Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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CLEMSON BOARD SOON TO BORROW ?/ TRUSTEES IN SESSION MEE' FINANCIAL PROBLEMS?FER ' TLLIZER TAX FALLS OFJ MAKING REVENUES LESS B"! LARGE SUM. s' ? ? c L ' ' ' f *fllprmson Colleere. Julv 19.?Th regular July meeting of the board o trustees was held Wednesday am Thursday, Jujy 14 and 15. All mem ' ' 'bers were present except forme Gov. R. T. Manning, whp is in Eu . - rope. Owing to the fact that the fer ' . tilizer tax is so small, the trustee ,y had many hard financial problems t * dolve. They made the most economi - cal budg<et possible and then foun< ; it necessary to avail therilselves o: f-1 the privilege given them by the las .legislature to borrow $75,000 befor* rjirrfmw +/ ? km) the colleen ? ?? ?f 1".?* . running until the tax on fertilizer r ' begins to come.in next January. Although there will not. 'likely b Z an encampment of the corps at thi 'V ? state ffeir.this fall, beause of th 'hard -times, tfee board decided t \ have, the usual exhibit at the fai ' - along with a special exhibit of live ^jv.f '^W>ck. ' r , . .-The resignation of Col. J. M. Cum t . . mSns, commandent, who has. been or :'si 1 ,'dered to the school of the line a \ v I' y Ft.. Leavenworth, was accepted wit] t. , great regret. It is noi yet knowi who will be assigned as comman dant-by the war department. * ' r The board passed resolutions com . mendatory of the services B H. Raw had rendered the college as truste ; \ and expressing regret that his be * , coming'a-ctizen of California auto f'Jy matically. removed him from' hi \> trusteeship. * /Dr. W. K. Lewis was made direc "tor of the live stock sanitary service * . . N | y . - a Vork he has been doing so wel j , for several years. His office will re mam in,' Columbia. l" : V v> v ?r. E. N. Brackett,' director o: i) -the chemistry department was mad< vv, ' chief chemist for the experirten .station. /.. .sri . - < . V * ' , ?rof. W. H. Mills was granted i *-%' K * S ? 'i ' year's leave of absence from the ex p' tension service to become coordi '.>V natpr in charge of the federal boaix students. He will continue his teach N , * ing in the agricultural department .The board gave the faculty per * V' ' * * * :;l mission to add other foreign lan ?> \ "* 1 . guages to the curriculum to tak< * 'the place of sooie other study. Span " ' ' ' , * i&h, Frfench and German wiil likely ; be taught. v Provisions were made for estate .lishing a post exchange in the base ment under the chapel. ? . The proposition of the alumni , as i". 4 socdatioi to award a pin to all stu ? . . dents making a (high standard ' scholarship wa3 approved. Pins wil "be awarded to those of the sever*, J.y .classes who reach the sta'ia..rd "which requires not only high schol r fltltMM iknff olflA o+ 1AO? ; .<* -??*#uwv y?\n?yivuvjr la ut/ -i^aa one department of student activitie: , in th? freshman and sophomore yea; ? _ ah<f&?0 ? Sf J'unior and se yests. r . _ ; ^fSsident Ri'ggs fnacle a eeiripre hensive report of the year's worfc Following are 'brief extracts fion his reports: . "In all but its financial aspect >,\ this session stands out as one of th best, if not the best, during the te: * 7?ar* I have been in the president' JV ^office. ; "I have never seen better conduc . ' or better spirit on the part of th corps of cadets than we have ha ; this entire season. The (oame state ?' meat might be made with equal en phasis with regard to faculty. Everj body and everything seems to ha\ worked in harmony for the best ii terest of the college. "The enrollment reached 847, tl ? ; second largest figure in the hdsbor of the college. *A striking featui was the persistence of attend an c< the losses during the season bein \jiny uhc*xioii vi w?v }jwu x j. jvc - averse. - . "The class work> too, was vei much above the average as shown 4 the following percentage of student who at' the end of the session wei required to repeat their classe; ' Freshmen, 5.5 per cent; sophomore 4.5 per cent; juniors 2.2 per cent. "The average of takeovers for tl \ past^sax years has been: Freshme: j ? 18.7 per cent; sophomores, 16.4 per cent; juniors, 6.6. per cent. "The graduation class numbered , 120. In 'respect to loyalty, earnestI ness and other good qualities, it was [ one of the best in the history of the college. Under its wise and good pres ident, Cadet Captain G. C. Gilmer, f "this class had a full share in all of the good things which were brought about during the session of 1920-21. r i "The number* of applicants from i new students fbr next session, up to July 6, is the largest in the history of the college. The average for the past eight years, during which time e our student body has been above the f 800 mark, is 118. This year, up to d July 6, one month after the close >of - the session, the number is 147. The r largest number of applicants, during - any previous summer'up to the same - date was 136, and the attendance s that year broke ail records. It is to o be hoped that the hard times will not - prevent any applicant carrying out j his intention to enter college, f "The,'summer school now in prog- ' t ress will reach an attendance of ap? proximately 303: students, this also, e being the largest in our history. , ( s "The discipline record of the corps was as good as was . its class e record. During the entire session one ly two students were dismissed and e three suspended. Ten were required o to withdraw because of having ex- 1 r oeeded t he term of sessional limit of 1 - demerit*!. . ' . .