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w ^I $ Bank of A OOXWA1 J Capital Stock . . - . . A DepMik .. . . ? ..... A Total Aweti. . . ? . T DIKBt A J. A. McDermott, J it T. McNeill, 13. 0. ( 2? tlebaum, Hal. L. 1 A The oldest Hank in Hon ik olina. Associated with, the r; jL the past decade. Our. poliej the "Independent Republic." (jfjl to our customers every . reas ik tent with sound hanking. Wo jkL ain, firms and corporntionH. D. A. SP1VEY, ^ VictvPresident. BANK OF Conwa1 ? CAPITAL STOCK SURPLUS LIABILITY OF STOCKHOLDERS. SECURITY TO DEPOSITORS I DIREC Robert B. Scftrborough, H. L. Buck, George J. Holiday, We continue to jay 5 per cent intern it youraccount robert b. scarborough, n. President. IKE WORLDS GREATEST SEWIN6 MACHINE R .LIGHT RUNNING ^ I nfilBPHr Nfyon want elthera Vibrating Shuttle, Rotary Bhuttie or a Hinelo Thread [Chain titilcJiJ Bowing Machine write to THE NEW HOME SEWINO MACHINE COMPANY Orange, Mass. NCany sewing machines are made to sell regardless of quality, but the New Home is made to wear. Our cunranty never runs out Meld by authorized dealers only* v JOB SALS BY J BURROUGHS * COLLINS OO.t Oonwny, 8. O. PROFESSIONAL. CARDS. j H. H. WOODWARD Attorney and Councelor At Law. CONWAY, 8. O. C. E. ST. AM AND, i ? ?' / Attorney at Daw Conway, 8. C. R. B. 8CARBROUGH CONWAY, 8. C. Attorney at Daw. W. E. McCORD, SURGEON DENTIST. CONWAY, 8. C. Over Bank of Horry H. H. BURROUGHS Physician and Burgeon. CONWAY, 8. O. i ' \0 'f B. WOFFORD WAIT. Attorney at L? A OONWAY, S. O. At Wilson Joe White, the 15-yearold son of Harvey White, was accidentally killed by Plnkney Tobias, 13 years old, on Saturday afternoon. The boys had been hunting i and stopped for a short while at < a neighbor's house. When they decided to start again young Tobias i threw his gun on his shoulder, when i H went off, the entire load tearing 1 through young White's neck. He 1 died In a few minutes. 11 B?? > I Conway \ r. ft. a $ . ~ X fl? 2M.OM.M /i\ 7TO?i8 J? fno. C. Spivey, D. Collins, C. P. Quat- ik 3uck, D. A. Spivey. ^X: ry and a pioneer in Eastern Car- U\ lipid progress of our County for ' lias been for the upbuilding of X With this in view we extend Zf} onable accommodation cons is- fl\ ho licit tlie accounts of individu- /l\ HAL. L. BUCK, & CttHbiop. $ * HORRY, y. S, C. $ 50 001) 10 000 50 000 110 000 TORS W. R. Lewis,~ W. A. Johnson, J Will A. Freeman, it on yearly deposits, and we soliol. nucK, will a.'fkeemae /ice President. vCabhi?r GLENN SPRINGS WATER AIM)I*TI01> OFFICIALLY HY THE HOUSE FOR DRINKING. Turned Down the Excellent Drinking Water of Columbia at Considerable Expense to the State. A large majority of tho house representatives must have dyspepsia if we judge by tho way they vote on the water question. Despite the efforts of the Richland delegation, the house passed on Wednesday the resolution offered by Representative Sawyer that Glenn Springs water be used this year. It will be recalled that at the last session the delegation put up a convincing argument for the use of Columbia water and defeated the proposition. This year, however, the houso reversed Itself and by a vote of 71 to 2 6 refused to adopt Mr. McMaban's motion to strike out the enacting words and passed it, afterwards putting on the clincher. Here is tho vote on the proposition to buy Glenn Springs water instead of using the water from the $100,000 plant owned by the city of Columbia and guaranteed by the State board of health to be pure. Those who voted for the Columbia water were Ainlck, Ayer, Dowers, Bunch, Carter, Coker, Daniel, Dixon, Duvall, Graham, Grifhn, Harmon, McEachern, McMahan, Mann, Mobley, Nicholson, Robertson, Sanders, Seibels, Slmkins Chas. A. Smith, Spears, Suydam, Vandor Horst, Williams?26. Those who voted for Glenn Springs water were Speaker Whaley and Joshua W. Ashley, Molvin J. Ashley, Berg, Bosie, Bowman, Boyd, Driee 'P II Drnit't 1?- " *. x. uiunu, L-itiwuiu^, r. ivi. nryan, W. D. Bryan, Cantrell, Car;v, Carwile, Coley, Clary, Oosgrevo, Dick, Dingle, Doar, E. C. Edwards, Isaac Edwards, Foster, Fraser, Fults, Garris, Casque, W. J. Gifson, Glasscock, Green, Hall, Harris, J. It. Harrison, Wade C. Harrison, Hines, Horger, Hughes, Jackson, Kipler, Lane, Lawson, League, Leland, Lengulck, McKcown, Mars, Mauldin, Moseley, Nesbit, Niver, Nunnery, Patterson, Paulling, Richards, Rldgell, G. M. Riley, W. L. Riley, Roessler, Rucker, Sawyer, Scarborough, B. A. Shuler, Singleton, D. L. Smith, K; P. Smith, M. L. Smith, Stanley, Stubbs, Jared D. Sullivan, P. P. Sullivan, Tobias, Todd, Utsoy, Wells, Whaley, Wiggins, O. D. A. Wilson, W. B. Wilson, Jr., Wingo, Wright ?71. YEGOMEN STRIKE EFFINGHAM. I'ostottleo, Freight and Express OfTico Robbed. News was received from Effingham, in the lower part of Florence COlintV. tn thn ?**?/? ??