The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-04-10
WANTS MITCHELL TO RESIGN.
University Trustees Reject Blease's
Resolution.

sity of South Carolina, was presented
by Governor Blease, at meeting of
the board of trustees in the Office of
the Governor this morning. The res
olution was overwhelmingly rejected,
only Governor Blease voting for it.
Those voting nay were: w. T. G.
Bates, of st Matthews; C. E. Spencer,
of Yorkville; J. @. Davis, of Winns-
boro; P. A. Wilcox, of Florence;
David R. Coker, of Hartsville; August
Kohn, of Columbia; C. t. Wyche, of
Prosperity, and Superintendent of
Education J. E. Swearingen, of Co.
lumbia.
Mr.. w. NJ. Hamer, of Dillon,
new member of the board, was ex-
cused from voting on the ground that
he had been absent from the State
the most of the time and sick, and
not familiar with the matter at issue.
The following is the resolution sub
mitted by the Governor requesting
the resignition of DR.. Mitchell:
The Resolutions.
"Whereas, at the recent session OF
the General Assembly certain investi-
cations were had in reference to the
connection of DR.. S. C.. Mitchell, presl-
dent of the South Carolina College,
with the distribution of certain funds
belonging to the Peabody estate
among the colleges of this State, and
it being shown by written Instru-
ment signed by DR.. Mitchell that he
requested that certain money therein
be used for the education of negro
teachers, stating in said paper we
most earnestly request that your hon
orable body (trustees of the Peabody
education bcard) donate 100000 to
each State university in those States
participating in this fund, for the
training of white teachers and the re-
naming for the training of negro
teachers in same States; and,
"Whereas. it is to the best inter-
ests of the educational department OF
this State that there shall be no fric-
tion among the colleges, and that
there shall be no one at the head of
any of the colleges who is in favor of
using white peoples money to edu-
cate free negroes, and especially that
there should be no one at the head of
any of the colleges who is in favor Of
taking money from the white girls OF
South Carolina for the education of
free negroes; and,
whereas, Dr. Mitchell acted with
out the authority or advice of this
board, thereby exceeding his jurisdlc-
tion and going far beyond his duties
as president of the College, when he
signed said agreement; and,
Whereas, this College is not a
common beggar, but is supported by
the taxpayers of South Carolina with
the peoples taxes, and the trustees
would prefer never to receive one dol
lar of outside aid if principle must be
sacrificed, as was done here in the ef-
fort to secure outside aid. There
fore be it,
"Resolved, That it is the sense of
this board that DR.. S. G. Mitchell
should tender his resignation as pres
ident of said institution"
Record Vote Taken.
AS soon as this resolution was Of
fered by the Governor a motion was
made that a record vote be taken,
which was done, and it was overwhel-
mingly rejected.
The Governor said that the object
of his grievance against DR.. Mitchell
was his understanding that DR.. Mitch
ell had requested the faculty to pass
a resolution to the effect that the
ton, it being customary to sign the
diplomas of the College which are
presented to the students on gradua-
ton, it being coutomary to sign the
diplomas at the June meeting of the
board. Immediately on the Governor
making this statement, Superinten-
dent Swearingen offered resolution
that this charge be investigated by
the committee on organization and re-
port at the June meeting. The motion
was seconded by Mr.. August Kohn
and unanimously adopted. The
members of this committee are
Superintendent Swearingen, G. E..
Spencer, of Yorkville, and David R.
Coker, of Hartsville.