Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-03-25
THE CLEMSON TRUSTEES.
Some New Professors Elected and
Other Changes Made.
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tion was given to various important
matters. g y Z,
John q. Richards and G. b. Mann,
the newly elected members of the
board. We're given a cordial recep-
ton by the old members and were
given the committee assignments Of
Col. Robert Aldrich and Cen. q. d.
Bellinger
( The most important matter deter.
mined at this meeting was the sepa-
ration of the experiment station
from the college, There are so many
agricultural students at Clemson that
1t is impossible to give the proper
amount of attention to the expert
mental work
BY the new arrangement the agri-
cultural department. of the. college
will be entirely separate, SO that the
professors of this department can
give their entire time to 1t.
A number of professors were elect
ed at this meeting to fill the yacan-
cies, and elections to fill some of the
vacancies were postponed until the
July meeting of the board. Follow
Ing was the result of the meeting:
Agricultural Department.
g The position of director and pro-
fessor, of agriculture will be filled
later.
& Associate professor of animal hus-
bandry, Prof. D. o. Nurse.
Professor of geology and mineral
ogy, DR.. F. HI. HI. Calhoun.
Assistant professor of botany and
forestry to be filed.
Veterinarian and State Inspector,
M. n. Power.
Associate professor of horticul-
ture and entimology, Prof. G.. C..
Newman.
Assistant professor Of chemistry,
to he supplied later.
Assistant professor of agriculture,
u. M. Burger.
Assistant veterinarian and State
inspector, DR.. Enoch Barnette.
The experiment station will be
manned as follows:
Director and agricultural profess
sor, ]. N. Harper.
Professor of horticulture, to be
supplied later.
Animal husbandry, to be supplied
later.
Entomology, Prof. A. f. Conraddi.
Plants and pathology, II. w. Bond.
Professor of chemistry, to be sup
piled later.
Treasurer, DR.. p. H. e. Sloan.
Secretary, ]. N. Hook.
Foreman of experiment farm,
Burns Gillison. *
Foreman of Clemson coast station,
w C. Garrison.
The trustees will build suitable
residence and modern barn at the
coast station Immediately The
name of the railroad station at the
new station near Charleston will be
Clemson
j. e. Wannamaker, chairman of
the committee of the coast work, was
empowered with authority to go
ahead with the draining necessary
for the establishment Of the station
and the erection of necessary build
ings.
An appropriation Of $4,000 was
made by the board for religious pur-
poses. The Baptist, Presbyterian,
Methodist and Episcopal churches
are each to receive $500 with which
to help pay their ministers. These
appropriations are made on the con-
dition that the ministers conduct
chapel service at the college every
morning and also do pastoral work
on the hill. The remaining $4O0 will
be expended in getting ministers Of
other denominations from a distance
to visit the college occasionally.
The following board OF visitors
was elected: D. NICK. Frost, Charles
ton; J. l.. Quincy, Graniteville; j.
K. burst, Greenwood; stobo J..
Simpson, Spartanburg; Edward Nc.
Iver, Cheraw; J. l.. Coker, Harts-
vile, and j. f. Lever, Peaks.
w. G. Tucker was elected head
book-keeper
The chair of mathematics will not
be filled until the July meeting.
An annex will be built to the
Clemson College hotel.
A. Schilletter, who is in charge of
the commissarys department, Of the
college, was given permission to man
age Glenn Springs Hotel this sum-
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