Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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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 in diameter. Inclose in this circle a beautiful grove of native oaks, threaded by smooth driveways and paths and cement sidewalks. Turn to the north and for a background outline against the sky at a distance of 20 miles, range after range of mountains, the home of the Highlands, or Caesar's Head, Whitesides and other lofty peaks of the Blue Ridge. Think of these mountains 1 il .1 .'iL as in summer ciornea wim verdure, standing out black against the horizon, and in winter often white with snow. Take for the southern boundary a river of Indian lineage ana follow in its sweeping crookedness the swift and turbulent Seneca as it twists this way and that to mark the confines of the estate. And to this setting add broad expav-es of river bottom lands ?reen with corn, steep hillsides sinuous with level grassy terraces and cool pas tures 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 voun^ South Carolinians who seek, amid these surroundings, an education that will prepare them for self-respecting, self-supporting citizenship. A Storied Spot P.lomcnn Prill Ptrft is A. linimie blending of the old and the new, of the historic with the now. Just across the road from the cadet dormitories, which every session house over 800 young men, and in sight of the new electric power station that day or night beats as the industrial heart of the community, is the white columned mansion of the illustrious John C. Calhoun. One can almost picture the great statesman, as with hands behind him he paces the avenues of cedar and oalc, putting into form those matchless ideals of patriotism whose fulfillment he never lived to see. About 50 yards to the rear of the mansion is a queer little onestory room structure with ool umned poroh to match the mansion. Tiiis was the "study" of the great statesman, and here were written many of his great orations. Under this little study, which is about 20 feet square, is dug a deep pit in which ice cut in winter was stored for summer use. How the seasons must have changed, for only during one or two winters of tne 20 which the writer has spent in the "up country" has ice formed in sufficient thickness to justify such ample storage. In the old mansion are many historic relics, including a chair used by Gen. George Washington, and a seven-foot mohair-covered lounge on the back of which is carved the American eagle. It is said that the engraving on our coins was copied from fliis carvin& 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 bear the name of Calhoun instead of the name of his son-in-law, Thos. G. Clemson. The answer is that nowhere does it appear in the records that Mr. Calhoun ever wished or planned the erection of an industrial and technical college on the old homestead. The complete storv of Mr. Clemson's part in the founding of the college is too long to be told here. A Vast Plant The college tract contains over 1,500 acres. On the property tnere are 23 principal public buildings? 70 dwellings and 64 minor buildings. The college has in its employ 401 teachers, officers and laborers. Its inventoried property 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 section of the ? - - -e? :n Stat j just as soon as iuiias wiu 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' i course for farmers and a one-sea- < sion practical agricultural course extending from October 1 to June ( 1 for men over 18. Public Service. But the trustees of Clemson College have not onlv organized an efficient system of fertilizer inspection and analysis, by which tne 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 requirea 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 could be spared bver and above the cost or operation and building. The public service has grown as the fertilizer tax has grown, now reaching an annual total of | over $100,000. Clemson College, with its plant well developed, its patronage assured and overflowing, its lines of public service popular and efficient, has behind it a creditable record of achievement, and before it a future bright with the promise of usefulness to South Carolina. CLEMSON'S HANDSOME Y. M. C. A. BUILDING Association Structure Now Being Built at Agricultural College Will Cost $75,006, and Will * Rank Among Finest in Entire South. t Just north of the textile school 1 at Clemson College there is being t reared a magnificent structure e that, when completed, will become I an important factor in the social { and religious life of the student t body at the State's agricultural t and mechanical college. It is the building of the Young Mens c Christian Association, one of the k first association structures in the South, and one of the finest col- J lege association buildings in the country. It is costing $75,000 and was made possible by the generos- c itv of Mr. John D. Rockefeller, 8 wno donated $50,000 on condition ?] that $25,000 more should be forth- e coming. The College trustees appropriated $15,000, which left t $10,000 still to be raised. This r sum was made up by the loyalty s and contributions from cadets, t faculty, alumni and former stu- c dents. ] Work on the building is pro- a gressing well and the contract c calls for completion before Jan- ^ uary 1,1916. The work is not be-3 I 1L. 11~ U.,4. Utt liig aone uy mo v;uirego. uui ur ^ contract, T*he successful bidder is t Mr. Thomas