Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-04-28
THINKS NELL SHOULD RESIGN.
Trustee G. ID. Mann Upholds Capt.
Minus i'm His Course.
News and Courier.D

Capt. Minus, in Mondays issue of
the News and Courier, made charges
against DR.. Nell, president OF Glenn
discipline of the institution, which
caused him to resign his position as
commandant of Clemson College.
Now, are these charges true or false?
Dr.. Nell in his reply did not deny
the allegations, and why not? He
says: decline to enter into
newspaper controversy with the re-
firing commandant on the admins
tration of affairs at Clemson College
for the following reasons: First, the
issues he raises belong entirely TO
the board of trustees. The body has
recently considered these affairs, and
have announced their decision"
do not think DR.. Nell can establish
this fact or prove this statement.
The board only considered Capt.
MinuS'S resignation and not the
charges, as DR.. Nell would have the
public believe. And we accepted 1t
with the understanding that on ac-
count of the continued interference
OF Or. Nell with the discipline of the
college that Capt. Minus could not
and would not submit to such treat
mcnt longer by DR.. Nell. This was
not the first time that Capt. Minus
had complained to the board OF
tcuStccs. AS many as three times
Capt. Minus had stated to the board
that Dr.. Nell was interfering with
the discipline OF the college, and if
he did not stop meddling where he
had no business he would have to
resign through Sclf-rCSpcct.
Dir. Nell promised twice to quit
mcddling with Capt. Minus's depart
ment, and if he had kept his promise
we would have had none OF this trou-
bic and rpleasantneSS which is now
threatening to tear up the college.
Capt Minus has made the same
charges all the time, interference on
Or. MelIs part with the military de-
paItment Of the college. AS ! re-
member the interview with DR.. Nell
in regard to his meddling with the
military part OF the college, he did
| not deny any of Capt Minus's
charges, but simply tried to justify
his course in meddling with Capt.
| Minus's department on the ground
that he was head Of the institution.
That Is to say, there was no appeal
from his decision or action. In a
word, he was supreme, and that no
man could act contrary to his no.
| ton of things without his changing
the order, although the commandant
| had made it. Dr.. Nell is very much
mistaken, If he declines to answer
| Capt. Minus's, charges and tries to
dodge the issue by trying to lay it
| on the board OF truSeeS. This is SIM
ply begging the question, Doctor;
| say the charges are all true or false.
If false, say So and let the burden
| Of proof rest on Minus.
AS DR.. Neil is trying to make it
appear to the general public, for
one will resent it and say DR.. Mells
| explanation does not explain. | be-
| lieve in fairness, equal rights to all
men and special privileges to none.
Some of us wanted an investigation,
| but from what | could see when the
charges were made DR.. Nell did not
want an investigation, and in my
Judgment he is not anxious for it to-
day. No man who is innocent is
afraid OF an investigation. Had |
been in DR.. Mell's place all the board
could not have prevented it, on the
condition if it was not granted, they
would have to accept my resignation
and not tried to dodge the issue by
laying the blame on the board of
trusces, by saying they had inveSti-
! gated the administration when they
| had not. And no one knew this bet
ter than DR.. Nell, and Capt. Minus
has done the only thing a gentleman
could do under existing conditions.
ask the public to hear what Com
| mandantS Sirmycr and Clay have
said, or have to say, on this point.
| Did they not have the same charges
| and make them to DR.. Nell? and was
| not this interference on DR.. Mell'S
part the cause OF both OF them leav-
ing Clemson College? What fur
ther evidence, gentlemen, will the
public demand? We have the COM
bincd evidence OF three men from the
| War Department, all teStifying on
| the same point. Are they not Suifi-
ciCnt TO convince the most incrcdu~
| lOuS. Now as | sec it. the best thing
for Dr. Nell to do is to resign as
| president OF Clemson College, for the
criticisms and charges that are
| against him will be too much for the
| president OF any great institution to
| carry.
| In my Judgment. DR.. Nell is over
| loaded and cannot measure up to
! the responsibilities that have been
| laid upon him. and am not quite
! sure ii one or two Of the faculty
| ought not to do the same thing. for
| t." sake Of peace and prosperity in
| Clemson College. Coke ID. Mann.
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