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VOLUME 1, NUMBER 118. Weekly, E?tabllshed 1SG0; I?allr, Jan. 13, 1014. ANDERSON, S. C.,WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 3, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS $5.00 PER ANNUM CLEMSON COLLEGE PRE 'Att'tlcs Reproduced Fiom "The Ti History, Explains the Theory a Great Tcchni < O ?I O ll U (I (I o o 0 O (I o o o o o o o ll ll o CLEMSON IN IBM o o o , ?) o o o o o o o o o o o o ? o o o o o (Reprinted fu. ni Th'1 Tiger, lusue of Mareil 14. ??M.J 'l'en years is a lung .pan in Hie life of an indi vidual, hui a very short per iod in th-- biulory ol' a college. It ls only twenty-five years since the legislature ol" South Carolina paused the Act ol* Acceptation winch brought CICIIIKOII College into being. In Hutt short life Clciniioil has grown to be u linty young giant anion g col leges. There has been little time for maturing,-the lirst quarter-cen tury has been an age of growth. Neces sity, lin:! of all. hail lo be met, now comes the lime for maturing and per fecting. The next decade will see fut Iber routine academic necessities provided Sor, hut il will see the stress laid upon Hie aesthetic ami spiritual sitie of the coll?ge and its student life. The future of Clemson College ten year:; frcni now ls bul the writer's vis ion of what he thinks should be. It is un much thc expressiop of a hope as' a belief, because between him and the fulfillment of his vision lie Hie vicissi tudes of fiuauciul support, the unex pected demands that may come upon that support, and-a board of trustees, who equally sincere, may differ with the president of thc college in his judgment as to what should next be ?lone in the development of the insti tution. A period nf ten years has been pur posely selected ao as to avoid making .predictions too specific. For obvious reasons, all that is expected to occur in thu period of time selected bas not oten cnrouicled. Likewise, guesses as to what may happen have been omitted. In most cases the predic tions are based on present or discern ible necessities that will make the things predicted inevitable. To at tempt to enumerate minor changes and improvements would bc to go un necessarily into detail, and make this article too long. Let us ?-first consider the visible changes and additions that a graduate of this year will see when he visits his Alma Mater in 1924. Between the Textile Department and the store will stand a $60.000 gymnasium, with an athletic field, large enough to accommodate several regiments, or a half dozen baseball or football teams, stretching to the west towards thc beef cattle barn. Forty thousand yards of earth will have been moved to level up the ravine .over which tho athletic grounds will Ho. Thc hillside oppo.-lte the churches will be sloped down to the athletic field anti cet in grass. Tho grand stands will be embedded In the hill side behind the Textile building, and the spectators will face toward Uie Episcopal and Methodist churches. The present athletic field will be leveled with the earth obtained by re moving the .segment of thc hill on the hotel .-ide of tho Held, and it wilt bc converted Into .a formal garden of great beauty. Tho space below the traek will br made into a sunken gar den. lt will bc bounded by a stone wall five or nix feet high opposite Robertson's store, with massive col umns on cat ii aide of the road forming an entrance to the eoltege grounds. The bill In front df tho Textile school will bo graded off to supply tho earth foi: the high* terruco in iront of tho gymnarium. Thia terrace .wilt have stops in front leading down to thc sunken gard oh. Th? road that now crpsses Just behind thc Textile building will bo re-located and will cross Ju3t behind the gymnasium. A stone wall will skirt thc base of thc hotel bill. Near Hat racha No. 3 will stand , a $75,000 V. M. C. A. building devoted to the'religious and social .lifo of the i tudentH. Tb? tiustee. house will- bo torn down to open up a view of Hie mansion -from tho campus, and to got lt out from In front of tho V. M. C. A. buildings and a "John C. Calhoun Library" which . will stand between the engineering building and' thc Man sion. The Kxperlment Station greenhouse now in the middle ot tho campus, wil) be located in connection with a $30,000 horticultural building-that will occu py ?hi site , on which Col. Hardin's hourn how stands. This building will accommodate also-the forces of tho demon.