- - ? , viti'vv timt HIO pOHl' office at that place, as well as the Const IJne's freight station and the Southern Express office, had been broken Into Monday night and robbed. The burglars, It Is stated, secured about $25 In cash and some < (stamps from the postofflce and opened a number of letters and pack- i ages In the office. They secured 1 some money from the freight depot I and express office and several gallons of liquor, which was In the 1 building on consignment. As yet < the jobbers have not been caught. 1 WHAT MELL SAYS Abut the Caidititns at Clem soo aid Why Ue^QaU Presidency BLAMES THE TRUSTEES But Kays Nothing Alx>ut HIh Own k of Administrative Ability and Attempts to Boss the Command ant and Other Members ?>f the Faculty and the Trustees. Senator T. 1. Ilogcrs and Rep reBen tat Ives L. M. Lawson and 10. W. Duvall, committee of tho general assembly. Sirs: In accordance with your mquest, 1 furnish you with the following information concerning the conditions which have prevailed at Clemson Agricultural College for Bome years, reHulting in serious oppo' sition to good government and the proper management of the affairs of tho institution. 1. The board of trustees have in the past interfered too much with the duties of administration, which belong in all well regulated institutions to the president of the college and his colleagues. The committees of trustees have been accustomed to meet frequently at the college for the purpose of enforcing tho orders of the board, instead of leaving to the president of the collego this responsibility, wlifc/h by right belongs to his ofllce. For illustration 1 cite tho following instance: The. farmer directed by a committoo of trustees without consultation witli the proKident of tho college. A committee of trustees taking minute charge of all details of work and construct Ion and cultivation of crops 011 the coast experiment station, near Summervillo, when all such matters should be under the president of the college and in direct charge of the director of the exi>eriment station. Prior to April, 190 8, interference with the discipline of the corps of cadets by setting the action of the faculty aside in more than ono instance. A resolution passed in March, 1908, however, corrected this evil for the present and enabled the discipline committee to control the situation when the cadets left the college April, 1908. The budget taken out of the hands of the president of the college and placed in charge of committee of trustees, who have, prior to December, 1909, consulted directly with the oflleials who are under the president. At the last meeting of the l>oard an effort was made to correct this practice. Thfe finance commit t<<e of the board assuming by board order, and, by the authority of the by-laws, full charge of the teollego library, in all of its interests, ordering the books and making rules and regulations for the proper conduct of the parties who frequent the library. This duty of purchasing books and making rules for order should belong to a committee of the faculty, assisted by the librarian. Under the faculty management the library has grown into one of the most valuable collection of books to be found in South Carolina. This new action of the board has been made part of the by-laws where it will require nine votes of the trustees to correct. The repair of buildings placed in the charge of a committee of trustees when more effective work can ho accomplished and the buildings kept in much better condition if the president was charged with this duty. This is customary in most colleges. The orders of the board are at times promulgated by committees directly to sub-oflicials and the president often is embarrassed by not boin,g informed concerning these orders until he hears of them through the subordinates. This practice destroys the president's authority with the officials. The walks, roads and management of the campus are now in charge of a committee of trustees, who direct all matters regarding the improvement of tho grounds, even to the details. The president of the college has been added to this committee, but his influence is made small by tho requirements imposed. On January 28, 1909, a committee from the State Farmers' Union visited tho college to examine into its working. My plans were made to entertain these gentlemen, but these plans were frustrated by the appearance of Mr. R. W. Simpson, a member of the board, who took these farmers in charge, and I did ( not have the opportunity of present- 1 ing the college work to these visi- 1 tors. Mr. Simpson gave instructions tn (h A formn- I" ~ - ' * 1 v~ v..v ?c?i lucr hi or tne car- ' rlagee and ordered other officials In 1 regard to the care- of these visitors, ( and In all other repects assumed the 1 prerogatives and duties o1t the presl- * dent of the college In the entertain- 1 ment of and the direction of these 1 farmers through the college. t Serious Interference with the pre*- c dent's secretary, who Is a