The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-19
i FACULTY At WAR.
WANT Oe aA6MONY Al The STATE
CCLoas0 COLLEGE.


The Boars. % ii ,sson taa :o.h, and 1t Is
P.s>;hlr tn~s Prssidens MILLER ana one
or More Members Of rhe Fecalfy Bay be
rurned Out.
Although lille has heretofore b2ea
saiG sHoGt itiR the uewsu&p pcrs Il has
5-t; nr Y ,~el iIGwn tl'4t. harmony
c.3 4 fr".0 the 5rGcjls 0f The
:&.uEy q !,e Safe C0!orsG C9jIeae.
,!,sca : 3ecs&@d ! O'2u- ebQrg TIE
i1a,iE2Ii5i. Das uni$ y 5ssu IL existence
f'..r 2 year. aad as i had received =
2o>st liberal patrorags rom t5e ne
a-oss II r1@ S;;.5 il &aS aoped that i
?roui,i IGse: win 10 obstacles 10 r.as
IS I'D ,icney sud success When tae
colle&e t:,sd scarcely Heen rur ing
twelve cioniGs it b&d On is rolls q:
less han | 100 Students, q record pos
sihly ever before eqoal!. d in iris
country. The commencement exer-
ciS.s o; tie first yesr have recently
beeJ held, aad everything seemed to
be movi2g ai29e for the advAnta.e O
tee j s:Itutioa and is Inmates. But
recently 2 d2scoEdant rota has come
from the f&cultY. Il would seem that
that bady has divided Itself jueo t85o
fac:ioas. ara May people fs&r The:
.. tbs ignt between The Lartisans will
seriously mi!iIase aGains5 the future
usefulness OF the ccliag4.
TIE News &nd Courier says the
! trouble sens 10 b2 over tue preSidan.
cy Of tie i2sIi,usion T4aG office has
been a1G IS pow held BY Mr. Thomas
Miller. who has for many years oeen
a laaGin@ nan among MS race in
SCUM CaTolina. His political record
has gaiaed for him nlany ere 11!es
ard has ca]lad Govn upon lin r.ucf,
condemnation ct times, but 10 ere
has ever questioned his ability. TIE
full import Of lie complaints against
President Miller will doubtless rot be
known until he meetir9 Of TIE board
Of trustees of tue college. which is to
BE held ca the 20ta OF this month, bat
there is 10 question CT tie fact that
charges have been preferred against
hiln. L is 1eyorsed thar the opposition
IS con- QcsaG Of no less than Eve mem.
bers OF the f8cQ'ty OF seven professors
AID It is said that it is led by Pro-.
Palmer, who fills the chair CT Latin and
Greek. The c0mplaiu;s against Presi-
dent afiller wsTe made 10 the local
neu bars Of the board OF trustees, sud
it is believed that the dissatisfied mem
bers OF The faculty VIII ask to lave
President n .ller dep0se apd enc Ct
her eva number elected IN his stead.
At cue lime !: was thought that Prot.
Palmer voulG be candidate fer the
place bat the latest reports seem to
iaGicase that Prof. Gilbert, who fills
tce modern language chair, viii bs
OUT jcrward by his colleagues SIS tGe
opponent Of President Miller At this
diSraucs il is hard 10 learn the exact
nature OF the charges made by the
faculEy aCsiust tbslr president The
auly accusation OF q specific character
vet hesrd here Is t. the efsc: las>
President Mil?ec's department has OF
been so 6i2nifed cn Hccasiors as some
OF taa faculty thought that it shoui3
h8ye been. a1d il is $50 rUmcred tn&t
ne hss uSsd language on the campus
aud ei<s1h.ra which did not becoue
a nan il is p1s;.ior. These matters
raw ell been laid beiore the board OF
trustees, howe7ec, ard trey wijldouot-
less }. ceive proper attention at the
meerin@ which is to &c held uext week.
Hearing much f these troubles g
the S!ate Coiored College reporter
i~r he News aod Courier called yes
terda7 o. the Rev. J 81, N. Poil&rd,
gec;o2 cf ST Aark,S C3urch, AID ask
I'd rim Tor &n in!ervia@ on the sub
isl@ Mr. Pollard was known 20 have
recently presched the baccaiauceate
sermuH bsfcra the students OF tGe IL
stitution. ald as ne remained IA Or
aOeebury throughout the conner CO
men1 ~eek Of the college it WAS sup
posed that be could throw Some light
OF tie subject. When spoken to yes
Ierday he sid:
L was Invited by the unaninous
vote Q! Ire president and faculty OF
The State C2Iored College, Osapgs-
burg. to preach the paccaisureaye ssr
mon to :he FIRST graduates on Mag 2.
AID zccept"d the sane without hes.t.-
tor Th&t action on their part is sat
isfactcry evidence Of their confidence
III me, and consequently whatever |
may say will be SAD as freud OF al!
and & well wisher OF tte college. l
had c@refuliy noted and studied this
school from It's beginning and tried to
en- t0Gq in my se1,Ioa such irstruc-
uoq cad wholesome advice as would
help all interested io its future. I
Stent the entire closing week with
tham aud participated IN SONS way in
almost all their exercises, and must
confess that they net all my expecta-
tious and reached even beyond. It is
wonderful to see the amount Of work
IN buildings and other material ways
anG the added schCola accomplishments.
President Thomas E Miller has
manifested business like energy aud
power far above the average man and
deserves the esteem OF the coloced peo-
pie Of this State. The local board d
trustees, rnd7r the direction OF the
board, must receive, as is justly due,
their share Of the Success Of this great
undertaking. It is needless to multi
ply words. Their works speak for
them.
But l am sorry TO see friction be-
tween President Miller and certain
mem5ers CT he faculty, which Must
IN g measure, result disastrousIy to
the college. and especially to those
epesqed in it. AS friend Of the col
lege. g mem Der Of the race and a citi
z7a Of the STATE, seeking the best IL
terest Of all within It's borders, l dc
plore the present condition CT lhings
and earnestly sdvize lne disafac;ed
members CT the faculty to aGjus! 9heir
differences without invoking 5 scand
aiors puti;c trial before toe board Of
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