The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-17
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES ACCEPTS
MELL's RESIGNATION.
He Will Not Retire at Once, But
Will Serve Until Suitable Presi-
dent Can be Selected.

| Will serve OuGl - ouAoAoAo AS"A
dent Can be Selected.
A letter to The State from Glenn
son College, says the board of trus-
tees adjourned Saturday after hav-
ing been in session since Thursday
| night. No information as to the
proceedings of the board was OBJ
tainable until adjournment. In the
matter of the resignation Of Presi-
dent P. H. Nell, the board accept
ed the resignation, but asked DR..
Nell to remain in charge until a
suitable successor could be found.
For the purpose of looking out for
president committee, consisting
of Senator Tillman, Col. Alan john
stone and Hon. Richard I. Manning,
was appointed. The committee ap-
pointed to wait on Dr.. Nell to confer
with him as to holding on for a
short while consisted of Senator Till
man, Messrs. J. E. Wannamaker and
w. D. Evans. Their letter to him
says in part:
"Fuller consideration Of the en-
vironment and knowledge of your
own wishes have led us to arrange
for the severance of your connection
with the college. We desire to have
you continue in your Office until such
time as we may be able to secure the
services of your successor. There
fore, we ask if it will be agreeable
to you to preside over the college
during the opening and until we can
fill the vacancy in the best possible
manner?"
DR.. Nell has consented in letter
to them as follows:
~ am perfectly willing to remain
in the Office of president until Janu-
ary l, if necessary, n order that the
board may have the largest possible
time to find suitable man. / de-
sire you to convey to them that /
have a warm attachment for the
college and that my friendship for
the institution remains unabated."
. The report Of the committee to
| revise the bylaws was unanimously
adopted. These laws are based up
on an outline submitted to the COM
mittee by DR.. Nell upon request and
as adopted they contain in satis-
factory way the three general prin-
cip!es contended for by Or. Nell
when he rendered his resignation,
namely, the nomination of officers
and members of the faculty by the
president, the administration Of the
affairs OF, the college by the presi-
dent without interference and the
definition of the duties and authori-
ty of the commandant and the presi-
dent SO that there will be no con-
fict of these officers and that the
commandant will have charge Of dis
cipline, military instruction, etc.
DR.. Nell now wishes to retire from
active college work and hence under
| the circumstances he insisted on the
acceptance Of his resignation. DR..
Nell is upwards Of 60 years old and
being in position to do so, he wishes
to spend some years in travelling and
writing in permanent form the scien-
tific data accumulated in 80 years
of active work. Altogether, there
fore, he deemed this the best time
TO get out of harness.
A resolution was passed asking
the legislature to amend the schol-
arship law so that the Clemson fac
| ulty will select the beneficiaries and
so they must take agricultural or
textile courses. The age limit for
entrance was raised from 16 to II
years after this year so that the
students will be more mature and
better prepared.
A tract of 14O acres of land ad-
joining the college property was pur-
chased.
| A resolution was passed looking
to the erection of separate build
ing for the work Of the preparatory
class in the future. u