Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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CLEMSON'S HANDSOME Y. M. C. A. BUILDING g Just north of the textile school li at Clemson College there is reared *1 a magnificent structure that is a an important factor in the social and religious life of the student C body at the State's agricultural and mechanical college. It is the tl building of the Young Men's Christian Association, one of the e first association structures in the 1 South, and one of the finest col- si lege association buildings in the n country. It cost $78,000 and was ii made possible by the generosity ti of Mr. John D. ^Rockefeller, who v donated $50,000 on condition that o the balance should be forthcom- ti ing. The College trustees appro- fi nriat.rl K AAA l_.fi. <Ma J |yt AUWVA ^XUJV/VV/J W 11IVJI1 IClt ipiO^" CI 000 still to be raised. This sum o was made up by the loyalty and T contributions from cadets, fac- y ulty, alumni and former students. Some of the recreational fea- ci tures of the building are an up- si to-date swimming pool, bowling alleys, games room, reading and ti lounging rooms, cafe and audi- f< torium tor lectures, concerts, mov- p ing pictures, etc. Ample provis- T ion is made in the building for 3< the spiritual work of the associa- s< tion. p CORN CI, EXTENSION AND DEMONSTRA- S TION WORK. The Demonstration and Extension ^ Work Is under the direction of Mr. W. W. Long, who Is Jointly appointed by the College and the United States Department of Agriculture. The funds available for this work I< last fiscal year were as follows: ai From Clemson College... $20,290.48 ^ From Smith-Lever Act (United States) 10,000.00 ? From U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 34,000.00 From counties 2,379.36 From individuals 284.16 From organizations 5,716.66 SI tl Total $72,670.66 . (1 In the Demonstration work there j,are three district agents and 46 county agents. Out of the 46 county agents, 28 are < Clemson graduates and several are from other Southern colleges. In the extension service there are 0 six experts furnished by the United States Department of Agriculture and * eleven college officers. fo J ? POWEll STATION. CI The entire building is to be lade as attractive as possible for le cadets, giving them a liomeke place where they can spend leir unemployed time pleasantly nd profitably. UEMSON'S PUBLIC SERVICE During last fiscal year, more ban half of the fertilizer tjix 'as returned directly to the farmrs in the form of public service, 'his service included the demonLration and extension work, the laiiii^naiiu: U1 t>VU Ultlllt'Il CApVr* hent stations, fertilizer inspecion , and analysis, scholarships, eterinary inspection, and control f contagious , diseases, co-operaive experimental work with armers, protection against plant iseases and insect pests, designs f rural school buildings, etc. hese lines of work cost last fiscal ear $81,323.99. Any farmer in need of technial expert advice on agricultural lbjects Should not hesitate to rite to the College for informaon. The inquiry will be rejrred to the proper expert and a rompt answer will be received, 'lie College officials write nearly 0,000 such letters annually, and md out nearly a half million ieces of printed matter. v" J ShhB ^Hk^r^^S'r S <^^/- w-iff^||nju>x. --;>..xvvifcypjg ^ 1TB BOYS IN THE SUMMER SHORT UMMER SHORT COURSES t Pleasant and Profitable Vacation. Clemson College is offering a Dur weeks' course in agriculture nd cotton grading. The course egins July 31st and ends Auust 26th. The school will be arranged so lat one can get what he most eeds. During the first week the ibject of dairying will be taught, le second week animal husbanry, and the third horticulture, or the last week of the course economy, which includes field rops, soils, fertilizers, etc., will e the chief subject. A special course for teachers f agriculture has been arranged, 'our weeks' instruction will also e given the winners in the Boys' lorn Club work of the State. A ten-day course for ministers iterested in rural affairs?Auust 10th to August 18th, incluve?has been specially designed >r mem. The entire equipment of the agicultural department will l>e at le disposal of those taking the aur weeks' courses. The