The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, June 14, 1916, Image 5
SuppkMcat to TEE PRESS AND 8fANBABB, WoltatMt^ 8/6v toe 7, 191S.
CLEMSON’S HANDSOME
Y. M. G A. BUILDING
Just north of the textile school
at Clemson College there is reared
a magnificent structure that is
an important factor in the social
and religious life of the student
body at the State's agricultural
and mechanical colle|re. It is the
building of the ^ oung Men's
Christian Association, one of the
first association structures in the
South, and one of the finest col
lege association buildings in the
country. It cost $78,000 and was
made possible by the generosity
of Mr. John D. Rockefeller, who
donated $.>0,000 on condition that
the balance should be forthcom
ing. The College trustees “appro
priated $15,000, which left $13,-
000 still to be raised. - This sum
was made up by the loyalty and
contributions from cadets, fac
ulty, alumni and former students.
Some of the recreational fea
tures of the building are an up-
to-date swimming j»ool. bowling
alleys, games room, reading and
lounging rooms, cafe and audi
torium for lecture*, concerts, mov
ing pictures, etc. Ample provis
ion is made in the building for
the spiritual work of the associa-
The entire building is to 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.
CLEMSOVS 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 exjx*r-
iment stations, fertilizer insj)ec-
tion and analysis, scholarships,
veterinary inspection, and control
of contagious diseases, co-oj>era-
tive experirperital work with
farmers, protection against plant
diseases and insect pcsfs, designs
of rural school buildings, etc.
These lines of work co?-t last fiscal
year $81,323.99.
Any farmer in need of technU
cal ex{>ert advice on agricultural
subjects should not hesitate, to
write to the College for informa
tion. The inquiry will be re
ferred to the proper expert and a
prompt answer will -lie 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 year the number of applica
tion* to enter Clemson College ex
ceeds the capacity of the Institution.
Early in August it is necessary to be
gin 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 iKoes, 5 ft 9.1 in.
Types: Blondes 350
Brunettes 435
Living In the country and in
small towns and villages...70.9X
Living in cities of over 2,500
inhabitants * 29.1Z
Born in country...,^. ...64.0%
Born In towns and cities 36.0%
Who have lived on the farm.... 69.3%
Parents are of have been farm- •
era .. .yi. 81.0%
Parents are now engaged In
farm ing ...~ ■ 81.5 %
Two hundred and twenty students
now m College have had 313 broth
ers. of whom' 121 graduated, to at
tend Clemson.. *
OivupatIons of Student's Parents:
Farmers, 405; merchants, 75; clerks,
22‘, manufacturers, 18; physicians,
17; postal service, 15; teachers, 14;
ministers, 11; railway service, 11;
lawyers. 9; bankers, 9; bookkeepers,
9; contractors, 7; Insurance agents,! 7;
dentists, 4; miscellaneous, 152.
These figures speak eloquently of
the fulfillment of the primary pur
pose of the College—to serve the agri
cultural and industrial classes of our
people.
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A PEN PICTURE OF
CLEMSON COLLEGE
AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS
v AND FREE TUITION
It lias been tho practice of the
trustees not to recommend any
young man for the award of a
scholarship unless his 'parents
signed an affidavit that they were
unable to nay for their son's edu
cation, and the tax returns show*
an unencumbered property
Works for Welfare in Many
Hays.
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 l*eautiful grove of native
oaks, threaded by smooth drive-
walks. 1 urn 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
Casar s l^ead, Whitesides and
other lofty peaks of the Blue
Bulge. Ihink of these mountains
a» m 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
corn, steep hillsides sinuous with
level grassy terraces and cool pas
tures with winding brooks ^and
graoeiuPshade 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 tUonsginl voting South
| Carolinians, who seek, amid these
I surroundings, an education that
. .will prepare them for self-respect
ing^ sel/supi*ort ing citizenship.
A Large Plant
y - . > .
i The college tract contains over
, 1,500 acres. ()n the , property
there are 23 principal public
I buildings, 7l> dwellings and
minor buildings. The college
: has in its employ 11C. teachers Best Times to Apply Nitrate of
and officers Itsjnveiitdned prop- ^ (o c Cotton and Grain.
« rty is $1,321,i‘28.57. Ihe of-
I ticers of tlie college send out year- Results obtained at the South
ly ov*r 35,ooo letters and over Carolina Experiment Station
135,000 other pieces of mail mat- show that a top-dressing with ni
Clemson’s Finances
The public has a right to the fullest informaUon in regard to the
afTalm of a State Institution.
It would not be possible to make a fuUer or more detailed report than
does Clemson College. *
Not only does the Treasurer's annual report to the Legislature contain
the usual summary of receipts and expenditures,^ but this report of 159 pages
lists each Individual bill paid out of College funds Is shown.