W. Cothran of , Greenwood.. The architect is Prof. { R. E. Lee, head of the division of drawing and architectural engi- c neering at Clemson. It is a com- fi cidence that Prof. Lee and Mr. ^ Cothran are both graduates of the class of 1896, the first class to fin- ; ish at Clemson College. t The building is to be in the < Italian Renaissance style of architecture, of van-colored texture ^ brick, with colored tile inserts, < terra cotta and limestone trim- ! mirigs and red tile roof. The in- . terior finish will be of yellow jpine. c It is to be two 6tories in height, c with a basement and mezzanine floor. It will have a frontage of r 120 feet and will contain about ^ 36,000 square feet of floor space, j It will be heattd by steam and ( lighted by electricity. c The basement will contain a j large room, 86 by 64 feet, suitable for basketball games, wrestling, c exercising, banquets and social ( gatherings. Adjoining the hall j will be a kitchen of ample size with modern equipment, a (juick ( lunch room and private dining j i room. This will be fitted up in j rathskellar style and will appeal i to both students and members of c the faculty. A store for the sale< of cold drinks, candies, etc., loflip basA- I, ment, completes this feature. Spice is provided for three bowling alleys and for spectators. Two of the alleys will be installed at present. Bathing facilities will be lo- j cated in the basement and will 1 consist of a locker room of ample ? size, shower baths and swimming t pool. The pool is to be 21 by 60 s feet, a standard 6ize which will 1 permit of offioial records in swim- i ming and other aquatic sports. ( It will be finished throughout i with ceramic tile. i The main toilet for the building t will be located in the basement, 1 adjoining the locker room. j The mezzanine floor will oon- i tain spectators' galleries, storage t space for the store, a large room \ for college publications, a com- 1 mittee room, a locker room for < visiting teams, a ladies' retiring < c oom, and a men's retiring room, ?ch with toilet. The first floor will have as an mtrance a loggia 12 feet wide, ioored with quarry tile. From his loggia one will enter a large obby flanked with rooms for mmes, reading and corresponlence. lounging and Bmoking. A adies room for club and church neetings is provided on this floor, rhe main offices of the building vill be located directly in front of he main entrance on the rear side >f the lobby. An auditorium with a seating capacity of 400 is to the rear of he lobby. The lobby and adjoining rooms ire to be fitted out with large, :omfortable chairs and lounges md are to be made attractive and lomelike. The game room will lave French windows opening lpon the terrace over the swimning pool. On the second floor will be a arse hall, specially planned and tuitably equipped for the use of iterary societies and other stulent organizations. On the south side of the buildng nine well equipped bed rooms vfll bo provided, one of which vill be reserved for the secretary md one as his guest room. The >thers will be reserved for the use >f the alumni when they visit heir alma mater. The north side >f this floor will be devoted to Bible study rooms and a hall for he use of the local lodge of Maons. The entire building is to be nade as attractive as possible for he cadets, giving them a homeike place where they can spend heir unemployed time pleasantly md profitably. While providing irimarily for the cadets, ample jrovlslon has also oeen maae ror he alumni, faculty and people of he college community. SUMMER SHORT COURSES k Pleasant and Profitable Vacation. Clemson College is this summer >fferinr a four weeks' course in igriculture and cotton grading. The course begins Augifet 9th ana nds September 4th. The school will be arranged so hat one can get just what he most leeds. During the first week the subject of dairying will be taught, he second week animal husbanIry, and the third horticulture. ?or the last week of the course tgronomy, which includes field :rops, soils, fertilizers, etc., will be he chief subject. Any one interested in agriculure will find it to his advantage o attend this school when the sudect he is specially interested in is >eing taufnt. A special course for teachers >f agriculture has been arranged ind four weeks spent at Clemson vill result in greatly increased :fficiency. Four weeks* instruction ? i i it . : : _ nil aiso De given uie wuuieiu ui he Boys' Corn Club work of the State. Clemson College inaugurates he first summer school in the South for ministers interested in ural affairs. A ten-day course? August 9th to August 20th, in:lusive?has been specially deiigned for them. The entire equipment of the ag icultural department will be at he disposal of those taking the "our weeks' courses. The iarm, lairy, dairy bam and all the lab)ratories will be open for use in nstruction. Popular lectures will be given jach evening bv some member of he facultv or other lecturer promnent in State or national affairs. The college library will be oj>en luring the whole four weeks with ts 30,000 books and many popuar magazines. Persons wishing to spend a ya:ation under the direction of a :ompetent faculty, with the adranta^es of well equipped labora ories?wilI find Clemson College m ideal place for summer. "Reinforcing" Manure. Manure is the best of all crop producers, but manure needs "renforcements" to bring out its Greatest value and to supply mater in which it is deficient. Be;ides, the