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GOES FOR MELL tl ; fl U Minus Blames Clemson Trouble i on Tha President d a CLAIMES THE AFFAIRS J f<; '' t i Of tlio College Arc Mismanaged ami h S in Whieh l>r. Mell Is Charged C With "Harmful and Ittiinuus InU'rferciKe" with the Military Dis- 11 11 clplino of the Corps. It ? i Capt. J. C. Minus Monday gave out a single statement alleging cortalu , conditions at Clemson College which i were the cause of his having that t institution. Capt. Mluus said that 11 he desired the public to know ex- | actly the state of affairs at the Col- j lege. His statement is as follows: t In beginning my detail as instruc- J tor at Clemson College, I artived August 30, 1907, about two weeks f before the opening' of the regular session. During that time and the few weeks following the opening 1 became acquainted, in the natural course of events, with the faculty, j Those was a willingness on their part to tell me of the disciplinary situation during the past year. The various escapades and violations that are matters of public knowledgi were rehearsed to me time and time again. One general gugr^BHion In alii these recitulH was to the effect that 1 would probably succeed with discipline if Dr. Mell,. the president, did not interfere. On one occasion l'rof. Riggs, who is thought to be very close, to the president, stated to me, in effect, that he had told the president that the success of his administration would be largely based upon his non-interference with disciplinary matter. ^ In taking up my duties as commandant I discovered a deplorable state of affairs. No organization, no system, not the slightest regard on the part of the cadets for law or order, very little respect or consider atiou for the faculty; simply a great mob of youths allowed to run wild However, 1 began to apply tin regulations and penalties for theii infractions as strenuously as the sit nation would allow. The next few months was a time of turbulence, li is nty belief that the cadets found that they could not get by me upon certain of their demands for privileges, for usually most of these case came to mo through the president, and always were put to me in a wa> that ieft no doubt in nty mind of tho president's d sire to concede al most, anything tho cadets requested or demanded. 1 believe the records will show that, in most cas>s, I with stood the unnteritorlous and harmfn appeals of this combination, and 1 think results will show the wisdon of the stand. Still, during the first year there wore continual conliict botwc n us, due to the fact that tin president. In an irregular, and it some cases an unauthorized, way and also, in my opinion, often with ?.out sufficient grounds, yield <1 to the request of individuals. The April, 1 ft08, affair came along and its consequences are well knowi to the public. The realization cam to me after tho dismissal of 3 05 cadets that, It' from now on real con struct ive work was not carried forward, and n sense of duty was not taught to the cadets, the blame foi this failure would be on the authorities. In bringing about the above 1 felt lhat. the first and foremost necessity in a student body is a sys~? < - ? in ui nunur, uuiiereii to in a manl> nnd straight forward way, and tha tho next stop is a clear, unyielding enforcement of the regulations, justly, decisively nnd firmly. The honor system a student body is respon sible for, and must carry out. Thi sysD m was adopted a few days aftei the April reduction in the corps. Cliarnes Against Dr. Mell. The implanting of a sense of duty in a body of students is due larg ly to tho attitude of the authorities, their individuality, their honesty, and fixedness of purpose in carrying out their duties. 1 knew that in so far as co-operation and aid by the faculty were concerned. I could look for little help in the maintenance' of discipline, the members of the faculty of Clemson College are simply indifferent, and that tho concep tion and ideas of the president do not take ordinarily logical form. Consequently the rehabilitation ...? .. ... .... .1 >MIIK II1JII WOUK1 have to be undertaken slnglchandcd. ! Expecting no aid from the president. ! neither in a forcible or in a persua- ' sive way, I fought against the ad- * mission of his harmful and ruinous ' Interference in the structure that 1 * was trying to build. An cxamiua- * tion of the records of the commandant's office, and the knowledge of ( my attitude towards affairs would convince anyone of the logic of my conclusion in regard to the methods necessary to carry out the undertaking. At the beginning of this ses- j sion