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History and Growth of Clemson A careful student of South Carolina history will note that at regular intervals of about thirty years, she has some kind of a revolution. About 1770 came the Revolutionary War, and in 1800 a small educational movement was started, ending in the establishment of the South Carolina College soon after. Thirty years later South Carolina was thrown into turmoil over Nullification, but this only proved to be the fore-runner of Secession in i860. Con- cerning the last period, or the time about 1890. I can think of no better word to describe it than Education, for out of that movement, known as the reform movement, grew South Carolina ' s greatest institutions, Clemson and Win- throp. It was about 1885 that the agitation for an agricultural college started, and in 1886 it took definite form by the passage of a resolution at the Farmer ' s Convention, ad- vocating the establishment of such a school. In 1888. the means w ere provided by Hon. Thomas G. Clemson, son- in-law of John C. Calhoun. In his will he left as a bequest to the State, the old Calhoun homestead, known as Fort Hill. This bequest consisted of about 800 acres of land and S80.000 in securities, and was given for the purpose of establishing an agricultural college. The Legislature, after a bitter fight, passed an Act in No- vember. ' 89. accepting the bequest, and work was begun at once on the buildings. The College threw open its doors to the youths of South Carolina on July 6th, 1893, and 446 students were enrolled. In 1894 the main building was burned, but was soon after rebuilt. Since that time Clemson ' s growth has been remarkable. A Textile Department has been added and every department has been enlarged and improved to a great extent. The student body has increased steadily and so many applications to enter have been made in the past few years that the Trustees have built another bar- racks so that the two together can now accommodate 600 boys. There are four full courses of study — Agricultural, Mechanical and Electrical, Civil Engineering, and Textile. Any one completing one of these courses is awarded a diploma conferring the degree of Bachelor of Science ( B. S.). These courses are arranged to give the student a good general education along with the special education he desires. The growth of Clemson in the past ten years has been marvelous. From a College just starting out, she has grown into one of the best in the South. Her equipment is second to none and the people are beginning to see that they made no mistake in establishing the College. Of course, Clemson has her enemies, whose chief argument is that too much money has been spent in enlarging and im- proving. To tliese few I would say, Come to Clemson and see for yourself, and I firmly believe that nine out of every ten would go away satisfied that they had been wrong. No one can deny that a great deal of money is annually spent on Clemson, but was money ever put to a better purpose ? The State puts in dollars and in return gets men who are industrious, educated and good citizens. The State could not make a better investment and she is showing her satisfaction by continuing the appropriations. It is the writer ' s hope that Clemson may continue to grow and prosper, and I feel safe in saying that if she does, it will not be many years before her name will be a synomyn of success and prosperity. Henry C. Tillman, ' 03. 12
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