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g? ?- ? the effect that the discipline is harsh and unjust, and that efforts are being made to emphasize more and more the military features of this institution, are disproved by the following facts, during the term which is coming to an end. I'p to February 2S, 210 cadets, or more than 2~> per cent, of the corps, have received no demerits, cadc-ts or ii per cent, of the corps have received less than 20 demerits, which entitles them to a ^ place on the honor roll for the term, r so far as discipline is concerned. Only two cadets during the entire current collegiate year have received the limit of demerits for which dismissal or suspension are the penalties. , Supports Officials. I "Notwithstanding these facts, ^ however,., the board fe*. Is that it is P wise fully to reveiw the existing ca| <iet regulations heretofore promulgat" -ed by the board, which have not been (materially changed for many years, and to that end a subcommittee of the- board has been appointed, including several alumni who have lived in the barracks, with directions to report back to the-board at the regular spring meeting, April 7. The board has found the commandant and President Riggs, those immediately responsible for discipline, to have been diligent and fair in their enforcement of th& existing : regulak tions. The board, is in full harmony with their administration "of the af-; M. foive tfip f-nllpcre. and eives assur r r- ?---ance.,td>tht*i of fullest support. "*T^e action of the cadets, in view; ' , ^ Sa | of the "conditions found to exist, is* inexcusable:.. Explantion of-it must be left to speculation and while speculation is always dangerous, it is the. belief of the board that it has grown i either out of the spirit of unrest prevailing throughout the world and is another symptom of the world wide I ^ protest both against the established W order of things and of all regularly j * constituted authority, or is the result of dangerous and unwise advice, and leadership, which has magnified small things into aggravated grievances. It is the belief of the board, i - - "? - x _ 1 _ ^ 1 and certainly it must oe us nupe, that the real cause is to be found in the latter rather than in the former alternative. ! "This board can no more excuse the acceptance of foolish and unwise leadership than it can look with com-! placency upon a spirit of sullen disregard for the constituted authorities of the institution. The very life of Clemson college is dependent upor. j the obedience of its cadet corps tc j Its rulers and regulations governing i their conduct. A breakdown in discipline in this institution would be as fatal to it as a break of a rail to , a passenger train and this board, act- j ing for the preservation of the future | of this institution, can not under j such circumstances admit of the jus- i tice of the conduct of members of j the cadet corps in their precipitous : ryf last Wedi^sdav. nor will av. WiV44 V* , , they regard any such metaber of the j corps as being in position to discuss' liis case until such cadet has purged. himself to the satisfaction of this' I>oard of his apparent intention of deliberately and wilfully disobey, violate and contemptously disregard its rules and regulations. i Students Must Repeat. "The board fully recognizes its responsibility in the promise, both to the instituton and to these young men, who, spurred on by unwise counsel, have jeopardized their opportunity for an education. The board likewise has the deepest feel ing of sympatny tor tne parenis,; guardians and friends of these young men, and is unwilling by any appear-, ance of obstinacy, to deny to these, cadets, who will put themselves in: proper attitude an opportunity to convince the board or its delegated , agents, of their willingness to subscribe freely and without compul- j .sion to the pledges of loyalty and obedience to the laws and constitut- j ed authorities of this institution, and ! to accept all such other conditions as i are herein prescribed. "To that end, as a condition prec-e- ; <lent, the board will require of each ! individual of the senior and junior, classes who signed the petition, or j more properly, ultimatum, heretofort referred to, to siirn and file with the president of the college for the board of trustees by 11:30 p. m., March 21,' unless excused by the president, a j written withdrawal of approval of j the last paragraph of the document | -signed by them and filed with the board of trustees. Such members of these classes as have failed or refus ed to file with the president of the college for the board the statement herein required in the time required unless, in the opinion of the president, unavoidably detained,, shall be deemed to be in a state of insubordination and shall be dropped from the rolls of the college without the privilege of reinstatement at any time in the future. ""And such of these classes who do: not rerf-ir- in accordance with the) terms of their present leave without j sufficient excuse, in the opinion of the president of the college, shall be adjudged deserters and dropped from I the rolls of the college as such. I "Such members of the freshman I j and sophomore classes 'vho do not i ! return bv 11:30 p. m., March 21, i * | i 11)20, shall be adjudged to have vio-j I lated paragraph .'