questions arose. Appeals were made by Dr. Mell. In some cases, he disregarded me as a component part of discipline. In other clear infractions of the regulations he K claimed were personal .between him r and a cadet, and In others the ground r for hlu action was not apparent to b me nor, I believe, to him. a Following Ihe legalizing of a ca- rl det's desertion by restoring him to ci his full functions as a student, with- ei out a word with me in regard to the s< tease and when approached by me P an assumption of a discourteous at- 1 titude in the matter, I-called the at- D tentlon of the chairman of the hoard oi of trustees to the president's contln- a ual and unauthorized interference In bd ie discipline of ,/the institute. \aud fTered to give the board an oppormlty to investigate. A committee ront the board, unauthorized, as I nderstood it, met various items that presented. There were no expreaions of opinion as to whether the onunittee agreed or disagreed with ay contentions for the committee run without power, but the names of he gentlemen are as follows, and I .'ould suggest that they enlightep he public as to what they feel bout this matter; I would like to ee what they say: Col. Alan Johnton . Col. M. L. Donaldson, Mr. I). .Mann ajul Col. K. W. Simpson Interference by President Alleged. yHv claim is that as I was a cornmnent part of discipline and com landant, the president -had*po rlghd o restore h cadet, without flfirst glvng me an opportunity to Investi;ate the ofTence and, if he desired o override me, to do it in- a way uthorized l>y regulations, and not o ruthlessly invade my Jurisdiction ind put my authority at defiance. U any. rfl(te the matter was left stand ng until the December meeting of lie board. At that time a conunitee of the board, consisting of Col. Man Johnstone, Senator Tillman aud dr. Mauiden, held a conference with !>r. Mell and me. The issues were lot looked into, but simply glossed over, aud the matter again left standing with the president's pronise to slay out of .the military jurisliction, and with my announcement that unless lie did, 1 would give up tny position as commandant. At the time I expressed extreme ioubt as to the president's coniplimce with his part of the agreement. True to my expectations, in January of this year, ae again began his interference with the military dolartinent. I submitted my resignation and wrote In connection thereait b a letter in wblch I set forth lie following: "The reason for my resignation are on account of the president's Interference with matters if discipline, setting aside the authority of the commandant. and ruthlessly violating the proper and well established methods In maintaining discipline in a military sysetn. His promise of co-operation .111 d non-interference in the military lepurlment has not been kept. 1 imply state that my self-r spect will iot permit me to serve under him." ^'resident Charged Willi Weakness. The chairman of the board of trustees, upon i?06ipt of this leter. wrote me asking that I remain it the College until the meeting of the board. In accordance with that letter 1 remained, believing that lie board at its meeting in March would go to the bottom of things. Personally I had no desire to continue the work as commandant on tcconnt of extreme arduousness of hv duties, but 1 felt that if the board \ouId honestly look into the coniition of affairs at this institution, good would l?e bound to result, it ictton was taken in accordance with he facts as found. When the subect came up before the board, acording to my information, a resoluion was offer- d to accept my resig nation. An amendment was offered ihereto, calling tne before the board > have me set forth the underlying mis s of my resignation. Strange o say, the amendment could not ie adopted. I am at a loss to know vhy the hoard of trustees should obect to an honest investigation of ttch a vital matter as the discipline if rieiiiHun. Understand that I do iot complain of the acceptance of my cKignatiou. 