The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21
CLEMSON
COLLEGE
REPORT
Presidents Riggs Says
the Session of 1920
"a Was the Best in
Ten ears

Clemson CoilesS,, 1ap.s IN
all but its financial aspects. the ses-
sion OF 192G-21 stands out as one Oh
the best, if not the best. during the
ten years ] have been in the pres
ident's office. says DR.. w. M sftlsgs'
president OF Clemson College, IN ms
annual report Just made pubic. 4
have never seen better conduct or
hetter spirit on the part of the
corps OF cadets than we@haves. had
tllis entire session. The same state
{ naent might be made with equal
emphasis with regard to the fac
siky. Everybody and eyerything
seems to have worked in harmony
for the best interest OF the coll
iege.. ss,s
Following is. summary OF the
chief features of the years work:
The enrolment reached S47, the
third largest figure in the history
of the college. This total included
s 100 vocational students not in coll
lega classes. A striking feature was
the persistence of attendance. the
losses a turing the session being only
sona-haIf of the past eleyen-year av-
erage The summer school attend
ance of 234 was also the largest
in the history OF the college.
The class work was very much
above the average as shown by the
following percentages. of students,
who at the end os the season were
not promoted to the next higher
class. Freshmen. So per ceng
Sophomores, .5s per cenr; Juniors.
~ percent.
The 1921 graduates numbered
iae4. In respect TO loyalty, earnest
ness, and other. good qualities. !.
was one OF the best classes IN
the history of the college. Under
its wise and good president, Cadet
Captain G..G Gilmer, this class
mad a full share in all OF the good
things which were brought about
during the session of 1920-2l.
The 1921 Summer School reach
ed an attendance Of S61 students.
this being also tile largest in our
history.
The Discipline Record OF the
corps was as good as was It's class
i reeesd. DURING the entire session,
only two students We're dismissed
and three suspended.
- For the session the average num-
Der OF men per- tern to receive
{ no dement's was approximately ma S2-i
percent o. the total corps. ana the
number who received 2e dement's
or less, thereby earning eligibility
for the honor roll, 64.2 percent:
Eleven only exceeded the term and
seasonal limits OF dement's and
were required to withdraw.
During the session the discipline
committee handled only ten cases.
Six We're found guilty and foar
wera acquitted Or the stX found
guilty. two We're dismissed, three
were suspended. and one was Civ
en- local punishment. iturfng the
third term the dlscIpl;ne eon.-nittee
Z did not try single case.
Under these excellent conditions
It IS not surprising that the col
1leSe had the honor OF being one OF
the four colleges in the Fourth
partment as distinguished col
lege" The ethers three were the
Citadel, Georgia Tech, and, Au-
burn.
The Student Activity Fee Civ
ing participation tor all students IN
athletics. the Y NJ. c. A. and 9th
er student activities. has had the
marked effect OF democratizing this
Important side Of college life in
stimulating college spirit, and add
ing to the Zest and pleasure of
college life.
The health Of the student body
has been exceptionally good. For
the first session in many years We
have escaped any kind OF epidemic,
although there have been cases of
naumps. measles. and influenza on
the campus and in barracks. AL
fnouSh We nave had three or Tour
serious eases of illness, fllere have
6een no deaths among the stu
dents at college. | regret TO report,
however, that Cadet j. r. Inman,
one Of the brightest students Of the
freshmen class. and .me OF the
finest young men in college, went
home sick at the end OF the ses-
sion and died at his home in
Charleston on .jLne Is.