-trallon and extension divis ion. , Between thc dairy building and Prof. Furmon's residence will bo built a $20,000 farm machinery building! .On tho lot next to Dr. Redfern's residence, unless tho present hospital . burns, or is torn down, will be built a modem,,;.hospital costing not- less than $15,000. In the vicinity of the new dairy barn will bo built a -mule barn and a small poultry, plant for teaching pur-, poses. On tho sito of the .old! dalry, back of tho ?'diem?cal laboratorios, will ..be built a concrete pavilion, the lower. 8tory.of which wlR be equipped for public comfort. The lipper story will be of Open construction suitable 'for open -air concerts and performances which will be viewed by spectators seated on the surrounding hillsides and looking ac roe n a small lako that . will'Ho between the hills and the pa vilion. Tho hills will be graded and eel In Bermuda $rass, .... . \ AS SEEN SIDENT W. M. RIGGS ?ger," In Which He Reviews the ; d Outlines thc Future of the calV^olIcgc il. . O O O' O O tl O OOOOOO?OO M COLLEtiE OKta NIDATION li UOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO (Issue ??f February 28. Hill.) When a business lias grown to Brent ? !/.<'. il is nu longer possible for one mau to know or attend to all its de tail:.. Organisation becomes neces sary. The work must lie sub-divided, und responsibilit y delegated lo ot hera. With delegated responsibilities must go commensurate power. Ability to ( booi e wisely I he men who ure to fill the places of responsibility is thc most Important factor in successful organ ization, l'or un organization is but n machine whoso efficiency depends upon tho quality of the men who operate it. Good organization demands ll) a cleat linc of demarcation between leg islative anti executive functions; tl!J locution of responsibility upon a com paratively few individuals and tho clothing of these individuals willi the ! ncecKsary power and prestige to make possible the enforcement nf discipline for eiiieiency; (3) orderly procedure and recognition of the U'-xt in rank ! from the top to the bottom of the or ganization. The unproved form of business or ganization places one individual, the president, between the legislative body, usually a board of directors, and Hie working forces of the organi zation. The hoard of directors lays down the policy for thc business. They elect the president to he their execu tive agent, they pass upon his plans for the conduct ot the business, but do not as a rule seek themselves to muke plans for obtaining the results which they demand. The president is ex pected to organize the business so as to get the largest results with the greatest profit. To him is left largely the selection of his administrative sub ordinates, each of whom in tum t?* given the right to plan thc work of his department, subject to tue presluem a approval. These officers are responsi ble to the president, and the president to the board of directors, the direc tors.to the stockholders. The above diagram shows clearly how these general business principles arc applied in the organization of Clemson College. , The board of trustees, (correspond ing to a board of directors) is the governing body of thc " Institution. This board makes laws for the gov ernment of .tho college, Lsys down its general policies, selecta its president and then passes upon plans and ap pointments of the president. The board ls a legislative and not an cX- i ecutlve body, and hence does not ac tually take a hand in the operation of the college. The president ls responsible to the board of trustees for the successful management of the institution and the attainment of thc cnd3 sought by the j board. He is expected to prepare the plans necessary to the successful op eration of the. college, submitting these plans for thc board's action. It is not to bo expected that the trustees who aro busy men in other lines and not experts in Hie technique of Col lege management, should have to initi ate the plans for tho operation and development of the institution. Their function is lo pas*'.