Since the support of an educational InsUtutlon is of Interest and Import*
ance to Its patrons, the following brief summary for the last fiscal year, taken
from the Treasurer's report to the legislature, should be of Interest:
Income.
A
- Privilege tax on fertilizers.. $155,889.78
Morrill * Nelson funds (U. 8.) 25,000.00
^ Interest on landscrlpt fund (U. 8.) 5,754.00
Tuition from cadets 5,888.90
Interest on Clemson bequest 8,612.88
Sales, interest, rents, etc 9.998.72
. Total £ ..$206,867.84
Reserve fund •7.192,84
'Total resources 1914-15 ...... 1872,660.68
The above total represents what was available for the use of the College,
ncluding Its local development and Its Public Service. The South Carolina
Experiment Station receives $30,000 from the Unltpd States Department of
Agriculture for conducting agricultural research, but none of this money oaa
be used by the College. Likewise the $10,000 from the Federal Smith-Lever
Act can be used only for demonstration and extension work, under Federal
supervision.
The money paid in by students for board, laundry, heat, light, and
water, medical attention and incidentals. Is held In trust by the College for the
use of tho cadets, and Is not used for College expenses.
The following Is a condensed summary of expenditures:
Expenditures.
1. For operating expenses of College (salaries of teachers, labor
ers, Insurance, coal, shop and labor&tory materials, etc.) ... .$14$,$$l.$8
2. For buildings, permanent improvements and additions to shop
and laboratory equipment $7,188,81
3. For public work (fertilizer Inspection and analysis, veterinary
' Inspection, scholarships, branch stations, etc., etc.) 11.888.19
Total $262,149.64
The decrease in the fertiliser tax to $166,859.76 would have necessitated
cutting down the amount invested In public service, but for the balance of
$67,192.84 which had been husbanded from previous years. During ths pres
ent fiscal year the College is continuing the public service by borrowing
$62,400 to supplement the fertilizer tax which this year is not likely much to
exceed last year * « ‘ ,
valuation l>orc out the affidavit.
Five tuition was granted only
on the certificate 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 investigat
ing the financial standing of all
applicants for scholarships and
free tuition, and reporting their
findings to the board of trustees.
WHEAT HELD COLLEGE FARM.
RESULTS OF TOP-DRESSING
/
EXTENSION AND DEMONSTRA
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
list fiscal year were as follows:
From Clemson College... $20,290.48
From Smith-Lever Act
(United States) 10.000.00
From u. S. Dept of Agri
culture 34.000.00
From counties 2,379.36
From Individuals 2S4.T6
From organisations 5,716.55
CORN CLUB BOVS IN THE SUMMER SHORT COURSE
COURSES
\
(rate uf soda gives good results on
cotton, corn and small grains. The
\Total...\... $72,670.55
In th* Demonstration work there
xre three district agents and 46
county agents.
Out of the 46 county agents. 28 are
Clemson graduates and several are
from other Southern college*.
In the extension service there are
six experts furnished by the United
States Department of Agriculture and
eleven college officers.
POWER STATION.
SUMMER SHORT
A Pleasant and Profitable Vaca
tion.
Clemson College is offering a
four weeks* course in agriculture
and cotton grading. The course
begin* July 31st and ends Au
gust 26th.
* The school will be arranged so
that one can get what he most
needs. During the first week tl»e
subject of dairying wijl 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 winners in the Boys'
Corn Club work of the State.
A ten-day course for ministers
interested in rural affairs—Au-1
gust 10th to August 18th. inelu- !
sive—has been specially designed
for them.
The entire equipment of the ag
ricultural department will, be at
the disposal of those taking the
four weeks’ courses. "I he farm. 1
dairy, dairy barn and the labora
tories will be open for use in in- Jy
struct ion.
Popular lectures will be given
each evening by some member of
ter, most of which give agricul
tural information.
^ In addition to the parent sta ( increase is most marked during a
tion, the college maintains two j wet_year ? liecause this nitrogen is
or other 'lecturer-Clinch experiment stations- <me already in an immediately avail-
in State or nation d m ar ^ uniniervi ^ v and tlie othen able form, while the rotting of
at Florence. One more to lie sit- ’Hie organic sources does not pro-
uated in the sand hill sections ol
Ihe college library, with it- the State, just as soon as funds
30,000 books and many popular "ill permit, will complete a sys-
magazines, will l>e open during tern representing the principal
the whole four weeks. j -oil types of the State.
the faculty
prominent
affaits.
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 {KHihds per acre on poor land
up, according to the fertility of
the soil.
Early applications are coming
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
bad dried off the leaves of the
plants, then cultivate with a
mulch forming implement as soon
as the ground is dry enough to
plow.
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