Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-07-19
AT CLEMSON COLLEGE
The Board fills Vacancies and Gre.
NtCS New Chairs.

| tees was held at the college on Tues.
day and Wednesday Of this week
| The budget Of expenditures for the
| fiscal year beginning July 1 was
| passed upon and other routine bust
ness transacted.
DR.. II. y. Bracket. who has been
acting director OF the chemical de-
partmcnt during the past year, since
the retirement Of Col. Hardin. was
elected director.
Prof. d. II. Henry was elected as
Sociato professor Of chemistry.
Prof. S. b. Earle, who succeeded
Prof. w. M. Riggs as vice director of
the engineering department. was
elected director Of the engineering
department.
Prof. f. r. Dargan. who has been
assistant professor OF electrical en-
g!necring, was elected acting associ-
ate professor Of electrical engineer
ing.
The title of consulting professor
Of engineering was conferred upon
President Riggs.
}. a. Dew, Il graduate Of Clemson,
class 1911, was elected assistant in
entomology.
II. T.. Tarbox was elected assistant
to the agrOnOmiSt Of the experiment
station, and w. b. Aull. who has
been conducting the seed analytical
work Of the department of agricul-
ture. was elected assistant to the bot
anist of the experiment station, to
assist in the new Adams problem
"Thc Cause and Prevention Of Cot
ton Sheddng."
The following new positions were
created:
Military assistant to the comman-
dant. salary Of $1,000.
Second assistant to the state vete-
rinaiian. salary Of 200.
Assistant in agronomy and farm
machinery, salary OF 1900.
Assistant in horticulture. who is
to assist with the extension work,
$1,000.
Prof. r. T.. Lee was appointed as
the official architect for the college.
The contract entered into by the
president with the Farmers Co-ope-
ration Demonstration Work for CO.
operative corn club work was ap-
proved and thereby made a perma-
nent arrangement
committee of the board of trus-
tees. consisting of NeSSrS. Bradley,
Evans and Hughes, was appointed to
pass upon the scholarship certificates
Of financial inability.
The matter of locating a branch
experiment station in the Pee-Dee
section was referred to the agricul-
tural committee. Of which ]. II.
Wannamaker is the acting chairman.
This committee, together with Prof.
J. \. Harper, director of the expert
mcnt station, ;and Prof. w. X. Per-
kins. director Of the agricultural de-
partmcnt, Is to take under cOnsidera-
tion the propositions that have been
received, visit the various sites pro-
posed, in order to Judge Of their
suitability In regard to location, soil
ana climate, and report to the board
at meeting to be held in Columbia
during the State Fair.
This being the regular time for the
election Of board OF visitors, the
Following were elected by the board.
flrst District. Gilmore Martin
Charleston.
Second District-Wm. T. Walton.
Third District--J. j. Ballenger,
Seneca.
Fourth District-Thomas f. Par
ker. Greenville.
Fifth District-Gcorge X. Laney,
Chesterfield
Sixth District-Dayid r. Coker,
Chesterfield
Seventh District--R o. Purdy,
Sumter.
state Work Appropriations Increased
The appropriations for the public
state work were increased lin order
to extend to the citizen Of the State
nhnI
and to give more service along yete-
rinary, entomology! and botanical
lines. Appropriations were made to
operate the live stock train again
next winter. and to carry on the far
mers' Institutes during the summer.
The appropriations for the fiscal
year beginning July l are approxi-
mately as follows:
For public State work, $99,32O
from the fertilizer tax and 100000
FOR the South Carolina experiment
station from Federal appropriations.
me budget for the operation Of the
college was approximately $155 900,
ana the amount to be expended for
pulldlngS and permanent improve
mentS during the current year, about
$4,000.
The following financial statement
was presented to the board. covering
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1911:
Expended for public
State work S1.5oS O9
For additional shop and
laboratory equipment. 1887 IT
For buildings and per-
manent improvements 1891 sc
For real estate .. l6.S25 30
For operating expenses
Of college ...... l55,i53 AZ
Iotal. S3l ,O56 II