The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-07
Net the Quession.

Snme OF thceo who would divert the ques-
ton nom The real issue say thai IL 10 question
- TO who shall rule cismson-the faculty or
the boysf
That question has about - Much relevancy
TO The trouble ss Clemson - would the ques.
sion, should The United States retain the
Philippins Islandsf
Neither question 10 at Issue Just now.
Tbs rssl question 10. Are the trustees and
iAeulty Of Clemson diseharEins their duty 10
ths stass and % the boys for whose education
public money 10 appropriated. and to accom-
piish which purpose the faculty has been EN-.
pioysdf
Have the fsculty imposed unknown and
unusuaa punishment on one Of the students
under their chargsf
Was not the punish@ent such a had not
hssn declared previous TO the scs9 The State
itself cannot punish before snscting . law
prescribing the punishment
Aavo the facalty arbitrarily exercised an
unjass tyranny on one Of the States wards IN
nxing penalty which vss unpubltshsd. un-
known and oootrary TO the fundamental
principles which govern all frse eountrsess
10 the fhaelty eompstsnt? Ifso. Why do IN
sst q which thspride and the seiErespect OF
the stadents rsbsls
10 the faealty elsctsd 70 serve the students,
or are thsy elected 70 set their poodsroes
hseis On ths peeks Of helpless boys who may
not sxaesly please thsmf
Prasunning that the college % for the boys.
and nos Cor the facuity sAd the trustees. the
Legislature should take . hand In olscting
snch oflcem whose services might tend 70
build up the Institution, and not 70 tsaf II
down.
Ths boys Of that Institution arc no doubt
juss @ honorable and ten times more deserv.
ing ofsympeshy than those who may try 70
lord % over them, or III 20 punish ono Of
shsir numeeR IN Q manner which could mol
stand the tast In any Court Bs50re o man
can % ppniahed by The laws Of the State. .
stasnss mass b enacted, 1xing and prsscrio-
ING ds0nissly penalty for IL violation. Bot
the C,emsou faeulty seem 10 be sdove any
known law. and they presume 10 punish &C
oording 10 ths1f own sweet viii. The Csar oi
Ruasia ceuld nos es more tyranical.
10 aad insult " injury. it 10 stated in the
newspaper That somo Of the trustees or some
Who rebsiled as vhsi they thought an oul.
xo8Wb " tooJ WOds0 ostkAIha " sssosAsSoAN0 esso
cal huDhas pie.
Wishous soang into the details, the net ID
ahous this way. Tho iasuity has sueosedsd
IN Tanning away the sophomore class, sod
Shsseuioe elasa hsvs passed resolutions which
are anything else than complimentary 70 the
management ofshs Institution. The Legisla-
turs thefeeoee. oWes Il 10 The people 70 inves
tioAte this efkaiy. and % eleCt such teacher
and trustees - viii best subssrvs the Interest,"
Of tlas yonih Of The State. This should Be
dcnsss all hazasds, even n that body, and the
trustees. should bs compelled 10 90 6utsids
NE Bepstss Church ior professors. The IRE.
ausns pussss a. Clemson have become moooi.
ono1s and are proof conclusive that ~ least
soHs Of those Who ars In control do not come
MP % the full measure os the requirements.
Almost any old thing can break up college,
bat q takes iscs, ability and oompeleocy 10
build 70 up. when students leave college In
body indispatahls evidencs Of lack OF ability
on the part u somsocdy h apparent
Il q Q veEy serious matter for Q boy 10 b
compelled % qrit his elaas room, and the
LeCislaturs should inquire into this matter
These boys have NO one 10 speak for them,
while the great and povfui trustees may o,
their own pleasure appeal 70 the newspaper
reporters and strive to divert attention
from tbs evident insompslsncy OF those 10
charge BY such idio1c talk - raising . Quos-
ton % Who shaii rule Clsmson-'hs PROBES.
soss or the boya Nobody but ol. after
eousidsring ihs question. could .Ail 10 see
that ths boys had attempted no rule Of Chem
sOn. They simply Fsbslled ai what they
thought IN uojussios and IN outrage 70 one
oftbair number. The question then is, did
ths fsealty oct Yisht! Ont ofeoilees the boys
ass accountable 70 nobody. They arc free
( men. The fsesity are the servants OF the
ssats and they should be Investigated BY the
people Who pay their salary. Inoompetsncy
10 psovsn by ths absenee Of the students. Nc
further testimony - needed 10 convict. But
The psosessoes should bs allowed TO resign. Of
% Pot up testimony 70 show their authority
Dor thsir improper conduct.