Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-17
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The Board Of Visitors Find s.Noihiss 10 crIsI
cIse and Much 10 Commend 3 rs

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Below we give in condensed form The
substance of the report of the board Of
visitors OF Clemson College: M
To the Honorable Board of Trustees Of
Clemson Agricnltural College Gcntle-
men: With Hon. j. q. Sheppard as chair
man, we visited the various departments
OF the college, saw the professors and
students at work in their class rooms,
observed the courses and methods OF i'm
struction, inspected the barracks and
mess hall and the various branches of
industry taught and copduo3s4 in Gems
nection with tiss coiiioEo.f =. n q. 1t gives
us real pleasure TO report that the ibsti-
tuition is in excellent condition. and. is
admirably managed. We saw nothing
much that was worthy of commendation.
The State is to be opgratulated upon
having such an institation within her
borders-one of which every, citizen OF
the State may justly feel proud. The
scope OF Clemson's usefulness and influ-
ence for good has gradually and steadily
grown from its foundation. Its future is
fraught with great promise. 3
We were particularly gratifled at the
spirit OF loyalty to the college, manifested
by the students and their marked feeling
and expression of confidence, and respect
Tor the president and commandment. The
utmost harmony seemed to prevail. This
is q source OF qualification, ,for harmony
is tae main strength Of all well governed
We were surprised to find the college
without a gymnasium. There is no Or
ganlzed or systematic physical culture
required of the students, except such as
is incident to the drill. Those who take
any such exercise do SO in o desu]tory
way IN their quarters, without the aid Of
Ia n
which alone the best results from such
training may be looked for. We recon-
mend the building of gymnasium as
soon as possible. 1t should be fitted with
suitable appliances, and there should DO
In connection with it, swimming pool.
bowling alleys and such games and
amusements as will tend to enlist the in
terest of the students and afford them
healthful exercise. Every student not
physically incapacitated should be re-
quired to take the GYM asitim course.
We recommend also that reading rooms
and suitable apartments for the Y. M. @.
A. OF the college be fitted up in the gym
nasium building. ~
The corps of cadets were reviewed. and
presented splendid appearance, but
were hampered in their regimental aeyo-
lutions by the inadequacy Of the drill
ground, which is too small to accommo-
date Che entire corps. We recommend
that the present ground be made larger.
or that the field in the rear of the: textile
that purpose. Nf, ,9cIlJ
The dairy herd was in run. down CON
dition-much below the average of texcel-
lence of everything else abont thSa2ol-
lege. We are informed that IL Ra9 in a
worse condition when the present, pshna4
ger was put in charge of It. We 829el Sat
isfied that your board acted wisely In
nIaNjn0 irxy har Ia
The herd should be improved by dtssGpos-
ing OF some of the poorer COWS and get
ting in new stock. yt'H t'a
From the best information we could
obtain we were convinced that the OK
pense of maintaining the poultry farm is
out OF proportion to the benefit derived
dustry of the State. This industry has
been SO fully developed and expert
mented in by private enterprise that we
deem further experimentation along this
line by the college of doubtful expedi-
ENJOY We therefore suggest that the
poultry farm be discontinued.
Under an Act of the Legislature, passed
| in 1901, your board has authority to
make rules for the guidance of the vete.
rinarian of the college in the treatment
| or destruction of animals infected with
contagious diseases. Under the rules
promulgated the veterinarian ordered
certain stock supposed to be infected
with glanders to be killed., White the
Act provides that no compensation shall
be allowed for stock 30 destroyed, the
Legislature at it's last session, neysrthe-
less, approved and ordered paid certain
claims for stock 80 disposed of! Its
action was probably influenced by, the
uncertainty that seemed to exist as to
whether the stock 80 destroyed was
actually affected with the disease, N not
withstanding it had been exposed to the
contagion; and perhaps also by the feel
ing that it was too great hardship on
the citizen whose stock had been killed.
We beg to call attention to these facts
and to suggest that, with the assistance
of the veterinarian, the rules might be so
amended that stock supposed to: be lin
fected. or stock which has been exposed,
be kept in quarantine until all doubt be
removed. We have no doubt. that your
board will be able to adjust the rules SO
as to afford protection to the public With
the least possibility of injury to the indi-
vidual citizen of the State. t.#
at the session of 1902 the Legislature
passed an Act TO provide for the annual
examination of the expenditures and con-
dition OF the educational institutions OF
the State by committee appointed by
the presiding officers of the two Bonbes.
The committee appointed under this Act,
that visited your college last winter,
made very complete report tt0TWHicb
we respectfully refer your board) aId, in
view of the fulness of their report, wa
deem it unnecessary for us to gd any
further into detail in this 'reporH AS
such committee will annually hereafter
visit the college and report to the Iegis-
lature, we beg to suggest the advisa.
bility of disseminating the annual ap.
pointment of board Of visitors. = "a
Respectfully submitted: j. @. Shop
pard, chairman; II. D. Bates, j. l.. Glenn,