The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-10-11
A FACULTY MEETING.

A meeting of the professors of the
Setback College was held at the
home of the president on last Satur-
day night, President Kerr presiding.
The president stated in opening the
meeting that he had been thinking
over the matter and that as his last
speech had made such a hit in the
whole community, he had decided to
open each meeting of the faculty
with a set speech. Professor McMil-
Ian Immediately objected. He stated
that he was unwilling to have the
president strain his voice from over
speaking, and that as there was
much business to. be attended to and
nobody wanted to hear the president
speak again, he moved that the pres
ident be not allowed to make a
speech. The motion being put all
professors present voted for it, when
president Kerr announced that he We
toed the motion and would speak
any way. He said he had been at a
good deal of trouble in getting up a
speech, and that he had practiced it
every night for a week and he didn't
propose to have his rights as presi-
dent of the college interfered with
by a poor professor from Magazine
street. He then cleared up his throat
to begin his speech but someone
opened a bag of parched goobers in
the meeting, and seeing that they
were about to be eaten up, the presi-
dent at once ordered them delivered
to him and asked for little time un-
til he could attend to the peanuts. =.
While the president was busy eat
ling the parched peanuts, professor
Roche reported that at an examina-
ton given by him to Robert Mabry
and Herbert Allen, in which he was
assisted by student j. L. Perrin, the
appliance only made percentage
of all, and an motion of Mr.. Roche
the gentlemen named were forbidden
to play on Greenville street again
for six weeks. Professor Roche add
ed that they played so poorly that he
"dozed off" or they would not have
won single game.
Professor Stark announced that he
had little matter of business to
bring before the house. He stated
that he had played several games re-
Gently with the president as a part
ner, and that he had been beaten in
every one played with him, and that
while he regretted to do so, as the
president was a great favorite in his
family, he felt it his duty to the col
,lege, to move that "the president is
Chump." This motion was second
ed by professor Bradley, who stated
that he was heartily in favor of it
and that he had on one. occasion won
game with the president as a part
ner, and that he found the president
saddled on himself as partner, but
from that day to this he had never
won another game with him; that he
would lead out all the trumps and
then lead a ten spot and expect his
partner to take it, and that he brag-
ged a good deal about his science in
the game but that in his opinion he
! played by the wobbling method, and
he was in favor of the motion. He
also stated that the president had
been the only teller appointed when
he was elected and that there was
some doubt in his mind whether the
president was really elected.
The president then stated that he
had proved that he was the proper
man for president by the speech
which he had made at the opening of
the college and that the remarks
which he then made about envious
persons disposed Of Mr.. Bradley, who
had only gotten into the faculty
Through the influence of himself and
some other friends, and although he
was president he moved that the mo-
ton be laid on the table. and called
for his motion which he declared was
carried to his satisfaction. Profess
sor Stark called for a division, but