CLEMSON'S H.LNDSOME Y. M. C. A. BUILDING Just north of the textile school at Clemson College there is reared a magnificent structure that is an important factor in the social and religious life of the student body at the State's agricultural and mechanical college. It is the building of the loung Men's Christian Assoriation, one of the first association structures in the South, and one of the finest col lege association buildings in the country. It cost $78,000 and was made possible by the generosity of Mr. John D. Rockefeller, who donated $50.000 on condition that the balance should be forthcom ing. The College trustees appro priated $15,000, which left $13, 000 still to be, raised. This sum was made up by the loyalty and contributions from caaets, fac ulty, alumni ani former students. Some of the recreational fea tures of the building are an up to-date swimming pool, bowling alleys, games room, reading and lounggn rooms., cafe and audi torium For lectures, concerts, mov ing pictures, etc. Ample provis ion is made in the building for, the spiritual wcrk of the assqcia tion. CORN C EXTENSION AND DEFMONSTRA-I TION WVORK. The Demonstration and Exctenion0f Wt~ork iuder' the direction of Mr. W. W. Long, who is jointlr appointed by the College and the United states Department of Agriculture. The funds available for this work last fiscal year were as follows: From Clemson College... $20, 200.4S From Smth-Lever Act (United states)... . . . . . .1,0 .oo From U. S. Dept. of Agri culture .................34,00.00~ From counties .............2,39.36 From individuals...........24. 16 From organizations ... .716.55V Total.............. '2605 In the Demonstration work there are three district agents and 46 county agents. Out of the 46 county agents, 2S are Clemson graduates and several are from other southern colleges. in the extension service there are six ex;perts turnished by the United States Department o' Agriculture and eleven college omlcers. POWER STAiTION ytc THE BAPST2UR2i The entire building is to be made as attractive as possible for the cadets, giving them a home like lace wxhere they can spend their~unemployed time pleasantly and profitably. CLEMSON'S PUBLIC SERVICE During last fiscal year, more than half of the fertilizer tax was returned directly to the farm ers in the form of public service. This service included the demon stration and extension work, the maintenanct of two branch exper iment stations. fertilizer inspec tion and analysis, scholarships, veterinary inspection, and control of contagious diseases, co-opera tive experimental work with farmers, protection against plant diseases and insect pests, designs of rural school buildings, etc. These lines of work cost last fiscal year $81,323.99. Any farmer in need of techni cal expert advice on agricultural subjects should not hesitate to write to the College for informa tion. The inquiry will be re ferred to the proper expert and a prompt answer will be received. The College officials write nearly 30,000 such letters annually, and send .out nearly a- half mLlion pieces of printed matter. [iB BOYS IN THlE SODI%ER SHORT 4 SUMMER SHORT COURSES A Pleasant and Profitable Vaca tion. Clemson College is offering a our weeks' course in azriculture mid cotton grading. The course eins Julv 31st and ends Au ~ust 26th. The school will be arranged so hat one can get what he most ieds. During the first week the ubject of dairying will be taught, ~he second week animal husban Ty. and the third horticulture. or the last week of the course ironomy, which includes field ops, soils, fertilizers, etc., will e the chief subject. A special course for teachers f agriculture has been arranged. our weeks' instruct ion will also e given the winners in the Boys' 'orn Club work of the ue A ten-day course for m:inisters nterested in rural affairs-Au ust 10th to August 18th, inclu ive-has been specially designed or them. The entire equipment of the ag-1 -cultural department will be at he disposal of those taking the our weeks' courses. The farm. airv. dairy barn and the labora ories will~be open for use in in ~truction. Popu!ar lectures will be givenI ah eveninz by some member of NFLUENC TIL EMETHO THE STUDENtBODY. Every year the numibe of applica tions to enter Clemson-College ei ceeds the capacity of tbi institutioi Early in August it is ne*sary to be gin a "waiting list," .as11 availab) rooms in the barrack$ :have bee taken. This session the eanfient (nc considering the' 198 enNiled in th summer school) was 8 The following data on-T85 of thes men will be of interest- . Average age, 19.3 years." Average height in shoes, 6 ft. 9.1 1I Types: Blondes .........~.... 35 Brunettes .... 43 Living in the country 'anid in small towns and villages-.. .70.9: Living in cities of over -,500 inhabitants ..,...29.1 Born in country..............64.0: Born in towns and cities... ...36.0: Who have lived on the farm ....69.3: Parents are or have been farm ers .............. .... .. 81.0; Parents are now engaged in farming ...51.5, Two hundred and twenty stLdent now in College have had 313 broth ers, of whom 121 graduatpd, to at tend Clemson. Occupations of Studen3t 'Parents Farmers, 405; merchants, ..# clerkE 22; manufacturers, 18'; 1-V icianc 17; postal service. 15; -;1 ers, I ministers. 11; railway ce, 1 lawyers. 