The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-09

CLEMSON IN 1894
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ulcprintcd frcm The Tiger. Issue OF
March IL. lgl4.)

Ten years is Il long span In the life
of an individual, but Il very short per-
iod in The history of Il college.
II Is only twenty-five years since
tho legislature of South Carolina
passed tho Act Of Acceptance which
brought Clemson College into being.
In that short life Clemson ha. grown
to be i; lu:ty Young giant among col
leSc*. There has been little time
for maturing,-thc first quartcr-ccn-
tury has been an age OF growth. Ncccs-
sity, first OF all. had to he mct,-now
comes the time for maturing and per-
fcctiny. The next decade will see
further routine academic necessities
provided :or. but IL will see the stress
laid upon the aesthetic and spiritual
side Of the college and its student
life.
The future of CIengon College ten
years frcm now is but the writer's Wis
ION OF what he thinks should be. It
IL aH much the expression OF hope as
belief. because between him and the
iulflllment of his vision lie the vicssi-
tuNSo vi iudaEidl the uNGA-
pcctcd demands that may come upon
that support, and'a board OF trustees,
who equally sincere, may differ with
the president or the college in his
judgment as 10 what should next be
done in the development OF the insti-
tuition.
A period OF ten years has been pur-
poscIy selected SO as to avoid making
predictions too specific. For obvious
reasons, all that is expected to occur
In the period Of time selected has not
been cnrOniclcd. Likewise, guesses
as to what may happen have been
omitted. In most cases the predic-
tions are based on present or discern
l6ie necessities that will make the
things predicted inevitable. To at
tempt to cnumcrate minor changes
and improvements would be to go un-
necessarily into detail, and make this
article too long.
Let US = first consider the visible
changes and additions that graduate
OF this year will see when he visits his
Alma Mater in 1924.
Between the Textile Department
and the store will stand u 100000
gymnasium, with an athletic field,
large enough 10 accommodate several
regiments, or a half dozen baseball or
.S"'"e'.i tS"hiS, aLfelCHiHS 10 the West
towards the beef cattle barn, Forty
thousand yards OF earth will have
been moved to level up the rayine
over which the athletic grounds will
lie. The hillside opposite the churches
VIII he slopcd down to the athletic
ficld and set in grass. The grand
stands Will be embedded in the hill
side behind the Textile building, and
the spectators will face toward the
Episcopal and Methodist churches.
The present athletic field will be
levclcd with the Garth obtained by re-
moving the segment Of the hill on the
hotel side of the field. and it will be
converted into IA formal garden OF
great beatty The space below the
track will be made into sunkcn gar
den. 1t will be bounded by stone
wall five or six feet high opposite
Robertsons store. with massive coll
umns on each Sido of the road forming
an entrance to the college grounds.
The hill In front df the Textile
school will bc graded Oft to supply tho
earth for the high terrace in front of
tho gymnaEium This terrace will
have steps in front leading down to
the cunken garden. The road that
now crosses just behind the Textile
building will bo Relocated and will
>'Aco JoSG bSttill tIlc EyIuuHSluHl.
A stone wall will skirt the base of
the hotel hill.
Near Barracks No. 2 will stand a
$4,000 \. NJ. c. a. building devoted
TO the religious and social life of the
Etudents. The trustee house will be
. torn down to open up view OF tho
mansion from the campus, and to get
1t out from in front of tho YIN. C. A.
buildings and a "John G. Calhoun
Library" which will stand between
the engineering building andt the Man
sion. ..-a 3
The Experiment Station greenhouse
now In tho middle OF the campus, will
be located in connection with a $50, 900
horticultural building that will oeeu-
pyf. tho site. on which Col. Hardin's
houEe now stands. This building will
accommodate alsoiSthe forces Of the
demonstration and extension divis-
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between the dairy building and
Prof. Furmans residence will, BIO built.
a 100000 farm machinery building.
On the lot next to DR.. Redfern's
residence. unless the present hospital
burns. or Is torn down, will be bnflt
a modern ~ hospital. costing not less
than $4,000. B. =. ~; :. =, s.
In the Vicinity Of the new dairy
barn will be built a mule barn and a
small poultry plant for teaching pur-.
poses, iss.l fS. g
On tho site OF the old, dairy; back OF
tho chemical laboratories, will IS be
built concrete pavilion, the. lower,
story OF which Will be equipped for
public comfort, The upper story will
be OF open construction suitable for
open air concerts and perforrnhnces
which will be viewed by spectators
seated on the surrounding hfllsides
and looking Rcrosg q small lake that
will lilo hetsveeh the hills and the pa