-upon thc plans made by those who aro employed for thal purpose. ? Since tho president ls to bo-held respondido for results, he ia given a large share lu the selection of hir associates, and especially of those who make jip his cabinet,-that, ls, thc heads ,of the depart monta. Theoretically, In thc perfect organi zation, the president should have lit tle or no active part in routine opera tion. His time and thought should bo given to planning for future develop ments. In selecting men for tho va rieos placen which from time to time become vacant, in seeing that the work, ar planned la properly carried out, in consulting with hiu colleagues, and an meeting emergencies that con tinually arise In every large business. Whenever thc president dcv(soQ and perfeet:t a new system, this Bbot 1 be turned over to. ot hera to operate, .We ho lu nm his attention to something else. Tho directors, who in turn are held responsible for tho success of theirre r.pectlve . departments, are .given a voice in the selection of their division hoads, and tho, division heads a voice In tho selection of their assistante. Tho directors of departments should hot be-so laden down with routine work as to have no time to plan for growth and acceleration. ; / Tho division of- a department is the, unit. Tho plans of tho division come, to tho president through the directors of the departments. 4 Tho board In dealing with tho de partments does so through the proc? dent, and the president in dealing with tho .divisions' docs. BO through thc di rectora. Thia ls Ute official method of handling all business. . - . . ? v Q O O o o ,o 0 0 0 0 0 0 o O O o o o o o COLLEGE FINANCES 6 ? v - . . .. ,'., o ooooooooooooooooooo (Issue of March 7. 1314.) Senator Tillman once remarked that'some people in South* Carolina imagined that .Clemson College "was wallowing around belly-deep In mon ey." -No popular error is more wtder spread than that the Coll?ge has mor? money than lt known what tb do With. ' There are several reasons why auch a notion has gained currency^ 1. Certain newspapers" which-hare, access to the office of the State Treas urer h,ave heejj.Jn, tye ftablt of. pu> li;-">?I??? almost weekly Nie amount of tho fertilizer tax. dressing up this nows Item in such head Inion as to or?ate tho impression that the sum ls hugo, und usually closing with the gloomy reflection "all this money ROCH to Clemson College." 2. The puhlic has made the mistake ol regarding as part of thc support of tho college the income received fruin tho C. s. Department of Agriculture for ,111c support of the S. C. BsLperi inctit Station, und also I fie funds re ceived from tho cadets, none of which, except the tuition, goos Into tin- Col lege I reasury. Tho S. C. |$xpenmen! Station !s finunclully a separate in.-titulion, und none ?if tho federal funds which conte to its support can he used for I ??o college or its Puhl ic service. Tho amount received, ?m.eou anti un Vt y, can he used only for agricultural rc:i-f?r?li work done under the dost; sunervh'-inii of tin; office of Experiment stations at Washington. The total received from tl.adela per session for uniforms, lr.aid. laun dry, heat, light, water, medical inci dental and breakage fees, using the figures of I!? 12-l.'I. is $ IO."? .ON I. OT. Th'; receipts for tuition were $r?,t?.~?)OJ for the same year. Only the last item of ! tilt'(in, purl by comparatively few cadets, j; UMT'I by tho college. Tho money received under the other items is held in 'rust for the students, and -idmlliis*nrcd foi their benefit. The col lego does iso' use or make one fosd i of tiio^e in'ernst?. If there are .my sm; M bal ances at Ibo end of tlie session, tlioy aro continued into Hie n-:.l college year, or used to mano iinprovmiioids in the facilities for serving the cadets. :!. While many kno.v how much the college receives, few take the trquhio to inquire how it is spent. A large expenditure is not nosessnrily an unwise expenditure, and a ?iimj lo pre sentation of thc facts in the case ia usually sufficient to convince any un prejudiced mil d. However. 1' is di.'