The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-22

Il Al Il mass AnN~AAA5 ~ Li-N
body Of Columbia Military Academy,
called without the knowledge Of Har-
dy & Edgerton, strong resolutions de-
manding the release of the property
to the present principals were adopted.
The resolutions were signed by all
the students except four
The third clause Of the resolutions
60 to the point, and express the de
termination Of the student body "nev-
er willingly to return to this school
if Coils. Hardy & Edgerton are re-
moved and pledge ourselves to labor
to our utmost to advertise throughout
the South the dishonorable men and
methods which make such crooked
dealing possible
The resolutions follow;
We. the cadets of the Columbia Mill
tary Academy, in mass meeting called
on Oct. IA, 1909, without the knowl-
edge of Coils. Hardy & Edgerton, in
spired by loyalty to our school, respect
and affection for it's officers, wish to
go on public record as follows:
1. Whereas, Coils. Hardy & Edgerton
when they undertook the responsible
ty in 1905 of building up Columbia
Military Academy, were assured that
if they made a success of the school
they would be granted continuance
of their lease at the end. of five years,
and
r. Whereas, they have given five OF
the best years of their lives to plan
ming and laboring not only for the i'm
mediate. but also for the future sue
cess of this school and
8. Whereas, they have succeeded;
filling the school to its capacity, OBJ
tanning for it the highest rank as
military school in the U. S., and gain
ing a reputation for it unsurpassed
by any preparatory school in the South
for it's production of well trained
young men and
4. Whereas, it is rumored that GER
tain parties are striving to depose
Coils. Hardy & Edgerton at the end OF
these five years, therefore be it
l. Resolved, that we use our every
influence to secure for Coils. Hardy & !
Edgerton the release of this property. +.
2. Resolved, that we denounce as
unjust and dishonorable any move
ment on the part of any one directly |
or indirectly to deprive them of their |
promised and earned rights.
g. Resolved, that we pledge our
selves upon our word of honor as gen
tlemen never willingly to return to
this school if Coils. Hardy & Edgerton
are removed and others take their
places and moreover in. this case,
pledge ourselves to labor to our ut
most to advertise throughout the
South the dishonorable men and meth
DDS which make such crooked deal
ings possible.
Be it further resolved, That copy
of these resolutions be sent to the
Secretary of War of the U. S., to all
the daily papers of Nashville, and to
both of the Columbia papers.
Signed
Davis o. Gray, Herbert H. Maddox,
w. A. Shelton, r. L. Garner, VIM. Nc
LELAND, Geo. w. Killebrew, Jrn
James Ridley, Thos. H. Frost, Miller
King. Nathan Jacoby, Reid N. Thorn
as, Will Williams, Jr., Coolidge Lyford,
Louis Woods, Jr., Call Andrews,
Bruce Atchison, Craig Gates, Paul
Sloan, John B. Hoxie, A. D. Harlan,
Milton F. Brown, Dan L. Morrison,
Arthur Sponeman, Francis M. Bran
nan. Dan C. Bonner, H. J. Kernechan,
T. w. Steele, Leo e. Wege, r. NC
Cormick, F. Walker, S. j. Frierson'
Jno. c. Bennett, Jr., Clark Hutton, j.
g. Rives. Lee Taylor, Harry Turner,
A. l.. Meek, D. L. Stephenson, 1. A.
Looney, Lee Tolley, A. Roberts, g. Il.
Sloan, ]. Tolley, L. McAdams, P. Nc
Adams, W. Morgan, A. w. Bates, 10
Hayse, Glenn May, Earl Sloan H. W. i
Rupe. ]. T. Lowry, Jno. Marshall
Ewing, Henry L. Turner, Harry +.
Arnold. Jr, Wellborn M. Starnes, WI
K. Herrin, Jr., Marshall Harris, T. G.
WILLY, Chas. A.. shamotulski. J. Wal
ter McPheeters, P. A. Partee, Jr., M
NJ. Gentry, w. G. Huston l.. e. Gam
BILE, John D. Hanson, Jr., N. W. La
Irone, Cuner Moody, f. G. Maxwell
]. D. Snodgrass, Rob Lee Byrd, PAU
Byrd. Lindsey Dowdle, Rogers e.
George. Duncan Moore, George NC
Neill, James F. Wilburn, Jr, Robert
w. Lowe, d. c. Shugart, J. W. Muir
raw. IT.. william King, Edgar Hot
Ringer. Jerome Levy, VIM Bilpro'
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