The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-07
LEAVES CLEMSON.
Sixty-Nine of the Sophomore Class
Quit the College.
TWO MORE ARE DISCHARGED.
An Attempt by the Faculty to I'm
force = Rule of the College
Was the Cause OF the
Trouble.

lege quit and went home. Two Of the
remaining five secured discharges and
left also and it is understood that the
remaining three will leave Wednesday.
The action of the students in leav-
ing was the result OF the action Of the
faculty in Suspending Cadet Thorn
well of Fort Mill few days ago.
When Thornwell was suspended the
sophomore class petitioned to have
him re!nStated. This the faculty re-
fused to Go and therefore the class
agreed to leave.
Tuesday afternoon this correSpon-
dent visited the college for the pun
pose Of getting at the facts Of the case.
He talked with President HartZog
and 4 number of members OF the facul-
ty and also with a great many OF the
students. Both sides OF the story
agree very closely though there are
some differences.
THE FACULTY NET.
Wednesday afternoon after the stu
dents had gone there waS-a meeting Of
the faculty at the close of which the
following statement was given out.
1t was was written by Col. R. W.
Simpson, chairman Of the board Of
trustees, and was endorsed by Presi-
dent HartZog. It is IS follows:
THE faculty last week awarded
punishment to student Of the sopho-
more class by suspending him until
the end of the session. The sophomore
class petitioned the faculty to rein
safe the student. The faculty met
again and heard committee Of the
class but saw no reason to grant their
request. Thereupon number Of the
class left and went to their several
homes. While the faculty regret this
action on the part Of the students they
feel compelled to maintain discipline.
TOOK GLASS TUBES.
The offense Cadet Thornwell was
guilty Of was taking four glass test
tubes from the chemical laboratory
without permission. The members of
the faculty say they have been trou-
bled great deal by action Of this
kind and determined some time ago to
break up the practice. Notice was
given that the next offender caught
would be severely dealt with. Cadet |
Thornwell was caught and bis suSpen-
sion followed. These tubes which are
small glass cylinders with little or no
value may not have been taken with
any wrong intent, the faculty say, but |
the taking Of them was violation Of
the rules. AS a matter Of fact the |
faculty say the college has been an
noyed a great deal By the disappear
ance Of a number Of small articles |
such as tools, wrencheS, etc. and it
was 50 considered absolutely necessary
to put an emphatic end to the bust
ness.
STATEMENT FROM STUDENTS.
The students side of the question is
this. They admit that there is a rule
that no test tubes or other college ap-
paratus shall be taken for use by any
of the students without the consent
of the professors, but they say it has
not been observed generally. Cadet
Thornwell did take four Of the tubes
from the general store to his desk or
stand, as it is called, in the building
but that he took them for use in class
work and they consider his Suspen-
sion an outrage. as no wrong was IN
tended. The students say they thought
the facts had been misrepreSented Or
exaggerated to the faculty and petit
toned for a rehearing of the case in
order that all the circumstances might
be brought out. When the faculty
refused their request they felt that
loyalty to their classmate demanded
that they should leave the college in
body and this was done.
The main point urged by the stu
dents is that the punishment inflicted
on young Thornwell is in excess of
that warranted by the case. For in
stance they say there is a college rule
that student found with mess hall
property in his room shall be given 10
.oemeritS, yet here was a student who
simply violated a rule and Unwitting-
" took certain college property for
use in his class work, without remov-
ing it from the building and was sus-
pended therefor.
This correspondent Wednesday af-
,ternoon talked with great many col
lege students on the campus. The
students are very much wrought up
and are overwhelmingly in sympathy
with the sophomoreS. The senior
class met Wednesday morning and
adopted resolution Of sympathy for
the sophomores. endorsing their ac-
ton. A copy Of the resolutions vii!
be sent to the family Of each Of the
students who left. W14aA the repor-
ter was leaving the grounds a notice
was being sent around calling a meet
ing Of the senior class for the same
purpose.
MONEY ADVANCED BY COMRADES.
When the sophomores decided to
leave many of them did not have
money enough to get away on. Money
was furnished them by the members
OF the other classes and the college
societies exhausted their treasures.
The departure OF the cadets was con-
Quoted in a quiet and orderly manner
and there was no demonstration or ex-
citement but great deal OF feeling
an3 determination.
President Hartzog and the other
members OF the faculty said Wednes-
day afternoon that they regretted the
matter very much, but they felt that
they had simply discharged their duty
as required by the circumstances. 1T
was simply question" said Col.
Simpson, as to who would run TINS
college, the faculty or the students
The faculty felt that they were the
ones to run it and have proceeded ac-
cordingly.