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CLEMSON'S HANDSOME
Y. M. C. A. BUILDING
Just north of t lie 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 college. It is the
building of the Young Men's
Christian Association, one of the
first association structures in the
South, and one of the finest college
association buildings in the
country. It cost $78,000 and was
made possible bv the generosity
of Mr. John I). Rockefeller, who
donated $50,000 on condition that
the balance should be forthcoming.
The College trustees appropriated
$15,000, which left $13,000
still to be raised. This sum
was made up by the loyalty and
contributions from caaets, faculty,
alumni and former students.
Some of the recreational features
of the building are an upto-date
swimming pool, bowling
alleys, games room, reading and
lounging rooms, cafe and auditorium
for lectures, concerts, moving
pictures, etc. Ample provision
is made in the building tor
the spiritual work of the association.
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EXTENSION AND DEMONSTRATION
WORK.
The Demonstration and Extension
Work is under the direction of Mr.
W. W. Dong, who is jointly appointed
by the College and the United States
Department of Agriculture.
The funds available for this work
last 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 Agriculture
34,000.00
From counties 2,3 7 9.36
From individuals 284.1 C
From organizations 5,716.05
Total $72,670.55
In the Demonstration work there
are three district agents and 4 6
county agents.
Out of the 46 county agents, 28 are j
v^icinnuii biuuuamo jiiiu suvcrui uru
from other Southern colleges.
In the extension service there are
six experts furnished by tho United
States Department of Agriculture and
eleven college olllcers.
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BAPTriSrCHURCHj^P
The entire building is to be
made as attractive as possible for
tne cadets, giving them a homeliko
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 farmers
in the form of public service.
This service included the demonstration
and extension work, the
maintenance of two branch experiment
stations, fertilizer inspection
and analysis, scholarships,
veterinary inspection, and control
of contagious diseases, co-operaf
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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 technical
expert advice on agricultural
subjects should not hesitate to
write to the College for information.
The inquiry will be referred
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.
LiUIi BOYS IN THE SUMMER SHOUT
SUMMER SHORT COURSES
A Pleasant and Profitable Vacation.
Clemson College is offering a
four weeks' course in agriculture
and cotton grading. The course
begins July 31st and ends August
2Gth.
The school will be arranged so
that one can get 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.
A special course for teachers
or agriculture nas neon arranged.
Four weeks' instruction will also
be given the winners in the Hoys'
Corn Club work of the State.
A ten-day course for ministers
interested in rtiral affairs?August
10th to August 18th, inclusive?has
been specially designed
for them.
'I'lie entire equipment of the agricultural
department will lie at
the disposal of those taking the
four weeks' courses. The farm,
dairy, dairy barn and the laboratories
will be open for use in instruction.
Popular lectures will be given
each evening by some member of
it to THE HORRY HERALD, Co
METHODIST CHURCH
THE STUDENT BODY.
Every year the number of applications
to enter Clemson College exceeds
the capacity of tho Institution
Early in August it is necessary to begin
a "waiting list," as all available
rooms in tho hnrmoks h ft v ? hoor
taken.
This session the enrollment (nol
considering the 198 enrolled in the
summer school) was 812.
The following data on 7 85 of these
men will be of interest:
Average age, 19.3 years.
Average height in shoes, 5 ft. 9.1 in
Types: Blondes 351
Brunettes 43?
Living in the country and in
small towns and villages. . .70.9%
Living in cities of over 2,500
inhabitants - , .29.1%
Born in country 6 4.0%
Born in towns and cities 36.0%
Who have lived on the farm. . . .69.3%
Parents are or have been farmers
81.0%
Parents are now engaged in
farming 51.5%
Two hundred and twenty students
now in College have had 313 brothers,
of whom 121 graduated, to attend
Clemson.
Occupations of Student's Parents:
Farmers, 4 05; 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 llgures speak eloquently of
the fulfillment of the primary purpose
of the College?-to serve the agricultural
and industrial classes of our
people.
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COURSE.
the faculty or other lecturer
prominent in State or national
affairs.
The college library, with its
30,000 books and many popular
magazines, will be open during
the whole four weeks.
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iitway, S. C., June 8, 1916.
A PEN PICTURE OF
CLEMSON COLLEGE
Works for Welfare in Many
s Ways.
Picture a county estate of 1,500
: acres, with stately buildings
placed at elevated points to form
5 a great irregular circle of half a
mile in diameter. Inclose in this
circle a beautiful grove of native
j oaks, threaded by smooth driye1
walks. Turn to the north and for
a background outline against the
sky at a distance of 20 miles,
range after range of mountains,
(he home of the Highlands, of
Caesar's Head, Whitesicjcs and
other lofty peaks of the Blue
Ridge. Think of these mountains
as in summer clothed with verdure,
standing out black against
the horizon, and in winter often
white with snow. Take for the
southern boundary a river of Indian
lineago and follow in its
sweeping crookedness the swift
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ana uiruuient oeneca as ic twists
tliis 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 pastures
with winding brooks and
graceful shade 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. thousand young South
Carolinians, who seek, amid these
surroundings, an education that
will prepare them for self-respecting,
selr-supporting citizenship.
