The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-01-21
MANN REPLIES TO DR.. NELL
Certain Charges Made by Latter
Branded as False.-''Absolutely
Untrue is Term Used.

Columbia, Jan. 18.-Replying to
Dr. Nell, whose letter as to Glenn
son conditions was published in the
News and Courier Of Monday, DR..
Coke D. Mann issued 2 statement to-
day, in which he characterized Ger
tain charges as "absolutely false
and without foundation In gener-
al the statement carries quite a crit
icism of DR.. Mell's actions as pres
ident Of the college.
Dr.. Mann, who is a member of
the Clemson board Of trustees, says
in his statement:
ttI had thought that the contro-
versy between DIR. Nell and myself
had ended, but I saw in the Charles
ton News and Courier Of the 18th
instant that 7 was mistaken. He has
a number of charges against me, all
of which are absolutely untrue. AS
his first charge he says: while I
was in controversy with the last
commandant in the matter Of who
should discharge the duties Of the
presidents Office, the Rev. &C. D.
Mann, member Of the board of
trustees, published an article in the
newspapers condemning me in my
efforts to control the officers Of the
college, and yet he had not availed
himself of the opportunity to in.
form himself concerning my side Of
the matter under consideration
'tHe says further down that I had
disqualified myself from sitting at a
subsequent meeting Of the board OF
trustees. he calls it a jury. The
public knows what he means. Again
he says: HE took part in the discus
sion, 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 it for stating facts
which I tried to get him or some
one else to come and deny9 I made
the broad challenge that if any man
would deny it I would prove it, and
he did not see his way clear to dis
quite it. Then why did he not come
out like a man and not wait like
dirty cur until he had left the state?
I call the attention Of the public to
this fact. Capt. Minus had. already
resigned as eonmandant and Dr..
Mell was trying to put the whole
blame on him, and I knew it was
untrue. Therefore 7 came to his
rescue 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 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 re-
spected, not by the students in bar
racks, but : by the president Of the
college as well. Capt. Minus was
and is gentleman of the highest
type Notwithstanding what DR..
Nell may write or say. Ny interfer=
enee with the Mell-Minus contro-
versy was not to interfere with DR..
AellTs duties as president Of Glenn
son college, as he would have the
public believe, but to show the
public that DR.. Nell was trying to
run The commandment, trustees and
everything in sight. When we had
DR.: Nell and Capt. Minus before us
at an informal meeting, when about
one-half of the board was present,
Capt. Minus making his charges and
Dr.. Nell hearing them, and after
hearing both of these gentlemen, we
went over the situation, aud We
agreed that committee should be
appointed to go next morning and
see if DR.. Nell would let the Minus
department alone, and DR.. Nell
promised he would. Then the COM
anittee went to Capt. Minus and he
promised the same thing. This
promise was not kept by DR.. Nell,
and Capt. Minus resignation was
rendered during the session Of the
Legislature in 1908.
<SI am not at all surprised at DR..
Hell's criticisms of me for [ be-
heve had it not been for my article
to the press DR.. Nell would be at