The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 11, 1915, Image 7

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I t*A ? 'i m Q ?? ??.??,? NEXT SESSION OPENS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1915 PRESERVE THIS SHEET FOR REFERENCE location and Environment * n$ College Is located In Oconee County at the foot of tbe Blue Itlogo Mountmtn*, on the homestead of John C. Calhoun and later of hie eon-ln-law. Tho?. O. Clemson. The College is over 800 feet above the tea level, and the climate la healthful and Invigorating. Temptations to I diMipate or to spend money foolishly are reduced to a minimum. The students are under military government and every tfort Is made to train up young men who will refleot credit on the College and on the State. Religious Influences The College contributes to the salary of four resident ministers, who conduct dl.vlne services and do pastoral work among the cadets In barracke. There Is a flour Uhlng Sunday School and T. II, C. A. with a salaried Secretary, who lives In ths barracks. A. $76,000 Y. M k Q. A. building will be completed January, 1911. Requirements of Admission No student will be admitted who la not at least 16 years old at the time of entrance. An honorable discharge from tha last school or col lege attended Is require. No student will be admitted who la not reasonably healthy and free from oontagloua diseases. Including tuberculosis. Applicants for the Freshman Class must stand exami nations, either In thalr counties on July tth, of at the College In September, unless they can fill out a pre scribed certificate, furnished by the Collega. A preparatory department la no longer maintained at ' ths College. . ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. Scholarships and Exami nations The College maintains 1G8 four-ywir scholarships in the Agricultural and Tex tile Coifrses, and 51 in the One-Year Agri cultural Course (October 1 to June 1.) Each scholarship is worth $100 and free tuition. Scholarship and entrance examinations are held at the county court houses at 9 a. m July 9. Write for full information in regard to the scholarships open to your county next session, and tne laws govern ing their award. It is worth your Vj^iile to try for one of these scholarships. Those who are not peeking to enter on scholarships are advised to stand exami nations on July 9, rather than wait until thev come to College in the fall. Credit will be given for any examinations passed at the county seat. Financial Support Clemsdn College la founded on a covenant with the agricultural people. Back in the 'tO's, the advocates of Agricultural and Indus^ trial Education promised that If riven the tax of 26c. per ton on the commercial fertilizer* sold In the State, the Trustees would not only ?O'. organize an. efficient system of Inspection and analysis to protect the "farmers frnw-iwupnatttnTi in purchase of their, main commodity, but with what remained, after paying the cost of this protection, would build and operate a College. During the history of the College the tag tax has averaged $122,007.17. For the present fiscal year it will approximate $150,000.00. The Legislature of 8outh Carolina makes no appropriation for Clemson College. In addition to the fertiliser tax, the College receives from the U. 8. Treasury $26,000 annually, and an equal amount from tuition, sales, t interest on the Clemson Bequest and the Landscrlpt Funds. : The South Carolina Experiment 8tatlon Is supported entirely by funds, from the U. 8. Department of Agriculture, and has no part in the College work. * v . . -Vy;' vw?.. CHlCMIOAl> L. A BORA iXJKlKS ? Clemson's Public Service Out of the fertiliser tax over $100^000 annually represents the cost of public agricultural service. This public work Includes not only Ihe fertiliser inspection an<l analysis, but veterinary and ento tnnlogloal tick and ho* cholera eradication, branch experiment stations, scholarships, co -operative experimental ? extension and demonstration work, etc. The College officers write over 36,000 letters annually fflvitiff specific Information, and send out nearly ? half a million bulletins and circulars. ? I. .'-^4 . .'?? t ? v . ? . ' ? ??? Value of a Technical "r? College Education A young man can make no better investment than in* a technical education. '-,1 Viewed merely as a matter of business, even if he has tb borrow the money at interest, he will ftnd that his increased earning capacity,- perhaps even -the first year after graduation, will be sufficient to repay the loan. It is a poor busiriess 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, uneduoated labor represents a direct financial loes. Every boy of ability and ambition whose parents are unable to pay for his education should get some friend to indorse his note at the bank and begin preparation that will make for greater earning capacity' and a fuller life. There is no time to lose. The world is looking for men of large ability, and is willing to pay for them. Already there is a surplus of the one horsepower variety. ? A College education is no longer a luxury of the rich, but more a necessity of th6 poor Jboy whose parents can give him little ? or nothing else to start on. In earning capacity, it represents at the outset a capital of from $15,QQ0 to $80,000, depending upon the energy, character and personality of the possessor, and the1 capital increases with every year of its efficient use. There never was a tlmein the history of theworld when expert knowledge was so much in demand, so indispensable to individual success, and so highly compensated. For the un trained wait the positions of low wages, long hours and poverty. * - , Clemson College brings within the "reach of every boy in South Carplina the benefits and possibilities of a technical educa tion, The way is provided whereby, if he have the ambition and capacity fac-lmwrlarlgq, hfi n<*d nqt continue in ignorance. Here, at a cost lower than at any similar,institution, can a young man obtain -an education that will prepare him for self-sustaining, self-respecting citizenship. AfiKTCUI/rRAI/ HALL, Summer Short Courses In Agriculture August 9th? September 4, 1915. Courses in Dairying, Animal Industry, Horticul ture, Field Crops and Cotton Grading. For Farmers, Teachers, Corn Club Boys and any one interested in Agriculture. Special course for ministers in rural communities. * Send for booklet giving full details of the courses. ,V}J' " :? ? * ' * DAIRY BOlltDINO. ? COST The cost for any of the thirteen regular four-year courses or the Two- Year Textile Course is $141.90 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 aipount covers the same items as are listed above. The cost of the Four-Weeks' Summer Course for Farmers, and the Four-Weeks' Summer Course in Cotton Grading is $17.00. This amount co***-? fS fees, board, room, light and water. No uniforms are required. Do not 4^7 in making application to enter; yon may be crowded out. T:r~. . . ICNUINKBIUNQ OEPARTMKNT _v _ . "? : For Catalogue, Etc., Write at