Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-08-18
DIR. NELL TO QUIT CLEMSON.
Board of Trustees Accepts Resigna-
tiOn-Will Retire Later.

Clemson College, Aug. ID The
Clemson Board of Trustees ADJOURN
ed this morning after having been in
session since Thursday night. No In
formation as to the proceedings of
the board was obtainable until ad-
journment.
In the matter of the resignation OF
President =. II. Nell, the board ac-
cepted 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 |. Manning,
was appointed.
The committee appointed to wait
on DR.. Nell early this morning to
confer with him as to holding on for
a short while, consisted of Senator
Tillman, J. Y. Wannamaker and w.
ID. Evans, Their letter to him says
in part:
"Fuller consideration of the en-
vironment and a 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.
Therefore, we ask if it will be agree
able to you to preside over the col
lege during the opening, and until
we can fill the vacancy in the best
possible manner
DIR. Mcl'S Letter.
DR.. Meii mas consented i'm a letter
to them as follows:
Il am perfectly willing to remain
In the Office of president until Jan
uary |, if necessary, in order that
the board may have the longest pos
sible time to find a suitable man. |
desire you to convey to them that l
have q warm attachment for the col
lege and that my friendship for the
institution remains unabated."
The report of the committee to re-
wise the bylaws was unanimously
adopted. These laws are based upon
an outline submitted to the commit
tee by DR.. Nell upon request, and as
adopted they contain in satisfac
tory way the three general princi-
pies contended for by DR.. Nell when
he rendered his resignation, namely,
the nomination of officers and men,
bers of the faculty by the president,
the administration of the affairs of
the college by the president without
interference and the definition of the
duties and authority Of the COM
mandant and the president so that
there will be no conflict OF these Off
GERS and that the cOmmandant will
have charge of discipline, military
instruction, etc.
Wishes to Travel.
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 sci
entitic data accumulated in 80 years
OF active work. Altogether, he
deemed this the best time to get out
Of harness.
Other Matters.
Prof. l.. |. Knight, of Crowley, La,
was elected associate professor of
botany to succeed Dr. Shattuck, and
az 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 called meet
ing before college opens in the fall.
A resolution was passed asking the
Legislature to amend the scholarship
law so that the ClemsC faculty 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 40 acres of land ad-
joining the college property was pur-
chased.
A resolution was passed looking to
the erection Of separate building
for the work of the preparatory
class N tho fptnrn