The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-08

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executor, and some alterations made
as to certain specific legacies. These
three papers, connected as they are
by the contents Of the present will
and codicil, speaking the same great
purpose of the testator, opened and
liberalized by the will now in force,
show the fixed purpose Of Mr.. Glenn
son to establish an agricultural col
lege and remove any obstacle to It's
success.
Abstracts of Will.
Item 1-Bequeaths the Fort Hill
place, containing 8l4 acres, more or
less, to the executor. in trust, that
when the said State shall accept such
property as 4 donation for th4 Fur-
pose of founding al agriculture! eel
lege thereon, i'll accordance Will the
views Of the will (of which tie Chief
justice Of Souti, Carolina shall be
the judge.) TIE executor shall deed
the place to tie State and turn over
to it, as an en- 2c5ment Of sail .nsti-
tuition, all the property hereinafter
given for that purpose. Provided the
State Shall signify its acceptance OF
the donation and begin practical
carrying out hereof within three
years after the probate Of the will.
Until such acceptance the executor IS
to invest the net produce of the land
and other property for the endowment
fund, if accepted by the State, and
if not so accepted for the school here
matter provided for.
Item 2-Appoints R. W. Simpson,
D. X. Norris, NJ. L. Donaldson, 4.
E. Bowen, B. R. Tillman, J. E. Wan
namaker, and J. E. Bradley, seven in
number, trustees, with the power to
fill vacancies from any cause, in per-
petuity, and expressly denies the
State the power to take any away or
abridge the powers or number, but
the State may provide through the
legislature, as it sees proper, on ac-
cepting the donation, for the appoint
ment or election of six other trus.
tees, the maximum number Of trus-
tees being limited to thirteen forev-
er. The last clause Of this item
reads: "The name Of this shall be
the Clemson Agricultural college, of
South Carolina.' The trustees are
requested to meet as soon after the
death of the testator as practicable,
fill ali vacancies, if any, and proceed
at once to effectuate, as far as they
can, the purpose Of the will.
Item 3-Upon the actual refusal
of the State to accept the donation
made in and upon the terms OF the
will, or upon its non-acceptancee by
the State within the three years, upon
the terms and conditions named, the
donation to the State is revoked and
the executor in execution of his trust
shall convey the "Fort Hill place and
accumulated fund arising therefrom
together with all other property, real
or personal hereinafter disposed OF
and intended to be given to the said
agricultural college, as an endowment,
to the seven trustees namad above
or their successors, who shall erect
upon the Fort Hill place such a school
or college for the youth Of South
Carolina, as in their judgment shall
be for their best interest,"" With a
proviso that the school shall be prin-
cipally for the benefit Of the agricul-
tural and mechanical classes and shall
be free to the pupils as far as the
land and endowment fund Will per-
nit. The trustees are directed to Sc
curely invest the funds and hold them
as a perpetual endowment Of the in
stitution. using only the interest and
income from the land, except the trus-
tees are permitted for the cost OF
erecting suitable buildings, to use the
income of the land and accumulated
interest after his death and as much
as $4,000 Of the corpus, if necessary
in their judgement. The item closes:
"The name Of this institution shall
be the Clemson Scientific school or
college," "
Item 4-Directs the dwelling on
Fort Hill shall never be torn down or
altered, but shall be kept in repair
with all articles Of furniture, etc.,
given for that purpose, and shall al
ways be open for the inspection of
visitors, allowing such part of the
house to be used by professors as
the trustees shall direct.
Item 5-Speci6cally bequeaths to
his granddaughter, "All my silver