( "For 'the session, the average num- ' - ber of men per term to receive no - demerits; was approximately 6Z.1 t per cent., of the total corps, and the b number who received 20 demerits or i ' ?* < a less, thereby earning eligibility for ' - the honor roll, averaged 64.2 per cent. 1 ' ? "Under these excellent conditions 1 ' 1 it is not surprising that the college e of being one of the four colleges in - the fourth corps area by the war de partment as a distinguished college 3 The other three being the Citadel, Geogia Tech and Auburn. " * "Among the material additions to , !> the college plant in the year covered 1 by this report might be named the - 300 acres added to the coast experiment station on coastal plain grass . 1 lands; the completion of tne small calf and hog bams, completion of t the 50 foot addition to the east wing' of thd engineering building; the eni largement of the postoffice; the new j .tile floor in the mess hall,.and tie . new improved lritcben, rebuilt after its partial destruction by fire Janu- ( ary. j "In the matters of organizations, { the creation of the new department ( of student affairs, with iProf. D. H. ( Henry in charge, filled well a long . felt want. We had the good fortune , to select in Capt. J. D. Harcombe a , splendid mess officer and in Coach , E. J. Stewart, one of the best ath- ] letdc directors of the country. ( "Among the improvements of the ] year not visible to the eye were the < inauguration of the new curriculum, , f whereby the college courses - were ] 1 greatly extended and enriched; , 1 greater cooperation on the part of < 'the c&det officers in maintaining dis- j - ciplioie; and a strong growing senti- t menfc among leaders that the inaugu- ] 3 ration of a thorough going honor ; r system is the most important thing ] r that the student body can do for ] Clemson. ' / , "A record of the achievements of < ? . . -i . ?. -V- - ( . the past session wodld be iheoriiplete i without mention of the home edMiftg last summer, afid the reorganization ( s of the alumni association, the elece tion of Mr. Fplger as its secretary, . n and the promise whicjj. this moves ment holds out for the good athletes increased attendance^ and the promo_i_ nil rfnflirvw /i/v11/wva -vv-i/\7rfwv\ ci JX, UIVII Ul Ail \jwrci xuv?caiicuw3e in -which an alumni association can d i properly assist. s "As stated in my opening resume, t_ the total enrollment, 347, was the r_ second largest in the history of the ie college. It shotild be stated, howi_ ever, that of this number 194 were federal board students, who should ^ nrvfc rvrnwwlv be classed as collect y students in so far as their prepara e tion and courses are concerned. 9> However, these men have to be g taught, and in many ways present a lT more difficult problem than do the regular students." y - ? >y BHBrrryj ibi ^ ^^^giovYMoneybftckwIthoutaueition 3* A \1 If HUNT'S GUARANTEED ' 1 SKIN DISEASE. REMEDIES /ioTf W/ (Hunt's Salve and Soap), fail in | II ft the treatment of Stch, Eczema, t/\ Ringworm, Tetter or otber itchins akin diieasea. Try this ie treatment at our riak. n, McMURRAY DRUG COMPANY. p { ./Vr ' ) Lucky Strike cigarette (PS < . r. . ; HIGHWAY OFFICIALS WANT SUGGESTIONS Good Roads Association "Not Wedded to Any Particular Plan As Yet." ! ' Columbia, July 19.?The South Carolina Good Roads association is anxious to receive suggestions from citizens of the State, who wish to see a state system of permanent highways, as1 to the best method to proceed towards getting it, according to L. D. Jennings, of Sumter, president of the association, who says that the association "is not wedded to any nartieular nlan as vet. but desires to study the situation carefully with a view of agreeing upon something practicable to submit to the people." A committee will be appointed by President Jennings within the next few days to prepare a definite program to be presented to the members Df the association for the'r approval and then to be presented by the. association to the Voters of the state. As soon as this program is agreed upon an active campaign will be launched by the association to secure its adoption. "The association is going to undertake to have the state enter # on a road-building program on a good scale,'' .said, President Jennings. "When we consider the programs .being carried out %y the other states sve wiU, see that it is up to our state io get busy. First, I would call at;ention to North Carolina whose last general assembly provided for a $50300,000 bond issue for'the construction of permanent roads. This was in addition to several county bond issues. Mecklenburg county having /oted a $2,000,000 bond issue and several 3,600 miles of hard surfaced roads in addition to the heavy miljage of permanent roads whiclftshe las had for some time. Maryland is spending $eu,uuu,uuu on its nighways; Missouri $60,000,000 and Arkansas is planning an $80,000,000 program to build 7,220 miles. Pennsylvania road building program calls for the expenditure of $125,000,000. Virginia is /planning a $60,000,000 program to build 8,750 miles of road. Mississippi is planning a $50,000,000 bond issue* Idaho has a $15,000,000 bond issue while Texas is pushing ahead with a $150,000,000 bond isify ''if these states can build permanent highways, why can't South Carolina? Is it necessary that we lay behind? Are not our people as progress as the people of the other states. We have been talking good roads for the last half a century. The tinfe has come to do something and when we go to do it, let's do it on a good scale. Let's don't be content with building a half mile of road in each county. Let's go at it right." Rub-My-Tism cures sores. * i CUT THROUGH HEART, LIVES ( , New York, July 19.?Frank Farino, 16, of Brooklyn, is recovering today after his heart was accidentally pierced with a knife and then proptly sewed up. The boy was working yesterday in a factory when a 17 inch knife with which he was cutting rope slipped. The blade entered his chest, piercing the heart covering and cutting through the heart muscles. He was hurried to a hospital where surgeons opened h:s chest wall, took four stitches in the heart muscles and three in the covering. V ON STEPPING STONES . OF THEIR DEAD SELVES Clemson College, July 18.?Plants obey the injunction of' Tennyson by "rising on stepping ston?s of their dead selves to higher things," says N. E. Winters extension agronomist, who states that each generation of plants lives largely on what was left by preceding plants plus what it adds from the air and the sunshine. Organic matter is therefore the' most valuable constituent of the soil. As it is a residue from former plants, its abundance in a soii forms a record of past treatment .and a guide to the future productive power. It is well known that the presence of organic matter benefits both the physical and chemical properties of soils. Most profit in any business de pends upon an abundance of working capital and a rapid "turnover." As soon as a plant is turned into the soil, this capital is attacked by a , I r', "wrecking crew" of myriads ' of I niscrospocic soil , organisms that break it down into its component parts and make it ready to be used in building a new plant. . In other words, organic matter is a'storehouse in the soil holding 95 percent of the nitrogen, -qften 30 per cent of the phosphoric acid and large ' amoums 91 tne- potasn, iime, magnesia, sulphur and other necessary plant food materials in the soil. Decay liberates these materials in available forms for the use of plants ' arid a large part of the value of good drainage and moisture control,' limbing, cultivation, and fertilization ! is due to their stimulation of this del. ' ' > ' cay process. 4 ' . ;. i? American Dollar Advance*. i Pnahnc A irac Tliltr 1Q _i TVia nrrna x vt A iiw |yj.ivv of the American dollar, which has been steadily climbing recently, went up seven points on the exchange market yesterday. Telegraphic drafts were, quoted at 157, which is more than fifty per cent above par. .> '% . x Rub-My-Tism cures sores. a THE CONFEDERATE COLLEGE 62 Broad St. Charleston, S. C. . A Boarding and Day School for Girls. Begins its session Sept. 27, 1921. Historic Institution situated in a healthy location.1 Advantage^ of city life, with large College yard for outdoor sports. A well planned course of studies in a homelike atmosphere. A' Business Course open to Seniors and Elective Courses- to Juniors and Seniors. July 1.13wks.c. > ; ' ' > ",v?; ^ I * . v ( i : / ' i Prine* Is told in toppy red j bag*, tidy red tins,handsome pound end half pound tin * i humidors andinthe ? pound crystal glass , humidor with sponge moistener top. Copyright 1921 f?jr A. j. Atyaoiat h . T6bacco Co. ~ WiMtou-Sales, NC Plumbir ZTuIZ ana neaw ' ? REASONABLE ( PRICES <*i ' . , " ' ' ' . ' ' 1 ' ' ) k . -i 'f ' ' .. ? ..?> . ' ' ' . " - i ?' ; '? 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'RINSE A the national joy SHORT COURSfc FOR CLUB BOYS ! Clemson College, Juyl 19.?Sixtyfive club boys from about threefourths of tjjie counties of the state . are attending the - annual short couitee for ?tub boys, which is being: held at Clemson College from July ^ 12 to 22 inclusive." The enrollment includes county prize winners who attend free of charge and a few other club boys who are attending as pay students. " The young farmers are in charge of L. L. Baiker, supervising agent of' boys' club work, and B. 0. Williams, assistant agent assisted by W. F. Howell, county agent of Lancaster. < The boys are staying in barracks and 1 are organized on the basis of Indian j life with four tribes . each with a chief. > * I Coudses are being given the club l members in livestock orcharding and | gal u-cinijg, ?<xiLit uiwuuivL yf pi a ui/ ui- j seases, crop production, ?tc. > 11 , > ' * . " . * ,. ?. 1 1 /? aft Constipation Is the fore- > runner of 85% of kll 1 hiimanills. It brings ' ? 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