? < ii lt toi get thean details before Hie public been.'] so. tho facts regarding the expenditures cannot be so breif'y statod as can the income. ' It is with thc desire of givnie. infor mation both to Hie students and to the public, that I have prepared the chart that ac :ompaires tins article and which is so simple as to n..cd no explanation, it retsv?.-?.ts lite prnb a-.le income .in l expenditure cl tue to.ltye fer t':?. proaent fhscul -ear, as pu*ced hy til" uoav-I nt me lu^t July i; o. ting. To build a college and a city, as well as to operate a college with an enrollment of 446 tho first session, was the task that confronted the trus tees and officers of this institution ut its beginning twenty-one years ago. Without being a burden ution the State Treasury, the College .has gone forward building its plant ni fast as Money cou.d be spared from operat ing expenses. For ike first ten j cara the fertilizer tax ?ver?god ^r.'.stiT.M; for the second '.en yearn, &122.'U!.Ot?; and for thc past five your.*, ????,,\?1 20. W4th this support,--how much lera than many people hu ve supposed! - the college nus grown into a plum valued ?t over one and i third million ."ollurs, aud a tocal ei'.roilmcn*. 'hiring the twenty-one sess'.ou* ot' its '.'d.ita ttonaf history, of During tho past Uve years tho col lege has halted in the de.'oi.ipinnut of Its plant In ord.ir to carry its bene fits io that large number who could not come to ihc collage. How lui gu is now ihc- expeudutne tor Public Service, lover $1 pi.o?o.uo), the dm* gram clearly shows. Unless thc revenues of tho college increase, so largo an .oxpond'Mir ? for Public Service cannot likely bo con tinued. lt has hoon thu policy of tho college to teach tho people of !'?c need of certain work by doing lt. for them, convinced that when tho college, was no longer ahle to* carry tho linaiu ?al burden, the pooplo through the legis lature would provide tho necessary funds. This work of tick eradication is a good Illustration of this poliay. Thc work as inaugurated on a -niall scale, met with little holp or sympa thy, and much opposition, from the people of the counties In which il was begun,-now- the people aro. demand ing that the legislature appropriate $'10,000 to carry on the work at a more rapid rato than ls possible with the funds at the disposal or the col lege. The Lever Bill now assured of passage, by congress, will in the sumo way como to thc aid ot tho Demon stration Work. Tho people have been taught the value of this work, and they will demand of their legislature the appropriation.necessary to claim th? .benefits of this great piece of con structive legislation. Clemson College has no policies .to play, except tho policies of efficient sorvico to tho people, pf tho state. Tho bo6t servicecan be rendered only to a people In sympathy with tho work and' purposes of thc Instltutidn. Thai sympathy must come by maning con fidents ot tho pooplo and giving them information in regard to their agri cultural eoll?go,- an agricultural col lego whose un i quo boast ls that. 85 per cent, or its students aro, tho sons pf mon who are now or have been farm ers. I ._? 1SVESTJUATE COAL STRIKE jo lut Resolution Introduced In Con gress By Rep. Routing. Washington, June 8.-A joint resolu tion authorizing President Wilson to appoint a commlsson of fivo persons 'distinguir-bed in experience, discretion and integrity and free from*any inter est fn tho controversy'' to settle the. Colorado coal strike, was introduced todav by Representative Keating a'nd on identical measure was introduced hy Senator,Owen. They propose u. re port to congress from the commission by December next. The. president ls said to- favor the r?wluU?D, I o o o o o o o o o o o o o o lo ANDERSON ME o o ooobooooooooooo Anderson county has Riven more . meu Jo Clemson than any other coun ty tu the Mate. The following I? a j complete list of the men from this county who have attended the Institu 1 Hon: Matriculate*. Acker. R. Il . Jr. Acker. H. Ai'deraon, J. W. Arnold. F. T. Aull. W. H. Aull. J. A. Austin. W. J. Austin. J. It. Ballantine, c. H. Bulentlne. s. c. Baldino. V, H. Balley lt. M. Barton, F. M. Burl?n, J. E. Jr. Barnes. J. F. Beam. ii. P. Bean!. J. E. Beard. J. C. Belcher. R. E.. Jr. Bell. E. P. Bolt. It. A. BORRS. W. B. BORRS. D. W. Bolt, J. T. Bolt, L. B. Boll. I. P. Holt. F. Bond. E. H. Bosworth. H. L. Bowden, V.. O