The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-03-16
UPPER CLASSMEN
LEAVE FOR HOMES
Cadets, Passing Through Columbia,
Asks Public to Await Result Of
Investigation.


went on today as usual. The trus
tees will meet tomorrow afternoon
All but about rs students went hom
on furlough this afternoon.
The following statement was mad
early this morning by representative
of the senior and junior classes o
Clemson college, who arrived in Co
lumbia en- route home.
"There is an impression abroad il
South Carolina that the students lef
Clemson Wednesday without du'
consideration; that the action wa
taken on the spur of the moment.
"This impression is incorrect. Be
fore any action was taken, the mat
ter was given careful consideration
and every request we made was thor
oughly .threshed out before it was
adopted. The grievances of which
we complained have been discussed
at all class meetings during the year.
Average are 21lSo.
ssThe average age OF the students
in the junior and senior classes is
about 90 years. At least three
fourths of these students served m
the army, and at least 80 OF the
members of the two classes were Of
ficers during the recent war. In
cluded in the committees which call
ed personally upon President Riggs
there were two officers. The presl-
dent of the freshman class, II. X.
Turner, served two years in France
and one year on the Mexican border.
Another member of the committee
was 3s years old. Gary G. Foster
one of Pershing's 100 heroes, was a
member of the one year agricultural
class and left with the freshmen.
We mention these facts to show that
the men who have taken action to
protest against grievances are not
callow youths; that they are men VINO
are CAPABLE of deciding for them
Salves what course of action to pur-
sue in certain cases.
"Trouble at Clemson has been
brewing for several years, and espe-
ciallv for the past six months, and
the mess half affair was merely the
occasion and not the real cause for
the outbreak. To show the real at
titude of the student body towards
work in the mess hall we have out
IN cite the fact that when the sopno-
nsre and freshmen classes left the
institution, call was made for vol
unteers to do mess hall work, and a
sufficient number responded to dc
the work. This occurred but two
davs after the order came out which
detailed one man from each company
to do mess hall duty. The student
body did not object to work in the
mess hall; it was the attitude taken
by officers which was resented.
Help Wash Dishes.
Friday upper classmen were bus
ily engaged in making preparations
to take trains away from Clemson,
but despite the hurry a sufficient
number volunteered to remain so
that dishes might be washed and the
mess hall put into good condition
We feel that this proves that we had
the proper attitude towards the work.
Much has been said about the IS
suance of ten day passes to members
of freshmen and sophomore classes.
We have positive proof that these
passes were issued though they were
in many cases Immediately destroyed
&c Improvement in mess hall condl-
tions is imperative. Recently when
one of the professors was IN the bar
racks one of the students went into
the mess hall and procured a dish
which had been placed on table to
contain food for the next meal. The
condition of the plate was such that
the professor positively refused to
touch it, and refused to believe that
this dish was to be used at the next
meal until proof was produced.
eve urge the people of the state
whose good will we value highly, not
,%r
to reach any conclusion in the merits
of the controversy or form any opln-
ions of steps taken by the students
until thorough investigation IS
had"
{signed) G. E. R. Davis, Charles
ton: J. NJ. Candy, Hartsville, mem
hers of senior class; NJ. B. Randle,
Sumter; NJ. T. Dunlap, Hartsvllle,
members of junior class.
INVESTIGATION OF
CLEMSON WALL KOUI