The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, June 10, 1915, Image 10
A PEN PICTURE OF
CLEMSON COLLEGE
Works for Welfare in Many
Ways.
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 ill diameter. Inclose in this
circle a beautiful grove of native
oaks, threaded by smooth driveways
and paths and cement side
walks. Turn to t he north unci for
a background outline against the
sky at a distance of 20 miles,
range after range of mountains,
the homo of the Highlands, of
Caesar's Head, Whitesides and
other lofty peaks of the Blue
Ridge. Think of these mountains i
as in summer clothed with ver- <
dure, standing out black against i
the horizon, and in winter often j
white with snow. Take for the j
southern boundary a river of In- ]
dian lineage ami follow in its <
sweeping crookedness the swift
and turbulent Seneca as it twists 1
this way and that to mark the <
confines of the estate. And to this 1
setting add broad expanses of (
river bottom lands green with j
corn, steep hillsides sinuous with i
level grassy terraces and cool pas- i
tures with winding brooks and 1
graceful shade trees and von have
a picture of Clemson College, not .
colored to suit the canvas of an
artist, but as seen every year by
nearly a thousand young South
Carolinians who seek, annd these
surroundings, an education that
will prepare them for self-respecting,
seli-supporting citizenship.
A Storied Spot
Clemson College is a unique
blending of the old and the new,
of the historic with the now. Just r
across the road from the cadet 1
dormitories, which every session 1
house over 800 young men, and in ^
sight of the new electric power ?n
station that day or night beats as ^
the industrial heart of the com- J1
munity, is the white columned
mansion of the illustrious John *
C. Calhoun. One can almost pic- 1
ture the great statesman, as with 1
hands behind him he paces the 1
avenues of cedar and oak nnt finer <
t l ' Jn
into form those matchless ideals }
of patriotism whose fulfillment he 1
never lived to see. x
About 50 yards to the rear of *
the mansion is a queer little one- c
story room structure with col- I
umned porch to match the man- 9
sion. This was the "study" of the s
great statesman, and here were F
written many of his great ora- 1
tions. Under this little study, c
which is about 20 feet square, is
dug a deep pit in which ice cut in f
winter was stored for summer use. c
How the seasons must have \
changed, for only during one or 1
two winters of the 20 which the c
writer has spent in the "up coun- 1
try" has ice formed in sufficient ^
thickness to justify such ample 1
storage. (
In the old mansion are many 1
historic relics, including a chair c
used by Gen. George Washington, ^
and a seven-foot mohair-covered <
lounge on the back of which is 1
carved the American eagle. It is
said that the engraving on our 1
coins was copied from this carv- t
intr. 1
The old mansion with its historic
memories, the peer of the
Hermitage, Mount Vernon and
Monticello, is a priceless State and
national asset, and should be a
perennial source of inspiration to
succeeding generations of young
South Carolinians who are privileged
to live for four years in the
shadow of its historic walls.
Many are wont to ask why the
college does not hear the name of
Calhoun instead of the name of
11is son-in-law, Thos. 0. Clemson.
The answer is that nowhere does
it appear in the ivcords that Mr.
Calhoun ever wished or planned
the erection of an industrial and
technical college on the old homestead.
The complete story of Mr.
Clemson'k pail in the founding
of the college is too long to be told
here.
A Vast Plant.
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x ne i-uiirgr iract contains over
1,500 acres. On the property I
there are 28 principal public '
buildings. TO dwellings and 04 ;
minor buildings. The college lias
in its employ 401 teachers, officers t
and laborers. Its inventoried
property is $1,827,728.57. The officers
of the college send out yearly
over 85,000 letters and over
485,000 other pieces of mail matter,
most of which give agricultural
information.
In addit ion to the parent station,
the college maintains two
branch experiment stations-?one
near Summerville and the other at
Florence. One more to he situated
in the sand hill section of the
State, just as soon as funds will
permit, will complete a system
representing the principal soil
types of the State.
The enrollment has grown from
446 students in 1893 to 834. Originally
there were but two courses
of study?now there are 18. In
addition to these regular degree
courses, there is a four weeks'
course for farmers and a one-session
practical agricultural course
extending from October 1 to June
1 for men over 18.
Public Sendee.
