Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-10-31

Gus sons, now the seat of her great
est institution, whose destiny no liv.
ing man can measure and no dead
one has prophesied.
The country round about would
seem to be piece dc resistance in
agriculture and if experiments sue.
ceed here they would succeed any.
where. For these and other reasons
! l DO not now care to discuss, it seems
to me that Clemson College is the
one fact that we had best pay heed
to and see to it that its great promi-
ses are fulfilled, and that nothing be
allowed to hamper its progress or i'm
pair it's usefulness.
In my judgment it is not ade-
quately supported. AS business
investment, pure and simple, it
ought to have right now one hun
dred thousand dollars n year.
Everyone has been informed
through the newspapers that less
than half of the applications received
have been accepted, or could be ac-
ccpted. This proves how strong is
the demand for industrial training,
for an education that will fit young
man for lie. .
No drumming up of students is
ever necessary. Nor are any Of the
devices for filling empty benches
resorted to.
Enlarging the barracks would not
meet the emergency. The faculty is
even now badly overworked and
would itself need enlargement. The
entire plant, indeed, while doing
tirst-class work and all that could be
expected, is entirely inadequate and
there is steadily increasing demand
for industrial education. The far
mer who has enjoyed it would GER
talnly be unwilling to see his sons
without it; and so in all lines. South
Carolina must do what she cxpccts
her sons to do--her duty. In a
short time it will not be necessary to
argue this. The rcasonableness of
it will be apparent. Is the State
poor? Then this is the quickest
way to make it rich and prosperous
in fact the only way. Our present
stock of politicians will propably last
century. We must make constant
additions to our stock of useful citi-
zcns.
In these circumstances the duty Of
the State is clear. There must be
no backward step. Industrial cdu-
cation is h necessity of modern State
hood. Neglect it and the State at
once falls behind other States and
other nations. 1t is certainly an
obvious function of modern State
hood TO make it's citizens useful and
tit to discharge properly their own
civic relations. Beyond that is mere
argumcnt-up to that it is Il self
evident truth.
What | desire to disseminate in
the last instance is that Clemson
College belongs wholly to the pco-
pie OF South Carolina, and that
through it is afforded opportunity to
employ our talent at home. There
is no reason assignablc why we
should not bend effort to make this
institution what it deserves to be,
the first Of its kind in America. 1t is
laid along the broadcast lines. There
cannot be any sectionalism about it.
Clemson will never enter ward poll
tics. It's work is too serious, too
deep for that. It's tone is already
lofty; its aims high its destiny i'm
measurable. Every South Carolin-
ian can be proud of it. The day will
come, we firmly believe, when no
sane man will lift his voice against
it. That may safely be left to it's
own fulfillment. At present it is
sufficient TO know that every dollar
put into it is expended wisely and
that the management is giving re-
suits. Every year now will tell It's
own tale. Those who know it best
have no fear as to Clcmson's future.