The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-03-18
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CLEMSON LEAVE
Observation-Disclosures CLASSES
WALK OUT.
Grievances Cited.
Charge Unfair Trials, Unjust Disclp'
line and Forced Kitchen
Police Duty.

line and Forced Kitchen
Police Duty.
Clemson College, March 10.-A
serious disciplinary situation has
arisen at Clemson college. Many OF
the students have already gone to
their homes and others may go. The
great majority of the sophomores and
freshman classes have left and the
juniors are considering going: 1t is
not believed, however, that the Jun
iors will go. The great majority OF
students talked with today say that
they did not want to go but felt honor
bound to keep their promise to their
classmates to stand with them: The
following statement was secured from
the president and discipline commit
tee:
ssLast Sunday morning the cadet in
charge of dining room scholarship
students reported to the commandant
that on account of sickness he lacked
six or eight men. The commandant,
the president with knowledge, there
npon issued an order, stating that an
emergency. existed, and that six men
would be detailed each day to assist
the scholarship students in the mess
hall until the emergency was reliev-
ed.
Cadets Resented Order.
monday morning, the president
was waited upon by several OF the
class cooperative committee who stat
ed that the cadets very bitterly re-
sented the order referred to. I'M
mediate steps were taken to meet the
emergency and during the forenoon,
by offering higher pay, a sufficient
number of cadets to fill out the quota
s of dining room scholarships were OBJ
tanned. The order of Sunday was re-
syoked at the Monday dinner hour and
two cadets who had been placed in
arrest because of failure to obey the
order were released at 4:43 p. m.
When the dissatisfaction was at its
height on Monday afternoon, and the
threat was made that some of the stu
dents would return home, two sopho-
more who were in arrest in guard
room on account of having exceeded
the limit of so demerits, disregarded
their arrests and proceeded to pack up
their trunks. The cadets were last
night tried by the disciplinary COM
mittee for breach of arrest, pleaded
guilty and received the usual punish
ment for this offense-dismissal. The
college does not forcibly restrain stu
dents who are under discipline, but
places them in arrest. They are ex-
pected to observe the arrest. If they
will not do so, the only recourse is to
send them home.
- another student, freshman, who
had been detected by the command
ant, the only one of many, participant
ing in the disorder Monday afternoon,
was given local punishment which
he could serve without interruption
to his education.
To-day, Wednesday, after the din
ner hour, the freshmen and sopho-
more classes, without permission, as
required by the regulations, held
mass meeting on the athletic field and
from there marched to the presidents
office. The president of the freshman
class asked the president to appear
before the two classes. AS spokes-
man for the two classes, he demand
ed that the two sophomores, whom
the discipline committee had dismiss
ed, be Immediately reinstated, and
that the freshman who had been CIV
en- the local punishment be likewise
Immediately relieved of this punish
ment. The president stated to the
cadets that there was regular and
proper procedure provided in the
regulations, whereby any student who
had been punished by the discipline
committee could appeal to the board
of trustees. Also that the cadets
concerned could appeal for rehear-
ing by the discipline committee if
they so desired, but that he would
not take action under any stress of
class or student demands. With that,
the meeting broke up, the two classes
Indicating their intention to go home
in body.
Red Badges Displayed.
"The present action is probably
elimination of discomfort which has
been growing in the corps since
Christmas. During the disturbance on
Monday, red badges were displayed,
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