The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-26
Governor Answers
Students

| Governor SOOUCI ScSlCAo ody saw VIZ
the following statement as chairman
OF the board Of trustees Of the Cniver-
sity of South Carolina in answer to the
petition from the students last Tues
day asking for change in the Uni
versity administrations:
"a special meeting of the board OF
! trustees of the University Of South
Carolina will be called before June to
consider the action of a part of the
/ student body in asking for the cesig-
nation of President ,Currell. This meet
ing will not be for the purpose of ex-
amining into the merits Of the opin-
| ions expressed by the students in their
petition but to consider conditions eX-
isting in the student body and to DIS
cover the cause of these conditions.
'"The trustees have no idea Of per-
nitting the students to dictate who
shall be president. Or. Curreli has
! been duly elected, the trustees have
full confidence in him, and at this time
there is no disposition on the part
of the board to dispense with his ser
| vices.
"The trustees can not allow the
presidency Of the university to lose
it's prestige locally with the outside
educational world This prestige will
surely be lost if student rule were al
lowed to go beyond its proper bounds.
Conditions in the student body lead
ing to decentralization can not be toll
Grated
AThe people Of the State may be as
| cd
the affairs of the university. Its best
interests will be safeguarded."
! Appended is copy Of the letter
Governor Cooper addressed to G. a.
Buchanan. president Of the student
body of the university, who transmit
ted the petition Of the students:
Columbia S. c.. March 81, 1919
Ny. G. a. Buchanan, Jr., President Of
the Student Body, University oe
South Carolina, Columbia, S. c.
Dear Mr.. Buchanan: Your commun
ication Of the 18th instant traSmit-
ting a petition of the student body was
submitted to the board of trustees Of
the university on the date received.
] am authorized as president Of the
board Of trustees to say in reply that
the board feels that it is capable Of
managing the affairs Of the institu-
ton. and If at any time we feel that
a suggestion from the student body
will aid US in the performance of our
duty we will not hesitate to ask for 1t.
Further. if the student body should
feel that it has grievance OF any
kind and desires to appear before the
board, such complaint as you have will
be considered if presented in the prop
er way.
1t is inconceivable that your STU
dent body would knowingly take any
that in this case the wide publicity
action calculated to injure the institu-
I ton and yet the board is convinced
/ which YOU saw fit to give your COM
plant, and the method adopted. will
be an embarrassment to the future
administration of the affairs Of the
university It is essential to the Sue
cessful administration Of any educa-
tiona institution that the rules and
regulations adopted for it's govern
ment shall be observed and that those
in authority shall always receive the
respect and consideration due them.
The law Of the State and the rules
adopted by the board providt definite
~ for university's government. Any
complaint from either the student
body or faculty can be properly made
to the board Of trustees with conf
dence that the same will be duly con-
sidered. 1t is the desire Of the board
that this communication be read to
, those students who signed the peti-
ton.
What is said on behalf Of the board
of trustees is said in all kindness. but
at the same time. with all firmness.
Very Sincerely yours,
r. a.. Cooper,
Governor and Chairman Of the Board