The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-07
CLEMSON SOPHOMORES.
sixtv- Nine Cadets March Away in Body
fhsy stand By Their comraae- consid-
cred Suspension Of -.;det Thornwen
Gross Injustice Of Other Ca

mnipinr fiv~ secu red discharges and lefi \ so
and u is understood that the remaining three
Tns action OF the stud enis In leaving was
the result OF the action OF the faculty Ia .ns
pendiIx Cadet ThorDweli OF Fort MIL iew
DAYS ago. When Thornwell was suspended
tne sopbomore class peiitsoned 10 have MN,
reinstaied. This the faculty refused 10 DO aho
therefore ahe class agreed 10 leave:
This afternoon this corresponuen NJ sa.su
the college tor the .purpose Of getting a. .nt
facts of The case. He talked With Presidsn'
Hurtzox aud u uumber Of slenb~rs oi the ihc'
uity and also With SIeA many OF the sio
cIusely though there are some differences.
THE FACULTY NET
Tbis afternoon sfter the students had gone
there vas u eeting of the faculty ~ tns Close
out IL w.s writtso by Col. 4. W. Simpson.
ohsirusp OF the board Of trustees, and ~as
endorsed by President Har tzog. II IL m io'-
.The faculty iast week awarded punish.
uaeut 70 . student OF tho sophomore class oy
auspendlng him On tsl the emo o. tne seslon
The sophoInore GLASS pelisioned tne IaouIty ". 70
and heard committee Of the class but saw
no reasou 10 grant their request Therenpon
n number OF the class left and went 10 Gheir
n nn me p.st Of the .,udsS,s tasy iee
compelled 70 maintain disciphne.
TOOK GLASS ISbkos
The ofFenss Cadet Tbornwell was guilty Of
Was !stins tour glass , test IaST n rSe Se
members Of the faculty say they nave nseS
troubled y great deal by action ot this kino
and deter usined some time aeo 10 nTcak up
the practice. Notice vas given that the mex
o.isnder caught would be severely dealt WHO.
C.deS Thorn sell wss caught and bis snspen
sIou followed. These tubes which are OF smaIi
giaas cylinders With lille or no value may
nos have been taken with any wrong Intent.
tho isouity say. but the taking OF them wan
Violation Of lhe rules. A. matter oil fsct the
faculty say the college has been ennoyea
great deal oy The disappearance OF nunbe'
Of email articles such N tools, wrenches. ETC..
and n Was ~ considered absolutely necessary
tu put an emphatic cnd 10 the business.
STATEMENT FROM srUDESTs.
The studsnts' side Of the question II this
They admit that there 10 rule thai no tesi
tuucs or other college apparatus shall oc TAKEN
for use by any OF the stedenls without The
consent Of the professor. but they say u mas
Veil did take iour Of the tubes from the gen
ernl store 70 bis desk or stand, ~ it ID called,
In the building bot that ne took them lof use
10 cisss work ana they consider nn suspen
sion an outrage, ~ No wrong wss INTENDED
The students say they thought the iacts nad
boeu misrepresentsd or exaggerated 10 thf
facuity and petitioned for = rehearing OF tht
cnss In order Ihsl ail the circumstance miRhi
..rs. 49, al, tn,t lovaity To iheif
ciassmAle demanded that they should leave
suS SonsS S.,n r,,rs yr,s5 nv the s,udents In
ssas - nrnt.h mani inflicted on young
Tnor,ws,, h 40 excess of that varran Ted bS
Ine 49, ,s, 70, = :, ,naan, n,1nd vith msss hal,
lsxn Iu,e =. s,s rssss,s, shsIi ns viven fen DE-.
RaSs,Ss vst here wss = siudent vho simply
violated 0 ruie and unwittingiy took certain
college property for use In bis c!ass work;
without fsmoving ~ .ro" 'ne ou"oins ~'"
waa suspeoooo tneleioL. ~..,o,. ,.,r.s
This correspondenl tnis snsfnSoo 1S M,nou ,,,,s
mltn great many s.e1o 1.s,sn Ss,s,sn, " nm and
Tns s!nasn ns,m,nSiG ny VIZ. IN IS sympS,Sy wisn The
soohmores. Tue ssnior Glass met this morn.
irs ana aoop:ea %n. resOo" ,h.,y ~ .rc,Ia.s "a
the scpnmotes. Snuos s S 80, - -.
airslly Of each OF the studeuts who left
Wnsa . .ns Sas as Ssina ,sn, .Tound eaiiins meet
'"s " VIZ 'N''' - "
MONEY AD'As''SD III ooAhAD
orIhsm ana not have money enough 10 &c,
Cav ON. Money Wns furnisned them by the
mann bsrs OF the other classes aud the college
societies exhausted their Ire.suries. The De:
INA osdsriy manuer and THERE wsz no demon. !.
.,r.s,on ar 81 eIciiemept but q great deal OF ieel.
~. snd Sstsrminatjon.
0~aatAAnI
of,hs S~cnity said i6is Afternoon that they re-
Scsftad the rnattsr very much, bot they 70
IA nav WI ssd simpiy iischsrsed their dnty
A. required By the elrce mstsnee.. II. wa.
~ ~ voSid rna In is college. the faculty OF
~ .snSeois Tns facuity lslt that they Wer.
80 ca:. .n -.o m and mai procssds ed accord.
,ns,v"
inSy. ,o .rrr,xa or poApn-
w
There will be no meeting Of trustees" said
Col. simpson, "oeesuss there is no need ioi
II. the Incident, vniis very much deplored
has occurred aud has ended, aud The college
viii proceed as though nothing had hap
pened. We deeply regret the hasty action ol
sret t more than the students themselves
vhsp they realize what mistake they tsSt
. mnds," A. Nc.
r,x,,.,sr
VI
TIE following IL the tsxt OF the complaint
bv The sophomore class.
cT 10 ans Fsoo''s anu f'e''0'"' ~ o''H'"'
aassss!ysaon cf E.det Tborn weiI's case
..s ~. h.,sS,,S nrsscnt our reasons
sN.r sc,ion n hnsed upon the belief III nj W.
eonsider Cadet Thorn vel u punlshment great.
9. mn hv;n,. o maj ,hs iseniiy does moi CON
a.I.SsS rhorn q si,'. oii, nse the sama n,
thst of stta lug, else they would have
eAPeneu ,.,n ,n.n, .nnnid not bs fnn,is ~
snas ois p..ns pau ,nsn ,n.I .naicisd ior xim,is,
n9cn ss'o'of 'Hen '"' "
ons, rss~nv.u on,v took ,hs tert tnbe,
a. ..se ~ ,ns i.horsiory viihoul Ibe pro.
W W. .,.sion VI. r.n rita M cas.
Of exsci parallel. We 90 Know, however
cas- were taken from the laboratory, mo-
even were reports entetea ssnnss tne 10y
where property taken Irom tne mess nah y
II not suspension. but only Ten demetilH