Breazeale, B. S. Breazeale, !J. B. Breazeale, F. T. Breazeale, J. A. Breazeale, F. K. Brock. F. V/. Brown, C. K. Brown, J. E. Browne, S. M. Brown. E. B. Brown, E. B. Brown. C. A. Bruce, L. O. Bruce, E. P. Bruce, C. A. BurrlBB, E. O. " Burlss, W. H. Buriss, C. Buriss. F. J. ! Buriss. O. G. Buriss, F. E. BuBsey, G. W. Carpenter, L. F. * Caaon, R. F. Chapman, R. C. ' Chapman, T, D. Chamblce, D. F. Chnmbleo. -T. R. Clardy. W. R. Clinkscalcs, S. K. CiinkscaleB, W. C. Cobb. W. W. Cooley, W. G. Cox. F. D. Crawford. F. Craw Tord. J. W. Crawford, W. H. G. Cray ton, S. Ml Craw/Ord, B. S. Crensh?w, W. M. Cromer, B. A. Cromer, C. N. Cromer, E. Cromer, C. W. Crowther. K. D. Comings, l-i. C. Dean. t.. E. Dean. W. A. Drake. J. B. Drake, J. W. Duckworth, J. W. Duckett. J. B. Earle, P. li Elpin, J. W. Epting. H. O. Kilting, E. E. Erwin, A ErvIn., R. G? Erwin. W. G. Erwin, R. G. Fant, C. W. Fant, M Farmer, J. E. , Farmer. J. ll Felton... N. A. Freeman, T. I. Fietwell, J. J. Frotw?U, L. M. 1 Gabie. L. E.,. Gaines, R. H. Gaines. -MH M. . Gantt, J.. W.. Jr. Garrison, E. W. GarrWon, t-B. Geor$erJ. M. George. B. Gilmore, S. O. Gllmef. 4- G Clono. W. K. Glenn, A, B. Glonn, W. B. Glep?, J. 4, ; Goodwin. W. D. Goarett, B. B. Goasrtt, J. P. Qoseott.X?. V. Croon, W. F. Green, t. P. Grppbs, M; W. Hamlin. A. ?. Hamlin. H. a Hammond W. Hanckte, R. W. Harria L. L. Harris, J. J. ( Harper. ?.D. Horton. E. R. Horton, T. E. Hogg, W. T, / Holland, J .1. Hoillday, _L. Hoillday, E- L. ! Hoillday, W. . , Holliday. J. W. Hunter, J? D. Hunter. M. N. Hunter, B. C|. . * Hunter, M. C. . "Tf- . Kant, W, C, - . . ? ' '. t> ' I ?vf- \, oooooooooo?oo Nf AT ?LEivtsorr o -19?4 o o oooooooodod??oo Hunt, I!. F. Johnston. O H. Keown. J. F. pearler. A. L. rCeaBler. JV. D. King. L. O. Kinn. W. D. King. Marcus. Knight. J. I'. I^Ronn. W. H.' liOtlR, J. F. Ligou, P. n I .okey. J H. Lokey. C. F. Major. J. E . 3aper. 5". M. Bj?r, .1. P. Major. P. W. Major. J. A. Martin. H. 11. Marlin, ll. F. Marli]?, s. .1 Martin. H. C. Marlin. J; W. Masters, M. K. Maynard. R. W. Mastoru. O. W. Maxwell, J. R Mattlron. J. McGee, ll. H. McDaniel J. ll, . McDaniel. T. H. McDaniel, c. T. McClure. C. M. McCrcary, T. R. Mct'an ts. 13. I,. McCown. E. C. McGregor, (1. McGee, C. W. Mc Fall,, H. T. McClure, J. F. ^ M c Co w n, J. M. McCown, W. R. McCown, M. A. McLure. J. F. McLees. W. F. Mel/OUKKy. J. H. McKinney, 0. Mcphail, J. A. McPhail. L. McWbortcr, J. C. Meridith, Li. L. Mr nhs. A. B. ^ \ Miller, J. R. j T Miller, H, C. Moore, T. S. Morrow, F. L. Murray, B. D. Newell, W. S. Newell, N- J. NorrlpB, C. P. O'Neal, P. B. Owens, R. G. Opt. J. 4L.., Ont. R. A. O'Neal.. L. A. - Owen, J/, it. Poarma?n, B. J. Pennell. F. B. Pennell, J. R" Jr. Plckeni*, R. M. v Pinson, J. A. % Pin son. J. S. Vesper. W- H. Portor"H. C. Provost, E. 8. Prince, *E. A. .. Prior, W. . Pruitt, Cv B. poddou, W. K Rankin. T. C. Recd. C C. Reed. D. A. , Ransom, A. P. Rankin. (J. A. Richardson, J. H. Richardson. N. T. Rice. C. P. , ' Rothrock. J. K. Rogers. Wi L. Ruesell. H. P. Sounders,.J C. Saldara, W- p. Sanders, J. Vi. Shirley. 0. C. Shirley. J. T. Shirley. H. C. Sebyt. H. B. Shanklln, J. A, ~"* Sherard. H. R. Slnapspn, VV. D.. Jr. Slmpr.0'9. J. B. Simpson. Z. Simpson? T. 8. Hilton, J. J. (1). SittOn, J. C. Sitton. L. 8. Sitton, H. P., Jr. Sitton, J. J. (2). Sitton, W. D. Sitton. C M. ,*SRtop. J. M. Sloan, E. P. t . Sloan, P. H. E. (III) Skelton,, g. T. Simpson, *P> T. Smith, E. B. Smith. C. TL. Smith, J. M. Smith, ?. O. Soelgrove, J. C. Snipes. H. A Sienta A.'Wt ?trlpjjng, J. C., Jr. Stokes, T. "F. Sullivan. St M., Jr. Sullivan, W. B. Sullivan, J. w. Sullivan,.CV P. Taylor, R. E. Tato; L. E. Taylor. R. T. Tate, J.W. Taylor, D. C. Thompson! W*. C. Thompson? P. A. Thompson, 1. P. Van Wye*, w o. Von Jlasslon, J. W. Watktn?. I?; B" Jr. WaUHna, H. B. Watkins. W. P. Watson. W. A. Watson. L. V. li 4 SHORT HISTORY OF FORT HILL The Ancient Home of tho Cal houris-Now thc Seat of Clemson College Tue ei.tnle upon which Clcincon Col-1 leno ls buln was known as (he "Kort Hill Place." In onler to understand clearly the following historical out Ilm-, one should read first Col. Simpson's bio graphical sketch of Mr. Clemson