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THE BAPTIST CHURCH THE MfcTHOMST CHURCH ,KiMSON\S handsome Y. M. C. A. BUILDING Just north of the textile school Clemson College there is reared mugnificent structure that is important factor in the social (1 religious life of the student dy at the State's agricultural (1 mechanical college. It is the ilding of the Noting Men's iristian Association, one of the st association structures in the nth, and one of the finest col ic association buildings in the jntry. It cost $78,000 and was i do possible by the geherosity Mr. John 1). Rockefeller, who imted $00,000 on condition that ; balance should be forthcoin y. The College trustees appro iated $15,000, which left $13,-. [) still to be raised. This sum s inadiv up by the loyalty and itributions from cadets, fac v, alumni and former students. Some of the recreational fea ?es of the building are an up date swimming pool, bowling evs. games room, reading and inginjr rooms, cafe and audi ?iutn for lectures, concerts, mov \ pictures, etc. Ample provis-' \ is made in the building tor 5 spiritual work of the associa n. The entire building is? fo be made as attractive as possible for the cadets, giving them a home like place where they can spend their unemployed time pleasantly and profitably. CLEMSON'S PUBLIC SERVICE During last fiscal year, more than half of the fertilizer tax was returned directly to the farm ers in the form of public service. This service included the demon stration and extension work, the maintenance of two branch exper iment stations, fertilizer inspec tion and analysis, scholarships, veterinary inspection, and control of contagious diseases,, co-opera tive experimental work with farmers, protection against plant diseases and insect pests, designs of rural school buildings, etc. These lines of work cost last fiscal year $81,323.99. Any farmer in need of techni cal expert advice on agricultural subjects should not hesitate to write to the College for informa tion. The inquiry will lx? re ferred to the proper expert and a prompt answer will be received. The College officials write nearly 30,000 such letters annually, and send out nearly a half million pieces of printed matter. THE STUDENT BODY. Every your the number of applica tion to entor Clemson College ex ceeds the cupacity of the Institution. Early In August it Is noeessary to be gin a "waiting list," as all available rooms In the barracks have been taken. This session the enrollment (not considering the 198 enrollod in the summer school) was 812. The following data on 786 of these men will be of Interest: Average ago, 19.3 years. Average height in shoos, 6 ft. 9.1 In. Types: Blondes 860 Brunettes 435 Living in the country and In small towns and villages. . . 70 . 9X Living In cities of over 2,600 Born In towns and cities Who have lived on the farm. . . . 69.8X Parents are or have been' farm- V-* ers . .81. OX Parents are now engaged in farming 61. 6% Two hundred and twenty students now in College have had 313 broth ers, of whom 121 graduated, to at tend Clemson. Oocui>?tlou8 of Student's Parent*: Farmers, 4 06; merchants, 75; clerks, 22; manufacturers, 18; physicians. 17; postal service, 16; teachers, 14; ministers, 11; railway service, 11; lawyers. 9; bankors, 9; bookkeepers. 9; contractors, 7; insurance agents, 7; dentists. 4; miscellaneous. 162. These flguros speak eloquently of the fulfillment of the primary pur pose of the College ? to serve the agrl cultural and industrial classes of out people. Inhabitants Born In country 29. IX CORN CLUB HOYS IN THE SUMMER SHORT COURSE. t TENSION ANI) DEMONSTRA TION WORK. The Demonstration and Extension ork is under tho direction of Mr. W. Long, who is Jointly appointed the College and the United States Apartment of Agriculture. [The funds available for this work pt fiscal year were aa follows: fom Clomsr.n College... $20,290.48 f,rr> Sm:th-Lever Act [I'nited States) 10,000.00 fom 1". $ Dept. of Agri culture 34,000.00 fom counting 2,379 . 36 torn individuals 284.16 fom organizations 5,716.55 Total $72,670 . 56 |Jn the Demonstration work there three district agents and 46 p"Uy agents. "Jt of the 46 county agents, 28 are lemson graduates and several rim other Southern colleges. I In the extension service there are * experts furnished by the United ates Department of Agriculture and tven college officers. POWER STATION. SUMMER SHORT COURSES A Pleasant and Profitable Vaca tion. Clenison College is offering a four weeks' course in agriculture ahd cottpn grading. The course begins July 31st and ends Au gust 26th. The school will be arranged so t ha t one can get what he most needs. During the first week the subject of dairying will be taught, the second week animal husban dry, and the third horticulture. For the last week of the course agronomy, which includes field crops, soils, fertilizers, etc., will be the chief subject. A special course for teachers of agriculture has been arranged. Four weeks* instruction will also be given the winpers in the Boys' Corn Club work of the State. A ten-day course for ministers interested in rural affairs ? Au gust 10th to August 18th, inclu sive ? has been specially designed for them. ^ The entire equipment of the ag ricultural department will l>e at the disposal of those taking the four weeks' courses. The farm, dairy, dairy barn and the labora tories will be open for use in in struction; Popular lectures will be given, each evening by some member of the faculty or other lecturer prominent in State or national affairs. The college library, with its 30,000 hooks and many popular magazines, will be open during the whole four weeks. A PEN PICTURE OF CLEMSON COLLEGE Works for Welfare in Man> Ways. Picture a county estate of I,. ">00 acres, with stately buildings placed at elevated points to form a great irregular circle of half a mile