The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-23

Training Corps--Free Tuition De.
nteds156 Out OF S74 Making Appli-
catson--TQ Eradicate Hazing.
"
me regular annual meeting of the
board Of trustees of Clemson COLLEGE
was held in Columbia yesterday. This
meetiAe was scheduled for last month,
put was delayed that more accurate
and complete reports relating to the
WORK OF the institution might be pre-.
pared. Chief among the matters
which Occupied the attention of the
board yesterday were:'
Adoption OF Recommendations by
the p0srd of charities and corrections,
whareby free tuition was denied 1856
OF the 374 making application for
State aid. -.
authorization of President w. M.
Riggs to make application for Glenn
sons admission into the reserve Of
'icerS training corps.
establishment of a boil weevil lab
ofatory in the border counties of the
State In which the next cotton crop
is likely to become infested and the
engagement of two .entomologists for
this field duty.
FAe board also took decisive action
IN exUending it's plans to eradicate
hazing at the institution. by adopting
resolutions. requiring a signed state
ment by applicant and parent or
guardian, that the student will abstain
from. participation in all forms of has-
Ing. The student also agrees to with
draw voluntarily from the institution,
should the temptation to discipline
undetclassmen prove too tempting.
The statements are filed before the
students will be admitted.
Services for an additional assistant
in the fertilizer analysis department
has been found necessary and the
board yesterday created this chair.
c. + Sheffield Of Mississippi was Sc
aected. for this place.
"A beauest Of $1,000 was accepted
from Mr.. Mary Cherry Doyle of
Seneca. This amount is to create
the George Cherry Foundation, ana
viii ~ q permanent loan fund to
,5tpdase 1fQnl the Ranaleton -distrtct
embracing oconee county and por-
ton OF Anderson county.
During the meeting. T. 8. Evans
apparel representing the seaboard
Air Line railway. Offering a site near
McBee Tor the establishment of the
sand hill experiment station and in
Wiling the board to utilize a special
train. oyer the road to inspect the
property. The proffer was declined,
as the institution has not available
resources sufficient to develop such a
venture within the immediate fu-
ture. and also because the board is
Under pledge to advertise thoroughly
FOR the submission OF sites, when such
4 plan is anticipated.
Increased volume Of the product
from the Cooperative creameries of
the State and the growing popularity
Of the brand induced an order By the
BOARD yesterday to have the "Palmet-
to- brand patented. This is to- pre-
vent infringement by inferior products
and to guarantee the standard OF the
Clemson cooperative product.
The report of the secretary of the
state board of charities and .correc-
tons contained statistics relatives to
374 applications for State aid: The
request for 1873 was sustained. BY
a ruling of the attorney general, 80
students above Fl years are not conn
PEELED to pay tuition, though parents
are financially able to meet the en-
pense of a college education Presi-
dent Riggs emphasized yesterday that
the reference Of this question to the
corrections board has a decidedly
wholesome influence, in that the num-
Der Of students paying tuition. without
application for State aid, was practi-
cally doubled last fall.
Should Clemson be admitted to the
reserve officers training corps, no
additional military duty will be inn
posed upon the students except in the
Junior and senior years, and then
these duties would be wholly elective.
To those electing the special officer
training. a subsistence fee of 50 a
month will be allowed and one COM
plete uniform outfit, which approx
mates scholarship values.
The institution is having an exceed
ing good year, President Riggs said
yesterday. The total enrolment Is
S4S, and the numebr of failures and
wit nd Q WQlc ic fnc 1l~., " 5000