Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The Clemson Agricultural College South Carolina's School of Engineering and Agriculture ONE OF THE LARGEST AND BEST EQUIPPED AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGES IN THE SOUTH. 1,544 ACRES OF LAND VALUE OF PLANT OVER $1,300,000. OVER 90 TEACHERS, OFFICERS AND ASSISTANTS. NUMBER OF STUDENTS, 834. EVEYCUTYIiOT CAROLINA REPRESENTED. TWELVE DEGREE COURSES. FIVE SHOT COURSES. TWENTY-SIX DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION NUE AND MODERN BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND SANITATION. NEXT SESSION OPENS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1914 The College is located in Ocone County at the foot of <o1, , 4i the itlue Iside Alountains on the homestead of John C. Cilhoun anl later owned by his son-in-lawt, Thos. G. nations 1t'lmsin Pl. The I'ollege is over 800 feet above the sea lIev el antl the elimate is healthful and Invigorating. Lotpitations to diissipate or to spend money foolishly 5 airk rtluredt to at minimlum. c Th( stetients .are( tiler military government an( every efr'1It' IF madie to tr'ain up mlanlly young mnen who willi r.le . .etri..t 11n. the .llg. . . anCole the State. fouryear " i'culturalCore(coe 1toJn 1) Reli1ious Influences 'he 'oll ege contributes to the salary 'of four restlent mninisters wt coouct dlivinte services and do pastoral wo'ik :itog the entleits in harracks. There is a louri ishing Nunday School anl Y. A\. C. A. with a salaiel cholex V. . A. Secretatry, who lives in the btrraceks. A $75.1160 Y. M. C. A. builhing will be begun Jantuary, i are held it 111 :1 Ja n uary,~c O ~ y o ru 1 01 5 5 t ' Requirem ents of 1 1n l l'r tt s oasp p to u A dmission}11C No student will be adimitteul who is not at least 16 111 ' th i ylirs ol at the time of 'ltrance. A preparatory de- r< to try for partmenit Is no long;er maintainedl at the College. ,"y>( i A\1n honorcabl le dlischarge f'r om the last school or col- - 11(' nt leeg :atten'ieil is rettirel. SCIIO(fliJ)S ain No sturlent will be adlmittel -who is not reasottably l" lI O healthy and I'ree from contagious diseases, including a ? t . o Applillants for the i'r'smlnltt Class umost stanml exam+- : :h In:tions, either in thIeir eounties on July 10 or at the "" ll be givr College in Septemtbier unless they can ill out a pre serihcil certilieate, furuished by the t'ollege. A )Ml K\ IHTIA'I'JO BUILDING t thc cou s repay the loan. ItIs i poor business p)licy to wilt to earn the money n'essary to pay for 1n eluetion with ai earning enpnelty only one-half or one-thirdi that of an eduntt1 nuln.. Every year of untrained, unedu n y ('(tedIIn haor represents nt (liret ilnancial loss. very boy of ability and t& ?~ gip; 3 "a t1ion whose i iets lre 1uable to pay for his etinention shouhl get ;s>oiI<e friendi to indiorse his note at the bank nmid begin preparat ion that wiii mtake for .'eater earning (npneityn ania fuller life. There is no time to ilose. The world Is looking for 1,000 horsepower it'n and is willing to pay for themn. Alrenaly there is at surplus of the one horsepower variety. A College oite'tlon is no Ionger a luxury of the rich, but more it ' necessity of tie poor boy whose parents (nn give hia little or nothing to start oil. In earn1 inig nylnity, at College ediention represents at the out set. 13 ('1pit1 (if from $15,000 to $:10,0110, depetdlng upon the energy, '~atr1 L v1challieier n1(l personitlly of tp esd he l3')s(o3 a3( the enpiital increases with e vey