relative t >f a member of the board, and caus- c ag an unfortunate condition In my ? office which 1 have found it impossible to overcome so that a competent secretary could bo secured to do the work of the ofllce. My appeal to the board to allow me to hare absolute coitrol of the secretary in uiy ofllue because of the ?on fldenUnl nutnre ?f the work, has l?eoa unavailing. I found it was necessary to eall for the secretary's resignation for the accomplishment of good service for the college. The board of trustees have set my action aside and th? young lady has i/wH u-?vt* ui tioauiivo uni 11 "the new president is elected." (See hoard of trustee's' minutes, Decern her, 1 9 09.)The committee of trustees insisting that the arrangement of the subjects into courses shall first receive j the approval of the board of trustees before they can be placed in the catalogue is bad legislation. This I duty belongs alone to the faculty. (See by-laws.) A committee of trustees taking charge of farmers' institutes and directing ull the details of the work of- sending to the farmers tho instruction the college has to offer. This work l)elongs to the salaried officers of the institution under the general direction of tho president. Petitions and papers of every kind intended for the board of trustees have in many instances reached the board direct and not through the president's office. This practice has been sanctioned by the trustees as individuals. The president should be the officer to bring everything from the officials to the board, so that he may lie well-informed concerning all matters in and about the college. Trustees Meet too Often. The board of trustees are meeting too often, and I think the State law is being violated in these frequent meetings. There would be (-.nance lor interruption as above Kiven if the meetings were only two each year. The code says on this subject: "For the purpose of carrying out the duties hereby devolved upon them the said board of trustees sha'l meet at the call of the governor, and at such time and place as he may designate. They shall receive no compensation, but shall be allowed their actual expenses for not exceeding two meetings in one year while engaged in the duties of the board imposed upon them by this article." (See Code of 19 02, Section 1,312.) In 1908 the board of trustees met on: July 1 4, 1 908. September 1, 190S. December 9, 1908. March, 1 908. In 1909-1916 the board of trustees met on. March, 1909. July 8, 1909. August 1 2, 1909. September 19, 1909. December 2, 1909. Special attention is called to the clause in the above extract from the code in regard to the expenses of the trustees while engaged in transacting the business of the college. And the committee of the general assembly is directed to the vouchers turned in by the member from Pen die-ton for his expenses, who comes to the college in his buggy and has his horse fed by the college, and be expenses of the members frnm Greenville and from Walhalla. The expenses of the last two are reason able. The comparison is interesting on the question of expenses. (See pages 131, 133, 134, 135 of annual report of the college trustees, a copy of which accompanies this paper.) Nepotism Charged. Nepotism is a serious drawback to good and etllcient growth in the college, and there should be some remedy for this evil. The following trustees have relatives on the official force of Clemson Agricultural College: R. W. Simpson.?Three sons-inlaw on the faculty. W. W. Bradley?A brother on the faculty. J. E. Wannamaker?A brother-inlaw on the faculty; a nephew on the station saff; a niece in the office of the president; a relative in the treasurer's office. W. I). Evans?A son in the treasurer's office; a son holding ths position of fertilizer inspector. Alan Johnstone?A nephew on tne faculty. Three other members of the college force are supposed to be related to trustees by marriage, but I am not in possession of accurate information on this scopo. Since the college was opened for students, In 1893, the board of trustees have appointed twenty-ono of their relatives to important positions in the college. There are now eleven relatives on the present force. The board have also appointed two of their members to good salaried places in the Institution within the past eight years. The practice of nepotism has caused much of the trouble and dis.urbances during the administration if my predecessors and during my term of service as president. As in evidence of the wilting influence lepotism has on official action of < he board of trustees, I will cite < hree instances which came in my ' wn experience in my effort to equip 1 he college with strong and capable officers: March, 1908, I recommend- * >d to the board of trustees a list 1 of mathematical experts for the chair which had been vac&ted by the death of Prof. P. T. Brodie several months before. I