The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-08-01
CLEMSON AND IT'S WORK.
Popular Impression College is Bur-
dened With Too Much Money Not
Borne Out by Facts.

tion, its past work and future pros
poets are contained in report made
public today by State Superintendent
of Education John E. Swearingen.
The review will be CT unusual .n'er-
est t? tie alumni and friends of Cleu!-
son. 1t follows:
. The statistical report of Clemson
college for the scholastic year July
1, 1912, to June 80, 1913, is thought
compelling paper, said ]. E. Swear
ingen, State superintendent Of Edu-
cation, in G:,cnGsing educational mat
tiers of State wide interest The fig
ures have an industrial and agricul-
tural significance in addition to their
educational value.
The popular impression that, the
college is burdened with too much.
money is not borne out by the facts.
Expenditures for college work proper
in the class rooms and on the col
lege property-amodnted to SILL
3O3.47. Of this sum, $147,6S2,22 was
used for operating expenses, and $685.
711.25 was expended for buildings and
equipment
The growing demands on the COL
Iege for public service and extension
work required an expenditure of Sl34,-
1885. Part of this money comes to
the college under the Morrill,, Hatch,
Nelson and Adams acts Of congress.
Receipts from the United States gov
ernment must be expendd On the ag-
riculturaI experiment station at the
college. Tie work on this station
cost during the year $33,599.01, while
the branch stations at Summerville
and Florence, together with the pub
lie service work carried on through
out the State at large, cost S100,SS9,94.
The college cannot maintain STAN
dard of working efficiency on this
basis. The plant is valued at $780,
1882, and necessary repairs and i'm
provements call for an expenditure OF
at least $4,000 a year. This is less
than 2 per cent of the value Of the
college property. I do not believe the
farmers and taxpayers will consent
to the slightest deterioration in the
building and equipment, but will con-
tinue to demand adequate up-to-date
appliances and instruction.
0nicers and Teachers
Of the 81 o. GERS and teachers, SO
are men and s are women. Fffty-slx
of the men constitute the actual
teaching corps of the institution, and
have charge of the class room work
for the S34 cadets and other students.
The report shows that each instructor
has charge of an average of 10 stu
dents. Though this average seems
low, it compares favorably with other
COLLEGES in the State. Some members
on the staff of the experimnt station
also do little teaching, while several
of the professors are likewise engaged
in valuable research work supplement
tai to their class room duties.
Of the total enrolment of S34 stu
dents, 67S were in college classes;
20 in preparatory classes; 50 in the
one-year agricultural course; II in
the work-day course, and 10 in tAe
four-weeks' course. By dividing the
total enrolment into the actual oper-
ating expenses of the college plant,
anyone can readily Sc that the per
capita expenditure for the session
was s177.07 for each student
The Preparatory Class
This preparatory class represents
almost 10 per cent of the student
body. The subjects taught in this
class correspond to 7th and Sth grade
work of the public school. This same
ground should be covered in every
rural high school as we'll as in every
rural graded school employing three
teachers. In fact this grade of work
can be done in many schools having
only Two teachers The rules OF the
college discourage the attendance OF
these unprepared boys by refusing to
admit students who can be given pre-
paratory training in their home
school. The enforcement of this rule
at Clemson, however, as in all other
colleges in the State, is extremely lax
Since freshman requirements at
Clmson are based on the completion
of 9th grade work, believe 1t would
be better for the college and for the
public schools of the State if this pre-
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