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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;
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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:-;
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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. Certain ;
I persons high in public life were in j
Washington today with reference to'
it but because of the very confiden-1
tial way in which the information;
was secured, it can not possibly yet j
be made public. If the situation de- I
velops as indicated at this time there ,
will be real news for the Palmetto
state.
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