The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-06-11
HARTZOG REMAINS.
Clemson Trustees Refuse to Accept
His Resignation
AND IT HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.
The Board Was Unanimous ii, its
Decision. Mistakes Have
Been Made. But WiIi
be Corrected.
be Corrected.

President Henry S. IIartZog is to
remain at the head of Clemson college.
\ special dispatch to The State from
Clemson College says this was settled
Wednesday. The trustees Of the col
lege met in their annual meeting that
night. The first matter taken up was
consideration Of the resignation Of
President Hartzog, which was tender
ed at the special meeting OF the board
three weeks ago. The board was in
session several hours Wednesday night
and again Thursday morning, and
Thursday afternoon the following
statement Was given out:
The board Of trustees Of Clemson
college with a full realization of the
gravity Of the issues Involved, and a
sense of our primary obligation to
consider only the interests of this
great institution, have given most
careful considera alton to the resigna-
tion Of President Hartzog now before
US. We have made a careful inVeStiga-
tion of all the charges that have been
presented, and given patient hear
ing to all parties desiring to be heard.
1t seems to US that the charges are
chiefly the result of misunderstand-
ing and have been magni6ed in the
minds of the students to 4 greater ex-
tent than they deserve. We can find
nothing against President Hartzog
involving moral turpitude. We realize
that mistakes have occurred. We
propose to remedy them. We have
kept in view the absolute necessity Of
maintaining and preserving discipline
in the college. while giving due weight
to all that 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 President Hartzog
has for five years past administered
the business interests Of the college.
Bearing all these facts in mind and
with realizing sense of the grave re-
sponsihilities resting upon US, it is the
deliberate opinion Of the board that
the resignation of President Hartzog
should not be accepted. Therefore
be it.
Resolved, That this board respect
fully requests and urges President
Hartzog to withdraw his resignation
and continue his valuable services to
this Institution.
When the statement was given out
it was stated that it had been unani-
mously adopted, every member pres
ent 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 meeting. After the deciS-
ion of the board had been announced
President Hartzog went before them
and thanked them for their vindica-
tiou 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 Hartzog
was asked by this correspondent If he
desired to make any statement for the
public. He replied in the negative.
remarking that he did not feel that
there was any occasion for him to
make any such statement. He said
that he had all along demanded the
fullest investigation Of his administra-
tion of the affairs of the college, and
now that the investigation had been
held and he had been vindicated and
asked to remain the president he
naturally felt gratified. He remains
at the head of the college and will
serve it with the zeal and devotion as
heretofore.
After disposingo Of the Hartzog mat
ter the trustees took up other routine
matters that naturally come before
them at their annual meeting. Two
or three Of the younger members OF
the faculty have resigned, wiJha view
of accepting positions elsewhere, but
these designations would have occurred
anv was and have no connection with
the recent troubles at the college.