The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-20
RIGGS ACTING PRESIDENT.
SUMMER SESSION OF CLEMSON
BOARD ADJOURNS.
Affairs OF South CarOlina's Great
Agricultural Institution Found to
BE I'm Excellent Shape-Matter of
Electing Permanent President Dc.
ferred- Annual Appropriations
Made--Auditing Commissions Re
pOrt-Faculty Promotions.


pOrt-Faculty Promotions.
Clemson College, July 13.-The an
nual summer meeting Of the Clemson
College board of trustees adjourned
this afternoon. No action was taken
towards the election of a president
The arrangement, by which Prof. w.
M. Riggs has been acting as presi-
dent, was continued and the board
authorized Acting President Riggs
and Chairman Johnstone, Of the
board, to make such arrangements as
they thought wise and necessary in
regard to the conduct of the engin-
eering department. of which Prof.
Riggs Is director. The board express
ed themselves as we'll 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, and
they felt that neither the college nor
the peopel of the State could possibly
lose anything under a continuation of
the present arrangement, until such
time as the board was thoroughly
prepared to elect a permanent presi-
dent. The same committee on the
president was continued.
The annual appropriations were
made for the conduct of the college
for the coming year as follows: For
State work of various kinds $4,000;
for normal operating expenses, $14,-
600; for completion of new buildings
$4,000; for insurance for next five
years $4,000; for unusual expendi-
lures $4,000. Twenty thousand dol
lars was appropriated for a dairy
building and $4,000 for a dairy barn.
This will put the dairy work on
fine basis, as it should be. The agri-
cultural committee of the board was
authorized to ask the Legislature for
permission to establish experiment
stations in the Pee Dee and possibly
in the Sand Hill sections. This is a
long step forward in the interest of
the farmers in those sections.
The trustees received the report of
the board Of visitors which inspected
the workings of the college in Nav.
The report was very commendable.
1t will be published later.
The report of the auditing commits
sion was also received and read. This
commission, consisting of Mr.. w. j.
West, chief; Messrs. j. p. Derham,
f. c. Elmore and j. B. Haltiwanger,
recently made a thorough audit Of
the books and accounts of the college
for the past seven years. The report
sets forth the facts that the accounts
or the college are in every respect
satisfactory, that the moneys have
been spent economically and in ac-
cordance with orders of the board
and that all accounts are properly
accounted for and vouched for.
The acting president and the chair
man Of the board were authorized TO
carry into effect the purchase of the
Lewis lands, under the authority
granted by the last Legislature, the
Attorney General to approve the
titles.
The resignation of Col. M. 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 a
reasonable salary and a home. Col
Hardin has served the college long.
faithfully and ably, and it Is hoped
that he will remain in the new capa-
city. DR.. r. N. Bracket, associate
professor Of chemistry, was made
acting director and State chemist.
Prof. David Henry was made acting
associate, and the president was au-
thorized to find suitable men for the
places made vacant by the promotion
~ -"i iiCiiS anu the resignation or
Dr. Hall
Mr.. B. j. Wells, now assistant 20
state superintendent Swearingen, was
elected to the position in the prepar-
atory department made vacant by the
resignation of Prof. ID. r. Kinard.
who goes TO the superintendency Of
the Dillon school. Mr.. r. T.. Jack
son, who was recently appointed 20
a position i'm the extension and init
tute division, was elected to a per
manent place.
The board found the college in fine
shape as to the health. discipline ano
IN" general good morals of the stu