1 commend the board ipon its direct and positive way of handling iny case. Nevertheless, what was the board's dear duty with my letter before it mil also information that some of s own members possessed as to the real condition of affairs? What has icon the experience of the two fornt r commandants under Dr. Moll? lere is ('apt. Sirmyor's comments a ken from a letter to me: "The hances a commandant would have o put up a fine showing in the matter of a cad t regiment are too nunerous to mention, if the military lepartment could only got the supu?rt of lite powers that be. Hut in ny opiu'on, nothing can he done unil there is a new president. Per.onally I was very fond (^f Dr. Moll, >ut he is weak, and J* tlloiight was too willing to sacrifice anyone so hat he could lie pdpiflar with the hoys, and as far as I can see-his effortp liad exactly the opposite results." Cnpt. Clay's report is not at hand, hut 1 have read it and he complains ifong the same lines. I am convinced of the magnificent ipportunlty for great work at Clein-on. and realizing that I owe much o the State, which I have called my iwn since 1 was .six years of age. \nd in which I have, spent a grea1 nany years, I make the foregoing itatement based upon my experience ind observation at Cletnson, and with i view that the information uiay irove of some value to the people n tlulr attitude towards the Colege. * J. C. MINUS, 'apt. United States Army, Retired. April. 1 7, 1909. ItlSKl'l> THEIR LIVES 'o Save That of a Little Ciirl Who Was in Path. Rather than run down a little irl who wa* in their path James L. dnsmore and F. O. Probaseo, at aylon, Ohio, turned their antomolle'down a thirty-foot embankment nd'plunged Into the waters of Miami vet*? The men were driving the lr alotig the top of the levee only ght feet wide, when the child was ?en a few feet ahead of the car. rohaaro, Jwho was driving, said: { [* It Wv4f chltd or the rlyer, Jim?" | laemoX-replied : "The river for' nt" Although the 'ri^r at high stl?^ and the <rurtfent swltt,! i ith man Aaped Injuries." ^CHOOSE DEATH RATHER THAN GO'TO A CELL IN JAIL FOR C^tlMK. The Noted t>r. Rosa MonnUh of Atlanta Kills Herself Rather Than | [ . PeiTo Sentence. Preferring the chill of the grave j. to-Ute cbill of a prison cell, and the I shroud to the garb of a convict,' Dr. { Rosa S. Monnish, of Atlanta, drank pruislc add and died an hour after be had been sentenced to serve two years in the Federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas. Deputy Unit- j ed States marshals, In whose charge H she had been placed, found her after , they had broken open the door to her room. 1 Mrs. Monnish has been more or less in the public eye in the South ' for several years. She built a sanl- * tarium in the most aristocratic part ( of Atlanta a few years ago, despite the efTorts of neighbors to prevent the opening of the place. Later her methods came under the scrutiny of 1 the postoffice inspectors, but it was ] not until she had trouble with her husband that the officers could get evidence against her. They charge her with sending improper and threatening letters to a 1 young woman and secured her conviction. Her attorneys applied for a new trial, and It was overruled by Federal Judge Newman, who at once sentenced Dr. Monnish to serve one year and one day in prison, and to pay a fine o? $1,000 on each of two counts. Dr. Monnish fainted when the sentence was Imposed, but recovered and asked to go to her home. The officers consented, simply stipulating that they lock her in her room and remain on guard outside. While her attorneys were preparing an appeal bond she accompanied th< officers in a cab to her home, and went to her room. About 2 p.m. the guards called to her to come to luncheon. Receiving no reply, they forced the door and found their aged prisoner dead on her bed. Dr. Monnish was sixtv vearH of ago. and besides her husband, also a physician, she leaves a daughter, Jeannette. aged 13. BIGGEST QANDGK EVER MADE. IH'stined to Burn Four Years anil Seven Months. The largest candle ever manufactured Is destiucd to burn four years and seven months in memory of Joseph Petrosino, the New York detective who was assassinated while on a secret mission to Italy. It was finished the day Petrosino's body reached America, and was sent to the pro-cathedral In Mott street. New York, where the funeral took place a few days later, and where it was designed that the great candle should burn continuously in memory of the slain officer. %But thrents to dynamite the church, if the candle was kept there, were heard, and it was horridly returned to the firm which made it. It now awaits the disposal of the widow vho is making arrangements to have it sent to her husbaDd's birthplace in Italy and there enshrined The candle is nine feet high and three feet, six inches in circumference. It weighs 178 pounds, and is almost completely covered with fourteen karat gold leaf. Its composition Is Austrian beeswax, to which a slow burning substance has been added. It cost $4f>0, and Is tho present of the manufacturers, in whose home T'etrosino lived when a boy. They have computed that it will burn within ten hours of four years and seven months, FOLDING BED TRAGEDY. .Man Dies and His Wife Taken Out Unconscious. The folding bed accident which used to be common some years ago before the patent beds were as well constructed as now, has caused the death of James F. Maher, a feather curler, in Williamsburg, N. Y. During the night the bed. began to rise as if pushed by an unseen hand, pinning both Maher and his 1 wife, despite their struggles and ef- ' forts to release themselves. A son, who was sleeping on tho 1 floor above, heard his t?oror,#D' - - - t K..I1.