Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-09
/ BISHOP AND COLLEGE BOYS.
Bishop KilgO Wakes Warm Over
Folly of Trinity Boys.


exercises Bishop John c. Kilgo
stated that unless the "scoundrel"
who on Thanksgiving night secretly
hoisted and secretly fastened a large
flag, bearing the figure IT (the nu-
neral Of the sophomore class) to the
flagstaff situated in the center of the
campus was apprehended and sent
away from the institution in dis
grace he would "sever himself from
Trinity,N erase the name Of Trinity
from everything with which he is
connected, and spend. the remainder
Of his life in apologizing for ever
having had anything to do with that
institution
The occasion for the bishops re-
marks was the placing Of the flag
bearing the numeral of the sopho-
more class on the tall pole in front
Of Craven Memorial Hall. The iden-
tity Of the person or persons who did
the work is unknown, although
every effort has been put forth by
the college authorities to apprehend
them.
Bishop Kilgo made a very pretty
Grafton, in which he told for what
purpose the college nagpole and a
United States flag had been given to
Trinity by the members Of the class
Of 1899; he showed what the Stars
and Stripes meant to the true citi-
zen, and ne deplored the fact that
| there were around the college trait
ors, buffaloes, towards and scoun-
dreis who were so base as to hoist in
the place of Old Glory a rag bearing
the class numeral." He stated fur
Their that there was a stain on the
class of 1917, and that henceforth it
would be known as the buffalo
Glass;
Bishop Kilgo stated that unless ac-
ton was taken by all connected with
the college to avenge this deed, it
was his earnest wish that there
would be a reunion of the class of
1899; that the class would come with
axes to cut down the hagstaff and
leave the stump as a memorial to the
'buffaloes and Benedict Arnolds who
had heaped such insult upon it,
Resolutions by Class.
Durham, N. c., Dec. 3.-As re-
suit of the speech made by Bishop
John G. Kilgo in chapel, in which he
iayed the sophomore class Of Trinity
College because a pennant bearing
the numerals IT had been hoisted
on the flag pole of the college,
meeting Of the class was called and
official cognizance of the speech of
the bishop taken.
The sophomores, in class assem-
bled, say that the class as a whole
was not responsible for the prank,
and do not think the whole class
deserves to be put into the buffalo,
scoundrel and sons Of Benedict Ar
mold column. They adopted a set
OF resolutions, in which they say that
they do not believe that it is the
business of the class to ferret out the
man or men who did this deed. The
class also resents Bishop Kilgo's
"unwarranted interference" in col
lege affairs.
The speech of the bishop caused
quite stir in the college community,
and the publication of certain parts
Of his speech in the daily papers
caused quite a stir in Durham In
the town the incident is looked upon
as boyish prank, one that would
not have been thought of but for the
very decided stand the bishop, who
is one Of the members of the board
Of trustees Of the college, took on
the affair.
The Resolutions &.
passed by the sophomore clas when
they assembled yesterday aft rnoon
follow:
Whereas, there are certain con-
ditions now existing in Trinity Col
lege which have been brought about
by the appearance of the flag Of the
sophomore class on the Trinity flag
stan, therefore, be it resolved, by the
sophomore class Of Trinity College:
Il. That we, the class Of 1917,
hold it as our opinion that no man
of unbiased judgment could possibly
interpret the raising of the class
numeral as an insult IN our nation,e