>25, cadet regula- j , tions, and their names shall be drop- I i tin,! fvmii rht> mils of the college. i X'v - - - To Run College. j ''When these conditions are met, j ' these students falling within the classes herein described will be re- j | quired to subscribe anew to the j ; pledge given by them upon their i j former entrance into the college to | j obey and abide by its rules and regu- j i lations and to make up all work ; j missed. If these conditions of re- i I entrance into the college appear to j i the public or the student body as un- j j duly harsh the board would have each | ' to understand that this institution in j jthe future as in the past must be-f | run and will be run by its legally j J constituted authorities," and with the; ! full appreciation of the significance j j of the statement, that this board | j would prefer to close the doors of j j this institution forever than it should j be conducted other than by its con-: ! stituted authorities. ! "The ease y.of "the freshman and ! ! sophomore classes presents difficul- j j ties not' met in the consideration of j ; the case of the upper classes. .The j Aboard is convinced that these lower) | classes acted without that due con- \ ! sider^tion of the effect of their j j course as would be expected of j j more mature persons and largely un- j | der influence arising outside of their^ i'own "membership. It is felt that they j ' allowed themselves unconsciously 'to ! I be used by others for the attainmentj of purposes which, they themselves j | did not fully understand, or whose j | consequences they did not fully ap- j nTOfMO fa j "This feeling: induces the hoard to j | conclude that members of the fresh-! I man and sophomore classes will be t 'received into the college who return] by 11:30 o'clock p. m., March 21, | , unless in the opinion of the presi- j dent unavoidably detained, and who j shall, with the written approval of their parents or guardians, subscribe : to an affirmation distinctly and positively renouncing any deliberate ini tent to defy the college authorities j f^ TfiVioi ncminst its rules and recru-1 V/l IV I V. KJ\- * _ ^ lations by his conduct of March 10, j 1920, or who shall affirm that his ac-1 ! tions of that date were under com' pulsion or coercion of his fellow classmen or others. I "None of these requirements herein contained apply to cadets of the freshman and sophomore classes on leave of absence, who present upon i their return the passes or permits { under the authority of which they are now absent. (Signed) "Alan Johnstone, "President Boar dof Trustees." NATIVE OF THIS STATE. Lieutenant Commander Webb Born ! In South Carolina. i The State. Lieut. Commander James Reid. Webb, whose death was announced: in the Associated Press reports Mon-' day of the wreck of the submarine; H-l off the coast of California Sunday, was a South Carolinian and has many relatives in the state?at New-! berry and Chappells and in Oconee. county. William R. Reid of New-, * i berry is an uncle. He received a telegram on Monday from his sister, Mrs. Webb, confirming the sad news contained in Monday's papers. Num- j bers of persons in Newberry knew' Kmi-o vnnnor nffiepr. and feel C1IC l/l?? V tl , sure that the last moments of his life must have been spent in efforts to. save his boat and the lives of his J men. He is survived by his wife, to. whom he was married about a year, a&o. j T- - ? Relatives in Newberry. Greenwood Index-Journal. Capt. James Reid Webb, U. S. N., who was drowned on his vessel off j the coast of California as stated in; yesterday's Index-Journal was a i nephew of Mrs. Wm. R. Reid of Newberry. His parent-s live in Washing:-; * ^ ^ ?i u;? hnl,l?s ion. u. v. .. ? iicic mo iuuivi a responsible position with the Southern railway. Capt. Webb's father is a native of Hartwell, Ga.! He is not related by blood to the Webbs of Greenwood or Chappells. j SOMETHING TO HAPPEN. Surprising Political Matter Said to | Be In Air. The State. | Washington, March 16.?South 1 Carolina is iiKeiy 10 participate m a ; surprising: political matter of very j | much more than usual importance s I during the next few days. 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