R. W. Simpson Medal.-A gold medal thus designated is awarded annually to the best drilled cadet in the freshman, sophomore and junior classes. This medal was won in 1905 by Cadet E. B. Brown, class of 1908.

Publication in Official Army Register.-The names of the three graduates most distinguished in the Military Department each year are published in the Official Army Register of the succeeding year. At the end of the session 19041905, the names of H. W. Barre, B. O. Kennedy and E. R. McIver were published.

The Commandant is also required to report annually to the War Department the names of the three cadets most eligible for appointment as officers in the United States Army. At the end of session 1904-1905, H. W. Barre, B. O. Kennedy and E. R. McIver were recommended.

Second Lieutenancy U. S. Army.-General Orders, No. 39, War Department, contains the following paragraph:

"The reports of the regular inspections of the colleges and schools to which officers of the Army are detailed in pursuance of law as principals or instructors will annually hereafter be submitted to the General Staff for its critical examination, and the Chief of Staff shall report to the Secretary of War, from the institutions which have maintained a high standard, the six institutions whose students have exhibited the greatest interest, application, and proficiency in military training and knowledge. The President authorizes the announcement that an appointment as second lieutenant in the Regular Army from each one of the said six institutions will be awarded to an honor graduate who has taken a military course the eat, provided that sufficient vacancies exist after caring for the graduates of the Military Academy at West Point and the successful competitors in the annual examination of enlisted men."

The term "honor graduate" signifies any graduate who would rank as one of the first five of his class.

Fees and Expenses

The regular fees and charges for the session of 1906-1907

Remittances should be made in cash, or by money order or New York exchange-not by local check-to Dr. P. H. E. Sloan, Treasurer, Clemson College, S. C. Banks charge exchange on local checks.

A deduction will be made for board and washing only when a student is absent one month or more.

The breakage fee is a deposit to cover damage or destruction of College property, and any amount remaining to the credit of a student at the end of the session will be returned to him. Whenever College property is damaged the cost of repair is charged to the individual student, if the responsibility can be determined. Otherwise the cost is divided equally among all the students. Any student whose breakage account exceeds $3.00 will be required to make another deposit.

A fee of $1.50 is charged for diploma, payable before graduation.

The above charges do not include cost of books and stationery, which, however, may be obtained at the Cadet Exchange at wholesale prices.

Each student must provide himself with 4 sheets, 2 blankets, a comfort, 6 towels, 1 pillow, 2 pillow cases. single width.

*The price of uniform is subject to market fluctuations.

Beds are

Free Tuition

Section 1120, Revised Statutes of South Carolina, 1893, Vol. I., setting forth the powers and duties of the Board of Trustees, contains the following provision:

"They shall charge each student a tuition fee of forty dollars per annum ; indigent students shall not be re

quired to pay said tuition fee.

In accordance with this law, residents of South Carolina are granted free tuition upon presentation of the following certificate, properly signed:

CERTIFICATE OF INABILITY TO PAY TUITION.

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That I am unable to pay tuition for my in the Clemson Agricultural College

for the session of 1906-1907.

Father or Guardian.

I hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the above statement is true.

County Auditor.

Certificate blanks will be furnished upon application to the President.

For students receiving free tuition the quarterly charges will be $10 less in each case than the amounts given above, namely:

The total charges for the year in such cases are only $103.52.

Agricultural Scholarships

By an Act of the State Legislature in the session of 1904, 124 beneficiary scholarships were established, of the value of $100 per annum each, and apportioned among the counties in the same manner as the members of the House of Representatives.

The law provides "That the said scholarships shall be awarded by the State Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the County Boards of Education of the several counties, to the most worthy and needy young men of such age as is fixed by the Board of Trustees of said College for other students, who shall have passed an approved entrance examination upon the common school branches and made at least sixty per cent. upon such examination; and preference shall be given to those young men who desire to take the agricultural course."

Examination questions are to be prepared by the President and Faculty of the College and sent to the County Board of Education of each county on or before the 15th day of July in each year, with a statement of the number of vacant scholarships to which the county is entitled. The County Board holds the examinations, grades the papers, and forwards them with recommendations to the State Board of Education.

Section 4 reads, "That before applying for said scholarships applicants shall make proof under oath to their respective County Boards of Education, as required by law for scholarships in the South Carolina Military Academy, of their financial inability to attend college, before they shall receive from said Board permission to stand such examination."

The law further provides that these scholarships "shall each continue for the term of four years, or for such length of time as the beneficiary shall be able to maintain himself and comply with the rules of the College; and said sum of one hundred dollars per annum shall be placed to the credit of each of said beneficiaries, and applied towards the payment of his board and other necessary school expenses.'

Textile Scholarships for Two-Year Course

Victor Mfg. Co. Scholarship. Established by Lewis W. Parker.

Willimantic Scholarship. "In memory of W. E. Borrows, a friend of mill operatives." Open to any resident of the State in need of assistance, and who is recommended by his employer.

Metz Scholarship, by H. A. Metz, of H. A. Metz & Co., New York.

These scholarships are valued at $50.00.

County Apportionment

The one hundred and twenty-four scholarships provided for in this institution by the Legislature are apportioned to the Counties of the State according to law, as follows: