The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-07-22
CLEMSON BOARD
SOON TO BORROW
TRUSTEES IN SESSION MEET
FINANCIAL PROBLEMS-FER-
TILIZER TAX FALLS OFF
MAKING REVENUES LESS BY
LARGE SUM. :


regular July meeting of the board OF
trustees was held Wednesday and
Thursday, July ID and Is. All mem
bers were present except former
Gov. R. +. Manning, whp is in Eu-
rope. Owing to the fact that the fer.
tilizer tax is so small, the trustees
had many hard financial problems to
solve. They made the most econolni-
:. cal budget possible and then found
it necessary to avail themselves of
the privilege given them by the last
legislature to borrow $4,000 before
Christmas to- help keep the college
running until the tax on fertilizers
begins to come, in next January.
Although there will not. likely be
an encampmerst of the corps at the
state fair this fall, beause of the
hard times, the board decided to
have the usual exhibit at the fair
along with special, exhibit of live
) stock. -. - o. o. r%..> ="
81 The resignation of Col. J. NJ. Cum
MINIS, eommanient, who has, been Or
dered to the school of the line at
Ft.snLeavenworth, was accepted with
!, great regret. 1t is NOT yet known
r9who' will be assigned as comman-
s.dant by the war department,
/ THE board passed resolutions com.
mandatory of the services BIB. Rawl
had rendered the college as trustee
land. expressing regret that his be-
coming a citizen of California auto.
natically. removed him from his
! trasteeship. -. a
Dr. w.: 4. Lewis was made direc-
tor Of the live stock sanitary service,
"a work he has been doing so well
for several years. His Office Will re-
main in. Columbia. -
3 Dr.. R. N. Bracket, director of
the chemistry department was made
chief chemist for the experiment
station. e =.
PROF. W. H. Mills was granted a
I years leave of absence from the ex-
tension service to become coordi-
natpr in charge Of the federal board
students. He Will continue his teach
ing iu the agricultural department.
.Fhe board gave the faculty per-
mission to add other foreign Ian
: guaSes 10 the curriculum to take
the place Of SOME other study. Span
ish, French and German will likely
be taught. '...r. p. :
Provisions were made for estab-
/. fishing post exchange in the base
nent under the chapel. -.
The proposition of the alumni as
sociatio 20 award pin to all stu
dents making q high standard of
scholarship was approved. Pins will
BE awarded to those of the several
,classes who reach the sta1o..rd,
which requires not only high schol-
,arship but also proficiency in at least
one department. Of student activities
in tbs freshman and sophomore year
and Two IL the junior and senior
years. :, = , ~'~~- -
u President Riggs made. a seinprs.
hensive report Of the years work,
Following are brief extracts from
his reports:
"In all but its financial aspects
this session stands out as one Of the
best, if not the best, during the ten
} years ] have been in the presidents
office. - @''~ -"
II have never seen better. conducd
or better spirit on the part Of the
corps OF cadets than we have hae
this entire season. The same state
ment might be made with equal EN-
phasis with regard to faculty. Every
body and everything seems TO have
. worked in harmony for the best in
. terest of the college.
"The enrolment reached 847, ths
:. second largest figure in the Mstor!
of the college. A striking featur'
was the persistence of attendance
the losses during the season being
only one-half of the past II yea
average:
.'fThe class work, too, was yer.