The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-04-23

not prepared TO make any statement
for publication. He wants more in
formation and has no definite opir-
ion as to the charges preferred. He
is simply awaiting more light.
The following appeared in The
State under Clemson date line April
l9, and refers to the statement of DR..
Nell and Prof. Riggs:
Capt. Minus Statement.
Capt. ]. C. Minus, when shown the
two statements, said:
"In regard to the President Nell
first point: If the board Of trustees
considered any affair between the
president and me it must have been
ex parte, for it is a settled fact that
I was not allowed to come, before the
board. The presidents side of the
controversy may have been told, GER
! tainly not mine.
"In regard to the second point: I
made the statement Of the troubles
that T encountered with the president
as commandant to the inspecting Of
fcer, Capt. Lenehan. The stand that
he took was to the effect that the
position Of commandant at Clemson
is in a way a private arrangement
between the officer on duty as mill
tary instructor, the officer being de-
tailed as professor of military in
struction and tactics, and the college.
Consequently unless the lack Of dis
cipline shows bad effects upon the
military instruction the war depart
ment through its Inspector does not
care to enter into the controversy. If
DR.. Nell knew anything about mill
tary matters and the way the inspec-
tor handles his report he would know
that the report of the Inspector on
! the various colleges that he visited
Will not reach the adjutant general
until June or July. Consequently
! Capt. Stokes is in no way affected by
the report.
"Third: I have made no charge in
regard to the present state Of dis
cipline at Clemson College. Still Prof.
Bramlett statement as to whether
or not he has been interfered with
and over-ridden by DR.. Nell would be
more to the point.
"In so far as Prof. Riggs state
ment is concerned I assert that my
statement is correct. I do not claim
that he authorized me to make this
statement, I simply assert the state
ment is true. Prof. Riggs expresses
his opinion as to DR.. Mell's inter-
ference; I claim that I base my
statements on specific cases and ex-
pected, if I had been given an oppor-
tunity, to prove what I said"
evil Prof. Riggs give the facts
in the Covington case, the Clark case,
1.-THE Thornhill case, the league case,
the Fixes case, the Weathersbee case,
the Murray case, or the Ryan case,
and show the public that his opinion
that DR.. Nell has not interfered has
been formed on investigation of facts
and not on the statement Of belief?
Let US all deal with facts and not
with Beliefs -
The following is an editorial in the
Columbia Record, written by Mr..
Jas. A. Hoyt, who, as correspondent
Of the News and Courier, went to
Clemson in 1908 when the trouble as
to discipline was on:
Conditions at Clemson.
The statement Of Captain Minus in
regard to conditions at Clemson Col
lege is no surprise to those who are
familiar with the situation at the COL
lege. During the troubles at Clemson
college following the "April Fool''
escapads. in 1908, the writer went to
Clemson for the purpose of investi-
eating the conditions, and the result
Of his Investigations was published in
The News and Courier at that time.
1t was very evident then that the
previous failure to preserve discip-
line had been largely due to the I'M
certain attitude of the president of
the college, and that it was only by
reason Of the strong and determined
stand taken by the commandant,
Captain Minus, that the integrity Of
tie college was at that time pre-
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