Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-03-24
CLEMSON STUDENTS
AGREE TO RETURN
Accept Resolution by Parents
to End Revolt. Investiga-
ton Asked.

Clemson students who have been
in revolt the last two weeks will re-
turn today and tomorrow if the res
.olution adopted here yesterday at the
indignation meeting held by parents
prevails with the students.
The resolution favored by the
more than SO parents, guardians or
representatives of students does not
admit Sthe full justice" of the reen-
trance requirements as formulated
by the board of trustees, but the stu
dents are called upon to return to the
college and purge themselves of con-
tempt.
The disciplinary pill which the
BOYS must take in the oath of renew
ed allegiance to the college and
pledge of obedience. to the rules and
regulations is made more palative by
softening clause of reservation put
in by the anxious parents. This
reads:
"It being distinctly understoon by
us that while we recommend the re-
nunciation of deliberate intent to
defy duly constituted authority, we
do not recommend nor do we under
stand that in so doing they are re-
nouncing their purpose to protest
against what has been shown to be
real grievances.
Investigation Asked.
The resolution also calls for full
investigation at the April meeting of
the board of all grievances which
may be filed. Also for committee
to go to Clemson today to urge stu
dents to comply with the resolution
and reenter. DR.. j. S. Summers of st.
Matthews, who presided during the
day. appointed D. W. Robinson, j. P.
Derham and George T. Bryant to
serve on the committee to meet with
the boys at Clemson tomorrow.
Because the majority Of the men,
bers of the board have been named
for life came in for some criticism.
Senator Banks thought it an anomaly
that "the institution should be con-
trolled by a dead man," referring to
the fact that when the college was
created a stipulation was that GER
tain members of the board of trus-
tees should serve throughout their
lives. It was brought out that seven
are life members and six elective.
This criticism of the fact that GER
tain members are named for life
found echo in a later talk by DIR.
q Summers The people were getting
tired of such a procedure and the pa
rents would see that there is an i'm
provement at Clemson or "We'u see
that Clemson is wiped out. We are
going to touch the life trustees and
touch them in such tender spot
that they will rectify existing wrongs.
We are going to have president the
boys can look up to and respect" he
said. A capable leaSer would have
been able to prevent the recent up
rising.
Had Long Conference.
The conference yesterday began
at 80 o'clock in the afternoon and
continued until after 6 o'clock, when
the resolution was adopted unani-
mously after an amendment proposed
by D. w. Robinson of Columbia to
omit the word "full," qualifying
Justice, had been defeated by vote
of % to 80. Just prior to the adop-
ton of the resolution the dozen or
more Clemson students who were
present were asked if they would
comply with this recommendation or
quest, (which was not command"
No student voted in the opposition.
The parents then having obtained
full consent of the boys to the reso-
luton, supported it unanimously.
DR.. Summers will appointe COM
mittee in April. DR.. Riggs yesterday
sent telegram requesting that such
committee be appointed. The re-
quest for the appointement of such a
committee was made through w. D.
Barnett of Columbia, trustee and
alumnus of Clemson. His suggestion
was heartily approved, although it
was not known at the time that such
action had been asked by the head of
the college, who was subjected to
some sharp criticism during the day.
The resolution adopted yesterday