Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The Clemson Agricultural College South Carolina's School of Engineering and Agriculture ONE OF THE LARGEST AND BEST EQUIPPED AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGES IN THE SOUTH. 1,544 ACRES OF LAND. VALUE OF PLANT OVER $1,300,000. OVER 90 TEACHERS, OFFICERS AND ASSISTANTS. NUMBER OF STUDENTS, 834. EVERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CAROLINA REPRESENTED. TWELVE DEGREE COURSES. FIVE SHORT COURSES. TWENTY SIX DEPARTMENTS OF INSTRUCTION. NEW AND MODERN BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND SANITATION. . * a - v ' ? ? ? - ? y. ? ^ NEXT SESSION OPENS WEDNESDAY , SEPTEMBER 9, 1914 ? 7 7 v". - ? ? ... . - ? ? i . ? .. \ ? , , ? ? . ? . , . ' . i ? - . " ? .? . > ' ? ?' ? **.?" ? . " . . ' . ' \ - ' M??i location and Environment The Collego 1h located In Oconee County at the foot of the Blue itldfe Mountains, on tho liomoHtoail of John C, Calhoun and later owned by his son-in-law, Tboii O, (Memson. Tho College la over 800 feet abovo the aea level and the climate la healthful and Invigorating. Temptatlona to dissipate or to spend money foolishly are reduced to a minimum. The students are undor military government and every effort la made to train up manly young men who will reflect credit on the College and on the Btate. Religious Influences The College contributca to the salary of four reaident ministers who conduct divine services and do pastoral work among the cadeta in barracks. There la a flour iahlng Hunday Hchool and .V. M. C. A. with a salaried Y. M. C. A. Hecretary, who Uvea In the barrack*. A $75,000 Y. M. C, A. building will be begun January, 1 V 16. Requirements of Admission No atudent will be admitted who ia not at least 16 years old at the time of entrance. A preparatory de partment la no longer maintained at tho College. An honorable discharge from the last school or col lege attended is required. No atudent will be admitted who Is not reasonably healthy and free from contagloua diseases, Including tuberculosis. Applicants for the Freshman Class must atand exam inations, either In. their counties on July 10 or at the College in Heptenrjher unless they can till out a pre scribed certificate, furnished by the College. ADMINISTRATION BTJIIiDING. Scholarships and Exami nations The College maintains 168 four-year scholarships in the Agricultural and Tex tile Courses, and 51 in the One- Year Ag ricultural Course (October 1 to June l)r Each scholarship is worth $100 and free tuition. Scholarship and entrance examinations are held at tlje county court houses at 9 a. m,, July 10. Write for full infqrmation in regard to the scholarships open to your county next session, and the laws govern-? ing their award. It is worth your while to try for one of these scholarships. Those who are not seeking to enter on scholarships are advised to stand exami nations on July 10, rather than wait until they come to College in the fall. Credit will be given for any examinations passed at the county seat. CILKMICAIj IiABOIlATORIES. Value of a Technical College Education A young man run make no better investment than in u technical education. Viewed merely as a matter of business, even if he lias to borrow the money at IntereHt, he will iiml that IiIh Increased earning eajwieity will perhaps even the llrst year after graduation be uufflclcnt to repay the loun. It 1m a poor business policy to wait to earn the money necessary to pay for an education with an earning capacity only one-half or* one-third that of an educated man.. Every year of untrained, unedu cated labor represents a direct financial loss. livery boy of ability and ambition whose parents are unable to pay for his education should get some friend to indorse Ills note at the bank and begin preparation that will make for grcuter earning capacity and a fuller life. There Is no time to lose. The world is looking for 1,000 horsepower men and Is willing to l>ay for them. Already there is a surplus of the one horsejjower variety. A College education is no longer a luxury of the rich, but more a necessity of the poor boy whose parents can give him little or nothing to Htart on. In earning capacity, a College education represents at the out set a capital of from $15,000 to $30,000, depending upon the energy, character and personality of the possessor, and the capital increases with every year of Its efficient use. A College diploma lias come to be regarded by the business world not so much as an evidence of knowledge as evidence that the graduate pos sesses and Is trained in those qualities of ability, industry, ambition and character that are likely to make for success. There never was a time in the liistory of the world when expert knowledge was so much In demand, so indispensable to Individual success, and so highly compensated. FOR THE UNTRAINED WAIT THE POSI TIONS OF IiOW WACJES, L/ONG HOURS AND POVERTY. Clemson College brings within the reach of every boy In South Caro lina the benefits and iVossibilities of a technical education. He Is here offered an opportunity to enjoy some of the good things of life. The way DAIRY BUILDING ' .. ? is provided whereby, if he have the ambition and capacity' for knowledge, lie need not continue In ignorance. Here,, at a cost lpw?r than at any similar Institution, can a young man obtain an education second to none, if he be seeking an education that will prepare him (or self -sustaining) , self-respecting citizenship. Financial Support Clemson College Ih founded on a covenant with the agricultural people. Hack In tho '80's, the advocates of Agricultural and Indus trial Education promised thpt If given the tax of 25c per ton on the commercial fertilizers sold In tho State, tho Trustees would organize not only an efllclent systoin of Inspection and analysis to protect tho farmers from Imposition In the purchase of their main commodity, hut with what remained after paying the cost of this protection, would build and operato a College. During the history of tho College, the tag tax has averaged $ 1 10,247.62. For tho past throe fiscal years It has averagod $238,958.02. The legislature of South Carolina makes no appropriation for Clemson Collogo. In addition to the fertilizer tax, tho Collogo receives from the Fed eral Treasurer $25,000 annually, and h small amount comes from tui tion and interest on tho Clemson and I>andscrlpt Funds. The South Carolina Experiment Station la supported entlroly by funds from the U. S. Department of Agriculture, and haa no part In the College work. AtilUOUI/TURAIi HAMj Clemson's Public Service Out of the fertilizer tax only about $180,000 Is expended upon ths College. Nearly $100,000 annually represents the cost of public serv ice rendered to the farmers. This public work includes not only ths fertilizer inspection and analysis, but veterinary and entomological in spection, cattle tick and hog cholera eradication, branch experlmsnl stations, scholarships, cooperative experiments, extension and demon stration work, etc. The College officers write nearly 35,000 letters ( every year giving specific information, and send out nearly half * million bulletins and circulars. A higher standard for commercial fertilizers Is maintained ID South Carolina than In any other Southern State. The Inspection and analy sis carried on by the College insures the attainment of that standard. The farmer, even If he and not the manufacturer pays the tax of per ton, gets value received many times over In the Increased valu# of his fertilizers. In addition, a great Agricultural and Mechanical College has been built up worth over a million and a third dollar!, enrolling annually nearly 860 young men, and demanding no appro priations from the State Treasury for Its support. COST The cost for any of the twelve regular four-year courses or the Two-Year Textile Course is $133.40 per session. This amount covers uniforms, board, room, heat, light, water, laundry and all fees except tuition. Tuition is $40.00 additional to those who are able to pay. The cost of the One-Year Agricultural Course is $117.95. This amount covers the same items as are listed above. The cost of the Four-Weeks' Course for Farmers, and the Four-Weeks' Course in Cotton Grading is $10.00. This amount covers board, heat, light and water. No uniforms are required. Do not delay; you may be crowded out. TKXTIL.K DEPARTMENT ENGINEERING department For Catalogue, Etc., Write at Once to W. 1M. RIGGS, President, Box A, Clemson Collegers. 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