The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-02
BE- JrST TO CLEMSON

~ Liver Djil 10 aSSlAI aFficlHu uIHl
,'uli"r"s il. now effective. As we un
'l"rstand il. this bill provides that rv
,it STAT" III which ti!cr" is an .irri
cultural rull"p" Shall be entitled 10
r"r"iv' Oh th" lirst Of July $lu.o"o
without additional appropriation.
Thu ih" act prnti,."s an addiiinu
- innh nn' of whi'li III" states are Ia
r","ly' money from b. federal treas
nr, III prDp1rliun To- The amount paid
by il'' states ioI III" support ni their
agricultural ,ull.r'
tl'inson. oi ouurs" viii b" IN, ben
"iiriarN IN his stale. For while
{ l"nlaun l., not Il state college. ii th..
courts. v.i ii j. 10 AL intcnts ard pur
pnS'S u state institution ", would
like 10 $50 Ia" Sia'r of South tarnlina
MAX" an appropriation to pay tn.
alhoun heirs lie value of iii" estate.
do away with III" life trustees and
max This d" f.triu IL stat" institution
i:u. thai matter aside. "" wish to
call attention To Il popular iallacy
ih"." 'layS. The Grc"nvillr Piedmont.
in commenting upon IN" probability OF
Clemson getting sum. III tn" addition
al funds hu. his 10 say
Clemson cOll"e" has II magnificent
income. lar greater than any other
stat" coli"G" and far greater than
II would IL" ii i, were provided by
direct appropriations. 1t seems to Tie
Piedmont that Clemson. which will
hay" direction of the work under the
Lever hill. ought to furnish The np-
preparation from lis revenues that
will h" needed To gel IN" benefit of
tll' addi'innal federal appropriations
This can br done up To IL certain
point without affecting the useful
ness nf the college.
Our good fIiciid is mistaken in the
statement that Clemson college has
Il magnificent income. Clemson col
leg" has perhaps Il smaller income
than the state university. and de-
cidedly smaller than Winthrop The
allied interests M Clemson indeed re-
ccivc Il lot Of money. but the college
has always been merely Il part of IL
system. AMI large portion Of the
money goes to the experiment farms
and to the farm tlemOnsi ration work
over the state. II is just IL little bit
Unfair to Clemson college To suggest
that IL receives more than other col
lcges for the operation of the ucadeI:-
icnl department. for this is not Il pre-
else statement.
Aud we believe that dollar for dol
lar, Clemson shows results that will
compare very favOrably with the work
Of the hest institutions of the cOun-
their training.
Getting back to the Lever BILL we
learn the following facts from the
hill that will be of interest to people
who are proud 10 see the great sweep
forward Of agricultural development
In this state:
That cooperative agricultural eX-
tension work shall consist OF the Civ
ing OF instruction and practical dem
OnStratiOns in agriculture and home
economics to persons not attending
or resident in said colleges in the
several communities and imparting
to such persons information on said
| subjects through field demonstrations,
publications and otherwise; and this
hn tnI In
| ner as may he mutually agreed upon
by the secretary of agriculture and
the state agricultural college or col
| scges receiving the benefits OF this
| act.
The act provides that no approrria-
,ion OF federal money shall be ap-
piled. directly or indirectly. to the
purchase. erection. preservation. or
repair Of any building or buildings
or the purchase or rental OF land. or
in coilcge-coursc teaching. lectures In
colleges. promoting agricultural
| trains or any other purpose not spcci-
| fled In this act.
| Not more than IS per cent. of each
annual appropriation may be applied
to the printing and distribution of
publications. which means that 95 per
cent. oi the appropriation must he
devoted 10 The giving OF instruction
and practical demonstrations to per-
sons not attending the colleges.