Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-07-02
CLEMSON EXTENSION WORK :,
One-Year Agricultural Scholarships
and Course at Clemson.

One-Year Agricultural Scholarships
and Course at Clemson.
Beginning next session Clemson
College VIII give an intensive one
year agricultural course to young far
mers who desire to learn the import
ant yet simple fundamental princi-
pies which underlie successful agri-
culture
This course will begin October 1st
and close June 1st, and will be open
to young men eighteen years old and
over. The course includes none of
the usual academic branches such as
mathematics. English, history, etc.,
but Is confined to a study of the
principles of crop production, horti-
culture, animal husbandry, dairying,
etc. Agricultural arithmetic and
simple course In parliamentary prac-
tice and public speaking will be
given, sufficient to enable the student
when he returns to his community
TO preside at a public meeting or to
hold farmers institute.
The purpose Of the course is to
take young men Is years old or old
er, who know the practical side Of
farming and make Of them better and
more scientific farmers and commu-
nifty leaders and builders as well.
An elementary rural school educa-
tion will be required Of those who ap-
ply for the course. Ability to read
and write intelligently, and fair
knowledge Of arithmetic constitute
the requirements. The cost of the
course, including fees, uniforms,
board, lodging, heat, light and laun-
dry, will be $117.55. Those who are
q h1n will nav $40 o6SftinnnJ fo, 49,;
ton.
The Minis scholarship bill passed
at the 1912 session Of the General
Assembly provides for scholarships
in the one-year course as follows:
One from each county, and seven
from the State at large. Each schol-
arship is worth 500 and free tuition.
The trustees designate in each coun-
ty the most representative organiza-
ton Of farmers. The executive COM
mlttee Of this organization, on or be-
fore July 1st, recommends to the
president Of the college three Or more
young men over eighteen years old,
who have done worthy agricultural
work during the preceding year, or
III any previous year. These young
men are notified Of the recommended
ton and go up for competitive exam
inatfon on July 18th at the county
court house. They stand their eX-
amlnations along with regular four
year scholarship applicants, but the
examination is different and covers
only the elementary common school
branches. In any county where there
is no organization Of farmers, the di-
rector OF the agricultural department
OF Clemson College solicits opinions
from representative farmers Of the
hni I,&
are used as would be the recommen-
| dation OF an executive committee.
The seven State-at-large scholar
ships are recommended in the same
way, except by the executive commit
tee OF the most representative State
organization Of farmers. The young
men recommended for Scholarships
at large stand their examinations at
their county seats.
The examination papers are pre-
pared 'and graded by the Clemson
faculty and the award announced by
the secretary Of the State Board of
Education.
Only young men recommended
will be allowed to compete for the
one-year agricultural scholarships.
The board Of trustees has desig-
mated the Farmers Union Of Oconee
county as the most representative or
ganiZation in this county, and that
organization will make recommen-
dations from Oconee. For the other
counties see Keowee Courier OF issue
Of June 18th.
1T is earnestly requested that in
counties having an organization, that
interested parties give to the men,
bers OF the executive committee of
the organization names Of desirable
q II inn VT.
no organization, farmers are re-
quested to write to Prof. j. N. Har-
per, giving names OF worthy young
men who would like to compete for
the scholarships. Recommendations
Tor the seven scholarships from the |
State-at-large should be sent to e. w. |
Dabbs, President of State Farmers |
Union, Mayesvlle, S. c.
If the Farmers Union DESIGNATED |
for any particular county is no longer |
active, names should be sent rPrOf. |
Harper, as in the case Of counties
having no organization.
The cooperation of our agricultu-
raj people IS earnestly requested i'm |
order to get the new law into effect.
and in order that no county shall |
miss the opportunity Of getting its
scholarship.
1t is expected that in addition to
the onc-year agricultural scholarships
at least fifty others will take the one
year course. Applicants for admis-
sion to this course may stand en-
trance examinations along with the
scholarship applicants at the county
seats. or at the college in October.
w. NJ. RIGGS,
President Clemson College
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500 Reward, 500.
The readers of this manor will bo |