Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-01-15
BIRTH OF CLEMSON COLLEGE.
81 Am Responsible. for Clemson Col.
lege," Says DIR. j. w. Daniel.
(News and Courier Specially

| (NewS and Courier Specially
| Walterboro, Jan. 81 am respon-
sible for Clemson College, and l am
proud of it," was said by DR.. J. w.
Daniel, presiding elder Of Charles
ton District, at a meeting Of the board
! Of stewards at the first quarterly con-
ference, held Sunday night, at Bethel
Methodist church.
To a newspaper man present this
was rather startling statement. Sen
| ator B. r. Tillman has been receiv-
ing credit for the achievement in this
neck Of the woods, and doubtless in
every other meek" where the state
ment Of DR.. Daniel has not been
heard. So the newspaper man pres
ent sat up and took notice.
The discussion Of the efforts being
made to raise funds for the purchase
of the new district parsonage in
Charleston caused the remark. DR..
Daniel is very much Interested in this
recent purchase by the Methodists Of
the Charleston District, and was ask
ed by member of the board to tell
those present about it. This occur
red in one of those delightful infor-
NAL periods punctuating all of DR..
Daniels meetings with the stewards
Of his district, when be becomes rem
niscent.
He said that " hen he was quite
young man, having just entered the
ministry, he was sent % the Old PEN
dleton charge. At that line Thomas
G.. Clemson was an old. eccentric
man, and a sceptic. re had never
been known to go to church, but af-
ter several visits by Dr. Daniel, he
came at once to his church. DR.. Dan
iel said there seemed to spring up
liking for him by the old man, who
was quite a talker.
About this time a meeting Of the
local Agricultural Fair Association
was held, and Governor Perry was
present as a speaker. Attention was
thus directed to the subject of agri-
cultural development. Shortly after
this Col Simpson came to see DR..
Daniel, and in conversation informed
him that Mr.. Clemson was thinkiag
OF leaving his possessions to found a
mining college. Col. Simpson, being
an alumnus of Wofford College, was
anxious to get this property for his
alma mater. DR.. Daniel said to Col.
Simpsons:
1T would be foolish for Mr.. Glenn
son to leave his money to found a
college on mines or mining, as there
is nothing to mine in this State but
few fish bones down on the coast,
and IL he wants to found a college,
why doesn't he found an agricultural
college?" Col. Simpson, DR.. Daniel
said, was very much impressed with
the suggestion and stated that he was
going right over and suggest it to Mr..
Clemson, which he did, and Mr.. Glenn
son at once became quite enthusias-
tic.
"This," said Dr.. Daniel, "was the
birth Of Clemson College, which has
become such sp rdid school. Mr..
Tillman and other nay not like me
to say this, but these are facts"
After the meeting adjourned DR..
Daniel was asked by the reporter if
he had any objection to the use of
his remarks relative to the founda-
tion Of Clemson College. "None what
ever" was the reply. "They are facts,
so why should l mind?"
1t requires no stretch of the imagi-
nation, to one who knows DR.. Daniel,
to believe that this was the real birth
of Clemson College. A close student
Of conditions and affairs, and with
an intensely practical mind, such a
suggestion was but logical sequence
A book, which is now in the hands Of
the publishers, written by him, shows
how very practical he can be. This
book, "The Bottom Rail-" will create
sensation, it is predicted, when it
comes from the press, and perhaps
will have as far reaching effects as
the suggestion to Mr.. Clemson that
he leave his money to found an agri-