Abstract :
THE STUDENT BRANCH OF AIEE at Clemson College, Clemson, S. C, was organized in December 1912, under the leadership of Dr. Walter Merritt Riggs, the College president and a Fellow of the Institute. At that time, there were 302 students in the School of Engineering and two staff members in the electrical engineering department. Today, there are over 450 students enrolled in electrical engineering alone and the electrical staff has increased to 1 1. The eight degree-granting departments of the School of Engineering-agricultural, architecture, ceramic, chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, and mechanical-occupy four buildings, one of which, Riggs Hall, main engineering building, is shown at the left. Last year, the large entering class of engineers increased the percentage of engineering students to 58.7%.
