Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-07-22
NO CLEMSON PRESIDENT YET.
Board Of Trustees Cannot Make Up
Its Mind About Il Ecud.

Clemson College, July 13.-The
annual summer meeting of the Glenn
| son board OF trustees adjourned this
afternoon. No action was taken to-
ward the election of q president
The arrangement by which w. NJ.
Riggs has been acting as president
was continued. The board author
ized Acting President Riggs and
Chairman Johnstone Of the boa d to
make such arrangements as they
thought wise and necessary in re-
gard to the conduct of the engineer
ing department, of which Prof.
Riggs is director The board ex-
pressed itself as well pleased with
the condition OF affairs at the col
lege, the business affairs being so
thoroughly systematized as to meet
the entire approval Of the board,
which felt that neither the college
nor the people of the State could
| possibly lose anything under con-
tinuance OF the present arrange
ment until the board was thorough
~ prepared to elect permanent
| president. The same committee on
the president was continued
appropriations.
The annual appropriations were
| 't'""N ~ 'i'S NoluuSl VI Tie cOlIoR0
for the coming year, as follows:
For State work OF various kinds.
$50 900; for normal operating en-
penses, $4,000; for completion of
new buildings. $4,000; for insur-
ancc for next five years, $4,000;
for unusual expenditures, $4,000.
twenty thousand was appropria ted
for dairy building and $1,000 for
dairy barn. This will put the dairy
work on a fine basis.
The agricultural committee of the
board was authorized to ask the leg
islature for permission to establish
experiment stations in the Pee Dee
| and possibly in the Sand VIII sec
| tons.
The trustees received the reDort of
| the board OF visitors which inspected
the Workings OF the college in May.
The report OF the auditing COM
mission was also received and read.
| This commission recently made
thorough audit Of the books and ac-
| counts OF the college for the past
seven years. The report sets forth
! that the accounts Of the college are
! in every respect satisfactory; that
| the moneys have been economically
! spent in accordance with orders OF
! the board, and that all accounts are
| properly accounted and vOuchod for.
| Ihc acting president and the
| chairman OF the board we're author
| iHed to carry into effect the purchase
OF the Lewis lands under tho author
ity granted at the last Legislature,
! the Attorney General 10 approve the
| titles.
Resignation Accepted.
The resignation Of Col. NJ. b. Har-
| din, as director Of the department of
| chemistry, was accepted, and Col.
! Hardin was asked to remain with
! the college as consulting chemist
| with reasonable salary and a home
| Col Hardin has served the college
| long and faithfully and ably, and It
| is hoped that he will remain in Tho
new capacity.
DR.. r. \. Brackett, associate p ro-
| fcSSor of chemistry, was made acting
! director and State chemist. Prof. d.
| II. Henry was made acting associate
! and the president was authorized to
| find suitable men for the places
| made vacant by the promotion OF
| Mr. Henry and the resignation OF
! Dr.. Hardin.
B. j. Wells, now assistant 10 ]. e
| SWearin%cn, State superintendent o.
| Education, was elected 10 the posi-
| non in tho preparatory department
! made vacant by the resignation Of
| Prof. ID. +. Kinard, who goes TO the
! snperintcndcncy Of the Dillon
! schools.
7. F. Jackson, who was recently
! appointed to a position in the eX-
tension and institute division, was
! elected TO permanent position.
The board found the college in
| fine Shana, both as to the health, tho
! discipline and the general morals Of
| the students.