The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-09-25
TRUSTEES INVESTIGATE,
Criticisms Published Against the Col
lege and Give Out Statement In
Regard to Them,

hegard TO Ihom. ..
Clemson College, Sept. 2O.-For
several weeks a number of citizens Of
South Carolina, through the press, on
the stump and otherwise, have been
criticising the general management Of
Clemson College. .-
The chief criticisms have been
about the accommodations that were
afforded the farmers at the Farmers ,
Institute at the college the past sum-
mer, and others have criticised GER
tain tranaction in which nine head Of
cattle were bought for the college OK
'perimental station. Other minor crit
icisms were made.
Col. R. w. Simpson, chairman Of
the Board of Trustees, concluded that
the board should meet and investigate
the criticisms. Notices were sent to
the members of the board three weeks
a@" that called meeting would be
held, commencing Tuesday, September
Is. In response to the notice the fol-
lowing members Of the board were on
hand last evening at the college: r.
W. Simpson, r. E. Bowen, M. L. Dom
aldson, Alan Johnstone, Jesse H. Har-
din, G. Duncan Bellinger, w. D. Ev-
ans, L. A. Sease and Ivy M. Mauldin.
a telegram was received from j. E.
Bradley stating that he missed con-
nection. Mr.. J. +. Wannamker wrote
that business duties would not allow
him to be present. No word was re-
ceived from Senator Tillman nor from
Col. Robert Aldrich.
The board met last evening at 8
'clock and remained in session until
O'Clock this morning. They met
again this morning and were in ses-
sion throughout the day.
At the conclusion Of the session this
afternoon the board gave out the fol-
lowing signed statement to your cor
respondent for publication, which,
statement is signed by Col. R. E. Bow
en, chairman, pro tenn.
The Report.
"The board beg leave to say that
after hearing and considering all the
information obtainable from known
experts in regard to the individual
merits and value of the nine COWS pur-
chased by a committee appointed by
the Board Of Trustees from Mr.. J. A..
Shanklin on certain recent date,
and after having thoroughly inspect
ed the nine cows, puts itself upon re-
cord as approving the said purchase
by this committee, and also approves
Of any and all advice which may have
been given by Col. Simpson to the
| said committee in regard to the facts
| and circumstances which should sur
round the expenditure of money OBJ
tanned from the general government
under the Adams act for the purchase
OF cattle and other material for the
equipment of the experiment station,
and also thoroughly approves Of his
efforts, as a member Of this board,
pr"tecting the colleges interests in
| the matter of obtaining valid titles
/" the said stock, for the following
reasons That there were certain legal
limitations placed upon the expcndi-
ture of this money by Congress, which
conditions the Board Of Trustees had
had occasion to investigate, and which
were thoroughly understood by the
chairman Of the board, and for the
further reason that legal title was
absolutely necessary to protect the
J college in it's interests.
Conditions of the Barracks.
"The board further desires to say
that in keeping and maintaining a
thorough system Of cleanliness and
sanitary regulation in the barracks of
the college, we find upon invcStiga-
tion that DR.. Nell, the president of
! The college, has, at the beginning or
! prior to the beginnin" of each srhol-
o~tic year, caused to be made thor
ou.h fumi%ation and disinfrrlion Of
the said barracks, and at the end Of
each session the same process has been
made for the determination Of what
ever pests, unpleasant odors, or I'M
| healthy conditions that may be found
in the said barracks. The board re-
grcts the fact that even after the
most diligent efforts on The part OF
the parties in charge of The cleaning
and fumigating of these barracks that
there were left some bedbugs. The