The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-01
COLLECEX
President 4
Differs
GUILDS T
Number of Anoifions to rAcsi
Of Fast Growing Methodi
Institution

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Columbia, Aug 2S-AThe removal
from the presidency OF Colun1bia
College Of DR. q. 7. Pugh capae at the
conclusion OF two-day paeeting Df
the board OF trustees OF the institu-
tion, the action OF the trustees il was
learned today being contrary to that
of the college faculty in barring sevL
eral students from privileges oe the
college during the past session. Df
Pugh told the trustees chat il they
voted TO put the young adies back
into the student body, they would
have to put him out, the college fac
uity having voted 10 deprive the
young ladies OF college privileges.
THE vote or the trusrses Thursday az
1ernoon was In favor of DECLARING the
presidency vacant.
4 't'I feel that did my duty said
Or Pugh today, In speaking of the
trusteesS acticn, Pand / have no re-
rgrets."
DR. lsugh stated that he had &slked
for a written statement from the
trustees and this he will receiye in a
few days, he expects
DIR. Pugh expects to locate In Coz
lnmbia. entering the business world.
or else to assume some new educa-
tional field, he stated to-day. AS yet,
however, his plans have nor been
made.
The trouble between the faculty.
and the trustees at Columbia College
started several months ago. From
knowledge that can be gathered in
Columbia it seems that number OF
young ladies OF the institution took
part in a social affair Last Spring,
contrary to college orders The mat
ter WIS taken up by the faculty and
the young ladies went to their homes,
The vote of the faculty was that they
could not return. strong protests
We're made by the students and by
parents Of the young wolhen. ii is
unA eEstpGd that ahe parents on TIC
young ladies were Represented bAforc
the trustees ct meeting during the
last commencement.S IA strong fight
was waged for the re~tnstatemelIt 81
the students, and all summer the mat
ter has been hanging fire The trusA
tees, it was stated, have favored rev
instatemsnt OF the students, and
final meeting was held THE week t5
consider the situation. Or. Pugh was
notified of the meeting and ne sen
a eonmunicatlon to the board, ask
ing that final and definite action one.
way or the other be taken. He tod
the trustees that IL the ytliag iadbss
were reinstated, he would haes ID
leave the cc,tlege. 1t Is not known
whether the trustees voted 10 reiri-
state tho young ladies. on rot, but tile
presumption Is thai the yate WY 10
| allow the students TO return.
The members OF the hO;lrd attend-
ing the meeting in CoIurabia Wed.
nesday and Thursday vert DIR. John
A.. Rice. Sumter, DR.. NJ L. Carlisle.
Anderson, w. J. Murray p. A. Hotl-
ges, II. II. Hyatt. Rev A. n. RruIl-
son. of Columbia. Rev. J., Il, Rahsis.
fey, York, w. ]. Ivey. Florence, ami
Rev. A. u cauthen. OF orangebars
The board elected j. T.. Guilds.
headmaster OF the Carlisle Fitting
school Bamberg as new presideilt
Of Columbia College He Is a grad
uate of Wofford and of Vanderbilt
University. President Guilds is eis-
pected to take UP his new duties inn
mediateiy,
DR.. Pugh leaves the college after
four years OF good work. The college
has grown under his admlnistrafio,a.
A number OF additions are an
nounced for the college facuit.k,
among them being Rev. David II.
Munson, who comes 10 the chair eiG
English from Emory college. Vir-
ginia; Rev. f. Mason Crum, who wiz
be professor OF religious educRtio,
Miss Kate ID. Meares. Latin teach
who is a graduate Of the UnIve
of North Carolina and OF Colu
University; Miss Virginia Cos
department OF expression, an
zimmermann, art department
Columbia, Aug, 28--Dr.
Isle. OF Anderson, has d
chairman of the board
Columbia College, accc
nouncement made fro
tion today. DR.. Carlsl
John A. Rice of sur
ed because he Is
DIR, Rice goes to
Testament intern
western Univers
A number o
ulty Of the.
tirement of
ed. DIR. ID.
the coiiegs
the facu!t
names