The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-02-06
COLLEGE ON WHEELS.
The Valuabi Educational and Indus
trial Development Campaign Tn
dertaken by Clemson College.

The Clemson college exhibition car,
in charge Of Mr.. Guy l.. Stewart, for
the Southern railway, and Profs.
Harper. VIM. S. Morrison, ]. S. New
man and Charles S. Doggett for
Clemson, accompanied by the vola-
tile and indefatigible ). Henry Rice,
special representative Of the Colum-
bia State, arrived here Wednesday
and was visited by many interested
people during the day; and even this
morning, until it's departure at 9.S0
for Manning, over the Atlantic Coast
Line. a number of visitors were en-
tertained.
The car has been on tour of the
State for one month and has practi-
cally covered two-thirds of South
Carolina, having made exhibitions in
tie principal centers Of Richland,
Lexington, Edgefeld, Saluda, Aiken,
Barnwell, Hampton, Beaufort, includ-
ing all Of the sea islands, Dorchester,
Orangeburg and Sumter counties.
From Manning the car goes to the
Pee Dee section for a fortnight, end
ing the tour at Chesterfield on Feb
ruary Is. It was an enterprise the
MAGNITUDE of which has never before
been known in the south, nor has
there ever been an educational cam
paign so effectively conducted; or one
in which the people, as a whole, have
manifested so much interest and gen.
uiae enthusiasm. The good result
is already evident and the educational
Institutes held from place to place
throughout the State will doubtless
give Z new impetus to the greater
development Of the industrial and
agricultural resources of South Car
DINA. In this connection mention is
especially made of the great and
valuable services of Mr.. Guy L. Stew
art. agent Of the land and industrial
department Of the Southern railway,
in. this work. Mr. Stewart in one in
stance alone revived a dead industry
which, involved an annual income
into the state of $4,000. San Jose
scale had destroyed the large peach
orchards of the Ridge. Spring belt
Under the treatment advised by Mr..
Stewart the scale has been checked,
the valuable orchards are again in a
flourishins, condition and an industry
revivified which means much to the
people Of that section Of the State.
Under his direction, also, pear blight
has, to a great extent, been checked.
Mr.. Stewart's time in the work, as
also the use Of the cars and railway
service, is free contribution from
the Southern railway, and not as
some believed, a scheme out Of which
the Southern was making money.
The stereopticon exhibition, under
the direction of Prof. Charles S. Dog
gett, at the Court House Wednesday
night, was exceptionally instructive,
portraying t. w5r1erful strides in
educationa ;..s.. i2lustrial develop
ment mad. j.. .o-:.l Carolina within
the past decade.
Following the stereopticon enter
tainment, Prof. VIM. S. Morrison de-
livered masterful lecture on tie
subject of Industrial Education. Pity
it was the unfavorable weather pre-
vented many from attending this in
structive lecture.
However, the people, by reason of
this visit Of the Clemson car and its
corps Of lecturers, are placed in
closer touch with the work at Glenn
son, and bulletins issued by the col
lege for the purpose of instruction
along industrial and agricultural de-
velopnent will be more largely cir
culated.
The Clemson car, which was de-
scribed in yesterdays Item, contain
ed many specimens Of mechanical
work executed at Clemson, which re-
fiected credit upon the industrial
training of this institution. The hor-
ticultural and agricultural exhibits
were equally creditable.
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