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(3) The lieads of divisions j^luiU report to tlu' couiuil the comlitioii (tr i(n);^ress of 

 experiments already l)efiiin and sujigestions in reganl to new exi)eriments. The 

 din'ctnr sliall consider these rejiorts, devise means and methods for e(intinnin<^ the 

 exjierimentH be;^im, if advisable, and formulate jjlans for new AVork, subject to 

 the approval of the l)oard of managers. 



(4) All mend)ers of the station staff are required to attend to their duties promptly, 

 and a failure to do so without a reasonable excuse, rendered in writing to the director 

 of the station, will subject the delinijuent to the deduction of salary to the proportion 

 of time lost, or dismissal, as may be determined by the board. 



(5) The ilirector shall present to the board of managers, on or ])efore the regular 

 meeting in March of each year, a list dr plan of the experiments jjrojtosed for the 

 season following for their approval. 



DUTIKS OK THE DIRECTOR. 



The director >)f the experiment station is charged with the responsibility and 

 general ovei-sight of all work done in the various divisions of the station, and shall 

 Itreside at all meetings of the stati<m council. He shall see tiiat the l)u]letins are 

 issued by the station in accordance with the Hatch Act, so called. He shall 

 annually, in the month of July, make to the board of managers in writing a report 

 of the work of the experiment station for the year ending on the jirevious June 30, 

 including reports of the heads of divisions. He shall have general oversight and 

 care of all station property. 



HEADS OF DIVISIONS. 



The head of each division shall conduct with due diligence and care the experi- 

 mental work ]>roperly belonging thereto, and ap])roved by the board, keep all 

 necessary records in permanent form and in such manner that they may ])e readily 

 imderstood by anyone, and be responsible for the property of his divisi(jn. 



SOUTH CAIIOI.1NA, 



South Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, Clemson College.^ 



Department of Clemson Agricultural College. 



The governuK-nt of Clemson College is vesteil in a Ixjard of thirteen trustees, seven 

 of whom are testamentary and six are elected by the State legislature. This board 

 has c(jntrol also of the experiment station. Immediate sujiervision of the station is 

 delegated to an exi)eriment station conuuittee of three niend)ers of the board. This 

 committee is recpiired to meet at least twice eveiy year, and at any other time the 

 director may re(iue.*Ht. Itinspects the station property and examines into the conduct 

 of station affairs, and reports upon the same to the board of trustees. The following 

 extracts from the rules of the trustees apply to the experiment station: 



EXPERIMENT STATION. 



The president shall preside at all meetings of the station staff, shall approve or 

 reject n>i|uisitifms, approve bills authorized by him, ami see that no money is 

 expen<U'd except a>< ordereil iiy the board, and with the secretary and trcif^urer sign 

 all checks in payment of money ordered j)aid. 



The professor of agriculture sliall be charged with all work of the station, con- 

 forming the same to the law of Congress and the rulings of the IVpartinent of 

 .Agriculture at Washington and the orders of tiiis board. He shall, at the March 

 meeting, report through the conuuittee on experiment station the experiments 



"Telegraph ofllce, Cleiimm Cof/ctji;- exprt'ss ami freight address, Calhoun. 



