Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The Clemson Agricultural College South Carolina's School of. Engineering and Agriculture 1,544 ACRES OF LAND. VALUE OF PLANT $1,300,000. OVER 100 TEACHERS, OFFICERS AND ASSISTANTS. NUMBER OF STUDENTS, 819. EVERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CAROLINA REPRESENTED. THIRTEEN DEGREE COURSES. FIVE SHORT COURSES. TWENTY-SIX DEPART MENTS OF INSTRUCTION. NEW AND MODERN BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND SANITATION. NEXT SESSION OPENS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1915 PRESERVE THIS SHEET FOR REFERENCE Location and Environment The College is located In Oconee County at the f not of R S the Blue Ridge Mountains, on the homestead of John C. Calhoun and later of his son-in-law, Thos. G. Clemson. The College is over 800 foot above the sea level, and the climate is healthful and invigorating. Temptations to dissipate or to spend money foolishly are reduced to a minimumle The students are under military government and every effort Is made to train up young men who will reflect S o r i credit on the College ad on the State. .tile ( Iwses Religious Influences The College contributes to the salary of four resident ministers, who conduct divine services and do pastoral i t work among the cadets in barracks. There is a flour Ishing Sunday School and Y. M. C. A. with a salaried Secretary, who lives in the barracks. A $75,000 Y. M. C. A. building will be completed January, 1916. 1 I eld at Requirements of Ill regard tt Admission nt S itl o No student will be admitted who is not at least 16 years old at the time of entrance. An honorable discharge from the last school or col lege attended is required. fliose NO No student will be admitted who is not reasonably healthy and free from contagious diseases, including s(daIsillip tuberculosis. lltiouls Ou Applicants for the Freshman Class must stand exami- A 2t nations, either in their counties on July 9th, or at the __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ t ( t College In September, unless they can fill out a pre- -* 1o gt ae scribed certificate, furnished by the College. ADIINISTIA'l IN BUILDING. Ni Ie give A preparatory department is no longer maintained at -t the (oull the College. Financial Support Value of a Technical Clemson College Is founded on a covenant with the agricultural people. Back in the '80's, the advocates of Agricultural and Indus- College Education trial Education promised that if given the tax of 26c. per ton on the commercial fertilizers sold in the State, the Trustees would not only Ay man all make no better inveistl11elt thall ill a organize an eficient system of inspection and analysis to protect the technical education. Iiewed merely iis a matter of busiess. evenK farmers from imposition in the purchase of their main commodity, but with what remained, after paying the cost of this protection, would build and operate a College. During the history of the College the tag increased earning capacity, perhaps even the iIst velP 2lftel. tax has averaged $122,997.17. For the present fiscal year it will grallatioil, will be stifficient to repay the loan. 1 i i poor approximate $150,000.00. The Legislature of South Carolina makes no busineSS Policy to Wait to earn the iioney necessary (k jiNy foill appropriation for Clemson College. education with an erilla CaP~citv only one-half 01' oiw-j Ii'd In addition to the fertilizer tax, the College receives from the U. S. Treasury $26,000 annually, and an equal amount from tuition, sales, that of an educated man. Every year of ntrained, ill1Q]lI[(.:t((ld interest on the Clemson Bequest and the Landscript Funds. The labo' 'epresents a direct financial loss. Ei'e'y boy of ability a11( AGRTC South Carolina Experiment Station is supported entirely by funds ambition whose parents a'e unable to pay foi' his edlucitioSh from the U. S. Department of Agriculture, and has no part in the should get some friend to indoi'se his note at the bank and begin Agricultur College work. College work. preparationi that will iiiitle for' greaiter' ear'ning calpacity till(] itI _____________________________________________ fuller- life, There is no timle to lose. TVhle World is lookinig foi' August 9th-Spe br411 men of large ability, ad is willing to pay for them. Alreadyannual of~~~~~~~~~C'~ e publi agiuluaasrvc.Thspulciokinldegotol there is a sfuplus of the one horsepower variety. nyield Crops and A College edmcatio is no longer a luxurry of trce rich, bii c1ai oarmers, Tic more a necessity of the rooe boy whose pareots caa give hii little iop itaeivest il egx or nothing else to start o11. Ini ear'ning capacity, it l'ejreseilts att liIlhlisI ('i' ill l'lli'UI ( lfmnlt the outset a capital of frot $15,000 to $30,000, dewding okpon eItT' ooklet ivi the energy, chayracter ad venpsoality of the possessoro and the capital increases with every year of its efaicient use. There ovel- was a tmoe in the history of the wold whe expert knowledge was so inic in demand, so indispensable to individual success, and so highly compensated. For the un trained wait the positions of low wages, long hours and CuemsonesnPublin on-fvintipoverty. Out of the fertilizer tax over $100,000 annually represents the cost of public agricultural service. This public work includes not only Clemson College bire gs within thle reach of eery boy i the fertilizer inspection and analysis, but veterinary and onto- South Carolina the benefits an a possibilities of a tehnical edIca-t mological Inspection, cattle tick and hog cholera eradication, tionu The way is frovided whereby, if hoe have the anbit ion and branch experiment stations, scholarships, co-operative experiments capacity for knowledge, hie need not continue in ignoance. ere extension and demonstration work, etc. The College oTeiers write over 3t,000 letters annually giving specific information, and send out nearly at a cost lower than at any similar institution, can a young man half a million bulletins and circulars. obtain an education that will prepare him for self-susta ii Self-respecting citizenship. I aAn annUgp ti rs s COS T The cOst for any of the thirteen regular four-year courses or- the Two-Year Textile Course is $141.90 per session. This amount covers uniforims, board roomf1 heat, light, water, la-ury and all fees except tuition. Tuition is $40.00 additional to those who are able to The (ost of the One-Year Agricultural Coise is $117.95. This aimouit covers the samile items as are hsted above. The e ost of the Foi.-Weeks' Suniner ( Course for Wriiners, and the Four-Weekcs' Suminer iourse i Cottn Grading is $17.00. 'Ihis amount covers all feeIs board, room, light and water. No uniforms are required. TXTILU DEPARTMENT. Do not delay in making application to enter; you I may be crowded out. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT For Catalogue, Etc., Write at Once to W. M. RIGGS, Fresident, Clemson College, S. C. (PRESERVE TIUS PAGE FOR REFERENOE--NO OTHER NOTICE WVIIL APPEAR.)