The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-13
CLEMSON WANTS
EIGHT HUNDRED
WILL SPEND $4,000 ON EREC.
TON ANOTHER DORMITORY.

WILL SPEND $4,000 ON EREc-
TION ANOTHER DORMITORY.
improvements to be Made-Central
Heating and Power Plant to
Be Erected at Cost Of About
S30,000-Increased
Revenue.
The State.
It is the purpose Of the trustees OF
Clemson college to increase the ca
pacity Of that institution so that at
the opening Of the term next Septem-
Der the school will accommodate 800
or $50 boys. The board of trustees at
the meeting yesterday decided upon
the expenditure Of about $4,000 to
secure this additional equipment.
The following we're present at the
meeting: R. ". Simpson, chairman;
W. D. Evans, Of Cheraw, DR.. j.. E..
Tindal Of Summerton, J. E. Wanna
maker Of St. Matthews, B. R. Tillman
Of Trenton, G.. D. Bellinger Of Co.
lumbia, M. L. Donaldson Of Green
vile, Ivy NJ. Mauldin Of Pickens,
Alan Johnstone of Newberry and r.
E. Bowen Of Pickens. The absentees
were: Mr.. J. E. Bradley Of Abbeville,
who is very sick, and Mr.. W. K. Sease
Of Newberry, who has sickness in his
family.
Col. W. D. Evans, DR.. Tindal and
Mr.. Wannamaker, who were In Co.
lumbia last night, gave the State some
interesting information. The dormi-
tory equipment will be enlarged to
accommodate 200 boys additional to
the $50 now in attendance. This is
not to exceed 100000 in cost and the
details are left with the executive
committee, Messrs. Donaldson, Tin
dal, Bradley, Johnstone and Bowen.
Another important step was the de-
cision Of the board to concentrate, the
heating and power plants. These
have been scattered, and are now
barely adequate Some Of the boil
ers have been in use for Is years. It
was decided to build central power
plant at cost Of $4,000 in addition
to using the available. material. This
work also will be under the manage
ment> of the executive committee.
An act Of the last legislature re-
quires the inspection of cotton seed
meal used for foodstuf. This IN
creases the amount Of privilege tax
and also increases the work exacted
of the department. Therefore the
board has decided to erect an addi-
tional building at a cost Of between
$4,000 and $4,000. The entire ferti-
lizer inspection plant will be removed
from the chemical laboratory. The
committee in charge Of this work is
the regular fertilizer committee, ). r.:
Tindal, J. E. Wannamaker, W. u:
Evans, G. Duncan Bellinger and B. r.
Tillman. ~.~
The trustees were much pleased
with the general work OF the lnstltu-
ton. The class room work is excel
lent and the department and 'dlsclp-
line exemplary. The work of Capt.
Clay Of the United States army, the
commandant of the institution, was
highly commended.
A beautiful state flag was pur-
chased by the trustees recently and
was presented to the regiment on the
parade grounds yesterday afternoon.
This is; blue flag with the white pal
metto tree and crescent emblazoned
thereon.
It is also stated that the college
now has a teaching force adequate for
school of 1000 young men. There is
room in every department for IN
creased attendance and the new dor
mitory is all that will be needed IN
the way Of space.
There are 25O boys in the agricul-
tural department. The building Of
the agricultural hall and the require
ment that the study of agriculture be
a part of the regular curriculum has
n;uen new interest to this department.