headed this list with the name of F>t. Otto Dunkel, who was then associate profeosor of mathematics in the University of Missouri. (Bee attached letter from Dr. Duikel.) Dr. Dumkel was a native of Virginia, a graduate of the University of Virginia with the degree of master of arts; a graduate of Harvard University with the degree of doctor of philosophy, and also a graduate in mathematics in Gottengen University of Germany. He spoke German and French fluently and a reading knowledge of Spanish and Italian. While abroad he studied mathematics under some of the best mathematicians both in Germany and in France. There were two other strong men on my list, hut I endorsed as my iirst choice Dr. At \ln Ht i.i'n 4 ?... ..v.. 4 k V A I wi . iiiai i I II s I l"lj IH'M I submitted his application to the board for the chair. I did not consider Prof. Martin equal to Dr. Dunkel in mathematical training. After several ballots the board failed to elect anyone and after transacting other business adjourned to meet in July, at which time Prof. Martin was elected, although Prof. Dunk el's nan:#- was submitted by me again. Prof. Martin is a sonin-law of R. W. Simpson, the former president of the board and a life trustee. My work for the college from that time became greatly hampered and interrupted uy serious difficulties thrown in my way by the friends of Mr. Simpson on the board of trustees. Prof. Martin was elected assistant professor of mathematics before I became president of the college. In 1908 I recommended to the board the election of a chemist for the expert on the station staff. My list contained a gentleman who had received fifteen years' training in chemical experiments and was familiar wtih difficult station researches. A nephew of a member of the board was nominated by Mr. Simpson and was elected in a few minutes afterwards. This nephew was but recently graduated from Clemson and was without experience concerning station experiments. He was u bright young man, but could not in any particular compare with the gentleman whom 1 had nominated, in age, experience and educational advantages. In my efforts to control my stenographer, who is a niece of a trustee, I was greatly embarrassed by tlve board stopping In and siding with her in her insubordination. I found her in the ofTVee \yhen I accepted the presidency in 1 902. She has been piven leave of absence until the new president shall be elected, and the inference is that she will | be returned to the president's office with a salary increased from $G5 0 to $900. Because of this action of the board last September 1 have been unable to secure a competent assistant who will consent to take the position with the uncertainty hanging over it. I have appointed eight young men since last September, but all have declined after looking into the situation. 1 have called the attention of the board to this unfortunate condition, but they have declined to reconsider their determination to have the niece returned to the president's ofllce after I retire. Mr. Mami's Action. While I was in controversy with the last commandant in the matter of who should discharge the duties of the president's ofllce, the Rev. Coke D. Mann, a member of the board of trustees, published an article in the newspapers condemning me in my efforts to control the affairs of the College, and yet ho had not avialed himself of the opportunity to inform himself concerning my side of the matters under consideration. Mr. Mann was on the jury wnicn was afterwards called on to decide on the merits of the case. By his conduct he had rendered himself unfit to sit on the case, but he took part in the discussions which occurred in the hoard and cast his vote against mo in the final action of the trustees. The voting of $4,000 to compensate members of the board of trustees (with their law partners) for defending the college in the dike litigation is worthy of consideration by the committee of the general assembly. In my efforts to develop the college into a high-grade institution ot science, engineering and agriculture, T had worked out, with the assistance of my faculty, seven courses of study for the students to pursue, and three of these were for the agricultural students. But the trustees at their meeting in December last cut out all but one of these agricultural courses, because they thought the Purmpra' TTn(?n ? -i - * - * w...uu uoniuuueu sucn 10 bo done. Reasons for Resigning. When I tendered my resignation in July, 1909, the board of trustees were Informed that my reasons for resigning were because: 1. The frequent Interference In the administration of the college affairs by the trustees. 