The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-04-03
CLEMSON CADETS.
More Than Half of Corps Go to Pen
dleton--Took Advantage Of
April /.

NlcnlSon \hllSNc. April l.-N niue
more than half the cadets, principally
lower raSSmGn. taking advantage Of
April !, took holiday and went to
Pendleton this mcrnimy. All the sen
iors, most Of the members Of the attn
lctic teams and number q! all clas-
ses remained at college and are at
tending their regular duties.
The discipline committee is cnnsi,-
emng the matter but ii is not known
what action it will take.
AT retreat last night Commandant
Minus had published the resolution,
passed by the board Of trustees at the
August meeting and provoked by tho
"shirt tail' parade by the senior
class durin" commencement, emphas-
izing the fact that the board would
stand to the decisions Of the disci-
pline committee and would cooperate
with the committee in enforcin" rigid
~ the laws Of the college. This resolu-
tion stated that All Fools Day
pranks and pranks common at com
menccmcn! time would moi be tolerat-
Ell. and that the discipline committee
would deal with The participants in
such pranks. enforcing the law to the
letter. Another order published las;
night was in effect warming to the
student body that absence without
permission. from barracks is Il dismiss
sal offence.
After all Of these warnings at 7.43
O'Clock this morning, when the drums
sounded for early morning drill, not
more than 300 cadets answered the
roll call. The other 400 We're group
ed on the campus and in their rooms.
After the captains reported the alb
sentecs the rebels in mob formation
marched off Of the campus past
President Mcl's home and on to Pen
dleton. four miles distant. a number
Of rebels weakened after leaving the
campus and returned to their duties.
The 800 faithful cadets were required
day.
The 400 "r1bels' spent the day
quietly and orderly on the village
green at pcndleton. Before leaving
Pendleton ut 3 o'clock this afternoon
they gathered in Evans's durg store
and 300 Of them signed written
agreement that if punishment for the
escapade be inflicted upon even one
cadet then by mutual consent all of
them would leave college. At 3.l5
O'Clock this afternoon the "rcbels"
formed line and marched back to col
lege. 1t could easily be seen that
they were very much worried as to
the outcome of their offence.
When they reached tile campus
they We're allowed TO go to their rooms
without any resistance and when re-
treat sounded this afternoon at s
o'clock every cadet was in line.
AS soon as chapel exercises at the
college were over this morning the
discipline committee, consisting Of
President Nell, Commandant Minus,
Directors Riggs, Harden. Harper and
Do2@ctt and PrMfS. Furman, Calhoun
and Morrison. met and remained in
session two hours. This committee re-
viewed the escmpade, but adjourned
before noon without comm" to any
decision. The meeting was adjourned
until tomorrow. when Commandant
Minus. at the instance of the commit
tee, will submit the names Of all ca
diets who participated in the rebellion
and all information he can gather. I:
is understood from President Nell to-
night that the names of the majority
Of the rin"leadcrs, and there are
many. are known. and these. with
many other cadets, will be dismissed
from college. The 400 cadets who
participated were from all classes en-
cept the senior class. No senior or
member Of the athletic team partici-
pated. The authorities believe that
the freshmen and a few sophomorcs
were coerccd and their punishment
will hardly be expulsion. They will,
however, have sufficient punishment
meted out to them for them to realize
that the students are not the bosses at
the college
81 % of nc bovn thN faith tbo r;orbt