year' of its ('ili'in'it uSe. .A ('unle (iilo3lil 113 comle to) bet regar3ded 1)y' the buin:ess woirld not (CIiiCMTC~h LAliltAiT(1IOltil S. so ieit as 1il1 evidence of knowledge 13s evWidi(3C that ti3l graduate pos j,5~C 133( 1 esmdIs tralin(ed ini those qulliti es of' ab1ility. Inldustry. ambthitiot an3d( Value of a Technical 13 are kely to make for success. Collee Edtciono wiI~ so3 hily ('4I33le31513ed. FIL 'EllTI I 1\TR'IAINEI) WVAIT1 THE,' P~OST is provided wherebyl)3, If Ite halvC e l~t~tOt13( III~t o told A young nman c1nn uake no better in vest ient thnl In t(leehnienl 'I'ItNS O LIW WA( I':N, ItON(l lUllS AND POVERTY, le need not ntinue In Ignoe e((ilention. V'ewe(i nierely' its a Iiter of business, even if he has to ('I)"'ol College firigs wIl 113 th' reach (f every 1)y I3 South Caro- slnlIlisti loll. ('33 i3 young borr w t e mo ey t In eret, le wll lud hat Ilis inc ease( e rplu Ie n tes a n is ra n od hap os esi l ties of ability.a edusatry. lm iion Is h rande e s e i g an el c t cac(ity till p3erha ( ee th' fi't y' a1'ter' grll 1)r n sevrwlasaeemt to 4I3'ee a3n1 ol t1' njoy someTr of ie goonm things ever life. The way selwan-mnesphyctimrg mitizenship. Financial Support Clemson' Clemson College is founded on a covenant with the agriculturalOuto _thefertoe i rnu 1 0n dh p people. Back in the '80's, the advoncat of Agricultur'al andt Industs- Thie trial Education prom isedl that itf given the tax of 25c per ton on the-tote ntnlth com m ercial fertilizers soild in the State, the Trustees would organize ferctioner cattlec ticn and haol not only an efficient system of inspection and analysis to protect the stations, scholarships, coope farmers from imposition in the purchase of their main commodity, M strntion work, etc. The Co but with what remained after paying the cost of this protection, would every year giving specific I build and operate a College. lDuring the history of the College, the tag tax has averaged $110,2.17.62. For the past three fiscal years It has A higher standard for com averaged $238,958.02. The Legislature of South Carolina makes no Carolina than In any other appropriation for Clemson College. als carried on by the College In addition to the fertilizer tax, the College receives from the Fed- " The farmer, even If he and ral Treasurer $25,000 annually, and a small amount comes from tiu tion and interest on the Clemson and Landscript Funds. The South Carolina Experiment Station is supported entirely by funds from the C ge has been built up tAIC1I , 1T enrolling annually nearly 8 nyout mn,00 n s demanded po U. S. Department of Agriculture, and has no part In the College work priatons from the State Trauy r ts ot * COST The o'(jst f1- anly of the twelve regularP foir-yea r eoi-ses or the Tw)-YearP Textile (ioi-se is $133.40 per .- .4vnlm/wU.K~t ses-sioln. '{I 1111 a iou t (lovers ulniforins. board. roomn heat, lighit, water, h ly' andi aill fees'except tuition. uitio is $40.0 al(litionalI to those who are able to >ay. The Bost; of the One-Yea r Agricultural Course is $11 7.5. This i1unt Cov1'ers the saute items as are 'IIe ('ost of the o1'ur111'-Weeks' Course for IFarmers, a n(1 the I1our-Weeks' Course inl Cotton Grading is $10.00. This amount covers board, heat, light and water. No uniforms are require(1. TEXTILE I)EPAIRTMENT Do not delay; you may be crowded out. ENGINEERING DIiPARTMENT For Catalogue, Etc., Write at Once to W. M. RIGGS, President, Box A, Clemson College, S. C. (PRESLERVE TIlS PAGE FOR REFERENCE) e I__ _ ~. 3.Lltak :