The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-04-10
A STUDENT DEMONSTRATION.
Unfortunate Occurcncc-Whnt the Studrnts
Say---Action of tho University Council.

Unfortunate Occurcncc-What the students
SUBTRACTION of tho University Council.
COLUMBIA, S. G., March 29.-Th,
following letter appears in today
Register:
DR. McBrydc. President of the
South Carolina University: DcarSir-
During the farmers convention
here numbers OF the students of the
University were present, and during
the progress of the proceedings
speakers who were in favor of nom.
nations were hisScd and treated il,
Il rough manner. After the proceed
lngS were over Il large crowd of stu
dents was IN organized mob. singing
vile songs and applying all manner
OF opprobriouS cpithctS to the leaders
OF tins movement. and followed Capt
TillnIan around, even to his hotel.
aud msultcd him by applying all
manner of disgraccful terms to him,
and threatening to do personal VIC
lcncc to his person.
I'VE desire respectfully to call your
attention to these proceedings. A
public expression of opinion from YOU
concerning this will obligc us. Very
respectfully.
j.. II. Counts, l.. f. Parker, j. l..
NJ. Irby, w. u. Snclgrovc, 4. G. Lat
timer, Geo. B. Dean.
ACTION OF TIE STUDENTS.
The Register of the 30th gives the
following:
The University students held Il
meeting at 2.3O o'clock yesterday af
termo, II to consider the charges re
Gently made rs to the action of Ger.
tn i'll of their number during and af-
ter the adjournment of the Farmers
Convention. A committee of nine
WAS WAS appointed to draft rcsolu
tions. in reference to the matter.
This committee made a report to q
second meeting of the students hello
at eleven o'clock last night, after the
public debate of the Euphradian SO
ciety. The resolutions reported by
the committee were adopted by the
meeting with certain amendments
and were submitted to President Nc
Brydc, who consented to their pub
licatiOn. The resolutions arc as
follows:
Whereas ithas been brought to tn,
notice of the students of the Soutl
Carolina University that certain dam
aging statements have been circulate,
in regard to the actions of some O
the students on the night of the 27tl
instant, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the following stat,
ments are false: (a) that Il body O
students followed Captain Tillman
his hotel: (b) that they sang "vilc
songs; (c) that they threatened 1T
| do personal violence to his person
That Immediately after the convcn
ton adjourned Il number of students
were in crowd together. with dele
gates and others, and indulgcd in ;
demonstration more boiStcrous thai
politic; that the students intended
no diSrcspcct whatever to the con
vcntion.
That the account published IN Tho
News and Courier of March Doth il
complete and true in every detail
That these resolutions be publiShct
III the leading papers of the State
j. w. Simpson, f.. f. Aycock. j
II. Coggcsall, Geo. $. Lcgarc, Sam
ucl MCGOWAN, q. NJ. Pinckncy. II. l.
Elliott, Jr., $. p. Werner, O. II
WithcrS. committee.
The University council met ut noon
yesterday and remained in session
two hours Investigating the matte
referred to above. The council me
again at six o'clock last evening bu
adjourned without taking action. it
sessions thus far having been dcvotc
to investigating the matter with
view of asccrtaining what portion c
current reports were correct and whu
exaggerated or false.
| The names of Il number of students
said to be about forty. have bee
submitted to the council as havin
been participants in the dcmonstr
ton. On Monday separate cases wi
be investigated. to arrive ut the ind
vidual responsibility Of the student
concerned.
President McBrydc has never rt
cclvcd any communication on TN
subject from Captain Tillman an
! lnOSc VINO SlSncu the open lcttc
but will communicate with them aftC
the council takes action.
| WHAT WAS DONE WITH THE STUDENTS.
After being in session three day
and hearing fifty witnesses on til
anti -Tillman demonstration the Tn
versity council yesterday summonc
and individually rcprimnndcd each {
the twcntytmrcc students involved.
Fifteen OF the twcnty-tlrcc stl
{ dents are from the country, rlcvc
being SONS OF farmers.
--"OwiDg to the crowded state
our columns this week." apologies
| Texan cCltOr, 1--WE are comDcllc
either to abridgc our European di
patches II omit altogether the a