farms are few and far >etween that produce enough nanure to fertilize all the land, ;ven by the most careful live stock 'arming and by adding brought feeds to the crops grown and returning all manure to the soil. Vlanure is especially deficient in jhosphoric acid and where a crop s fertilized entirely with manure ;he addition of acid phosphate vill increase the yield. On sandy ands, manure will not contain mough potash to produce the best ;rops. / v / ' . i >. ultural Servia TICK ERADICATION. Great progress was made last fear 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 erf 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 j- j.;_ borhood every hog owner should ! establish a strict quarantine on (his individual premises. When 1 the disease exists on adjoining farms hogs should be protected by ] injection with anti-nog cholera 1 serum. 1 The sudden death of one or two J hogs should lead the owner to suspect cholera. If upon examina- 1 tion of the carcasses cholera < lesions are found, all healthy hogs ! should be moved at once to new lots or pens until they can b3 injected with serum. A farmer finding cholera among his hogs should at once apply to the Veterinary Division, 1 Clemson College, for serum, ' which is to be had at actual cost 3 of manufacture, and should se- 1 cure the services of his county [ farm demonstration agent, who j has been instructed in the use of serum. 1 It is the duty of all citizens to ! see that the State law relative to prompt disposal of carcasses is j strictly enforced. J ] BUTTERMILK THAT IS BETTER AND CHEAPER < All bacteria do not make trouble \ 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 1 an excellent food besides. Its nu- 1 tritive value is high, two quarts of buttermilk being equal to about * ? * ? V . I T? I.I one pound ot Deer steaK. n nos : also a good medicinal effect. Gooa buttermilk can be made 1 artificially as follows: Add to every gallon of skim milk about ] half pint of whole milk and ! enough "starter" or clabber to curdle tne mixture in six or seven 1 hours at ordinary living-room temperatures. When the mixture is thoroughly curdled put it in a 1 churn and churn it for half an 1 hour. After churning, cool the ' mixture down to well water tern- J perature to prevent its getting too * sour. After cooling, strain through F cheese cloth to remove any lumps j1 or curd. * This simple process will give a good, refreshing, tasteful bev- ? erage that is both enjoyable and ^ healthful. s To produce good crops of cotton and corn, frequent and shal low cultivation is necessary. Fai> h ure to cultivate properly is ora s way of farming at a loss. a t It is never too late to use tie ( split log drag. This is one of tie t best implements ever invented f?r C improving roads and, according^, r making life on the farm piers- t anter. u n Hogs fattened on peanuts aid e finished off on corn make hans I that rank in quality and flaor ( with the finest meat that can be b obtained. c [ i 4 i j lemson's Agric HOG CHOLERA AND HOW TO CONTROL IT There are two principal meth- \ ods of preventing hog cholera; 1 one by tne use of serum, and the ] other by taking care to avoid the 1 methods of spreading the disease, 1 which are here outlined briefly. \ Hog cholera is spread by tail ure properly to dispose of the car- ' cases of dead hogs. Buzzards, Ar\ms ond n+lipr onimnls fAPrlinir I VVliVA upon these carcasses car: carry in- 1 fecfcion to other premises. All car- 1 casses should be burned or buried ; immediately, and buzzards should be destroyed in communities 1 where they are not protected by I law. In communities where these 1 scavengers are thus protect^, the 1 law should be repealed and the birds destroyed. Another very common method of spreading hog cholera is walk- ' ing through yards or fields where 1 side hogs are kept and carrving the infection on shoes and cloth- < ing to other premises where healthy hogs are confined. It 1 should be remembered that discharges from hogB infected with 1 cholera are very infectious, and the owners should not go or allow any of their help to go on prem- ! ises where there are 'sick hogs. 1 Neither should they allow their i neighbors to go a nong their hogs when cholera exists in the com- i munity. 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 1 exists, or from public stock yards, 1 or by failure to isolate newly purchased hogs until their freedom 1 from disease has been ascertained. : These three matters deserve care- ( ful attention. When cholera exists in a neigh- 1 iVbteiuauc maimer ui cuiiuuvuug the work, on the one hand, ana 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 conducted 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 bv the South Carolina extension department in cooperation with the department of agriculture in Washington, the live stock industry in these sections is well A. ll J - i* T _i.l 1 on W) me roaa 01 success, xu uuiei j 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 1 engaged in conducting it, that our grand old State may forge to the front in live stock raising, a po- ' sition that she is especially adapted for and one that she justly deserves. i THE COTTON RED SPIDER. < i During dry weather one will notice reddish areas on leaves of 5 certain plants. It is especially 1 noticeaole on violets. The leaves 1 soon torn brown and become dry ' and brittle. Many people call it < rust, but if one stops to examine 1 into the matter closely he will ' find little reddish colored mites 1 Dn the under surfaces of the * [eaves. The characteristic web J can aiso be easily noticed. This is 1 the red spider. It is a dry weather * insecf, and if not stopped, it often , loes serious damage. 