>|I9 CIICD and ran to their assistance, but before lie could extricate them, Maher expired. Mrs. Maher was taken out ' unconscious. She is little the worse ' for the experience. SAVED BY LIGHTNING HOI). t ( C. II. Bland lla.s Narrow Escape , From Burning House. The residence of Mr. C. H. Bland, t at Mayesville, was completely de- t stroyed by Are about 4:30 o'clock 1 Monday rioiyiinjr. When the fire was i discovered it had made such head- d way that Mr. Bland, who was in d the house alone, was forced lo make t his escape by climbinK down the a lightning rod. The origin of the fire t is unknown. All of the family ex- v cept Mr. Bland were away a^d there 1 had been no fire in the. houejt^hertji % is some suspicion^that fn- a cendiary origin. 5 jfc ???????r-~- * Senatoc TillinAn on Senator Tillman h is tAturned to ' Washington and wm uR$)? rfat In d the wuatf MondayjRHS1*-*" Senator paid close? , v statement deliver ^!-v or '/.> drich than the 3outh Soft i J? ^ I ' ' "^' ^ *'' oThe Long Letter of Capt. Minus On Discipline \T CLEMSON COLLEGE lays He Will Nut Enter Into a NewsjmiH'r Controversy With the Ex-Commandant Regarding the Ratter's Charges Concerning ?h?. Administration of Discipline. Dr. Mell, president of Clemson Colege, Monday made tike Hollowing tatement in reply to the statement >y Capt. Minus, printed in another iolumn: "I decline to enter Into a newstaper controversy with the retiring :ommandant on the administration >f affairs at Clemson for the follow- i ng reasons: "First. The Issues he raises belong entirely to the Jurisdiction of. the board of trustees. This body has recently considered these affairs and have announced their decision. "Second. The war department, through its inspector, Capt. Lenahen. made on April 6 aud 7 a thorough and searching examination of the military department of the College and the relationship of the prr ident to the commandant, and this officer expressed to me his entire satisfaction with the affairs and stated that he would so report to the chief-of-staff," Gen. Bell. As proof that he did so, Capt. Marcus B. Stokes has been appointed to succeed Capt. Minus at once. "Third. Stnco Capt. Minus resignation last January the discipline of the College haR heen well sustainod ! by the acting commandant. Prof. Andrew Bramiett. and the conduct of the cadets has been exemplary. "(Signed) P. H. MKLL, '"President." Statement by Mr. Donaldson. Mr. Donaldson, when seen at his home in Greenville, made, this state m^nt: "Yes, T have seen what Capt. Minus had to say in the papers. I aui sorry he saw fit to pursue that course. 1 don't think it will do any good and I hope tlrnt it won't do harm. "I do not feel culled upon to discuss the rather uncomplimentary references made by Capt. Minus to the president of the College, the faculty and the hoard of trustees. "I might add that to the student body Capt. MinuB prove.d himself a good commandant and received nothing ho far as I know from the board, either collectively or Individually, but words of praise, and I feel sure that I voice the sentiment of the hoard when I say that wo regretted that ho found grievances, whether real or imaginary, sufficient to cause his resignation. "I must say, in fthort, however, that I differ with Capt. Minus as to the gruesome picture he paints of affairs at Cleniaon College with regard to law and order among the cadets. There was never a time in the history of the College when the hoys were more orderly 'dnd well behaved nor when nk>re or harder work In the classes was being done, and so long as that U true. ^ind the young men are meetfig expettatlons of parents and guardiAn^ in the.inat m;i ui rwucuiiuu, inv01 authority, whether triv.flwr not, will cut no gr*at figure." Prof. UIkkm Protest*. Prof. Riggs, quoted by Capt. Minus. says in reply: "The use of iny name by Capt. Minus in his article today concerning disciplinary conditions at Clemson College was entirely unauthorized. Fearing that some may he misled I am compelled to say that I am not in sympathy with his criticism. In my opinion President Mell has not interfered with Cap.t Minus in the administration of discipline, except