The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-17

Ihe money had been taken IN Dy
the office last night during the
last minute income tax rush.
sented to the board Of trustees. Re-
fusal to consider any portion Of the
ultimatum was agreed upon instantly
by the trustees. In the meantime, the
! following telegram was received by
the college authorities:
Bennettsville, S. c.
March 13, 1920.
President Riggs,
Clemson College, S. C.
| Present request for new trial of
case to board of trustees. Desire ]. H.
O'Dell and committee to represent ME
due to my absence.
NJ. E. Grassland.
AS cadet regulations provided 70
appeal from the action of the discip-
cadet involved, his parent or legal
guardian, only, the request Of Cadet
Grassland for new trial was con-
sidered by the trustees.
GrOssland Case
Cadet VI. E. Grassland, was tried
by the discipline committee and found
guilty of disorder and yelling the word
"Bolsheviki' He had been given d
/ punishment of five weeks room al
rest, 20 demerits and 20 extras. The
room arrest confined the cadet to the
limits of his room except when 1T
college duties.
The board carefully reviewed the
sienographic evidence taken 1T the
trial, and heard the statements Of
cadets whom Grassland had delegated
tv represent him. These representa-
tiveS made the point that the LlScip-
line committee had charged Cadet
Grassland for a violation Of Para
graph 23S of the Regulations, which
refers to refractory and disrespectfEl
Conduct, but in the light Of his clam
not to have seen the commandant
when he did the yelling, had found
him guilty of violation of another
paragraph, No. 269, which refers to
disorders, neglects and irregularities
prejudicial to good order and dis
cipline, which the committee corsid-
cred a lesser included offense. '"he
board ruled that this was a different
offense and not lesser included Of
Tense, and on this technical ground,
rcscinded the sentence and remanded
the case back to the discipline COM
mittee, with the instruction that thf
cadet be tried on the charge Of viola
ting paragraph 269 Of the cadet reg
ulations. If Cadet Grassland returr.s
under the conditions laid down D.
the board, and the committee again
finds him guilty, the cadet can again
appeal to the board, when he board
would pass upon the actual merits of
the case.
Long Session of Board.
The board of trustees assembled
at Clemson College Saturday after
noon at 3 o'clock and adjourned sine
die at o'clock Monday afternoon
With the exception of brief recesses
aggregating something like 70 or IL
hours, the board was in session dur.
ing all of the 4S hours.
While they adjourned at o'c'Ocl;
Monday afternoon, no inkling Of the
result of their deliberations was al
lowed to leak out until their report
had been typed, read and correcte5
and signed by the chairman Of the
board, Senator Alan Johnston, Short
ly after 6 o'clock a copy Of the find
ings was handed to the press, sub
ject to release in full to morning
papers of South Carolina on Tuesday
morning. The reasons of the authori-
ties for not wanting their report to
appear first in any state newspapers
that would not agree to handle the
report in it's entirety, was because
they felt any digest Of the report
would not clearly set before the peo
pie of South Carolina. who are most
interested in the matter, an adequate
statement of their finding aid con-
clusions reached
AS the report was not handed 10
the press until after all telegraph
and telephone wires out of Clemson
had closed for the night. it was neces-
sary for the reporter to travel to
Greenville in order to get the story
of the boards meeting on the wires.
A member of the Clemson faculty
ordinarily sends reports of happen
ings at the college to the papers OF
the state, but expressed unwilling
ness to attempt reporting the ces-
sion OF the trustees unless the news.
papers would agree to handle the
report in full. But as the wires out
of Clemson closed before the report
OF the trustees was available for pub
l;cation. he requested the only pro
fCSSiOnal newspaper man at Clemson
to assume these duties for him ar
%rvinG in GreeHvilie, but only upon
t.IIitIon the newspaper wCU!d agree
- tie the report il full for pnh!icI-
,icn Tuesday morning. IL accIrtl"nce
With the wishes 6! the cOii"ge al