The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-11

SSenthniiy De State insbitutoh' luiS
we 0rmfy believe and We do not think
Shss a. will be many years before 1t
wn De such. 1t will be for the well
Snre of the college that such change
van come to pass. and the earlier II
comes the better II will be for the coll
Swa
n was during the 1883 session of
ehs general assembly that an act was
Dassed 10 accept the devise and be-
Vusst of Thomas q. Clemson and to
~sfahush Clemson Agricultural and
9sn1anieai college. While the act
w.s ratified during this term 1t was
eesssnted to the governor less than
sArss days before the adjournment of
<oe general assembly. He did not ap-
urcve the act and return II to the
General assembly until the second day
- its regular session in November,
lsss.
The act states that: Whereas the
eon- Thomas G. Clemson departed
49, hfe on ths sixth OF April, 1855,
esavins OF force his last will and test
eAnnt which was duly admitted to
orsbats on April 20. 1855. In the Of
80 Of Judge OF probate for the county
- 0conee. wherein he devised
and beQueathed. to his executor.
9sAsrt w. simpson OF Pendleton. a
xscs o. hand situate on Seneca river,
"a ocones' county. containing s14
acres known as the Fort Hill planta-
<zons az well ~ all Of his other proper
~ both real and personal, except GER
AN legacies. all In trust to convey to
- Saas of South Carolina when the
Nsd State shall accept the same for
<ns parpose Of establishing and main-
oa.fng an agricultural and mechani-
~ college upon the aforesaid Fort
I'M plantation upon the terms and
>on@uens OF said will. therefore, etc.
m Section I of this act the devise
nd bequssth In accepted and provis-
made Tor the transfer to the
e'sssurvr OF the state.
section . OF the act provides for
- ssfabllshment of the agricultural
49, mechanical college on the Fort
un propsrty. II also provides that
- snnsgs shali be styled The Glenn. |
esa Agricultural College of South |
Carolina-
Ssceion reads as follows: Thar
snad college shall be under the man
sSsmsnt and control Of a board of
srnstses composed OF he seven mop,-
'neas aoninsted by said viii and their
s'rcessous and SIX members TO be
aected by the Legislature la Joint as
.n1noly every fourth year after the |
- <section. etc. The duties OF the
eoard are also defined and the courses
- andy are mentioned. The num-
~ of professors limited to ten. etc.
n eSzn be readily seen that in ac-
<e>ptins the bsqueath of Mr.. Clemson
'Hss state Of south Carolina lied
op.lf mp completely. Seven member
- tho board of trustees were named
n Che Clemson will. There being only
rh1rtsen Members. the Clemson will
pncmbers are life members Of the
eoayd. and when one Of these men,
Sprs dies the remaining will members
'ssua = successor. The state. men,
o<as OF the board are elected every
ser years after the first election.
tasddes the s1s acres OF land Mr..
Cssnsspn leff 10 the State for the col
sage ssbom sse.o00. Counting this
sDney, the entire bequest amounted TO
'shout 800. .ooy.
Aiprominent Judge of the State was
sassd y few days ago what the state
~uoid forfeit should the act accepting
- hrqnest be repealed. He replied
<hAf the state would lose all of its
psOpery at the college. He said fur
shsr. however. that ID was possible.
~nd very probable. that the present
oeirs of Mr.. Clemson. In case the act
wss repealed and the property return
~n 10 them. would sell the property
60 The STATE for something less than
y1se soo.
We advocate that the State OF South
oAronnn repeal the act and buy the
prussrsc IN order that q state instltu-
cssn can De established. We would be
ufsd to see Clemson College, which |
rally should be- named Calhoun col |
sgc, run on as high a plane as the
Saush Carolina Military Academy, and
u esnnot ever be such until the state
ssrures complete control. A number
of changes viii have to be made and
uhe most important of these could not
possibly be made until the property
- deeded over to the State and the