But the trustees of Clemson
College have not only organized
an efficient svstem of fertilizer inspection
and analysis, bv which
ilie farmer gets value received
from the tax he pays, and built
and maintained a great agricultural
and mechanical college, but
they have gone a step farther than
is required by their compact with
the people and have sought to return
to those who pay the tax in
the shape of direct service, all that
jould be spared over and above
the cost of operation and building.
The public service has grown
is the fertilizer tax has grown,
now reaching an annual total of
jver $100,000.
Clomson College, with its plant
svell developed, its patronage assured
and overflowing, its lines of
oublic servico popular and effluent,
has behind it a creditable
ecord of achievement, and before
t a future bright with the promse
of usefulness to South Caroina.
:lemson's handsome
Y. M. C. A. BUILDING
\ssociation Structure Now Being
Built at Agricultural College
Will Cost $75,000, and Will
Rank Among Finest in
Entire South.
Just north of the textile school
it Clemson College there is being
eared a tyiagniflceiit structure
hat, when completed, will become
in important factor in the social
md religious life of the student
>odv at the State's agricultural
md mechanical collocre. It is the
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milding of the Young Mens
Christian Association, one of tlie
irst association structures in the
->outh, and one of the finest colege
association buildings in the
ountry. It is costing $75,000 and
vas made possible by the generostv
of Mr. John D. Rockefeller,
vlio donated $50,000 on condition <
hat $25,000 more should be forthoming.
The College trustees appropriated
$15,000, which left
d0,000 still to be raised. This
aim was made up by the loyalty
md contributions from cadets,
faculty, alumni and former stulents.
Work on the building is progressing
well and the contract
alls for completion before Janlary
1, 1910. The work is not beng
done by the college, but by
ontract. The successful bidder is
dr. Thomas W. Cothran of
jreenwood.. The architect is Prof.
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v. i^cc, neaa or me division or
irawing and architectural engineering
at Clemson. It is a coin idence
that Prof. Pee and Air.
Dothran are both graduates of tlie
lass of 181>G, the first class to flush
at Clemson College.
The building is to be in the
Italian Renaissance style of archiecture,
of van-colored texture
jrick, with colored tile inserts,
eiTii cotta and limestone trimnings
and red tile roof. The inerior
finish will be of yellow pine,
[t is to be two stories in height,
vi111 a basement and mezzanine
loor. It will have a frontage of
120 feet and will contain about
50,000 square feet of floor space.
It will be heated by steam and
ighted by electricity.
The basement will contain a
argo room. 35 by 04 feet, suitable
for basketball games, wrestling,
exercising, banquets and social
gatherings. Adjoining the ball
will be a kitchen of ample size
with modern equipment, a quick
lunch room and private dining
room. This will be fitted up in
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o both students and members of
he faculty. A store for the sale
}f cold drinks, candies, etc., lo ated
in the center of the basement,
completes this feature.
Space is provided for three
bowling alleys and for spectators.
Two of the alleys will be installed
at present.
Bathing facilities will be located
in the basement and will
consist of a locker room of ample
size, shower baths and swimming
pool. The pool is to be 21 by GO
feet, a standard sizo which will
permit of official records in swimming
and other aquatic sports.
It will bo finished throughout
with ceramic tile.
The main toilet for the building
will be located in the basement,
adjoining the locker room.
The mezzanine floor will contain
spectators' galleries, storage
space for the store, a large room
for college publications, a committee
room, a looker room for
visiting teams, a ladies' retiring
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room, and a men's retiring room,
each with toilet.
The first floor will have as an
entrance a loggia 12 feet wide,
floored with quariw tile. From
this loggia one will enter a large
lobby flanked with rooms for
games, reading and corresponence,
lounging and smoking. A
ladies' room for club and church
meetings is provided on this floor.
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will bo located directly in front of
the main entrance on the rear side
of the lobby.
An auditorium with a seating
capacity of 400 is to the rear of
the lobby.
The lobby and adjoining rooms
are to be fitted out with largo,
comfortable chairs and lounges
and are to be made attractive and
homelike. The pame room will
have French windows opening
upon the terrace over the swimming
pool.
On the second floor will be a
large hall, specially planned and
suitably equipped for the use of
literary societies and other student
organizations.
