The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-04-10
FACULTY DISMISSES
Isl MORE STUDENTS
CLEMSON COMMITTEE PUNISH
Els FRESH, SOPH AND PREPS.
President Nell and Captain Minus
Make Talks to Cadets Telling
Them Of Need for Pre-
serving Discipline
The State.

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Clemson College, April S.-Two
hundred and fifty-scvcn students Of
Clemson college were this morning
dismissed from the institution. This
number, with the rs members Of the
Junior class dismissed on Saturday,
aggregates 305 dismissed on account
of the aH-fool's day cscapade, when
300 cadets abscnted themselves from
the campus, drills and classes from
7:45 a. m. until p. m. Of the 300
participants only four were not dis
missed F.. b. MHBardy. IL member
Of the junior class from Charleston.
was suspended until next Sept cmber.
lie testified before the discipline COM
mlttcc that he abscnicd himself from
drills and classes. but did no, leave
the campus. Cadet b. T. Knight of
Chesterfield, Il member Of the fresh
man class. was excused Of this charge.
1t was on account of cNtcnuatiny
circumstances surrounding his ease
that the committee dismissed tn 2
charges. Cadet j. II. laydon OF
Orangcburg of the preparatory class
and Cadet j. r. FiZer of Summer
willie Of the freshman class will be
dealt with summarily by Commandant
Minus. The testimony in the eases Of
these young men differed widely
from the testimony in the other
eases. The discipline committee met
last night at s o'clock in the prcsi-
dent s Office. The session lasted until
J. O'Clock this morling. when il was
announced the committee had d..cr-
mincI upon punishment fer lhr parti-
clpantS in the rscapadr. The ccm-
mittcr has been h,ldny sessions three
times Il day excepting Sunday sine.
laSl WedncShay-onr week AGO. At
7:@ O'Clock this morning when the
corps formed in line for their regular
daily drill Commandant Minus had MS
adjuiant TO publish all order direct
ing the participants in the cscapaGe
to turn in at thc quartcrmastcr's de
partmcnt all college and government
properties in their possession.
The names Of the participants were
called and they dropped on, as they
heard their names. After all the prop
jarty had been turned in to the
quartcrmaster the boys. us directed
by Commandmt Min"S, congreyalcd
in The chapel. The morning drill was
dispensed with. After ali tne' cadets
or the institution were seated and
after the regular chapel services were
concludcd President Nell arose and
III Il FEW words announced that he
was extremely sorry that Tie escap-
ade had occurred. lie was very sorry.
he said, that the guilty boys would
have to be dealt with severely, but
discipline was absolutely necessary
and the college authorities must be
obeyed by the cadets. After Presi-
dent Nell had concluded Command
ant Minus addressed the cadets along
the same lines as Dr. Nell. When
he had concluded he handed Cadet
Adjutant Tindall an order to be pub
llshed al once. This order provided
Tor the dismissal from the college of
43 members Of thc preparatory class,
f32 members Of the freshman class
and 81 members OF the sophomore
The laws Of Clemson college prohibit
expulsion. Dismissal means that the
connection with Clemson college of
the PSI cadets dismissed is pcrman-
emily aGsolved. These cadets may
enter other colleges in or ont of
South Carolina. The majority Of the
dismissed cadets have been anticipat-
ing such sentence for several DAYS.
Many Of them have had their trunks
packed since the juniors were dis
missed last Saturday. The dismissal
order this morning therefore was not
a surprise 10 them and they were full
ly prepared for il. Directly after dim
ner today large numbers Of thc ex-
cadets left for their respective homes.
Some left tonight and many will de-
part tomorrow morning. Quite a few
Of them will remain on the campus