Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-06-11
HARTZOG REMAINS AT CLEMSON.
Attitude OF the Students S-Cadets Take Excep
tion at Tllman's Speech.

Henry S. HartZog is to remain at the
head of Clemson College. This was
college met in their annual meeting last
night The first matter taken up was
consideration of the resignation of Presi-
dent Hartzog, which was rendered at the
special meeting of the board three weeks
ago. The board was in session several
hours last night and again this morning,
and this afternoon the following state
ment was given out:
The Board of Trustees of Clemson
College with full realization of the
gravity of tho issues involved, and
sense of our primary obligation to con-
slider only the interests of this great
institution, have given most careful con-
sidcratiOn to the resignation of President
HartZog now before us. We have made
n careful investigation of all the charges
that have been presented, and given
patient hearing to all parties desiring to
be heard. 1t seems to us that these
charges are chiefly tho result of mis-
understanding and have been magnitied
in the minds of the students to greater
extent than they deserve. We can find
nothing against President Iartzog in
volving moral turpitude We realize
that mistakes have occurred. We pro-
pose to remedy them. We have kept in
view the absolute necessity of maintain
ing and preserving discipline in the col
has been urged as to the relations alleged
to exist between the president and the
corps. We recall the faithful, efficient
and satisfactory manner in which Pres-
dent IIartzog has for five years past adj
ministcrcd the business interests of the
college. Gearing all these facts in mind
and with a realizing sense of the grave
responsibilities resting upon us, it is the
deliberate opinion of the board that the
resignation of President IIartzOg should
not be accepted. Therefore be it
Resolved, That this board respectfully
requests and urges President HartZog to
withdraw his resignation and continue
his valuable services to this institution.
When tho statement was given out it
was stated that it had been unanimously
adopted, every member present voting
for it. All the members were present
except Col. Norris. The sessions of the
board at this meeting were held with
closed doors and there was no public
taking of testimony as at the last meet
ing. After the decision of the board had
been announced President lIartzog went
before them and thanked them for their
vindicatiOn of him and their expressions
of confidence. He said that since it was
their desire that he should do so he
would withdraw his resignation and
remain as the president of the college.
This afternoon President llartZOg was
asked by this correspondent if he desired
to make any statement for the public.
lie replied in the negative, rcmarking
that he did not feel that there was any
occasion for him to make any such state
ment. He said that he had all along
demanded the fullest Investigation of his
administration of the affairs of the col
lcgc, and now that the investigation had
been held and he had been vindicated
and asked to remain the president he
naturally felt gratiiicd. He remains at
the head Of the college and will serve it
with the zeal and devotion as heretofore.
After disrosng Of the IIartZog matter
the trustees took up other routine mat
tors that naturally come before them at
their annual meeting. They will prob
ably be in session until Saturday. Two
or three of the younger members of the
faculty have resigned, with view of
accepting positions elsewhere, but these
designations would have occurred any
way and have no connection with the
recent troubles at the college. The com
menccmcnt exercises begin tomorrow
with an address to the students by Sena-
tor Money, of Mississippi.
Students Accept the Inevitable.
Clemson College, June G.-Most of the
students here were disappointed in the
action of the Trustees in the reinstate-
mcnt of President Hartzog. The gene
raj expectation had been that after
the trustees had given him a vindication
he would insiSo on his resignation going
into effect, and so the announcement
that the resignation had been withdrawn
and that he would remain as President
of the college was Il tremendous surprise.
Some Of the students who have been so
prejudiccd against President IartZog
were disposed to be indignant, and early
this morning mass meeting of the
students was held at which the situation
was discussed.
No aclion of any kind was taken.
Later another meeting Of tho students
was held in the chapel which was at
tended by the members of the faculty,
Senator Tillman and Mayor Smythc, of
Charleston, addressed the cadets and
told them that in keeping President
liartzog they had acted solely for what
they believed to be the best interest of
the college, and begged the boys to
ABIDE by the action of the trustees
This the boys finally agreed to do, and
the feeling, which was so apparent this
morning, has about subsidized this after
noon, and the boys have about all agreed
10 make no further protest against Presi-
dent llartzog remaining.
Everything is quiet this afternoon and
1t is believed that the boys have come to
realization of their duty in the prem.
lses, and that there will not be any dis
turbance or unpleasantncss during com.
menccmcnt.
Exceptions at TiIlmans Speech.
Grcenvillc, June THE news from
Clemson College this morning is not so
pacific in its character as might be ex
pected from ;hc statement OF tho trus
tees in refusing to accept the resignation
OF President IIartZog. 1t appears from
representations made by students pass.
ing through Greenville to-day that Sena-
tor Iillman made a red hot speech to
the student corps yesterday, TO which
they took exception and manifested
their displeasure in most effective man,
ner. He scored the students for their
insubordination on former occasion,
but condemned very roundly the sns,
pension of young Thornwcll, saving
quite ugly things about tho majority Of
the faculty in af1ixing such severe pun
ishment for trivial offence by which
they branded him with the word "thief"
across his forehead. Tillman's defence
OF President Hartzog was very vigorous
and outspoken, and he charged tho stu.
dents with ungentlemanly conduct to-
wards the president, which caused them
at once to begin shutting their feet ON
the floor as an indication of their dis.