9; bankers, 9; bo eepars 9; contractors, 7; insurance ents, 7 dentists, 4; miscellaneous. These figures speak el tl; ;o the fulfillment. of- the . ur pose -of-the- Ccllige-t migr7 cultural and industrial classes of ou people. TOURSE. the faculty or other lecture prominent in State or nationa affairs. The college librarv. with its 30,000 books and many popula; maziznes. will be open durin the whole four weeks. ~ThE DAJRYBUW A PEN PICTURE OF CLEMSON COLLEGE Works for Welfare in Many Ways. Picture a county estate of 1,500 t acres, with stately buildings placed at elevated points to form a great irregular circle of half a mile in diameter. Inclose in this circLa a beautiful grove of native 0 oaks, threaded by smooth drive 5 walks. Turn to the north and for . a background outline against the sky at a distance of 20 miles, Y range after range of mountains, the home of the Highlands, of Cwsar's Head, Whitesides and other lofty peaks of the Blue Ridge. Think of these mountains as in summer clothed with ver dure, standing out black against the horizon., and in winter often white with snow. Take for the southern boundary a river of In dian lineage and 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 settg.g add broad expaises of river !bottai ands greh -with r 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 young South Carolinians. who seek, amid these surroundings, an education that will prepare them for self-respect ing, self-supporting citizenship. A Large Plant The college tract contains over 1,500 acres. On the property there are 23 principal public buildings. 70 dwellings nnd 64 minor -buildings. The college has in its employ 116 teachers and officers. Its inventoried prop erty is $1.327,728.57. The of ficers of the college send out year ly over 35.000 letters and over ter,mos ofwhich give agricul tural information. In addition to the parent sta tion, the college maintains two .branch experii nent stations--one near Summerville and the other at Florence. One more to be sit uated in the sand hill sections of the State, just as soon as funds -will permit. will complete a sys temi representing the principal soil typ)es of the State. OING--F.. Clemson'.4 The public has a right to the ful iffairs of a State institution. It would not be possible to make does Clemson College. Not only does the Treasurer's an the usual summary of receipts and exj lists each individual bill paid out of C Since the support of an education ance to its patrons, the following brief from the Treasurer's report to the Let Privilege tax on fertilizers... Morrill & Nelson funds (U. S. Interest on landscript fund ( Tuition from cadets........ Interest on Clemson bequest. Sales, interest, rents, etc .... Total ................. Reserve fund .............. Total resources 1914-15. The above total represents what v including its local develcpment and i1 Experiment Station receives $30,000 J Agriculture for conducting agricultura be used by the College. Likewise the Act can be used only for demonstrati supervision. The money paid in by stidents water, medical attention and incidenta: use of the cadets, and is not used for The following is a condensed sum Expen 1. For operating expenses of College ers, insurance, coal, shop and lab 2. For buildings, permanent improver and laboratory equipment....... 3. For public work (fertilizr inspect: inspection, scholarships, branch s1 Total..................... The decrease in the fertilizer tax cutting down the amount invested in $67,192.84 which had been husbanded ent fiscal year the College is contin $62,400 to supplement the fertilizer ta exceed last year. AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND FREE TUITION It has been the practice of the trustees not to recommend any young man for the award of a scholarship unless his parents signed an affidavit that they were unable to pay for their E-on's edu cation, and the tax returns show ed an unencumbered property WHEAT FIELD 4 RESULTS OF TOP-DRESSING Best Times to Apply Nitrate of Soda to Corn, Cotton and Grain. Results obtained at the South Carolina Experiment Station show that a top-dressing with ni trate of soda gives good results on cotton, corn and small grains. The increase is most marked during a wet year, because this nitrogen is already in an immediately avail ab)le f~orm. while the rotting of the organic sources does not pro ceed as rapidly as usual on ac couInt of the excess of moisture in the soil. The amount to apply peir acres varies with the fertility of the soi] and the previous fertiliza Finances est information in regard to the f2caI a fuller or more detailed report than nual report to .the Legislature contain )enditures, but this report of 159 pages ollege funds is shown. a.l institution is of interest and import summary for the last fiscal year, taken islature, should be of interest: )me. ................$155,859.76 ).................25,000.00 3. S.)..............5,754.00 5,238.00 ... ............ 3,512.36 .............. 9,998.72 . ... ....$205,357.84 . . .. . ............. 67,192.84 ..................$272,550.68 ras available for the use of the College, s Public Service. The South Cerolina rom the United States Department of I research, but none of this money can $10,000 from the Federal Smith-Lever on and extension work, under Federal for board, laundry, heat, light, and Is, is held in trust by the College for.the College expenses. mary of expenditures: ditures. (salaries of teachers, labor oratory materials, etc.)... .3143,836.82 2ents and additions to shop .......................... 37,688.83 on and analysis, veterinary ations, etc., etc.) ........... 81,323.99 .....................$262,849.64 to $155,859.76 would have necessitated -public service, but for the balance of from previous years. During the pres uing the- public service by borrowing x which this year is not likely much to valuation bore out the affidavit. Free .tuition was granted- only on the certificate of the CountY Auditor, based upon an affidavit of the parent that he was unable to pay it.. This year the State Board of Charities and Corrections 1s charged by law with investigat ing the financial standipg of all applicants for scholarships and free tuition, and reporting their findings to the board of trustee& MLLEGE FM. tion, 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 the soda be applied to corn when it is between knee and waist high, to cotton just as the shapes begin to form, and to small grain in March. Care should be taken not to sow nitrate of soda on wet plants, because it is likely to scald them. It is best to apply it just after a rain, when the moisture had dried off the leaves of the plants, then cultivate with a mulch formingy implement as soon as the ground is dry enough to plow.