Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-08-18
DIR. NELL TO LEAVE.
Trustees of Clemson College Ac-
cept Resignation of DR..
Nell. VIII Remain For
Present. 4

Clemson board of trustees adjourn
ed this morning after having been
in session since Thursday night. No
information as to the proceedings of
the board was obtainable until ad-
iournment. 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
a president, a committee, consisting
of Senator Tillman, Col. Alan John
stone and Hon. Richard l. Manning,
was appointed. The committee ap-
pointed to wait on DR.. Nell early
this morning to confer with him as
to holding on for short while con-
sisted of Senator Tillman, Messrs.
J. E. Wannamaker and w. d.
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. Wetdesire to have
you continue in your Office until
such time as we may be able to Sc
cure the services of your successor.
Therefore, we ask if it will be
agreeable to you to preside over the
college during the opening and un-
til we can fill the vacancy in the
best possible manner"
DR.. Mell's Letter.
DR.. Nell has consented in a letter
to them as follows:
Il am perfectly willing to remain
in the office of president until
January lst, if necessary, in order
that the board may have the largest
time to find suitable man. / desire
you to convey to them that | have
a warm attachment for the college
and that my friendship for the in
stitution 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,
smrittee by DIR Mel upon request
and as adopted they contain ID a
satisfactory way the three general
principles contended for by DR.
Nell when he rendered his resigna'
ton, namely, the nomination of off,
GERS and members 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 au
thority of the commandant and the
president SO that there will be nc
conflict of these officers and thai
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 90 years olt
and being in position to do so h
wishes to spend some years in trav
cling and writing in permanent form
the scientific data accumulated il
80 years of active work. Altogether
therefore, he deemed this the bes
time to get ont of harness.
Prof. L. l. Knight, of Crowley
La, was elected associate professo
of botany to succeed DR.. Shattuck
and an assistant for the preparator,
class was authorized, the presiden
to select the man.
No election of n director for tn
agricultural department was hel,
and the president was asked to sub
nit a list of available and suitabl
men, the board to elect at calle
meeting before college opens in tn
, fall.
A resolution was passed askin
the legislature to amend the scho
{ arship law so that the Clemson fac
, ulty will sele 1t the benefciaries an
! SO they must take agricultural c
, textile courses. The age limit fc
entrance was raised from 16 to l
: years after this year SO that the stl
t dents will he more mature and be
ter prepar d
: A tract of 14O acres of land az
J. joining the college property W.
!. purchased.
= A resolution was passed lookin
J. to the erection of a separate buil'
f ing for the work of the preparatol
class in the future.
:
: her sister, Miss Freddie Simmon