2. Selecting the officers of the i college without allowing the pre9l- i dent a large share in determining i who shall fill these positions. This < will avoid nepotism. ] 3. The need of a reorganization < if the military department so that t .he recent attitude of the laat oom- < < % \ mandant against the president may not again occur. The board of trustees refused to aocept my resignation and adjourned to meet in August. Before adjourn* lag, however, they passed the following resolutions: "That ?o in ai it tee of three be appointed by the chairman to take in- > to consideration the revision of tho by-lawe, and, in consultation with tho president of the college, report such changes as in their judgment aro necessary to secure the following results: . Define the powers and duties of the president of the college, so that he shall be the absolute head of the college, to be hald responsible for its satisfactory woikiug and success. 2. To define tho I relation of the trustees of tho colI lege and their duties as Inspectors and legislators, seeking to sec lire the best results at a minimum of expense; the idea being that the trustees shall direct and control the policy of the college under get em! rule? and regulations whllo the faculty shall carry them out under 1 orders of the president of tho college, who shall alone act as the intermediary between the trustes and tho various heads of depart meets, and shall be held responsible for results. 3 . To secure the co-ordinati jii and co-operation of the various orparcinents of the college with a vi?.v to economy and elllciency and a clear deflnation of duties of the various olllcers of tlie college." Mr. Alan Johnstone, the chairman, appointed on this committee tlia following trustees: Senator it. It. Tillman, Messrs. It. \V. Simpson and W. \V. liradley. Copy of the by-laws accompany this paper showing in red ink my recommendations to the com mitt eo when they met in August for tho revision. These by-laws were finally adopted as printed by the board of trustees at their last meeting, December, 1 000. Several Trustees Praised. I desire to say to the committee of the general assembly that the following members of the iniard of trustees hav? stood by me in my efforts to build Clemson Agricultural College into a high-grade institution of agriculture, engineering and science, viz: Senator 13. R. THJinan, Messrs. It. E. Bo wen, M. D. Donaldson, 13. H. Rawl, Jesse H. Hardin, John G. Richards. Mr. R. I. Maning has been on the board of trustees so short a time I cannot speak, intelligently concerning his probable attitude on the questions disturbing the college. I believe, however, that he will take a stand with tho gentlemen mentioned above in all those matters which are for the wellbeing and best interests of Glemson Agricultural College. Mr. J. E. Wannamaker has on many occasions supported the president in his plans for tho best interest of the college; like the other gentlemen, he is an independent thinker, as he should bo but I think his sympathy has been ^ with the president when he thought this ofiicer was right. Mr. Wannamaker, however, has several rela- ^ tives on the college force, and 1 do not know what would be his attitude if the test was made. | In submitting this paper I wish it to be distinctly understood that I have endeavored to withdraw all personality from the accounts I have given, and I would be greatly disturbed if I thought that I tm/i - oaiU anything which would bring trouble uix>n innocent parties. I desire also to say that my colleagues on the faculty and on the college force of officers have stood by mo loyally > in the work of the college, and \ have no criticism to make against any one of these gentlemen; they are all loyal to the college and its interests. If the evils I have tried to relate in this paper are corrected I am confident Clemson Agricultural College will grow into the finest institution in the South. Itespctfully, P. H. Mell. SIXTEEN GALLONS OF BOOZE. Big Quantity of Liquor I'oured Out by Constables. The Greenville News says "Pouring out day" was celebrated yesterday by the State constables, when they poured out sixteen gallons of corn and rye whisUov ? .? me sewerage at the county court house. The whiskey was captured last month all whiskey captured the l. \ month prior is poured lnte the sewer month prior is poured itno the sower and the bottles broken. The quantity of whiskey poured out yesterday ranged from low wines captured from moonshiners to common corn taken from blind tigers about town and on up to good whiskey. ? Considering the vory important and even essential part that milk ^ plays in the dietary of every family, the action of the great milk firms that supply New York, Chicago and other large cities in abnormally raising the price of milk is nothing less than criminal. It is another and one of the worest instances of financial greed, for it is a virtual robbing of the poor. Already soma it these firms have been making a profit of twenty and twenty-five per sent upon what Is mainly watered v itock, but even that enormous profit toes not satisfy them.