The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-19

the new president is elected" (See
board of trustees minutes, Decem-
ber, 19Os.)
Ihe committee of trustees insisting
Nnat the arrangement of the subjects
into courses shall first receive the
approval of the board Of trustees befo, e
tney can be placed in the catalogue
Is bad legislation. This duty belongs
alone to the faculty. (See By-Laws.)
A committee of trustees taking
charge OF farmers institutes and di-
recting all the details of the work of
senolng to the farmers the instruc-
tion the college has to offer. This
work belongs to the salaried officers
or the institution under the general
direction of the president.
Petitions and papers of every kind
intended for the board of trustees
have in many instances reached the
board direct and not through the
| presidents office. This practice has
been sanctioned by the trustees as
individuals. The president should be
the officer to bring every thing from
the ohcials to the board, so that he
may be well-informed concerning all
matters in and about the college.
The board Of trustees are meeting
too often, and think the State law
Is being violated in these frequent
meetings. There would be less chance
for interruption as above given if the
meetings were only two each year.
The Code says on this subject:
For the purpose Of carrying out
the duties hereby devolved upon them
| the said board of trustees shall meet
at the call of the Governor, and at
such time and place as he may desig-
nate. They shall receive no compen-
| sation, but shall be allowed their ac-
tual expenses for not exceeding two
meetings in one year while engaged
In the. duties Of the board imposed
| upon them by this article" (See
| Code Of 1902, Section 1929
In 190S-1909 the board of trustees
met on: July 14,1sOS. Sept. 1, 1908,
Dec. 9, 1908, March, 1908.
! In 1909-1910 the board of trustees
met on: March 1909, July 8, 1909,
August IL. 1909, Sept. Is, 1909, Dec.
IL, 1909.
II
Special attention is called to the
Clause in the above extract from the
| Code in regard to the expenses of the
trustees while engaged in transacting
the business of the college. And the
committee Of the General Assembly
Is directed to. the vouchers turned in
by the member from Pendleton for
his expenses who comes to the COL
| iege In his buggy and has his horse
fed by the college, and the expenses
of the members from Greenville and
from Walhalla. The expenses of the
last two are reasonable. The COM
parison Is interesting on the question
OF expenses. (See pages 131, 1872,
1873, 134, 135 Of Annual Report of the
College Treasurer, a copy of which
accompanies this paper)
Nepotism is a serious drawback to
good and efficient growth in the coll
lege, and there should be some rem
edy for this evil. The following trus-
tees have relatives on the official
force of Clemson Agricultural Col
| lege:
r. w. Simpson-Three sons-in-law
| on the faculty.
w. w. Bradley-A brother on the
faculty.
j. +. Wannamaker-A brother-in-
law on the faculty; a nephew on the
| station staff; niece in the office of
the president; relative in the treas
| urer's office.
w. ID. Evans-A son in the treas
urer's office; son holding the DO
sltion of fertilizer inspector.
Alan Johnstone-A nephew on the
| faculty.
Three other members of the col
| iege force are supposed to be related
to trustees by marriage, but 1 am not
In possession of accurate information
on this score.
since the college was opened for
students, in 1893, the board of trus-
tees have appointed twenty-one of
their relatives to important positions
In the college. There are now eleven
relatives on the present force. The
board have also appointed two of
the'r members to good salaried
places In the institution within the
past eight years
Ihe practice of nepotism has caus-
ed much Of the troubles and distur