. Oconeean. GREETING To be in the van-guard of every enterprise that is trueand noble, has always been the ambition of the corps of cadets at Clemson. Along oratorical and literary well as in athletics. Clemson has been eminently suc-cessful, and now. in this Annual, our latest effort, we hopethat the reputation of our College may be upheld. Ourlabor in getting out The Oconeean has been arduous,but the work lias been a work of L»ve. If. in the years to come, this volume should be the means of bringing back-to our friends some of the happy days and fond associa-tions of College life, w
. Oconeean. GREETING To be in the van-guard of every enterprise that is trueand noble, has always been the ambition of the corps of cadets at Clemson. Along oratorical and literary well as in athletics. Clemson has been eminently suc-cessful, and now. in this Annual, our latest effort, we hopethat the reputation of our College may be upheld. Ourlabor in getting out The Oconeean has been arduous,but the work lias been a work of L»ve. If. in the years to come, this volume should be the means of bringing back-to our friends some of the happy days and fond associa-tions of College life, we shall feel that our labor has notbeen altogether in vain. In our efforts, a healthy enthu-siasm lias been shown by the student body, and for thiswe feel deeply grateful. If we have failed in our en-deavor our only excuse is inability. We have done ourbest, and Angels can do no more. 10. MAIN COLLEGE BUILDING History and Growth of Clemson A careful student of South Carolina history will notethat at regular intervals of about thirty years, she has somekind of a revolution. About 1770 came the RevolutionaryWar, and in 1800 a small educational movement wasstarted, ending in the establishment of the South CarolinaCollege soon after. Thirty years later South Carolinawas thrown into turmoil over Nullification, but this onlyproved to be the fore-runner of Secession in i860. Con-cerning the last period, or the time about 1890. I can thinkof no better word to describe it than Education, for outof that movement, known as the reform movement, grewSouth Carolinas greatest institutions, Clemson and Win-throp. It was about 1885 that the agitation for an agriculturalcollege started, and in 1886 it took definite form by thepassage of a resolution at the Farmers Convention, ad-vocating the establishment of such a school. In 1888. themeans were provided by Hon. Thomas G. Clemson, son-i
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