farm, airy, dairy barn and the laboraaries will be open for use in induction. Popular lectures will be given ach evening by some member of THE STUDENT BODY. Every year the number of applica'tlona to enter Clemson College exceeds the capacity of the Institution. Early In August it is necessary to begin a "waiting list," as all available rooms in the barracks have been taken. This session the enrollment (not considering the 198 enrolled In the summer school) was 812. The following data on 785 of these men will be of interest: Average age, 19.3 years. Average height in shoes, 6 ft. 9.1 in. Types: Blondes 860 Brunettes 485 Living in the country and in small towns and villages.. .70;9% Living in cities of over 2,600 inhabitants 29.1% Born In country 64.0% Born in towns and cities 36.0% Who have lived on the farm ....69.3% Parents are or have been farmers 81.0% Parents are now engaged in farming 51.6% Two hundred and twenty students now in College have had 313 brothers, of whom 121 graduated, to attend Clemson. Occupations of Student's Parents: Farmers, 405; merchants, 76; clerks, 22; manufacturers, 18; physicians, 17; postal service, 15; teachers, 14; iiiuuaicni, n; railway service, Hi lawyers* 9; bankers, 9; bookkeepers, 9; contractors, 7; insurance agents, 7; dentists, 4; miscellaneous, 162. These figures speak eloquently of the fulfillment of the primary purpose of the College?to serve the agricultural and industrial classes of our people. 51 <V - f v COURSE. the faculty or other lecturer prominent in State or national affairs. The college library, with its 30,000 hooks and many popular magazines, will he open during the v/hclc four weeks. ^ i j jj^jL i^g^g V*j|g .^IP'iyfr TH? DAIRY BUIL bbssss^^SSBSS&SSSSS 1 A PEN PICTURE OF CLEMSON COLLEGE Works for Welfare in Many : Ways. Picture a county estate of 1,500 acres, with stately buildings placed at elevated points to form a great irregular circle of half a ; mile in diameter. Inclose in this < circle a beautiful grove of native oaks, threaded by smooth drivewalks. Turn to the north and for a background outline against the i sky at a distance of 20 miles, range after range of mountains, the home of the Highlands, of Ceesar's Head, Whitesides and ( other lofty peaks of the Blue Ridge. Think of these mountains as in summer clothed with ver- * dure, standing out black against < the horizon, and in winter often , white with snow. Take for the ( southern boundary a river of In- ( dian lineage and follow in its sweeping crookedness the swift ; and turbulent Seneca as it twists this way and that to mark the confines of the estate. And to this setting add broad expanses of river bottom lands green with Pfim oirwin Lilloi/3?? ?" A1 ?.uwujy HU131UCS sinuous wun Te^el grassy terraces and cool pastures with winding brooks and graceful shade trees and you have a picture of Clemson College, not colored to suit the canvas of an artist, but as seen every year by nearly a thousand young South Carolinians, who seek, amid these surroundings, an education that will prepare them for self-respecting, self-supporting citizenship. A Large Plant The college tract contains over 1,500 acres. On the property = there are 23 principal public j buildings, 70 dwellings and 64 minor buildings. The college has in its employ 116 teachers ] and officers. Its inventoried property is $1,327,728.57. The officers of the college send out yearly over 35,000 letters and over < 435,000 other pieces of mail mat- s ter, most of which give agricul- t tural information. < In addition to the parent sta- i tion, the college maintains two ^ branch experiment stations?one j near Summerville and the other j at Florence. One more to be sit- t uated in the sand hill sections of < the State, just as soon as funds < will permit, will complete a sys- t tern representing the principal t soil types of the State, t ' ' I 'Mz&. '^1 - ,\r |8pP||^Hp^P IfefiHliiiiB Clemson\ The public has a right to the ful iffalrs of a State institution. It would not be possible to make loes Clemson College. Not only does the Treasurer's ar he usual summary of receipts and ex] lsts each individual bill paid out of C Since the support of an educatlor ince to its patrons, tho following brief !rom the Treasurer's report to the