The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-01
NEWS FROM CLEMSON COLLEGE.
Press Association Formed-Mccting of
Palmetto Literary Society.

Student Press Association. These as
sociations have as their purpose the
| publiship0 of the work Of and plans
of the colleges that may be of inter
est to the people of the State. The
| fact that Clemson College is OF vast
| Importance u the people Of the State
and that the people of the State have
little opportunity of really knowing
Of its work. has led the students to
| organize such an association. It's
purpose is to give the people, through
the medium of the county papers,
such information relating to the
work OF the college as may he of
| general interest, and also such per
sonal news about the students as may
! be OF interest To their home COM
munities The Student Press AS
sociation of Clemson College begins
Pres. ]. Nj. Workman: Vice-president
o. +. McCrary; Sec. and Treas. c. T..
Faris.
The Palmetto Literary Society held
its annual celebration on the evening
| of February 22nd in Memorial Hall
| This day being a holiday, the exer-
! cises were unusually we'll attended,
there being about five hundred stu
! dents and visitors present The exer-
cises were opened with prayer by Rev.
w. III. Mills, after which the presiding
officer, Mr.. j. A. Goodwin, made a
short address of welcome. The fol-
lowing is the program:
Declaimers:
w. N. Henderson, Blairs; "The
Traitors Deathbed."
T. c. Haddon. Hodges: Our Coun-
try. It's Past and Present"
Orators:
o. o. Dukes st. George; THE In
fluence Of the Gospel on Civilization
F. III. Jeter. Santuc; "The Glory
Of the Conquered"
Debates.
Query. Resolved That municipali-
ties in the United States should own
and operate street railways, and
plants for supplying light and water.
Afiirmative-J. NJ. Workman, May
esville; Negative-H. T. Prosser, Lake
City.
The declaimers medal was awarded
nj
to Mr.. Dukes. The debate had to be
postponed on account of the sickness
Of Mr.. Prosser.
On February IS. Il there was held
conference of eighteen ministers Of
| Greenville, Anderson. Pickens, and
! Oconee counties for the purpose OF
discussing the problems Of the coun-
try church. The conference met at
the invitation OF the college, and the
members were entertained in bar
racks. At the first meeting Acting
President Riggs delivered an address
of welcome, following which Prof. d.
n. Barrow, Director Of the Extension
| Work Department, spoke on "Im-
proved Agriculture Fundamental to
all Improvement in Country Life"
and Mr.. A. Smith followed this up
, with an adress on The Rearing of
Live Stock as Fundamental to This
Improved Agriculture" AT subse-
quent meetings Prof. Perkins, Direct
or Of the Department Of Agriculture.
and Prof. Barrow spoke on impoved
agriculture and suggested how min
listers might aid in that Improvement.
DR.. T.. A. Hines of Seneca, S. c..
also delivered an address on Medical
Inspection of Public School Children.
All OF these meetings were open TO
students and visitors.
The conference recommended TO
ministers of the State that they enrol!
themselves with the Secretary of the
South Carolina Experiment Station to
receive bulletins issued by the college
and by the United States Department
Of Agriculture. The conference re-
quested the Board Of Trustees to con
slider the feasibility of setting apart
one day Of the Farmers Institute
next summer for the discussion OF
conditions OF rural community aud
church life and that the ministers be
invited to attend.
The campus is being very much i'm
proved by the cemen. walks which are
being laid between the barracks and
principal buildings This has been a
much-needed Improvement, and adds
greatly to both the beauty OF the
campus and the con fort of the stu
dents.