iu diameter. Inclose in thi.s circle a beautiful grove of native oaks, threaded by smooth drive walks. Turn to the north and for a background outline against the sky at a distance of 20 miles, range after range of mountains, the home of the Highlands, of Ctasar's ? Head, Whitesides anil other lofty peaks of tin1 Blue Kidge. Think of these mountains as in summer clothed with ver lure, standing out black against the horizon, and in winter often ?vhite with snow. Take for the southern boundary a river of In lian lineage and follow in its ?weeping crookedness the swift ind turbulent Seneca as it twists 'his way and that to mark the '?onlincs of the estate. And to thii -etting add broad expanses of river bottom lands green with ?orn, steep hillsides sinuous with cvel grassy terraces and cool pas ' nix's with winding brooks and graceful shade trees and you have i picture of Clcmson College, not ?olored to suit the canvas of an ? rtist, but as seen every year b\ tearlv a thousand young South 'arolinians, who seek, amid the*c ? urroundings. an education that v i 1 1 prepare them for self- respect ng. self-supporting citizenship. A Large Plant The college tract contains ovei 1,500 acres. On the pro|>ertN there are 23 principal publi< buildings, 70 dwellings and Ai minor buildings. The college has in its employ 116 teachers and officers. Its inventoried prop rly is $1 ,3'J i ,rJb.^7. Hie ol icers of the college send out ycai v over 35,000 letters and ovei 35,000 other pieces of mail mat ter, most of which give agricul tural information. In addition to the parent sta tion, the college maintains two branch experiment stations ? one near Summerville and the other at Florence. One more to be sit uated in the sand hill sections of the State, just as soon as funds will permit, will complete a sys tem representing the principal soil types of the State. T Clemson's Finances The public hu? a right to the fullest Information in regard to th? flftOAl affairs of a State Institution. It would not be possible to m?ke a fuller or more detailed report than iiocH Clemson College. ' Not only does the Treasurer's 'annual report to tho Legislature contain the usual nummary of receipts and expenditures. but this report of 169 pages lists each IndlvldualAblU paid out of College funds Ih hIiowii. Since the support i?f an eduoatlonul Institution In of thterpst and Import ance to ItH patron*, the follow In* brief summary for the last fiscal year, taken from the Treasurer'* report' to the legislature, should ho of Interest: Income Prlvllego tax on fertilisers .... $ 1 66,869 . 70 Morrill A Nelson funds (U. S ) 86?000 00 Interest on landscrlpt fund (U. S.) 6,7!>4 00 Tuition from cadets * 6. 233 00 Interest on Clemson bequest S, ft 18. 86 Bales, interest, rents, elo 9,998.72 Total $806,367 , 84 Reserve fund 6 7,102.84 Total resources ...,1272,660.68 The above total represents what was available for the use of the CollegS>. ncludlng Ita local development and Its Public Service. The South Carolina Experiment Station receives $80,000 from the United Slates Department of viniculture Tor conducting Agricultural research, but none of this money can >e used by the College, l.lkewlne the 110,000 from the Federal Hmith-l.evor *ct can be uaed only for demonstration and extension work, under Fodorftl supervision. The money paid In by students for board, laundry, heat, light, and water, medical attention and Incidentals, is hold In trust by the College for the use of the cadets, and Is not used for College expenses. The following is a condensed summary of expenditures: Kxpemllturc*. 1. For operating expenses of College (salaries of teachers, labor ers, Insurance, coal, shop and laboratory materials, etc.) .... $148,830 . 82 2. For buildings, permanent Improvements and additions to shop an# laboratory equipment 87,088.83 3. For public work (fertilizer inspection and analysis, veterinary Inspection, scholarships, branch stations, etc., etc.) 81.828.99 Total 1262.849.84 The decrease in tho fertilizer tax to $156,869.70 would have necessitated cutting down the amount Invested In public service, but for tho balance of ; $67,192.84 which had boon husbanded from previous years. During the prea j ent fiscal year the College Is continuing the public service by borrowing ? $02,400 to Supplement the fertiliser tax which this year Is not likely much to I excoed last year. AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND FREE TUITION It has l)oc*ii tho practice of the trustees not to recommend any young man for the award of n scholarship unless his parents signed an affidavit that they woro unahlo to pay for their son's odu cation, and the tax returns show ed an unencumbered property valuation bore out (lie affidavit. Five tuition was granted only on the certificate of the County Auditor, based upon an affidavit of I lie parent that he was unable . to pay it. This year the State Hoard of Charities and Corrections ?s charged by law with investigat ing the tinancial standing of all applicants for scholarships and free tuition, and reporting their findings to the board of trustees. WHEAT FIELD COL<L?F<* li FARM. RESULTS OF TOP-DKESSING ! Best Times to Apply Nitrate of Soda to Corn, Cotton and Grain. iiCSUitS obtftillCU ut 1 1 113 iboilth Carolina Experiment Station show that a top-dressing with ni trate of soda gives good results on cotton, corn and small grains. The increase is most marked during a wet year, because this nitrogen is already in an immediately avail able form, while the rotting of the organic sources does not pro ceed as rapidly as usual on ac count of the excess of moisture in the soil. The amount to apply per acres varies with the fertility of the soil and the previous fertiliza 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 h igh? 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. ?g OAIRV BUtLDIWQ