Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-14
Senator Tillman's Big Boy.


the commencement at Clemson Co.
lese last week. l was at Rock Hill
some time ago to see the Senator's
Big Gal. Well, must say that the
girl and boy are hard to beat. Sena-
tor Tillman is the father of these
two institutions of learning; hence |
call them his children.
IF | could use the pen of ready
writer, l would write up Clemson
Just as it now is. The faculty has
sent out pen picture OF the college.
Clemson College is located in Oco'
nee county, at the foothills of the
Blue Ridge mountains, on the home
stead Of John Q. Calhoun, and later
of his son-in-law, Thos. q. Clemson
1t is 500 feet above sea level. At a
distance of twenty miles can be seen
range after range Of mountains, the
home of the Highlands, Caesars
Head, Whitcsides.
The college tract contains over
1900 acres. It's inventoried prop
erty is sl,327, ,72s.5 81. There are
many stately buildings placed at el-
evated points. forming a great lr'
regular circle. Enclosed in this cir,
Gle is beautiful grove Of native
oaks and hickory trees, threaded by
smooth drive-walks. The whole
grove of thousands of native trees
are covered with green grasses,
which makes Clemson beautiful fol
situation.
After walking all overthe grounds,
the agricultural department, the cat
tie and dairy farm, the grape vine.
yard and the greenhouse, where the
roses never fade, and where the
flowers never cease to bloom,
simply had to exclaim, witk the
Queen of Sheba, the half had never
been told about the gloryaaand beauty
of this wonderful" plant.
looked in the faces of about SOC
of as fine looking youug men as you
will find in any college in the South
Out of that number lis graduated
with honor. Looking at that bunch
of fine looking, healthy young mer
lust entering upon the great sea o
time, 1 said, My Country, 'Tis Of
Thee / Sing
Nature has done great deal fol
Clemson. | wish every South Car
Gilman could come and see for them
selves. If I had a COW pen full O.
boys I would send them 10 this col
lege to be trained for their lif'
work.
I heard an old cracker say, while
there: 1T takes too much money tt
run this thing; and then there is nt
Christian influence here" 1 said
look at those church men befor'
your eyes. You don't know wha
you are talking about.
I believe this is the healthies
county in the State.
I said to a friend the other day
that Senator Tillman was the father
of Clemson and Winthrop. He
said, No, Thos. G. Clemson was
the father Of Clemson College" No
I said, you cannot deny the fact
This is Uncle Ben's Big Boy and
the Winthrop is his Big Pretty Gal
While 1 know that he has done
great deal for South Carolina since
he has been in public office, but
look upon these two colleges as the
greatest achievement Of his life,
| hope the old hero will live on and
on until he reaches hundred years
Now, if you fellows don't believe
what l have said about Uncle Ben's
Big Boy, ask Mr.. John Mays and
his good wife and their three sons,
wEo were there severa! days. You
are oblige to take their testimony tc
be the truth, and nothing but the
truth.
Clemson College is an honor to
the State and blessing to Oconee
county.
When you hear fellow say, that
the State is giving too much money
to Clemson, you can put 1T down
that ne is talking through his hat.
and using that as vote catcher
with some people, and that he has
more bones in his Uranium than
brains.
J. Russell Wright.
Seneca, S. G.
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