On the south side of the buildin
g nine well equipped bed rooms
will be provided, one of which
will be reserved for the secretary
and one as his guest room. The
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of the alumni when they visit,
their alma mater. The north side
of this floor will be devoted to
Bible study rooms and a hall for
the use of the local lodge of Masons.
The entire building is to be
made as attractive as possible for
the cadets, giving them a homolike
place where they can spend
their unemployed time pleasantly
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primarily for the cadets, ample
provision has also been made for
the alumni, faculty and people of
the college community.
SUMMER SHORT COURSES
A Pleasant and Profitable Vacation.
Clemson College is this summer
offering a four weeks' course in
agriculture and cotton grading.
The course begins August 9th and
ends September 4th.
The school will be arranged so
that one can get just what he most
needs. During the first week the
subject of dairying will be taught,
the second week animal husbandry,
and the third horticulture.
For the last week of the course
agronomy, which includes field
crops, soils, fertilizers, etc., will be
the chief subject.
Any one interested in agriculture
will find it to his advantage
to attend this school when the sub
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Ict u xic is specially interested in is
being taugnt.
A special course for teachers
of agriculture has been arranged
and four weeks spent at Clemson
will result in greatly increased
efficiency. Four weeks* instruction
will also be given the winners in
the Po}rs' Corn Club work of the
State.
Clemson College inaugurates
the first summer school in the
South for ministers interested in
rural affairs. A ten-day course?
August Oth to August 20th, inclusive?has
been specially designed
for them.
The entire equipment of the agricultural
department will be at
(he disposal of those taking *thc
four weeks' courses. The farm,
dairy, dairy barn and all the laboratories
will lie open for use in
instruction.
Popular lectures will bo given
each evening by some member of,
the faculty or other lecturer prominent
in State or national affairs.
The college library will be open
during the whole four weeks with
its {>0,000 books and many popular
magazines.
Persons wishing to spend a vacation
under the direction of a
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of well equipped laboratories,
will find Clcmson (College
nn ideal placo for summer.
"Reinforcing" Manure.
Manure is the best of all crop
producers, but manure needs "reinforcements1'
to bring out its
greatest value and to supply matter
in which it is deficient. liesides,
the farms are few and far
between that produce enough
manure to fertilize all the land,
even by the most careful livo stock
farming and by adding brought
feeds to the crops grown and returning
all manure to the soil.
Manure is especially deficient in
phosphoric acid and where a crop
is fertilized entirely with manure
the addition of acid phosphate
will increase the yield. On sandy
lands, manure will not contain
enough potash to produce the best
crops.
;R ALD, Conway, S. C., June 10,1911
Uemson's Jtgrii
HOG CHOLERA AND
HOW TO CONTROL IT
There are two principal methods
of preventing hog cholera;
one by tne use of serum, and the
other by taking care to avoid the
methods of spreading the disease,
which are nere outlined briefly.
Ilog cholera is spread by faillire
properly to dispose of the carcases
of dead hogs. Buzzards,
dogs and other animals feeding
upon these carcasses can carry infection
to other premises. All carcasses
should be burned or buried
immediately, and buzzards should
be destroyed in communities
where they are not protected by
law. In communities where these
scavengers are thus protected, the
law should be repealed and the
birds destroyed.
Another very common method
of spreading hog cholera is walking
through yards or fields where
sick hogs are kept and carrying
the infection on shoes and clothing
to other premises where
healthy hogs are confined. It
should be remembered that discharges
from hogs infected with
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the owners should not go or allow
any of their help to go on premises
where there are sick hogs.
Neither should they allow their
neighbors to go among their hogs
when cholera exists in the community.
Healthy hogs should be
cared for by persons who have
not been where the disease exists,
and no one else should be allowed
near the healthy drove.
Cholera may be spread by
streams receiving drainage from
infected premises, by buying hogs
from premises where the disease
exists, or from public stock yards,
or by failure to isolate newly purchased
hogs until their freedom
from disease has been ascertained.
These three matter's deserve careful
attention.
AVhen cholera exists in a neighborhood
every hog owner should
establish a strict quarantine 011
his individual premises. When
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tne disease exists on adjoining
farms hogs should be protected by
injection with anti-nog cholera
serum.