A Large Plant
The college tract contains over
1,500 acres. On the property
there are 23 principal public
buildings, 70 dwellings and 64
minor buildings. The college
has in its employ 116 teachers
and officers. Its inventoried prop
erty is $1,327,728.57. The officers
of the college send out yearly
over 35,000 letters and over
435,000 other pieces of mail matter,
most of which give agricultural
information.
In addition to the parent station,
the college maintains two,
. branch experiment stations?one
near Summerville and the other
at Florence. One more to be situated
in the sand hill sections of
i the State, just as soon as funds
* will permit, will complete a sys;
tern representing the principal
soil types of the State.
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Clemson's
The publio has a right to the fullei
affairs of a State Institution.
It would not be possible to make a
does Clemson College. ?
Not only does the Treasurer's anni
the usual summary of receipts and expo:
lists each Individual bill paid out of Col
Since the support of an educational
ance to its patrons, the following brief si
frcm the Treasurer's report to the Legls
Inoon
Privilege tax on fertilizers
Morrill & Nelson funds (U. S.).
interest on landsorlpt fund (U.
Tuition from cadets
Interest on Clcmson bequest...
Sales, Interest, rents, etc
Total
Reserve fund
Total resources 1914-15...
The above total represents what wa,
Including Its local development and Its
Experiment Station receives $30,000 frc
Agriculture for conducting agricultural i
bo used by the College. Ldkewiso tho $
Act can be used only for demonstratlor
1 supervision.
The money paid In by students 1
water, modlcal attention and incidentals,
use of tho cadets, and is not used for C<
The following is a condensed summ
Expend!
1. For operating expenses of College (s
ors, insurance, coul, shop and laboi
2. For buildings, permanent improvorne
and laboratory equipment
3. For public work (fertilizer lnspectioi
inspection, scholarships, brunch stat
Total
Tho decrease in the fertilizer tax t<
cutting down the amount invested in i
$67,192.84 which had been husbanded fi
ent tlscal year the College is contlnui
$62,400 to supplement the fertilizer tax
exceed last year.
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AND FREE TUITION
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it has been the practice of the (
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trustees not to recommend any
young man for the award of a
scholarship unless his parents
signed an affidavit that they were j
unable to pay for their son's edu- :
cation, and the tax returns showed
an unencumbered property I
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WHEAT FIELD C<
RESULTS OF TOP-DRESSING I
Best Times to Apply Nitrate of
Soda to Corn, Cotton and Grain.
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
already in an immediately available
form, while the rotting of
the organic sources does not proceed
as rapidly as usual on account
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- ]
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Finances ?
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st information In regard to the fiscal ^
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t fullor or moro detailed report than
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lal report to the Legislature contain
ndltures, but this report of 16 9 pages J
Logo funds is shown. 1
institution is of Interest and import- -1
jmmary for the last fiscal year, taken 3
lature, should be of Interest: 1 >
10.
$166,869.70 1
26,000.00
S.) 6.764.00
6,288.00
3,612,80
9,998.72
$205,367.84
67,192.84
$272,660.68 j
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s available for the use of the College, !
Public Service. The South Carolina \
>m the United States Department of
research, but none of this money can 1
10,000 from the Federal Smith-Lever
i and extension work, under Fedora'
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'or board, laundry, heat, light, and V
Is held in trust by the Collcgo for the |
allege expenses. 1
>ury of expenditures: 1
turcs. I
alarles of teachers, laboratory
materials, etc.) .... $143,836 . 82 1
nts and additions to shop I
37,688.83 j
n and analysis, veterinary i'
dons, etc., etc.) 81,323.99 y
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> $155,859.76 would have necessitated ^
>ubllc service, but for tho balance of ^
om previous years. During tho presng
the public service by borrowing
which this year is not likely much to ]
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valuation bore out the affidavit.
Free tuition was wanted only
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>n the certificate of the County
\uditor, based upon an affidavit
>f the parent that he was unable
:o pay it. I
This year the State Board of
Charities and Corrections is
charged by law with investigating
the financial standing of all
ipplicants for scholarships and
free tuition, and reporting their
findings to the board of trustees.
3LL.EGE FARM.
tion, but we would suggest from
>0 pounds per acre on poor land
up, according to the fertility of
the soil.
Early applications are corning
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
lo 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
n ft
litui iv i inn, >vnuii i/iio Jiiuisiurt'
liad 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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