The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-03-02

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that it was not right for there to be
! societies in state institutions which
would throw a shadow over the life
of boy or girl. Referring to his
own experience he said that while
walking between the plow handles in
the summer time he wondered how
he would get into the university. But
he was never invited to join fra
teraity. He did not know whether
he would have joined or. not.
when he was there the fraternities
controlled the literary societies and
the campus. He was elected presi-
dent Of the Euphradian society but it
vas cs:ly because he saw TIA. the only
hope was fo- the non-fraternity men
to organize. lie was elected because
two fraternities were fighting each
other and one Of them asked him to
run for president and he was elected.
He said the non-fraterrity men
traded then and more than once.
But he said that the doors of So
ciety in Columbia were closed to the
non-fraterrity men. He said frater-
mites controlled the literary societies,
the athletics and, the college politics
generally. He said non-frat man
had to be extra fine in order to be
chosen for prominent place.
If boy was not invited to join
fraternity a suspicion was cast upon
him.
He referred to a number of men
who were brilliant and we're so rec
ognized by the people of the state,
but they were not members of fra
ternities.
He said the provision that the
/, boards of trustees should decide upon
the admission of the fraternities
would put the boards between the
devil and the deep sea. He asked that
the trustees be relieved of this; re-
'sponsibility. If the burden was put
on he=boards the non-frats would
have grudee if they were admitted
and the fraternity men if they were
not. It would cause the student
bodies to go into politics.
At Clemson and at the Citadel, he
said the fraternity men would con-
troll the election of officers. In Win
thro pcollege it would rend the stu
dent body in twain.
The world war has burned away
class distinctions; the readnission of
fraternities would sow seeds of dis
cord again.
Suspends His VIII.
/ Senator Friday said he had never
voted against appropriations for
state institutions. 1t was the duty
of the state to protect the rank and
of those that he spoke against the
file of the people, and it was in behalf
admission of fraternities. 1t was the
awkward boy, the poor boy, the ig-
norant boy that the state should pro-
tect. A boy might not have money
to join clubs, but he might have
brains, which would do credit to the
people of the state. He had tried to
find some who were in favor of the
bill. He had found only two. He
told of a client who had told him to
draw his will leaving the body of his
estate to the university, but who,
finding that the frat bill had passed
to third reading, told him to hold up
the matter until it was decided. That
he would rot leave his estate to the
university f the bill passed.
| He said that it had been represent
ed that the entire student body was
in favor Of il, but, regardless Of the
fact that the student body had in
dorsed the OIL. there were students
lobbying against the bill. He tho:lgl t
: the bill was unwise and he hoped it
would not pass.
Senator Moore said he had watch