when Justified by the laws of the College in the exercise of his presidential functions. "W. M. RIGGS, "Clemson College, April 19, 1909." Cupt. Minus Statement. Capt. J. C. Minus, when shown the two statements, said: "In regard to the President Mell first point: If the board of trustees considered any affair between the president and me it must have been ex parte, for it Is a settled fact that I was not allowed to come before TTT?IIUI11U. rTrn pi'CKIIMMIl. S SltlC rrr | he controversy may have be n I ertainly not mine. I "In regard to the second point: I made the statement of the troubles I hat I ^countered with the preai- I lent as commandant to the inspect- I ng officer, Cut. I.enahan. The I itand that he t^ok was to the effect hat the position of commandant at 21emson is in a way a private arrangement between ttye officer on luty as military instructor, the oftcer being detailed as professor of nilltary Instruction and tactics, and he college. ConsTjuently unless tho ark of discipline 6hows bad effect r ipon the military Instruction the war lepartment through its inspector , loes not care to enter into the con roversy. If I)r. Mell knew anything bout military matters and the way he inspector handles his report he J rould know that the report. o? Xhe { nanertpr on the varfons^ colleges har he vlllts will not reach the s d Jut ant general until June or ? ttnseiinently Capt. Stokes Is 'In no- si yay affected by thb report, V-, I "TtUr.': I have n.a U rf frgard to t.he present state offs iaclpltne at. Clemson Ckilltge. . Stil\ 1 'rqf. Bramlett'n, staternnnt as to \ 'hrthor or not tie h?r. heftrrtrite^ < vffHir and over-riffd^n by Dr. t fell wouf(! he more to thu paint... { "In so f*r as Prof Ri REMARKABLE CASE EN n>KNTirfl^^^GE V Woman Takes * Btrang^iljWd for Her HnsH'id and # for Heinous Crime. % r ' i&K' I The jury at Yorkvllle in the case against Marshall Steele, Indicted (or assault with intent to, Commit a heinous crime, brought In a verdkst of guilty of simple assault. Judge Klugh imposed a sentence of thirty days' Imprisonment or |100 fine. This ended, says the Columbia Record, one of the most remarkable cases ever tried in South Carolina. The case was entitled the State vs. Marshall Steele, and the charge was attempted assault. The beginning of this trouble was on Saturday night, February 6, when a lady came to Rock Hill from Lancaster to m-eet her husband, from whom alp? had be/'n separated foi seven o& eight years, the husband having just received his dischargt from tne United States armjv hat written4 his wife to meet him here but the husband's calculations mis carried, and the wife after alight ing from the train nnd not finding her husband, secured a colored hack man by the name of Price Cloud, nnc was driven to her uncle's. Stoeb wsb at the depot, and being an al most .exact countrpart of the hus band, the wife naturally gave him i searching glance, which Steele claim ! was more than ordinury, and om that might be expected from a wo .man of the world. Aft-r she was carried to her tin cle's the driver returned to the city and meeting Steele told him tlv lady he had Just carried was lookini for some one to m et her, and fron tho descript ion given Steele fiile? the bill. Steele told the negro tha if he thought she was "all right to go and get her and that ho woul he In the pool rbom. The negr returned and Informed the lady tha a man wanted her uptown, and th negro described Mr. Steele. The Ui day, thinking that her husband ha sent for her, came with the negrt and was driven up in front of tli pool room, the negro going in an informing Mr. Steele that he ha the lady. Mr. Steele went out io the cat riage, which was a closed one, an on opening the door was greeted 1 11 VnrV 51 ffOft Innotn * * u v.uVVWX'UUIU Iiiniiuci My til lady. She called him by her hut band's nam-e and he Indulged th deception. The couple was driven t the outskirts of the city. Whs happened In the carriage was n? fully brought out at the hearing bt fore a recorder's Jury, as Steele wa being tried for* dl^hrdcrly conduc On this charge he wins conviete and a fine of $100 or thirty day given, from which he appealed, bu the evidence showed conclusivel that the lady thought Steele her hut hand and Steele was Just as sur I he was not her husband, j After considerable parleying th driver was instructed to drive bac ! to town. Steele telling her he wa 1 sorry the mistake had been madt and that he thought her a perfec lady. The driver was told ta tak her to her uncle's, and that gentle man learned of the affair. He ini mediately had a warrant issued fo Ste le's arrest, and