The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-03-19
STUDENTS REBUKED
BY CLEMSON BOARD
CADETS MAY RETURN ON GER
TAIN TERMS.

Upper Clas.men Must Withdraw Ap-
proval of Last. Paragraph OF
Ultimatum.
Clemson College, March 15.-The
report of Clemson college trustees,
completed only after 48 hours of
most searching investigation into the
student ''walk out" which resulted in
45o freshmen and sophomores leav-
ing the reservation for their homes
last Wednesday and senior and junior
classmen threatening to walk out in
| sympathy unless their demands for
reinstatement, without punishment,
! of all underclassmen and certain re-
forms in methods Of cadet govern
ment were met, shows these net re-
suits:
Vigorous support of the president,
the commandant and the discipline
committee of the faculty.
Refusal to even consider the ultl-
matum from senior and junior class
men.
Laying down of certain conditions
upon which junior and senior class
men who signed the ultimatum and
sophomore and freshmen classmen
who walked out may reenter the coll
lege.
| Acknowledgment that conditions
of the mess had not been what the
authorities would have them, but that
economic and other conditions the
| world over are such that the situa-
ton could not: be better under ex-
listing limitations. authorizing the
| president to make certain improve
| ments in the mess and providing him
| with additional funds to cover cost
| of same, without raising the monthly
rate of board of cadets.
Open trial for cadets, not upon
! demands from any cadet element,
but solely to inspire more of spirit
Of confidence in the work Of the dis
cipline committee of the faculty..
permission to be granted accused ca
diets to have faculty counsel Of their
own choosing at the trial; no student
representative upon the discipline
committee.
Appointment of a committee Of the
trustees to study the cadet govern
n,ent regulations and suggest such
changes as might be deemed advis-
able, this report to be submitted at
the regular April meeting Of the trus-
tees.
Consideration of the case Of Cadet
Grassland, not upon the demand Of
the junior and senior classmen, but
upon the petition of Cadet Grassland
himself as provided by regulations.
Remittance Rules.
Conditions upon which junior and
senior classmen may reenter the col
lege provide that each individual who
signed the ultimatum shall sign and
file with the president for the trus-
tees by II 80 p. M, March 21, writ
ten withdrawal Of their approval Of
the last paragraph Of the document.
Those failing to comply shall be con-
sidered in a state of ihsubordination
and shall be dropped from the rolls
of the college without the privilege
of reinstatement at any time in the
future. Members of these classes
who do not return in accordance with
the terms Of their present leave,
without sufficient excuse in the opin-
ion of the president shall be adjudg-
ed deserters and dropped from the
rolls as such. Freshmen and sopho-
mores who fail to return by IL 80
p. M, March 21. shall be adjudged to
have violated paragraph 325, cadet
regulations, and their names dropped
from the college rolls. When these
conditions have been met those ca
diets returning will be required to sub
scribe anew to the pledge given upon
their formal entrance and to make
up all work missed.
The report of the trustees is 5000
words in length.
The report in full follows:
Findings of the board Of trus-
tees after thorough investigation,
in which representatives of the SEN
ior and junior classes, such parents
of freshman and sophomore classes
as presented themselves, members Of
the discipline committee and all 9TH
ers who desired the opportunity were