Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-23
FRIDAY. APRIL as, 1909.

Gettys, Charleston; inside sentinel, p.
B. Langley, Abbeville; outside senti-
nel Geo. E. Beaumont, Sumter; state
council chaplain, Rev. R Thos. Black
man, Lancaster. National representa-
tive (term of four years. elected this
meeting, J. s. Wilson, Lancaster.
Terms yet cument, e. II. Moore, Lam
ford, II. Terry, Laurens. After much
contesting for the honor Of the next
state council, Carney won out after
spirited contest. The convention Is In
session at this writing, 8 p. m. and
will continue until final adjournment
tonight; after which there will be ten
dered banquet by the Abbevflle
Council No. a. Fifty-eight councils
compose the membership In South
Carolina of the state council. Nearly
every CO neil Is represented, but six
in the state having no delegate among
the eighty-five present. The order,
while one Of the youngest in fraternal
secret orders, Is one that has taken
position In the state that commands
the respect Of It's brother secret or
ders. In looking over the delegates
present today your reporter Is struck
with the democracy Of It's membership.
All professions are represented by men
Of note. They are courteous, gentle
manly, and Of fine physical appear
ance. On the whole they make an ap-
pearance that Is well calculated to
draw reinforcements to their order
from among the highest class Of South
Carolina citizens.
Anderson, April 20: Despite the Sc
we're criticism Of the faculty, board OF
son college, by Capt ]. c. Minus, re-
firing commandant, the college plant
Is operating as usual. All Of the MEM
bers Of the faculty, and especially DR..
Nell, received the criticism coolly and
are not the least bit agitated. DR..
Nell, when approached by this CORES
pondent at the college tonight, said he
was averse to going into newspaper
controversy, but that he would gladly
explain the situation and answer the
charges one by one. He threw open
the doors Of his Office and assisted in
looking into the several cases cited by
Captain Minus In which the latter al
leges that DR.. Nell interfered. From
a close investigation this correspondent
judges that the case which caused the
impulsiye resignation OF Captain MI
nus, was the Thornhill case cited by
him In q statement given out last
night. It Is recorded that the COM
mandant handed In his resignation on
Sunday morning as President Nell was
on his way to church, following the
action Of the president q day or so be-
fore. Thornhill Is from the lower part
of the state. When he went home
Christmas he was stricken Ill and did
not return to college on the day for
work to be resumed, but came In sew
eral days late. According to the by
laws governing the college the presi-
dent has Jurisdiction In cases Of this
kind, and when Thornhill returned and
presented q physicians certificate.
which Is In accordance with the rules,
President Mel excused the cadet on
his delay and allowed him to enter
college to pursue his studies 1t now
develops, so says DR.. Nell, that Thorn
hill had presented the certificate first
| to Captain Minus, who had refused to
accept 1t. DR.. Nell did not know that
the matter had come before Captain
Minus, for there was no notation In
the certificate and II there had been
any made by Captain Minus, 1t was
not q matter for his Jurisdiction. as
only the president has the authority
to act in such cases, There are sever
al other instances like this one, but
since the Thornhill case precedes Cap
tain Minus resignation only day or
two Il is supposed that II was this that
broke the camels back. At any rate
there win be nothing doing in the way
Of changes at the college. Acting Com
mandant Bramlett has the situation
well In hand and It Is learned from
conversation on the campus that prac-
tically all members OF the faculty en-
dorse DR.. Melps course In the various
cases. The board Of trustees holds its
annual supply meeting In July when
the matter will probably be sifted