he was tried a above stated, on the charge of db orderly conduct In the city of Rocl Hill. On the charge of attempt In rai>e before , Mayor Beckham h waived examination and was bourn to court under a $500 bond. The lady Is a very beautiful wo man and her character is above re proach, so say those who hav known her since childhood. Sh mlarnied the husband about, icigh years ago at her home in Lancaster but they separated, the husband Join ing the army, but they have contln uously kept up a correspondence am the meeting that was planned to b< a happy one was turned into one <> remorse and much notoriety. The; have been living in Charlotte since February. YOUTHFUL GRAND-FATHKH. A Thirty-Four Year Old Man Ha vfc , ^ tlie Honor. To crowd three generations intc thirty-four years sounds rathei unreasonable. Yet, such is tlie case The birth of a fine 12-pound babj hoy, coming to the home of Mr. am Mrs. John Bryant, living a few miles north of Pembroke, in the lowei edge of Bulloch county, (ia.. makes Mr. Dan I,anlor, aged 34, father ol ?ir?. nryani, grand-fat lt> r of thb promising citizen. Pel/or Mill Hand Drowned. S. C. Buckner, of Pelzer, was drowned a few days ago in the river pear Mill No. 4, at Pelzor. Burkrp" was in swimming, and in at tempting to twlm across the river ''ocnme exha ictod and before ai<; ? -old re'ieh him was fir iweed. was a mill operative.' ORIENTAL HI O.rOOMPANY. I HO Celbedrnl St., Baltimore, M(l. We make you^to,fto<f?tjiiio and durRngs frodHttHKold wornont fiF its GIBBE Watch this sp; Southern States ^ i - ^ lit 1 fi( IVIachhieo FM u nab! n <3^ OOL.U M E j MINUS REPLIES i j To Mell and Reviews the Case of Thornhill MAKES Sft\0NG CASE l ? ?????? Capt. Minns Hovicus in Detail llie 1 Case of <'allot Tliornliill, Whoso s e Tardiness in Hotumiiig to College From Ilis Home Was Kxcused l?y the President. L. Capt. J. C. Minus, 1*. S. A . retired, g form r commandant at. C'enison n makes the following signed stati^ uient in reply to Dr. Moll's Interview in THt? News and Courier, of April 21, under dale line oT Anderson, o S. C. ,t The following Is attributed to Dr. o Mell as the fnets in the Thortihill i- ease: "When he (referring to el Thornhill l went home at Christmas. he was taken ill and did not return e to college on the day wh n work tl was to be resumed, but came in sevj eral days later. According n? the by-laws 'governing the college, the .. president has jurisdiction in cases of this kind, and when Thornhill ren turned he presented a physician's eere tiflcate, whieli is in accordance with 'the rtiles. President Me 11 excus'd 0" the cadet on his delay, and allowed 0 hint to enter college to resume his studis. "It now develops, so says Dr. Mell, , that Thornhill had presented the certifieaIe ftist to Capt. Minus, who had j refused to accept it. Dr. Mell did (j not 1;nov thai the matter had mine ^ up b fore ('apt. Minus, for there was ( no notation in the certificate, and if there had been one made, it was not a matter in his jurisdiction. Only the president has authority to act in e . such cases. Iiero is Cnpt. Minn's stat-mont: ' "Cadet. Thornhill went home for the Christinas holidays. December L'2, 8 1908, to January ii, 19<>9. Ho ro' turned to college forty-two hours 1 late, and submitted an explanation e to the effect that he was detained for dental work, ami supported his statement by the following certificate: r Charleston. S. C.. January 2. 10ns. s ?This is io certify that Mr. R. J. ' Thornhill has been detained by nte k to have his teeth treated. e (Signed) "R. Mel Wilbur, D. D. S." e "I returned the explanation to the d cade? on the ground that the cadet was away from col lego from l>o> comber 22, 190$, to January 2, lJtftO, by authority, and no reason was givp o-t; why th<> dcittal work was not e done during the ten or eleven days of t leisure. My endorsement., returning t the explanation was unsatisfactory, - in which event, if the cadet had more . to offer in explaining his offence, he 1 had the opportunity. It was <1 tiring e> the lime that the paper was In the f hands of the cadet that it was taken y to Dr. Moll. u "1 quote Paragraph 204. Regulations for th Government of the Cadets of Clemson Agricultural College: " 'Bvery cadet who over-stays his leave of absence must produce eath isfaotory testimony of liis having been prevented from returning by sickness or some otlier unavoidable cause.* r "Certainly up to this point the testimony was not satisfactory. ) "Taking up Dr. Moil's statement I hv pieeeui' al. 