ap pearing In this Issue of The Tiger. From Hits sketch lt will be remcm-' bercd that long before, the war Mr. I Clemson had married Senator Cal houn's . oldest daughter. Anna Marla ' Two children rosulled from this mar-j rlage. u daughter Floride, who be came Mrs. Gideon Ijee, of New York,! ard u son, John Calhoun Clemson, who after nerving us a lieutenant In the I Confederate army during the war. was' killed In a collision on thc Hine Ridge Railroad. Mr. and Mrs. Gideon Kee had one child. a daughter, Floride Isabelle. I who married her cousin. Mr. Andrew | Calhoun, now of Greenville. Willi litis preliminary statement in regard to Mr. Clemson's family and immediate descendants, let us turu to a consideration of the Fort Hill ertate. This estate ls said to have been given to Senator John C Calhoun 1 by his wife's brothers In 1854 Mr. ' Calhoun having died in 18&0, Mrs. Cal- 1 bonn sold the property and negroes to her son, Andrew P. Calhoun, laking in pnrt payment his bond and mort gage for $40,?00. When she died In 1866, this debt not having been paid, she willed three-fourths of It to her ( daughter, Mrs. Clemson, and one fou rt h to her grundduughter, Mrs.1 Oldeun I^ee of New York. Referring tot her legacy to Mrs. clemson. Mrs. Cal- ' houn in her will uses these words: . "to dispose of tills bequest of throo fonrths of said bond and mortgage debt as she pleases." These words are very significant in light of after events to be described. .Shortly after her motber's death. Mrs. CleniBon after much cosily liti gation which had begun in 1856, fore closed the mortgage against her brother, Andrew P. Calhoun. The place was put up ut public auction in Walhalla January 1st, 1S72, and was bid in by Mr. Clemson acting as trus tee for his wifo and. daughter. The price paid was $15,000. The war had freed the slaveB and this figure was considered, a fair valuation for prop erty in that day. In certain court re- . cords it is Hinted that Mrs Clemson paid out of his private ronds $6.964.43 to satisfy legal costs and other obli gations upon Hie catato, which for HO long had been lu litigation. In November 1871} a division of the estate was made botweon Mrs. Clem no and her grandnughter. Miss Fib- ' ride Isabella Lee, whose mother had died In 187?. Miss Lee's fourth was later bought by the college for $10, 000., ( Mrs. Clemson died In September 1875. leaving a will tn which she be queathed her property to her husband "absolutely fee simple" and appoint ing him the executor o? the.will. i At this point let us pause lo unto Mr. Clemson's interest in agricultural education. He was a member of the new nearly century old "Pendleton Farmers' Society" and In 1868 was elected Rn president. In 1866 Mr. Clemson waa cha i rum u of, a copimlttee consisting of h i ni gulf. Hon. R. E. Simp son and Col. W. A. Hayne, to appeal to their fellow citizens for I "Aid to found un Institution for educating our people In the sciences, to the end that our agri culture may be Improved, our worn..and impoverished soils he recuperated, and thc great natural resources of the south developed." The appeal above referred to was written by Mr. W. H. TrcBcott, and closes with these words: "Leitern and .contributions to be directed to the Hon. Thomas G. Clemson. LL. D., chairman of trie committee. Pendleton. Anderson district. South Carolina." ' gain in the minutes of the same j Bi clety, of which ho was elected preal Watklns. R. N. Watkins. D. W. Watkins, T. G. Watkins. H. 8: Watson, F. N. Webb. J. N. Witherspoon, J. K WUHfotd. p. A. Webb, W. W. Whltner, H. E. Whitten, F. W. Wllllford. P. WHHford. F. A. Williford, L. M. Whitner, H. E. Whitten. F. W. Witherspoon, R. H. Whitten. 