The sudden death of one or two
hogs should lead the owner to suspect
cholera. If upon examination
of the carcasses chcrlera |
lesions are found, all healthy hogs i
should be moved at once to new
lots or pens until thej' can be injected
with serum.
A farmer finding cholera
among his hogs should at once apply
to the Veterinary Division,
Clemson College, for serum,
which is to be had at actual cost
of manufacture, and should secure
the services of his county
farm demonstration agent, who
has been instructed in the use of
serum.
It is the duty of all citizens to
see that the State law relative to
prompt disposal of carcasses is
strictly enforced.
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BETTER AND CHEAPER
All bacteria do not make 1 rouble
and doctors' bills. Some of them
make buttermilk and buttermilk
is a friend to health. It is a cheap
beverage and a good one, and is
an excellent food besides. Its nutritive
value is high, two quarts
of buttermilk being equal to about
one pound of beef steak. It has
also a good medicinal effect.
Good buttermilk can be made
artificially as follows: Add to
every gallon of skim milk about
half pint of whole milk and
enough "starter1' or clabber to curdle
the mixture in six or seven
hours at ordinary living-room
temperatures. When the mixture
is thoroughly curdled put it in a
churn and churn it for half an
hour. After churning, cool the
mixture down to well water temperature
to prevent its getting too
sour. After cooling, strain through
cheese cloth to remove any lumps
or curd.
This simple process will give
a good, refreshing, tasteful beverage
that is both enjoyable and
healthful.
To produce good crops of cotton
and corn, frequent and shallow
cultivation is necessary. Failure
to cultivate properly is one
way of farming at a loss.
It is never too late to use the
split log drag. This is one of the
best implements ever invented for
improving roads and, accordingly,
maJcing life on the farm pleasanter.
Hogs fattened on peanuts and
finished off on com make hams
that rank in quality and flavor
with the finest meat that can be
obtained.
cultural Servic
TICK ERADICATION.
Great progress was made last
year in tick eradication. A larger
area (approximately 4,000 square
miles) was released irom State
and Federal quarantine than in
any one year since the work was
organized along systematic lines.
Still greater progress is anticipated
as a result of this year's
work. This is made possible by
the close cooperation of the State,
through Clemson Agricultural
College, and the Bureau of Animal
Industry, United States Department
of Agriculture, in their
systematic manner in conducting
the work, on the one hand, and
the hearty cooperation of the live
stock owners and progressive citizens
of the State on the other.
This work is supervised by Dr.
W. K. Lewis, inspector in charge,
Columbia, S. C- He and his able
corps of assistants are pushing the
work with all enegrv and speed
commensurate with the appropriations
made by the State and Federal
governments, that the entire
State may be released from quarantine
as soon as possible. Twenty-one
counties have been released;
the work is in progress,
along systematic lines, in ten other
counties and will be condneted
along preliminary lines in the remaining
thirteen counties this
year.
In the free areas a great interest
is being taken in live stock improvement
; pure bred sires are being
imported to improve the present
strains; more cattle are being
fed during the winter months, and
with the very satisfactory method
of marketing that is being conducted
by the South Carolina exj
tension department in cooperation
with the department of agriculture
in Washington, the live stock
industry in these sections is well
ion to the road of success. Tn other
| words, the eradication of the cattle
tick is making a profitable live
stock industry possible.
^The benefits to be derived from
this work are of such a far-reaching
nature that it behooves every
public spirited citizen to lend his
moral and active support to those
engaged in conducting it, that our
grand old State may forge to the
front in live stock raising, a position
that she is especially adapted
for and one that she justly deserves.
THE COTTON REI) SPIDER.
During dry weather one will
notice reddish areas on leaves of
certain plants. It is especially
noticeable on violets. The leaves
soon turn brown and become dry
and brittle. Many people call it
rust, but if one stops to examine
into the matter closely he will |
find little reddish colored mites
on the under surfaces of the
leaves. The characteristic web
can also be easily noticed. This is
the red spider, ft is a dry weather
insect, and if not stopped, it often
does serious damage.
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\ i ne cotton red spider is one of
our most important cotton pests
during June, July and August.