'when he (referring to , Thornliill i went home Christinas he . was taken ill.' Th's is the first claim made that Thornliill was ill. ConJ tinning, 1 quote from Dr. Moll's state( ment: 'According to the by-laws go.erning (lie college, the president asserts that lie has purisrictiori in sucli i Ill'ir IS I I1C CXIICI (| II (>I lit 1<) 11 from the by-lawsc "In all matters of I discipline and control r?f the ca<l?'i corps.oxc pt In case- Involving suspension or expulsion, the commandant shall he etnpow red to act, and the hoard \v: 1, ? \uoct him to enforce good oider and good behavior, and j ex rcise all the power necessary to that end. lie shall make such rules and regulations as lie may deem bey' subject to the supervision and paramount control of the president.' 'Further along Mi the president's statement this occurs: 'Only the president has authority to act in such cases.' A reference to the rec- I ord s of the commandant's office will show at least fifty cases of cad ts ! over-staving leav> since the beginning of my administration in 1907, C00DSJBE * . " * V Ls- ,-v iS IT is GOOD Gibbes Economist (3inl) PLANtR MATCHER MOULDtR ln?{*5 Pealrnrd rrperlall? for alnipllette \ and u- lulnciM. Compact. R. a*nnal>l* , price. Ileal work. ( 'tralmt Beat aualltr ft[3k t IM"*?. H.lf oltlnir 1> * it*. I'lnno Si Inch will* if 1 Fuller information on application to R# GUIDES MACHINERY COMPANY. Btllcn "(libbri(Invutrnl Machinery,"all klnda Box 1290, Columbia, S.C ice next week, * Supply Company r Supplies flxHH MMii.'.- ttffli'jun ? H^n|H ^SuppHg e? 3 I A. S. O. i and I challenge the president to show one case in which he has ever exorcised the authority that he asserts is his alone. Every case of over-staying leave, except the Thornhill case and the Brown case, has been handled by me without ouo word or comment from the president indicating action in the cases. His invariable rule, prior to January, lOOfi, has been to send to the commandant's otflco surgeon's certiorates. and so on, and not a single one shows a word by way of endorsement prior to the above cited raises. The validity of the excuse has heretofore been left entirely to the commandant. Here is the endorsement 011 the Thornhill certiorate: 'President's ofllce, January 8, 1900. Respectfully ret'ererd to the commandant. Cadet will be excused on this certificate. (Signed P. 11. Moll, President.' "Now, summing up. Dr. Moll states that the cadet was ill; read the certificate; that the president and the president alone, has authority to handle such cases; read the quotation from the by-laws and consider the fact that for a year and a half previous there was never a sugg'stion that the handling of surgeons', certificates in the case of cadets overstaying leave Is a special and < xcluslve function of the president. Ti e ,.iml unu iii" riiiuumniiaiic alone has always handled thes? c.ertiflcntes; that the grounds for tho president's removal of t li?* offence against the cad t an- without warrant. "If the regulations anil the bylaws governing this institution nnan anything, the president, hy the action, in a ruthless, uncalled for and unauthorized manner, invaded the jurisdiction of tiie commandant, specifically set aside as his, hy tho hoard of trustees in the by-laws. "Along this line I quote from a letter of protest in the llrown case, which is of the same tlacrant and invaliding nature as the Thornhill r ise* 'One of the great evils and one of the most unbusinesslike elements connected with the administration of the college from a disciplinary standpoint is the over-staying by the cadets of tho stipulated and scheduled holidays granted by the authorities, and the matter will never be remedied by tho acceptance of any such excuses as is set forth herein. As president, you virtually discredit the order of my oflice. which, as I hnvo stated. Is based upon written instructions from you. I wrote this letter for the purpose of making my protest a matter of record.' The date of tiie above letter is January 1, 1009. The Thornhill endorsement is of date January S. 1909. The president was under promise to the hoard of trustees to stay out of the commandant's jurisdiction, made l>e cember 9, 190S. "J. C. MINUS. Taut IT ? A .11. V U..I lp>..l , , ,,V. . VU. There never are two talents given to those who aro unwilling to Invest the ono. CLASSIFIED COLUMN We soil your property no matter where located. Jt rost you nothing if we do not make sale. I\ O. IJox I, Orangeburg, S. C. Teachers and school oflicials can get on request, our 1909 booklet explaining our methods of assisting teachers to secure positions and supplying schools with teachers. Interstate Teachers' Hnreau, Atlanta, (Ja. 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