Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-03-18
CLEMSON STUDENTS FACE
CHARGE OF DEsERTION

decide the future personnel for the re-
mainder of this school year of Clemson
Agricultural College. The students who
are all AWAY from the campus, on ac-
count of the strike of freshmen and
sophomores. last week, have until Sun
day night to return or else they will BE-
counted as descrtcrs The action of the
trustees in standing firmly back of the
college authorities in the enforcement of
discipline has met with approval from
many prominent South Caroiinians.
I'VE took the position that we would
rather close the college than to see it
TUNED over to the students, with ALI
discipline abandoned" stated n member
of the board, W. ID. Barnett, in Column,
bia today. -
The. parents or guardians of every
Clemson student is this week being
mailed copy of the statement issued
by the trustees Monday night, following
the three dhy meeting over the situa.
ton. This statement puts the matter
of the conditions under which the stu.
dents may return clearly before the
patrons of the college, Each student
must again pledge his allegiance to the
college and, must refute his former posi-
tioncof rebellion. ,
Clemson College, March l5.-fThe re-
port of Clemson, college trustees, COM
pleted ,ronly' aftere4S hours of most
searching, investigations into hthe stu
dent "Malkout"s which resulted in d5O
freshmen gand tsophmoresL"leavin the
reservation for their homes last We'd
nesday and senior and junior classmen
threatened to walk out in sympathy
unless their demands for reinstate-
ment, without punishment, of all un-
dcrclassmen and certain reforms in
methods of cadet government were
met, shows these net results:
Vigorous support of the president,
the commandant and the discipline
committee of the faculty. 49, g..
Refusal to even consider the ulti.
matum from senior and junior class
men.
Laying down of certain conditions
upon which junior and senior classmen
who signed the ultimatum and sopho-
more and freshmen classmen who
walked out may reenter the college.
Acknowledgment that conditions of
the mess had not been what the au.
thorities would have them, but that
economic and other conditions the
world over are such that the situation
could not bet better under existing limi-
tations, authorizing the president to
make certain improvements in the
mess and providing him with addi-
tional funds to cover cost of same,
without raising the monthly rate of
board of cadets.
Open trial for cadets, not upon de-
mands from any cadet element. but
solely to inspire more of a spirit of
confidence in the work of the discipline
committee of the faculty; permission
to be granted accused cadets to have
faculty counsel of their own choos-
ing at the trial; no student represen
tative upon the discipline committee
appointment of a committee of the
trustees to study the cadet govern
ment regulations and suggest such
changes rs might he deemed advisable,
this report to be submitted Mt the reg.
ilar April meeting of the trustees.
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.
Conditions upon which junior and
senior classmen may reenter the col
lege provide that each individual who
signed the ,ltimatum shall sign, and
Tile with the president for the trus-
tees by i:3O p. m, March 81, 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 insubordination
and shall be dropped from the rolls of
the college without the privilege of
reinstatement ut any time in the fu.
ture. Members of these classes who
do not return in accordance with the
terms OF their. present leave, without
sufficient excuse in the opinion of the
president shall be adjudged deserters
and dropped from the rolls as such.
Freshmen and sophomores who fail
to return by lls30 p. m, March 81,
shall be adjudged to have violated para.
graph 325, cadet regulations, and their
names dropped from the college rolls,
When these conditions have been met
those cadets returning will be required
to subscribe anew to the pladge given
upon their formal entrance and to
make up all work missed.