Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-02-02
REV MANN HITS AT DIR. NELL.
Certain Charges Made by the Latter
Branded as False.


tee Of Clemson Agricultural College,
replying to the statements made by
DR.. r. II. Nell in regard to the con-
duct Of that institution during the
several years Of his incumbency as
president, scores the latter severely,
as will be seen by reading of the
following:
81 had thought that the controver-
sy between Dr.. Nell and myself had
ended, but | saw in the Charleston
News and Courier Of the 18th in
stant that was mistaken. He has
a number OF charges against me, all
Of which are absolutely untrue. AS
his first charge he says: While
was In controversy with the last
commandant in the matter of who
should discharge the duties Of the
presidents Office, Rev. G. D. Mann,
published an article in the newspa-
pers condemning me In my efforts
to control the officers Of the college,
Of the opportunity to inform himself
under consideration
He says further down that had,
disqualified myself from sitting at a
subsequent meeting Of the board Of
trustees. lie calls 1t jury. The
public knows what he means. Again
he says: He took part in the dis
cussion which occurred in the board,
and cast his vote against me in the
final action Of the trustees What
disqualified me with the Doctor?
Specify. Was II for stating facts
which had tried to get him or some
one else to come and deny? made
the broad challenge that If any man
would deny 1t l would prove 1t, and
he did not see his way clear to dis
pute 1t. Then why did he not come
out like a man, and not wait like
dirty cur, until he had left the State?
| call the attention Of the public to
this fact. Capt. Minus had already
resigned as commandant. and Dr.
Nell was trying to put the whole
blame Oh him, and | knew it was
untrue. Therefore | came to his res
cue and have nothing to regret or
take back
Let me say right here that Dr..
Nell has his first time ever to deny
one of Capt Minus's charges before
the board Of trustees. He gave us
to understand that he was supreme,
forgetting that the other man was In
authority In his department and had
rights to be observed and respected.
not only by the students in the bar
racks, but by the president Of the
college as we'll. Capt. Minus was
and Is gentleman of the highest
type. Notwithstanding what DR.. Nell
may write or say. My interference
in the Me!!-Minus controversy was
not to interfere with DR.. Mells du-
ties as president of the college, as he
would have the public believe, but
to show to the public that Dr.. Nell
was trying to run the commandant,
trustees and everything in sight.
When we had Dr.. Nell and Cant.
Minus before us at an informal meet
Ing when about" one-half of the
board was present, Capt. Minus max
ing his charges and Dr.. Nell hear
ing them, and after hearing both of
these gentlemen, we went over the
situation. and we agreed that a COM
mittee should be appointed to go the
next morning to see If DR.. Nell would
let the Minus department alone, and
DR.. Nell promised he would. Then
the committee went to Capt. Minus
and he promised the same thing.
This promise was not kept by Dr..
Nell. and Capt. Minus's resignation
was rendered during the session Of
the Legislature in 1908.
II am not at all surprised at Dr..
Mells criticisms Of me, for believe
had 1t not been for my article to the
press Dr. Nell would be at Clemson
College to-day. | knew a great deal
more about his side OF the matter
under consideration than he thought
| did. had not been on the board
OF trustees two months before it was
very clear to my mind that he was
too small man for the place and
with the criticisms and charges
against him. they were too much for
the president Of great institution
to carry
Now, | hope this will be suffici-
ent. have not tried to hurt Dr..
Nell, and | would not for anything
in the world now. Doctor, believe
me.
stop. DR.. Nell, or will take de-
liberate aim next time, and If ] do
not get YOU will take the conse-