The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-12

accomplished
In with The regular work of the College most
cess Farmers held there each year, and in addition
to this OF smaller Institutes under the auspices OF this
collegiate department. held various counties Both of these
tend to educate farming classes and thus enable them to keep
abreast with advanced information of the times Ihe Clemson
Board aso each year. elaborate experiments conducted in
different sections Of the State which cannot but result great good
The building agricultural hail. which be accomplished
this year will be inesabe benefit this OF the most i'm
portant departments of this College.
Thorough agriculture biology mechanical and eec
trical engineering civil engineering meaugy and textile in
dustry presented the Students the military feature OF the
College adding materially the complete training given The
report Trustees shows that $50 students maculated this
year and the stated that the College could
Portable quarters than SO students There were 66
applications admission but IS OF these had be refused tor the
just stated Sixty graduates sent out from this nst
year. the largest number in its history For further
report this College would refer the complete reports
of the President and Board Of Trustees
THE SOUTH CAROLINA MILITARY ACADEMY.
This is one of old and historic institutions of the State, with
honore useful and patriotic 1t established IN 1872
and until 1866 when account OF the
condition OF affairs in the State closed 1t was reopened IN
1882 then has again been doing efficient work NUMBER
of it's undergraduates appointments West Point and
Annapolis which is in ITSELF the best evidence OF the careful
training both within its walls and upon its campus
general order United States War Department annually admits
as an officer the United States Army OF this
Academy and this is further tribute the general excellence OF
this nstutonas appointments awarded to few schools
throughout the country.
The Academy opened this year with bright prospects and l in
attendance management such condition well guarantees
useful The Board of Visitors through
their Chairman ask for support of the Academy
ST 10000 repair of buildings and $4,000 for additions to
library They again their for appropriation OF
soooooo this be used for improvements in heating and lighting
the buildings This latter to be much needed and
concur in all the recommendations made by the Board
THE SOUTH CAROLINA INSTITUTION FOR THE EDU-
CATION OF THE DEAF AND BLIND.
The ftyf report of this institution will be presented to
your honorable body through the report Of the State
of Education than quarter OF century the State has
recognized the great importance of the needs which this honored
institution we'll supplies The work here accomplished has allie
viatei the Affections many and has trained and sent them out to
lives of usefulness This report will show that there were enrolled
during past school year 81 pupils of which 121 were deaf and
60 were blind of total number being The report will
also health of the pupils most excellent average
annual as .eaEz
having been only 81 cents per pupil E
The affairs of institution during its long of usefulness
have always we'll managed and have been marked by strict
economy The Board asks this for support and
$4,000 additional for repairs and improvements earnestly
commend their recommendation to your consideration
THE COLORED NORMAL, INDUSTRIAL, AGRICUL-
TURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE
The report of this institution has also been filed giving account OF
receipts expenditures general condition Of the College The
of appropriation requested this year So2 VI tnS
amount 10000 the purpose of completing and equp2g
the new industrial building which, my judgment the most I'M
poant feature of this college 1t the belief of the Board that
after completion OF the building the institution can be run on
annual State appropriation of S5ooooo The Board recon-
n1ends their body increased by the addition of the State Su
penendent Education and the caen OF the committees on
Education of the and the Senate this recon-
nlendation in regard the appropriation asked for
STATE HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE
the report Of the State Hospital there appended sketch OF
the institution origin and Development From this account it
appears public charity has been recognized in South Carolina
hundred
ptal been eighty years, and therefore
one the pioneer institutions for the insane the United States
Aside from other the of the poor and unfortunate
enoned Constitution There can be no doubt as to
the purposes and of people the bestowal
OF public charity:
The record of State Hospital honorable but there
is no doubt that the needs of the institution have been in
excess ability of the State supply them all at one time lhe
growth of the has, therefore, necessarily been the result
of slow process of evolution.
beneficiary natieuts have passed