This, so far, appears to be a favorable
year, and farmers should
I watch their cotton for the first- appearance
of this pest. The damage
occurs in spots in the field.
Poke weed and violet plants
should not be allowed in and
about plantations, while underbrush
should be kept down as far
as practicable.
As soon as the first infested
plants are discovered they should
l>e carefully removed and burned.
Blood red sppts will show on the
upper surface of leaves attacked.
If this is not done then the insects
will spread from plant to plant
and in a short time cause tho ruination
of a large area of cotton.
This migration has to take place
on foot, as the insects luivo 110
wings. This makes it at once apparent
that to a great extent at
least it is everybody's own problem,
regardless of his neighbors.
Whenever the infestation
spreads and the infested spots
become larger, one of several
sprays may be given.
Clemson's Graduates.
The one thousand men who
have been graduated from Clemson
College are holding lucrative
and responsible positions in thirty-three
States and the District of
Columbia, in Cuba, Canal Zone,
the Hawaiias, Philippine Islands,
Germany and Britisn East Africa.
Strong evidence of the qualifications
of its agricultural graduates
is found in the fact that
numbers of them have been given
employment by the United States
Department oi Agriculture, while
Clemson engineering men are to
bo found in the largest electrical
corporations in America.
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THE ONE-YEAR COURSE i
IN AGRICULTURE
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Realizing that many young
farmers throughout the State
could spare neither the time nor
the money to take a four-year college
course, Clemson College inaugurated
three years ago the one- ^
year course in agriculture. Many
a young farmer after finishing his
home school finds it impossible to
take a four-year college course.
The one-year course is intended to
give the simple scientific principles
upon which good farming
rests. It begins October 1st and
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Its purpose is to tako a young
man already a farmer and make *
of him a better farmer.
The requirements for admission
are (hat the applicant must be 18
years of age, must have worked
on (he farm for at least three
years and have had a common
school education through about
(he seventh grade.
During the three sessions in |
which the course has been given,
171 young men have been enrolled.
These men were between 18 and
30 years old.
In order to assist worthy young
men who have accomplished v
something along agricultural
lines, there are 61 scholarships
provided for out of the yearly income
of the college. These scholar- %
ships are worth $100.00 per session
and free tuition and are
awarded on .competitive examination.
One feature of the course is that
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ers. In addition to agriculc~?
tnral subjects each student is
given instruction in parliamentary
practice and gets experience in or- -4
ganizing and presiding over meetings,
institutes, etc.
It is'hoped that in a few years
these men will become leaders in
all things looking to the good of
their communities and of the commonwealth.
RESULTS OF TOP-DRESSING V
Best Times to Apply Nitrate of
Soda to Corn and Cotton.
Results obtained at the South
Carolina Experiment Station
show that a top-dressing with nitrate
of soda gives good results on
cotton, corn and small grains. The
increase is most marked during a
wet year, because this nitrogen is
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able form, while the rotting of
the organic sources does not proceed
us rapidly as usual on account
of the excess of moisture in
the soil. The amount to apply per
acre varies with the fertility of
the soil and the previous fertilization,
but we would suggest from y
50 pounds per acre on poor lund
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 nnnlv it iust
I after a rain, when the moisture
lias dried oft' the leaves of the I
plants, then cultivate with a J
mulch forming implement as soon
as the ground is dry enough to .
plow.
BAGGING GRAPES.
Grapes can be grown in almost
any section of South Carolina.
After the grapes have set, they
should be sprayed with Bordeaux
mixture (see circular No. 25 issued
by Clemson College), and
then be bagged to protect them
from disease, birds and bees. Batr
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ging also prolongs the ripening
season and after ripening the
grapes will hang on the vines for
a longer time without spoiling.
Strong Manila paper bags (sizes
No. 2 and No. 8) should bo used
so as to resist the weather and the J
sharp beaks of birds.
The bag should be slipped over
the bunch and pinned or wired
closely about the stem. A pin hole
in the bottom of the bag will
drain off the rain water.
An inexperienced hand can put
on 500 bags a day, and an experienced
worker 2,000. It will pay A
you to bag your grapes.
Farmers in the coastal plain of
South Carolina should remember
at this season the value of the soy
bean, which is one of their best
friends and which appears to be
specially adapted in all ways to
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