The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-07-12
Clemson College
Trustees Meet
Plans Made For Further De.
yelopment of Technical De-
partments


yelopment of Technical De-
partments
Clemson College. July 6.-The
regular July meeting of the board
of trustees of Clemson College.
which is the budget" meeting of
the board, has Just been concluded
here after consideration of the va
rious matters regarding finances
and appropriations for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 1922. The
action Of the board included be-
sides appropriations plans for
ecuipping a first rate civil engi-
neering laboratory, radio station.
two new positions in extension
wcrk, and one in engineering, the
creation of division of markets,
and various minor matters.
At the outset of its considera-
ton of fiscal matters the board was
confronted with the fact that the
fertilizer tag tax is the lowest in
Is years; namely, s126,118.07, the
next lowest having been in 1914
1915 when the tax was s155,859.-
76. In view of this fact the trus-
tees will have to take advantage,
announces President Riggs, of the
authority granted by the last leg
islature to borrow money for the
fiscal year now beginning.
The board gave considerable at
tention to the matter of providing
for equipping at once one of the
most complete civil engineering
laboratories in the South. To this
end. new position, that of as
sociate professor of civil engineer
ing, was created. this position to
be filed by specialist who will
have charge of the civil engineer
ing laboratory, which hopes to do
much of the testing for the state
highway commission. The college
expects with these increased facili-
ties to give as soon as practicable
the degree of civil engineering.
The plans already made looking
towards the esta blishment of a ra-
dio outfit at Clemson were approx
ed by the board, provision having
been made for a radio station on a
much larger scale than that at
first planned. The station will
serve the entire state and will be
of particular use in connection
with agricultural matters.
To meet the news needs in GER
tain lines of extension work
brought about by changes in ag-
ricuituraI conditions. provision was
made for two new specialists in the
extension service, one to be known
as specialist in tobacco growing and
handling. and the other as special
ist in peanuts, soy beans. and cow
peas.
The request of Prof L. A. Sease.
assistant professor of English. for
a years leave of absence was
granted in order that Prof. Sease
might accept the position of teach
er and supervisor OF academic
work Of the federal board students
now being trained at Clemson Col
Iege.
DR.. w H. Mills. who for the
past year has been in charge of
federal vocational training work,
in addition to his work as profes-
sor of rural sociology has giten
up the vocational training work
and will become instead special
ist in rural credits in co-opera-
ton with the United States Depart
ment of agriculture bureau Of farm
economics and farm management.
He will Of course retain his col
lege work as professor of rural
sociology.
A new division in the agricultur-
al department was created to be
known as the division of markets,
and Mr.. F. L. Harkey. now exten-
sion specialist in marketing. was
elected chief of the division. the
creation of which enables the col
lege better to carry out the pro-
vision of the act Of the 1921 leg
is|ature establishing grades and
standards for certain truck crops
and placing the responsibility Tor
the enforcement Of these upon
Clemson College.
The study of the English Bible
was introduced into the curriculum
as an optional cultural subject.
This subject VIII be taught by DR..
w. II. Mills.
In order to maintain excellence
in the college band. the board au-
thorized the appointment, of. a band
leader to give regular Instructions
to the members.
Members of the board present at
the meeting were NJ. L. Donald
son, Greenviile; j. E. Wannamak-
cr. ST. Matthews; W. W. Bradley.
Abbeville: r. l. Manning, Colum-
bia: A. F. Lever. Columbia; r. H.
Zimmerman. Batesburg: II. c. Till
man, Greenwood: w. D. Barnett.
Columbia: I. NJ Mauldin. Colum-
bia: R. NJ. Cooper. Jr., Wisacky.