1 The cotton red spider is one of \ Dur haost important cotton pests 1 iuring June, July and August, f This, so far, appears to be a fav- J arable year, ana farmers should ^ watch tneir cotton for the first ap- 1 pearance of this pest. The dam- 1 ige occurs in spots in the field. 1 Poke weed and violet plants * shculd not be allowed in and J ?hiiiit nlantations. while under-11 3nsh sfiould be kept down as far i is practicable. '< As soon as the first infested 1 phnts are discovered they should m carefully removed and burned. Hood red spots will show on the ipper surface of leaves attacked. If this is not done then the insects rill spread from plant to plant ? nd in a short time cause the ruin- j ition of a large area of cotton. ? Phis migration has to take place J in foot, as the insects have no s rings. This makes it at once ap- j >arent that to a ffreat extent at j east it is everybody's own prob- , em, regardless of his neighbors. s Whenever the infestation ^ preads and the infested spots ? >ecome larger, one of several < prays may he given. j 5 Clemson's Graduates. s The one thousand men who iave been graduated from Gem- * on College are holding lucrative c nd responsible positions in thir- * y-three States and the District of c Columbia, in Cuba, Canal Zone, he Hawaiias, Philippine Islands, c rermany ana Britisn East Afica. Strong evidence of the qual- 3 fications of its agricultural gradates is found in the fact that umbers of them have been given ? ? k*r fko rTnifnrl Stnfpq fl IHJJiUJ IXiCii V u r UHJ ^>v.vv~ )epartmeiit ot Agriculture, while b )lemson engineering men are to i e found in the largest electrical s orporations in America. t 1 i \ > . THE ONE-YEAR COURSE IN AGRICULTURE I 1 Realizing that many young farmers throughout the State could spare neither the time nor the jmoney to take a four-year college* course, Clemson College inaugurated three years ago the one- \ ye^tr course in agriculture. Many 1 a young farmer after finishing his / hbrne school finds it impossible to t$ike a four-year college course. The one-year course is intended to 4 give the simple scientific principles upon which good farming fosts. It begins October 1st ana ends June 1st. Its purpose is to take a young man already a farmer and make of him a better farmer. The requirements for admission are that the applicant must be 18 years of age, must have worked on the farm for at least three years and have had a common school education through about ' y' the seventh grade. J 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 something along agricultural lines, there are ol scholarships provided for out of the yearly income of the college. These scholarships are worth $100.00 per session and free tuition and are. awarded on competitive examination. One feature of the course is that it seeks to make community lead- Y* ers. In addition to agricul- * , tural subjects each student is J given instruction in parliamentary 1 practice and gets experience in organizing and presiding over meet- x ings, 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 tne commonwealth. * RESULTS OF TOP-DRESSING . Best Times to Apply Nitrate of Soda to Corn and Cotton. A Results obtained at the South i Carolina Experiment Station show that a top-dressing with nitrate of soda gives good results an cotton, corn and small grains. The increase is most marked during a wet year, because this nitrogen is already in an immediately availible form, white the rotting of the organic sources does not proseed as rapidly as usual on account of the excess of moisture in South Carolina should remember it this season the value of the soy >ean, which is one of their best riends and which appears to be pecially adapted in all ways to nat region. \ v the sou. 1 he amount to apply per 3,ere varies with the fertility of the soil and the previous fertilization, but we would suggest from 50 pounds per acre on poor land ' ? up, according to the fertility of the soil. Early applications are coming into favor. We recommend that he soda be applied to corn when it is between knee and waist high, :o cotton just as the shapes begin :o form, and to small grain in Vfarch. Care should be taken not :o sow nitrate of soda on wet plants, because it is likelv to scald hem. It is best to apply it just ifter a rain^ when tlie moisture uas dried off the leaves of the plants, then cultivate with a . nulch forming implement as soon is the ground is dry enough to plow. J BAGGING GRAPES. Grapes can be grown in almost inv section of South Carolina, kfter the grapes have set, they should be sprayed with Bordeaux nixture (see circular No. 25 issued by Clemson College), and hen be bagged to protect them !rom disease, birds and bees. Bagring also prolongs the ripening season ana after ripening the rrapes will hang on the vines for i longer time without spoiling. Strong Manila paper bag9 (sizes , S'o. 2 and No. 3) should be usediu sb as to resist the weather and theffsharp beaks of birds. The bag should be slipped over he bunch and pinned or wired :losely about the stem. A pin hole n the bottom of the bag will Irain off the rain water. An inexperienced hand can put >n 500 bags a day, and an expe- ? ienced worker 2,000. It will pay >ou to bag your grapes. Farmers in the coastal plain of