Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-16
CLEMSON CADETS
CD OUT ON STRIKE;
CLASSES SUSPENDED

CLEMSON COLLEGE, s. c., Oct.
15.-Classroom work at Clemson col
legea tie states agricultural and me-
chanicaI college, has been suspended
pending a settlement of the situation
that arose yesterday when nearly
half the student body Of 1000 mem
bers quit the campus in protest
against the suspension of a student
and as a mark of dissatisfaction
with the mess hall fare.
Possibility OF the entire student
body leaving was seen following a
meeting today of the cadets who re
manned at which resolutions were
adopted appointing Il committee to
confer with college officials and to
present the students demands, one OF
which was understood to provide for
the reinstatement of all those who
left the school grounds.
Acting President S. b. Earle an
nounced that he would meet the COM
mittee as soon as he received ii re-
quest from it,
The cadet whose punishment pre-
cipitated the walkout, was r. f.
Outch) Holohan, president Of the
senior class and member of the va
sity eleven, who was suspended fol-
lowing an inv ngaottiofise p p die Il
lowing an investigation of charges
that he had been drinking.
More than 500 cadets out Of the
@c nd
LOO walked out following the pre-
sentation of petition to Mr.. Earle,
in which four. demands were made.
None of the varsity or freshmen
football players participated in the
Walkout.
In a statement given out last
night, Mr.. Earle said he had told the
cadets he would look into the matter
Of the food served, but had refused
to dismiss the mess officer. and de-
clined to engage or hire a maron
until a suitable person could be
found for the place. AS to Holohan,
the president said, the cadets were
informed that the suspended student
had been advised of the proper
method of appealing from the find
ing of the discipline committee.
STRIKERS RANKS WILL BE
AUGMENTED, STUDENTS SAY
ANDERSON, S. c., Oct. 15.-Strik-
ing students of Clemson college,
who came here yesterday when
more than 500 members of the stu
dent body quit the campus after
making certain demands on the col
lege authorities, today indicated
they would not return until arrange
ments satisfactory to them had been
made. Local Clemson alumni held
a meeting last night and endeavored
to persuade the absentees to go back
to the college. Some of the stu
dents here predicted that the $50
cadets who did not leave yesterday
would join in the WalkOut.
CLEMSON STUDENTS ON
STRIKE TWICE BEFORE
CLEMSON, S. c., Oct. 15.-Twice
before the walkout reported today
from Clemson college, the students
of the states agricultural and me-
chanical college have participated in
major strikes" according to w. D.
Barnett, of Columbia a trustee of
the institution.
In 1908, about 400 of the 700 cadets
enrolled took part in an April fool
prank in the shape, of Il deSertiOn
from the campus aud a trip to the
neighboring town of Pendleton. The
participants were suspended for the
remainder of the year, and many of
them never returned to the college,
although some of them did so back
the following year and finished their
courses, it was stated
Four years ago, the freshmen and
sophomore classes left the institution
and the Junior and senior classes
were threatening to join them when
the juniors and seniors were granted
leaves of absence pending an adj
justment of the trouble. An investi-
cation by the trustees brought from
the students varying expressions as
to the reasons for the walkOut, ac-
cording to Mr.. Barnett, one of them
being lack of confidence" in the
then president, DR.. w. NJ. Riggs.
DIR. Riggs preferred charges
a against himself in accordance with
the complaints made by the students,
and was on trial for three days be-
fore the trustees. 1.-THE students were
finally permitted to return upon sign
ing q statement to the effect that
they had not intended to be insub
ordinate by their conduct.