The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-01-31

follows: The excellence Of every de-
tail of this institution, the PERFECTION
of ARRANGEMENT and management, ana
the spirit of cooperation and loyalty
prevailing are we'll known and reject
the greatest honor upon the president
who organized it and upon his assist
ants and faculty. The appropriation
for a now dining room and kitchen
was expended with a result which IS
all that could be desired in usefulness
and beauty.
"The college has had a prosperous
year during it's last session and this
session is progressing ausplciously.
The enrolment is at this time 1O2.
The board of trustees in their report
to the general assembly ask for the
enlargement of the auditorium and the
infrmary, both of which we're built for
a much smaller number of students
than the present enrolment; and for
an industrial arts and science building
to be paid for by two annual appro-
priations. The auditorium is barely
large enough to seat the present stud
ent body The authorities Of the COL
lege were compelled to send home the
freshman class last year before COM
mencement to make room in the audi
'torium for the commencement visitors.
The infirmary was built ITO care for the
students of only one dormitory and
there are now three dOrmitories, and
the number of students thrice as large
now as then. In case of an epidemic
it would be impossible for the authorl-
ties to properly care for the health and
comfort of these girls with the present
small infir1nary. This is an absolute
necessity.
"Clemson college occupies the ano-
malous position of asking of the gem
erajl assembly, not approved and funds
for this or that line of development,
but simply to be let alone This is
due to the system bv which Clemson
is enabled to use the sovereign power
of the State to collect its own revenue,
and merely report to the general as
sembly as to how the same has been
expended. This fund, comparatively
small when the present law was en-
acted, has grown to such proportions
as to make this institution rich, indeed,
with a prospect of enormous riches
with the rapid increase in fertilizer
sales. Meantime there are other needs
Of the State that may be more press
ing than such development at Clemson
as. would follow upon the possession
of so large revenue.
County Farm Schools.
"The small farmers, whose fertiliz-
er, distributed in the fields by their
own sons and daughters, contribute
no inconsiderable part Of the revenue
of Clemson college, can in few in
stances hope ever to send son to
that agricultural college. For them,
in justice and in the best interest OF
the agricultural development of the
State, there should be agricultural
schools in connection with model
farms in the several counties, thus
bringing a practical education to the
children of the poorer farmers.
Annual Appropriation.
"But whatever be the policy of the
State in it's further educational de-
velopment, any revenue raised by the
authority of the State should be at all
times administered by officers Of the
State under the control and the direc-
ton of the general assembly. It seems
impossible that in a free country there
should long be tolerated the present
system of revenue. Moreover, it would
be for the best interest of Clemson COL
lege that its income, from year to year,
should be definitely determined and
not uncertain, as at present, that for
any unusual expenditure or permanent
improvement, it should first receive
the sanction of the general assembly,
inst as is necessary in the case of all
other institutions, and that thus at all
times it should feel the necessity tor
| responsibility and economy and the
Fr5bligatiou of consulting the settled
Judgment Of the State rather than the
temporary will Of a small body OF
trustees"
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