The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-03-18
CLEMSON CADETS
CITE GRIEVANCES
OBJECT TO BEING CCMfELif-H
TO WORK IN KITCHEN.
"Square Deal' is Wanted. "
Charleston Boys Say They Are AnN-
ious for Inquiry Into the
Incidents.
"Square Deal'' is Wanted. .

The following is statement of
the Clemson boys grievances as stat
ed by a Charleston student:
''In regard to the Clemson walk
out, which occurred a few days ago,
we, the Charleston boys at Clemson,
would like to make a statement in
our behalf. The incidents which led
up to this affair are series of long
standing grievances. We do not be-
lieve that we get square deal at
discipline committee trials. These
trials are held behind closed doors,
with no student representative pres
ent.
tsOn last Sunday an order, was is
sued to the effect that hereafter ca
diets would be detailed to serve as
kitchen police We are paying to
have this work done and can see no
pending trial by the committee. On
Monday several of the men who were
detailed refused to serve and were
accordingly placed under arrest,
pending trail by the committe. On
Monday the freshman and sophomore
classes held a joint meeting and
picked a committee to send to the
president in behalf of the classes.
The two lower classes gathered on
the campus to hear the outcome OF
the meeting. Cries of 'Bolsheviki'
were heard several times. The COM
mandant ordered Cadet Grassland,
freshman, to report under arrest
for crying 'Bolsheviki.' Grassland
was tried on Tuesday and given a
stiff sentence in comparison to the
usual sentences.
"On Thursday the freshman and
sophomore classes met again in order
to talk to the president in regard to
Crossland's case. Grassland was far
from being the only man who cried
<Bolsheviki' and the president of the
freshman class, Cadet Turner, told
the authorities that Grassland should
not suffer for something that six hun
dred other men had done. They
requested that Grassland be either
granted a new trial or be released
entirely. This request was refused
and the freshmen and sophomores
left eand prepared to pack their
trunks, leaving on the afternoon train
for their respective homes.
The walkout could have hardly
been more orderly affair. Every
thing was carried out with remark
able smoothness. AS soon as the au-
thorities realized that the boys meant
business they attempted to give So
called ten-day passes so that it would
appear as if holiday had been
granted instead of walkout. Very
few of these passes were accepted,
however.
FRIDAY the two upper classes
were granted permission to go home
until settlement could be brought
about. The board of trustees were
scheduled to meet on Saturday and
three of the students remained be-
hind to present our grievances to
them in person. We desire the re-
instatement of the freshman and
sophomore classes, together with
Cadet Crossland; that proper read
justments be made in regard to sew
eral other cadets who were punished
on several other occasions; that a
thorough investigation be made
about conditions in the mess hall
and kitchen. On more than one oc-
casion the senior cooperative commit
tee invited the president to eat a
meal in the mess hall. On each OF
these occasions we have always had
a very good meal. 1t is very peculiar
that on these special occasions the
meals served were always above the
average. We wish to have open tri-
ais and to have one or more student
representatives present at the meet
ing. These and several other things
constitute our grievances.
Among those who walked out
was one of Pershing's Hundred
Heroes another was man of SO
years of age. He surely should be
level-headed enough by this time to
know what he was about and not act
the part of child, as referred to by
the college authorities. When eight
hundred men all have grievances, it
is a pretty sure sign that something
is radically wrong, and it appears
that steps should be taken to adjust
these wrongs"