The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-03-19
disorder on the campus.
Demands Made.


! Demands Made.
"(4) On Wednesday, March 10
Immediately after dinner. the fresh
man and sophomore classes met OF
Riggs athletic field in violation 0:
paragraph 246, cadet regulations
and from there proceeded to the en-
trance of the main building. The
president of the college, DR.. Riggs
was called upon to appear before
these classes, and through thei1
spokesman, Cadet Turner of the
freshman class, it was demanded o.
him that he Immediately reinstate
F.! Cadets Green and Dawes, and relieve
Cadet Grassland from further punish
ment. President Riggs explained tt
these classes that neither he, the dis
cipline committee, the faculty MOI
any other authority at the college
was empowered either to entertain 6
request coming in such manner
nor to, act upon it. (Section 234
cadet regulations) paragraph 324
above referred to reads as follows:
The president, the discipline
committee and the board of trustees
shall not consider any petition or
protest, verbal or written, from any
class or other student organization,
relating to the punishment of any ca
det by the proper authorities, and
any such petition or protest is strict
ly prohibited. Only petitions or pro-
tests from parent, legal guardian,
or cadet of age shall be given con-
sideration by the president, discipline
committee or board Of trustees
"The- president referred to this
regulation, stating clearly to them
that the regulation positively prohib-
tied any Of the college authorities
from considering any petition or pro-
test from class or student organiza-
tion relating to the punishment Of a
cadet, but pointed out to them that
the regulation provides that such pro-
test must be presented to the proper
authorities of the college only by the
cadet himself, his parent or legal
guardian. The reading of the above
section of the regulations shows that
there are no restrictions upon the
pursuance of this course by any cadet
affected and the law Of the board
requires the president to submit all
such protests or requests to the
board, or proper committees thereof.
Upon the conclusion of this statement
the two classes without disorder and
apparently following preconcerted
plan and in clear violation of the
regulations against desertion (Sec-
ton 325 regulations) disbanded and
later quit college and left for their
homes, except about go, who were
granted leaves of absence under a
policy agreed upon by the authorities
to grant such leave to any cadet who
claimed he was having to leave under
compulsion.
"These are the facts leading up
to and including the departure of
the freshman and sophomore classes
from the college, and it must be en-
phasized that they show clearly that
the events of Wednesday were not
due to the issuance of the emergency
! order of Sunday, which had been re-
voked on Monday, noon.
Upperclasses Meet.
"Following the departure of the
freshman and sophomore classes, the
junior and senior classes held meet
! ings, and through their committees
also conferred with the president of
the college. Later these classes sub
mitted in the regular way to the pres
ident of the college for his transmit
tai to the board of trustees, as re-
quired by Section 81 Of the college
bylaws, what purported to be a pc
tion covering their grievances.
Among other demands made upon the
board is the following:
"'Q) Reinstatement of freshman,
sophomore, two year textile and one
year agricultural classes, along with
Cadet Grassland of the freshman
class, all without punishment
"This as a petition and not as a
demand would have been a proper
exercise of their rights, but the real
character of the documents is dis
closed by the distinct ultimatum to
the board as follows:
"'We, the undersigned, hereby pc
ton the board of trustees that the
above named requests be granted I'M
mediately, also that if the requests