Lei Ino Privilege tax on fertilizers... Morrill & Nelson funds (U. S. Interest on landscrlpt fund ( Tuition from cadets Interest on Clemson bequest. Sales, interest, rents, etc.... Total Reserve fund Total resources 1914-15. The above total represents what t including its local development and 1 Experiment Station receives $30,000 \griculture for conducting agriculture ae used by the College. Likewise the \ct can be used only for demonstrat jUDervlslon. The money paid in by student* evater, medical attention and incidenta use of the cadets, and is not used for The following is a condensed sunr Ex per 1. For operating expenses of College ers, insurance, coal, shop and lat 2. For buildings, permanent improver and laboratory equipment 3. For public work (fertilizer inspect Inspection, scholarships, branch si Total The decrease in the fertilizer tax cutting down the amount invested in 167,192.84 which had been husbanded Bnt fiscal year the College is contir (62,400 to supplement the fertilizer ts exceed last year. \WARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND FREE TUITION It has been the practice of the trustees not to recommend any poung man for the award of a scholarship unless his parents signed an affidavit that they were .inable to pay for their son's education, and the tax returns showid an unencumbered property J?*;; . f*. |g < : >:'>> ; ; vK . , . & Vv:" ? VV ;V * $1 ^v. ' * * ' * ' *X' ' 3HB88R T? WHEAT HELD < EtESULTS OF TOP-DRESSING Best Times to Apply Nitrate of Soda to Corn, Cotton and Grain. Results obtained at the Smith Carolina Experiment Station show that a top-dressing with nirate of soda gives good results on :otton, corn and small grains. The ncrease is most marked during a vet year, because this nitrogen is ilready in an immediately availible form, while the rotting of ;he organic sources does not proceed as rapidly as usual on ac:ount of the excess of moisture in he soil. The amount to apply per teres varies with the fertility of -lie soil and the previous fertiliza 1 ''' """"*'1 ; .< &Mk* ' HHHKMI s Finances lest Information in regard to the fiscal ) a fuller or more detailed report than inual report to the Legislature contain pendltures, but this report of 159 pages lollege funds Is shown, lal institution is of Interest and lmport' summary for the last fiscal year, taken jlslature, should be of interest: ome. $155,859.76 ) 26,000.00 U. S.) 6,754.00 6,283.00 8,612.36 9,998.72 $205,357.84 67,192.84 $272,660.68 was available for the use of the College, ts Public Service. The South Carolina from the United States Department of il research, but none of this money can i $10,000 from the Federal Smith-Lever ion and extension work- nn.if.i- Poriomi i for board, laundry, heat, light, and Is, Is held In trust by the College for the College expenses, imnry of expenditures: iditures. (salaries of teachers, laborloratory materials, etc.) .... $143,836.82 nents and additions to shop 37,688.83 ion and analysis, veterinary tations, etc., etc.) 81,323.99 3262,849.64 to 3155,859.76 would have necessitated i public service, but for the balance of from previous years. During the presluing the public service by borrowing lx which this year is not likely xnuah to valuation bore out the affidavit. Free tuition was granted only on the certilicate of the County Auditor, based upon an affidavit of the parent that he was unable to pay it. This year the State Board of Charities and Corrections is charged by law with investigating the financial standing of all applicants for scholarships and free tuition, and reporting their findings to the board of trustees. ... . ^ 81ipj?^r^ __ ^ ^^jT-1' COLLEGE FARM. tion, but we would suggest from 50 pounds per acre on poor land up, according to the fertility of the soil. Early applications are coining into favor. We recommend that the soda be applied to corn when it is between knee and waist high, to cotton just as the shapes begin to form, and to small grain in March. Care should be taken not to sow nitrate of soda on wet plants, because it is likely to scald them. It is best to apply it just after a rain, when the moisture had dried olf the leaves of the plants, then cultivate with a mulch forming implement as soon as the ground is dry enough to plow.