most difficult. The curriculum covers
o wide field of learned subjects which
| must be cO-Ordinated and taught with
special application to the business OF
farming
"Under present conditions 1t Ia diff
| cult to have q compact organization In
| the agricultural department. Unlike
! other departments the divisions are
not gathered together in one building.
There are separate buildings and
equipments for the divisions OF horti-
culture, veterinary science and animal
husbandry;; II practicable, it would
benefit this department greatly to
have all the division In one building.
| MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT.
"The continually increasing number
Of students taking the engineering
course made IT imperative for us to
remodel the mechanical hall. A new
dynamo laboratory has been erected,
a thirty foot addition to the foundry
has been made, and the machines have
been 30 rearranged that we can now
provide for all students taking the
work. The effect OF this rearrange
ment Ia to double the capacity OF the
department and to make it much more
convenient. II we wish to keep abreas,
OF the remarkable developments made
along technical lines we must continue
to provide from time to time such ma
chinery and models as will illustrate
the recent advances OF science. Al
many OF the largo universities they
have complete sets Of kinematic mod
els to illustrate the science and prin
ciples OF mechanism. AT Cornell the
models number 200 and cost 8l5, 200
While we cannot hope to have such &
large collection here, we might make
start in that direction. The demand
for oar young men graduating from
this department greatly exceeds the
supply, and on account OF the marvel
Gus Industrial movement throughout
the South, it Is quite likely that ever
the large classes now going out viii
, some time to come.
:'in the division Of electrical engin
eering the clauses are becoming too
large for the instructor to do efficient
work. Should there be any further in
crease In the size OF the classes, al
seems probable, an additional instruc
tor will be necessary.
THE mechanical department contin
ues to maintain the high standard
which has characterized it's work ir
the past years.
TEXTILE DEPARTMENT..
"a three story extension, IL X rs, i.
nearing completion. The second anC
third nrors will be used for additiona
machinery, while the first floor will be
used for a dye house. The present
boiler will be insufficient to furnish
heat for the extension. The growing
popularity OF this department will
necessitate an early increase in the
| fnn inc Nhn Ln,
hams, toweling, mercerized goods, anC
other fine fabrics made by our students
have attracted the attention OF many
visitors. Young men OF the State have
not the opportunity to study such
classes OF manufacturing around them
and they must, therefore, depend upor
textile instruction in order to get this
knowledge.
GAS an illustration OF the industrial
Importance OF textile education we
present the following figures: South
Carolina's cotton crop Of 800, 900 bales
at cents pound is worth 928, 600, 900
In addition to the usual instruction IN
mechanics, mathematics, English, ma
nipulation of cotton machinery, de-
signing, dyeing, the textile students
are taught to design and weave vari
ous fancy fabrics. Among others NAV
be mentioned twills, sateen weaves
mercerized checks and imitation swivel
silks. The value Of South Carolina
crop of cotton If manufactured into
these goods would be as follows:
Twills at 32c per pound...... 90, $l28Go0YoOt
Sateen weaves at Toe per pound, 3OOOOO0OC
Mercerized checks at 81 per ,oo ooo .o,
Imitation swivel silks at 81 per
| pound........ .......... 800 900 OCC
'Startling as these figures may ap.
pear they represent the worth Of our
cotton crop when converted into fancy
weaves. One object OF our textile de-
partment Is to fit students for such
work.
1--WE are now in need OF more ma.
chinery for the textile department
among other machines, one silver lap.
per, one ribbon lapper, one comber
representing an expenditure OF about
So, 500. These machines will enable
the students to study classes OF ane
work which we are not now able to
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