Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-05-07
THE TROUBLE AT CLEMSON.
Junior and Freshman Glasses We're on Verge
Of Leaving, but Better Council Prevailed.

OF Leaving, Dut Better Councii prevailed.
A telephone message from Glenn
son College yesterday afternoon said
that everything was quiet there, but
there was good deal of excitement
yesterday morning.
The Junior and Freshman classes
met Tuesday night and resolved to
leave the College yesterday morning
in a body unless the faculty called
for meeting of the trustees and had
the entire Sophomore class, includ-
ing Cadet Thornw ell, reinstated.
The college authorities got wind
of what was going on and got Col.
r. w. Simpson, the chairman of the
board of trustees, to deliver talk
to the students in one of the class
rooms. Col. Simpson reasoned with
them and finally persuaded them to
defer action until the trustees held
a meeting and took action. 1t is
stated that there will not be special
meeting of the trustees, but that their
next regular meeting will be held
early in June. Col. Simpson has a
great deal of influence with the
students.
The outlook at Clemson, it appears
to those conversant with the facts, is
the elimination of trouble which
has been brewing ever since the
opening of the present session, and
possibly longer. The students are
very bitter against certain members
of the faculty and openly charge
them with vacillation and inconsist-
ency and unfarness in enforcing
discipline. This feeling is not con-
fined to few. students, but practi-
cally the entire body is involved
Col. Simpson, aided by othe" 'ool
heads, has succeeded in av, Ting
further troubles for the present, but
the matter is not yet ended and it
will require thorough investigation
by the trustees to satisfactorily settle
the difficulty.
The following are the resolutions
adopted by the Senior and Junior
classed regarding the action Of the
Sophomores
SENIOR CLASS RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, the Sophomore class Of
Clemson College has decided to leave
the school because one of its men,
bers has been treated most unjustly
by the faculty, inasmuch as he has
been awarded for an offense pun
ishment that exceeds in severity
that which has been inflicted for
similar offences in the past and,
whereas, the action of the faculty
was taken in the face of cited ex-
amples establishing the fact that such
punishment was inconsistent with
that awarded in previous analogous
cases and, whereas, also, the Senior
class fully and deeply sympathizes
with the Sophomore class in its final
action:
Therefore, be it resolved, That we
commend the members of the Sopho.
more class for their high sense of
justice and for their heroic conduct.
Be it resolved, second, That we
believe they have acted from the
highest principles of honor.
Be it resolved, third, That each
member of the Sophomore class be
supplied with a copy of these resolu-
tions in order that his relations and
friends may know that the Senior
class, with full knowledge of the
case and after careful considera-
ton, exonerate him from all censure
whatever.
JUNIOR CLASS RESOLUTIONS.
We, the members of the Junior
class, do hereby resolve:
First, That the Sophomore class
has been treated unjustly by the
faculty and that the steps taken by
them were taken in defense of their
rights and honor.
Second, That after carefully con-
sidering the action of the Sophomore
class we heartily commend every
action they have taken.
Third, That we recommend the
Sophomore class on the gentlemanly
manner in which they acted on this
occasion, and furthermore at no time
was any member of the class rash or
ungentlemanly.
Fourth, That a copy of these reso-
lutions be given to each member of
the Sophomore class. = Anderson
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