February 3, 1905.] 



SCIENCE. 



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material available, finished in pressed brick 

 and stone trimmings. 



The work of Clemson Agricultural College 

 in the line of agriculture has been greatly ad- 

 vanced within the last several years because of 

 the active demand on the part of the farmers 

 for information concerning their profession. 

 They assemble here each year in large numbers 

 during the middle of the summer, and spend a 

 week with the professors of the institution and 

 distinguished experimenters from other sec- 

 tions of the country, in the study of sciences 

 relating to agriculture. The erection of this 

 building, therefore, has been in accordance 

 with this demand. The board of trustees are 

 endeavoring to meet the requirements of the 

 situation, and there is great desire on their 

 part to give all the facilities, so far as the 

 income of the college will allow, not only for 

 the purpose of teaching agriculture, but at the 

 same time for encouraging original research 

 on the part of the gentlemen who have charge 

 of the various divisions in the department. 

 There seems to be a considerable awakening 

 on the part of the people all over the state for 

 knowledge in scientific agriculture, and in 

 other lines of industry, and the erection of 

 this building with its modern facilities will 

 go far towards encouraging this awakening on 

 the part of the industrial classes of the state. 



The college was established in 1889 by an 

 act of the state legislature, and opened for the 

 admission of students in 1893. The first 

 class graduated in 1896, and the college has 

 sent out a total number of 295 graduates. 

 The total number of students enrolled for 

 session 1904^5 is 641, and the total number 

 of the faculty is 44. 



The college is engaged in work in the fol- 

 lowing lines of scientific and industrial ac- 

 tivity — agriculture, mechanical engineering, 

 electrical engineering, civil engineering, 

 textile engineering, chemical science and the 

 subjects of general literature necessary for an 

 educational foundation. 



The college is located on the estate of John 

 C. Calhoun, his mansion being situated in the 

 center of the campus. Mr. Thos. G. Clemson, 

 son-in-law of John C. Calhoun, donated the 

 property to the state for the purpose of a col- 



lege of this character, giving 800 acres of land 

 and $58,539 in securities. The state has added 

 to the land so that it now amounts to 1,136 

 acres. The board have spent in the fifteen 

 years since the college was founded $656,721 

 in the preparation of the grounds, the instal- 

 lation of electric lights, water works, sewerage 

 system and the erection of nine large build- 

 ings, 36 smaller structures for college pur- 

 poses and 57 residences for the faculty. The 

 departments are well equipped with appliances 

 and apparatus for the prosecution of work 

 along the lines required in modern colleges. 



The income of the college is from several 

 sources and amounts to $150,287. Besides the 

 educational work, the college is required by 

 law to carry on experiments in agriculture 

 for the benefit of the farmers of the state and 

 is in charge of the inspection of fertilizers, 

 plants and animals, and is conducting elabo- 

 rate courses of farmers' institute work. It 

 will thus be seen that Clemson College is en- 

 deavoring to do for the industrial classes of 

 South Carolina advanced and valuable work. 



The limit of age for admission to the col- 

 lege is sixteen years. Every year the author- 

 ities are compelled to turn off a large number 

 of applicants for the lack of the facilities to 

 take care of the students who are striving for 

 the scientific education given by colleges of 

 this character. P. H. Mell. 



Clemson College, S. C. 



SCIENTIFIC NOTES AND NEWS. 

 The city of Berlin has arranged a compe- 

 tition for plans for a monument to Rudolf 

 Virchow. It is to be placed at the intersec- 

 tion of Karl and Luisen Streets, a square 

 which will henceforth be known as Virchow 

 Platz. 



Professor Lewis Boss, astronomer of the 

 Dudley Observatory of Albany, N. Y., has 

 been awarded the medal of the Royal Astro- 

 nomical Society. 



The Botanical Society of America elected 

 the following ofiicers at the recent Philadel- 

 phia meeting: President, Professor R. A. 

 Harper; Vice-President, E. A. Burt; Secre- 

 tary, Dr. D. T. MacDougal; Treasurer. Dr. 



