Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-17
Clemson College Notes.

CLEMSON COLLEGE,, May 6.-Quite Il
number of distinguished visitors have
been here this week and most OF them
favored us with speeches in the chapel.
TEc superintendent of Education oX-
pressed the opinion that it is time tho
schools We're breaking away from tho
mcdiacval methods of education, and
that our public schools should adopt tho
industrial system. The Hon. George
). Mower, Of Ncwbcrry; Ma jor Henry
Hammond, Of Beech Islands tho Hon.
W. II. Thomas, OF Charleston, and Scna-
tor Knox Livingston, of Marlboro, also
spoke clnqucutly of the work being
done here. Nearly every speaker said
that he was originally opposed to Glenn
son, but that now he believed in Glenn
son most decidedly: that he saw in this
system the true idea of education.
MrSSrS. Hammond, Mower and
Thomas are on the board Of visitors,
whose duty ii is to find fault with every
thing if possible. Their report is sealed
and no one yet knows just what it is.
>,till, from The remarks they have made,
anyone can see that they are well pleased.
Thc board came ten days earlier than
they were expected. Col. Simpson has
promised To give out the report in few
days Tor publication. These gentlemen
speak in the most complimentary man
ucr Of President IlartHog'S management.
Major Hammond said if he could open
the report he would like to add that he
believed the professors worked too hard;
that he had been struck with tho in
tense CanrStncSS OF the teachers, and
the unusually good order Of the student
body. lie is INTERESTED i'll the Beech
! Island school, which is being run on in
duStria! lines. lie remained Il day or
two after the adjournment of the board.
lie said that 10 him it was wonder
how So much had been done here in so
short Il Time.
Dr. +. Lawson Scribncr, the Govern
mcnt aGrustologiSt, visited the Expert
mrnt Station this week to see what was
being done in the way of grass culture
here. Cnl Newman is a great believer
in grasses and was able to show him
number of interesting and valuable OK
! pcrimcntS
Col. Il. w. Simpson was here this
week, and was happy in showing tho
| board of visitors the workings of tho
! college.
Mrs. Il. NJ. Brackctt and children
have returned from an extended visit i'll
Atlanta.
Mr.. u. G.. Langley, who has been IL
braran for this town, has accepted
position with the General Electric Com
! pany III New York. It is quite compl
mcntary To Prof. Riggs that so many of
/ his students are called io take positions
! OF importance in the North, the homo
! of mechanical skill.
Mr.. II. G.. Smith has taken the place
of Mr.. Langley in the library.
Miss Alice ChldS leaves to-day for Il
few days visit to Grccnvillc If her
stay here has been as pleasant to her as
ii has been 60 her friends, old and now,
she will soon come again.
Dr. &. +. \cSOm went to Lowicdalo
this week To look after some diseased
stock.
Everybody here is delighted to know
that DR.. \. i. Anderson, who left here
a year ago to accept the position of bo-
tauist ut the University of Minnesota,
will return here this fall as cntomolOgSt.
He loves Clemson and Clemson needs
his many valuable services.
Last evening the Columbian Society
held itSanuual contest. All the speeches
were good. The Judges were DR..
llartZog, profs. Brodic and Bochm.
DR.. IIarlZog presented the medals in an
eloquent and very appropriate short
speech - McssrS. NJ. +. Xicgcr and H..
i. Duod. MIR. 9. Il. Ncwman's speech
on the "Hcnr Hank Man. was Il most
original prOdi., ton. ON account Of tho
sickness of Mr.. +. Il. Phillips the debate
was omitted.
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liver and bowel troubles. j. w. Bell.