19. G. Wright, C K. . Wofford, J. E. Gratin?tes. Aull, W. B. Beaty, W. S. Breazeale,. J. F. Browne, D. O. Brown, Iff. F. Carpenter, \V. H. Cromer, B. C. Cunningham, J. G. Jr. - Cunningham, F. H. Duckworth, J. C. DouthH, C: "? Dunlap, C. K. Earle. J. C. Earle, E. P. Pant, A. P. Fant; G. O. Pant. B> W. . Freeman, H. A. f Garrison, W. D, demi ta JSG8. under date of October 14, IKfi??. we find the fol lowing ; "Tho president ( Mr. Clomson), entertained tho i-ocjcty; for belt ?tu hour on (ho subject of Scien tific Agriculture, and the Impor tance of Scientific Agricultural I ?tl neat lon." Again in IS6X wo find Mr. Clemson act I ve in urging that thoiafid graute of congress amounting to $180,000'be used to build "foiir agricultural col lege:! Itt bo located in the four quar ter:- ol tho state." In 186?.be Wa** chairman of ii committee to present thin retpi ?nt lo the state agricultural and mechanical society an lt? Novem ber meeting. ..?.u .? <t Mr. Clemton diet? April 6, 1888,.ann' was buried in tho Kpiseopal graveyard ut Pendleton, In view of his great Interest In Agri cultural education, ll ls not surpris ing to read the following opening d?c larai lon in his will: * * * "Feeling a groat sympathy for Hie farmers of this slate, and the dif ficulties willi which they have'td'Con tend In their efforts to establish the business of ngriculturc upon the prop er basia, and believing that there can ho no permanent improvement in agri cult ure without a knowledge of those sciences which pertain particularly (hereto. 1 have detormlned to devote thc bulk of my property to' tho es tablishment of a Agricultural College upon the Fort Hill place * . V In, the codicil to hia will he. says: "The desire to establish such ' U' school or college as I havb provided for In.my said Mast will and testament has existed with roe tor many years past, and many years ago I determined, td devote the bulk of my property to the establishment'of an agricultural school cr college. To accomplish1 thl? purpose is now (he one great desire of my lifo." Mr. Clemton offered his property to tho state or South Carolina in the following words: ** ? . - .., > . tifplt, "I therefore give . . *the aforesaid Fort Hill place where I now reside, formerly the house of my father-in law. John C. Calhoun, consisting of eight hundred and fourteen acres; more or less, in trust that' 'whenever the Sf ate of South Carolina may ac cept said property as a donation from me, for the purpose of thereupon founding an Agricultural Col logo, in accordance with the vlewB I haye hereinbefore expressed, (of whtatt-JJ|(K Chief Justice of South-Carol I na Shall be Judge), then my executor shall execute a deed of said property to said state and turn over to tho same all property hereinafter' given as an endowment of said' institution, to bo held as such,by the' said state.BO Ion's as it in good faith devotes said prop erty to the purpose of the dona*' Hon."* . . After naming seven men who, Were to be bb; representatives in the wini ti ing- and- development of tho agricul tural college hoi sayB regarding their, tenure and powers; * * ?mo HQ yen trustees appointed by mo, shall always have tho right, mu? Ihe power ls hereby given them anti their, successors, which right tho h'gi: Jal ure shall' never, take ?w?y OT abridge, to rill all vacancies which may occur in their number by death, resignation, refusal to act or .other wise. Hut the legislature may pro vhU- ns If. ,soos flt for the appointment or ?motion of the oth?r sit tri?es, ff lt accepts tho donation. . . * Tifie narrte of i hut institution ls to be "Tho deni son Agricultu.al College of South Carolina " ' ? , Tom king that perhaps '.tba ?tate might hot euro to accept this bequest under the conditions. Ital clemson provides in his will, that tr three years have elapsed nut thc bequest being accepted by the st;tte, and if. accepted no practical be gin ni nge had been made Jin three yeats after his death, then the seven lifo trustees should proceed with the funds available to build an agricultural and mechanical college to be entitled "The, Clemson Scientific School or College.** Of this Behool or college he wroto ta hin will: ........ "Said school or college ..sb all, hftJOffj tito benefit of agricultural;'an1Viin&' cbaulcal classes principally, and shall he ire? Qi cost to the pupils, so fer as tho nunns derived from the ondow . (Continued o^PagT 7) *T Goodwin. T. L. Hall, C. M. Hamlin, BS. B. . *?**'. Hamlin. F. T, ?' ~ *!. ? Hanckel. W. H. Harris. B. B. . * J? Holland. W. A. * Horton, L. H. ,g? Leo, ?i, C. . '." li?e, B. F. * 7 Lido. T. N. McCown, F. Q. .. ,.T? McGee, H. S.. 1 McCrary, H. N. A McCrary, J. A. j M&VTwrter. W. M. . -, ? ? Mahaffey, C. B. -f| Maxwell; J. 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