The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-22
Clemson at State Fair
Squad of Students Will Give
an Exhibition of College
Work

Clemson College, oct. - iltS
Clemson students. working IN two
shifts of 25 each. will give an eN-
bil,ition at the state fair in Co
lumbia October oath to 29th, dem
oustratins tn work that IS beng
done here by the youth OF South
Carolina.
Every line of work done at Glenn
son will be exhibited at the 1all
fo, the interest and education Oh
the thousands Of visitors. OF par
ticllar interest at this tine will be
the exhibits by students ct the
entomology department, inspect
inc such insects as the boil Weevll'
and Of the crop rotation and SOIL
ANALYSIS classes, dealing with pres
ont dav Carolina problems.
c. w. McSwain, an Instructor IN
the textile department, Will be IN
charge of the exhibit and Will be
assisted by Prof A. +. Conrad1 ana
prof A. y. Harris. The fifty
students who are to be selected TOR
the trip will camp on the falr
grounds.
All in all the exhibit is expected
TO be one of the most interesting
to be shown at fair and that 1t Will
attract interest from virtually every
one present is the expectation.
In the textile department there
will he numerous testing machines
for cloth, yarns, cotton flbres, etc.
and Instructive experiments VIII
| be made before the very eyes OF
the onlookers.
The military department Will
demonstrate the b u ! n OF
trenches, fort;fications. bridges and
other appliances Of war.
Students from the chemistry de-
partment will make an analysis OIL
fertilizers as we'll as Of chemicals
used in laboratories
One of the most interesting
phases Of the exhibit is expected
to be that of the netology stu
dents. They Will make a study of
different insects. particularly Df
the boil wecvil. which is now SO
common in virtually all parts OF
the state.
The botany students will make
an actual study of all kinds of
plants and growing things.
The soil exhibits are expected
to bc Of considerable interest to
farmers as an analysis Will be
made Of the various kinds OF SOIL
to be found in the state.
Dealing with the rotation Of
crops. the crop exhibit is sure to
attract more than ordinary inter-
est as such large part Of the
farming population is today inter-
estcd in the subject of crop rota-
ton.
The selection of seeds will be
another interesting exhibit as stu
dents will make a selection Of va
+ rious kinds of seeds, eliminating
the bad species and choosing the
ones best adapted to South Caro-
lima farm conditions.
Students in the farm manage
mcnt class will give demonstra-
tions in the nlauninS of crops. pas
lures. buildings. etc.
The farm machinery exhibit will
deal with the erection and install
lation Of I'll kinds Of labor and
time saving devices which have
been found practicable on the farm
or in the rural homes.
Agricultural education will be
demonstrated. showing the plans
used in establishing agricultural
schools, etc.
Students from the electrical en-
Gineering department will test cleo
trio generators.
In the mechanical laboratory eX-
hibit students will make tests of
engines and coal, with a view of
as containing the heat and power
to be obtained from certain types
of engines ana different grades of
coal.
The N-ray. wireless telegraph
and similar devices will be DEM
onstratcd by students from the
physics department.
Civil engineering students will
show methods of testing concrete.
The wood shop, machine shop.
forge and foundry will be a veri-
table education. showing the con-
tinuous method Of making ma
chinery The model will be made
in the wood shop, forged in the
foundry and constructed IN the
machine shop