The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
;'GEsolidated Aug. 2. 1881.
NELL TO QUIT CLEMSON.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES ACCIPTS
RESIGNATION.
VIII Not Retire at Once-COnscnts to
Remain In Ohice Until Suitable
Successor Can be Selected.

session since Thursday night. No
information as to the proceedings OF
the board was Obtainable untii al
;ournment. In the matter OF the
resignation of President p. II. Nell,
the board accepted 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 consist
ing Of Senator Tillman, Col. Allan
Johnstone and Hon. Richard /. Man
ming. was appointed. The committee
appointed to wait on DIR. Nell early
this morning to confer with him as
to holding on for a short while con-
sisted of Senator Tillman, Messrs y.
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 ONCE until such
time as We may be able to secure the
services Of your successor. There
fore. we ask II 1t viii be agreeable to-
you to preside over the college during
the opening and until we can nll
the vacancy in the best possible
manner"
taN DIR. Mell's Letter.
DR.. Nell has consented In letter
to them as follows:
II am perfectly willing to remain
In the office OF president until jan
uary !, II necessary. In 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 col
lege and that my friendship for the
institution remains .unpbated."
The report of the committee to re-
wise the bv-laws was unanimously
adopted. These bylaws are based
upon an outline submitted to the
committee by DR.. Nell upon request
and as adopted they contain in
satisfactory way the three general
principles contended for by DR.. 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 president
without interference and the defini-
tioRof the duties and authority of the
commandant and the president so
tnat there will be no conflict OF these
| officers and that the commandant will
have charge Of discipline, military in
struction, etc.
Wishes to Travel.
DR.. Men 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
10 spend Some years In travelling and
writing In permanent form the scien-
tific data accumulated in 80 years of
active work. Altogether. therefore.
he deemed this the best time to get
out Of harness.
Prof. L. I. Knight Of Crawley, La,
was elected associate professor of
botany to succeed DR.. Shattuck and
an assistant for the preparatory class
was authorized, the president to Sc
| lect the man.
No election OF a director for the
| agricultural department was held and
the president was asked to submit a
list OF available and suitable men,
the board to elect at a called meet
ing before college opens in the fall.
resolution was passed asking the
legislature to amend the scholarship
law so that the Clemson faculty will
select the beneficiaries and so they
must take agricultural or textile
courses. The age limit for entrance
was raised from 1S to II years af-
ter this year so that the students will
be more mature and better prepared.
A tract Of 140 acres of land ad-
Joining the college property was pur-
chased.
A resolution was passed looking to
the erection OF a separate building
for the work Of the preparatory class
In the future.--Special to the State.
DrOwns on way to Bride.