The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-18
WHAT WAS DONE
The Clemson Trustees Fills Vacancies
and Creates New Chairs.
CHANGES AT COLLEGE

Board or VISITORS hIeCCeu anu OCneT
Business Transacted. Financial
Statement for the Fiscal Year.
Branch School in the Pee Dee Sec
ton Referred to Committee.
The annual meeting Of the board
of trustees was held at Clemson on
Tuesday and Wednesday of last week.
The budget of expenditures for the
fiscal year beginning July / was act
ed upon and other business transact
ed. ..-.
DR.. R. N. Bracket, who has been
acting director of the chemical de-
partmet during the past year, since
the retirement of Col. Hardin, was
elected director.
Prof. D. H. Henry was elected as
sociate professor of chemistry.
Prof. S. B. Earle, who succeeded
the engineering department Was
elected director of the engineering
department.
Prof. E. T. Dargan, who has been
assistant professor of electrical engi-
neering, was elected professor Of elec-
trical engineering.
The title of consulting professor of
engineering was conferred upon Pres
ident Riggs.
Mr.. J. A.'Dew, graduate of Glenn
so, class III, was elected assistant in
entomology.
Mr.. F. E. Tarbox was elected assis-
tant to the agronomist of the expert
ment station, and Mr.. w. B. Aull,
who has been conducting the seed
analytical work Of the department
of agriculture, was elected assistant
to the botanist of the experiment
station to assist in the new adams
problem, The Cause and Prevention
of Cotton Shedding"
The following new positions were
created:
Military assistant to the COM
mander at a salary OF S1,OUU.
Second assistant to the State vet
einarian at salary Of $1,000.
Assistant in agronomy and farm
machinery, salary Of $1,000.
Assistant in horticulture, who Is
to assist with the extension work,
$1,000.
Prof. R. E. Lee was appointed as
the official architect for the college.
The contract entered into by the
president with the Farmers Coop
eratiye Demonstration Work for CO.
operative corn club work was ap-
proved and thereby made perma-
uent arrangement.
A committee of the board Of trug-
tees, consisting of Messrs. Bradley,
Evans and Hughes, was appointed to
pass upon the scholarship certificates
of financial inability.
The matter of locating branch ex-
experiment station in the Pee Dee
sertion was referred to the agricultu-
raj committee of which Mr. ]. E.
Wannamaker Is the chairman. This
committee, together with Prof. j
N. Harper, director of the expert
ment station, and Prof. w. R. Per-
kins, director of the agricultural de.
partment is to take under considera-
ton the propositions that have been
received, visit the various sites pro-
posed in order to judge their sulta-
bilsty in regard to location, soil, and
climate, and report to the board at a
meeting to be held in Columbia dur
ing the State fair.
The thanks Of the board was ex,
tended to the Southern Railway, the
Atlantic Coast Line and the Scaboard
Railway for their assistance In op'
Grating the live stock train.
This being the regular time for the
election of board Of visitors. the fol,
lowing were elected by the board.
First district, J. Elmore Martin
Charleston.
Second district, VIM. T. Walton
Johnston.
Third district, J. j.. Ballinger, Sen
eca.
Fourth district, Thomas F. Parker
Greenville.
Fifth district, George X. Laney
Chesterfield.
Sixth district, David R. Coker
Hartsville.
Seventh district, r. o. Murdy, Sum
ter.
! The appropriations for the public
State work was increased In order tc
extend to the citizens of the State the
hog cholera serum treatment and tc
give more service along veterinary en-
tomological and botanical lines Ap
ropriations we're made to operate the
live stock train again next winter
and to carry on the farmers inst.
tutes during the summer.
The appropriations for the yea1
beginning July l are approximately
as follows:
For public state work, S99.32l
from the fertilizer tax, and $4,000
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