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a ' • - Vl-i.. -' A?5p2Cri^> - *r.' Ommn Trouble rj|gy -*^—'•• -\ CLAIMES THE AFFAIRS ifc u / Of th« OoUege Are Mismanaged and Which Dr. Mell i> Charged With "Harmful and Ruinous In- terferem'e" with the MUltaiy Dis- the dHeipline of the institete, and offered to give the board an oppor- tantty to investigate. A committee from the board, unsuthoTlsed, as I understood It, met various items that I presented. There were no expres sions of opinion as to whether the committee agreed or disagreed with ^mjr contentions for the committee was without power, hut the names of The Noted Dr,, Rosa Monuish of At- the gentlemen are as follows, and I lanta Kills Herself Rather Than Serve Sentence. clpline of the Corps. CapL J. C. Minns Monday gave out | Single statement alleging certain conditions at Clemson College which were the oause oil his leaving (hat institution. Capt. Minus said that he desired the public to It now ex actly the state of affairs at the Col lege. His statement is as follows: In beginning my detail as Instruc tor at Clemson College, I arrived August SO, 1907, about two weeks 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. There was a willingness on their part to tell me of the disciplinary situa tion during the past year. The va rious escapades and violntlons that are matters of public knowledge were rehearsed to me time and time again. Ome general pugff'stion In *1)] these recitals was to the effect that I would probably succeed with dis cipline If Dr. Mell, the president, did not Interfere. On one occasion Prof. Riggs, who is thought to be very close to the president, stated to me, In effect, that he had t,old the president that the success of administration would be largely bas ed upon his non-interference with disciplinary matter. In taking up my duties as com- mandant I discovered a deplorable state of affairs. No organisation, no system, not the slightest regard on the part of the cadets for law or order, very little respect or consider ation for the faculty; simply a great mob of youths allowed to run wild However, I began to apply the regulations and penalties for their Infractions as strenuously as the sit uation would allow. The next few months was a time of turbulence. It Is my belief that the cadets found that they could not get by me upon certain of their demands for privi leges, for usually most of these cases came to me through the president, and always were put to me in a way that left no doubt in my mind of the president’s desire to concede ai most anything the cadets requested or demanded. I believe the records will show that, in most caeca, I with stood the unmeritorlous and harmful appeals of this combination, and I think results will show the wisdom of the stand. ‘ Still, during the first year there were continual conflicts between us, due to the fact that the president, in an ‘ irregular, and in some cases an unauthorized, way, and also, in my opinion, often with out sufficient grounds, yielded to the request of Individuals. The April, 1908, affair came along and Its consequences are well known to the public. The realization caim to me after the dismissal of 305 ca dets that, if from now on real con structive work was not carried for ward, and a sense of duty was no* taught to the cadets, the blame for this failure would be on the author ities. In bringing about the above I felt that the first and foremost necessity in a student body Is a sys would suggest that they enlighten the public as to what they feel about this matter; I would like to see what they say: Col. Alan John stone, Col. M. L. Donaldson. M r . C. D. Mann and Col. R. W. Simpson Interference by President Alleged. My claim Is that as I was a com ponent part of discipline and com- - mandanL ths president nQ right to restore a cadet, without first giv ing me. an opportunity to Investi gate the offence and, if be desired to override me, to do It In a way authorized by regulations, and not to ruthlessly Invade my jurisdiction and put my authority at defiance. At any rate the matter was left stand ing until the December meeting pf the board. At that time a commit tee of the board, consisting of Col. Alan Johnstone, Senator Tillman and Mr. Mauiden, held a conference with Dr. Mell and me. The issues were not looked Into, but simply glossed over, and the matter again left standing with the president’s prom ise to stay out of the military Juris diction, and with my announcement that unless he did, I would give up my position as commandant. At the time 1 expressed extreme doubt as to the president’s compli ance with his part of the agreement True to my expectations, in January of this year, ite again began hia interference with the military de partment. 1 submitted my resigna tion and wrote in connection there with a letter in which I set forth the following: “The reason for my resignation are on account of the president's Interference with matters of discipline, setting aside the au thority of the commandant, and ruthlessly violating the proper and well established methods in main taining discipline in a military sys tem. His promise of co-operation and non-interference in the military lepartment has not been kept. iimply state that my self-respect will not permit me to serve under him.’ Presiaent Charged With Weakness. The chairman of the board of trustees, upon receipt of this let ter, wrote me asking that I remain the College until the meeting of the board. In accordance with that letter I remained, believing that the board at its meeting in March would go to the bottom of things. Personally I had no desire to con tinue the work as commandant on account of extreme arduousness of the duties, but I felt that if the board a-ould honestly look Into the con dition of affairs at this institution good would be bound to result ^ - KrSV-r^- and straightforward way, and that next step is a clear, unyklding enforcement of the regulations, just ly. decisively and firmly. The honor system a student body is respon sible for, and must carry out. Thh system was adopted a few days after the April reduction in the corps Charges Against Dr. Mell. The implanting of a sense of duty in a body of students is due largely to the attitude of the authorities their individuality, their honesty and fixedness of purpose in carrying out their duties. I 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 simp ly indifferent, and that the concep tion and ideas of the president do not take ordinarily logical form. Consequently the rehabilitation appealed to me as a work that would have to be undertaken singlehanded. Expecting no aid from the president, neither in a forcible or In a persua aive way, I fought against the ad- mlsaion of his harmful and ruinous interference In the structure that 1 was trying to build. An examina tion of the records of the cominand- rat'v office, and the knowledge of my attitude towards affairs would convince anyone of the logic of my Iniidti Tif regard to We Ttfethbas necessary to carry out the undertak ing. At flip beginning of this ses sion Questions arose. Appeals were made by Dr. Mall, in some cases, he disregarded me as a component parT of ' fRkfljffrtf* - in dther clear infractions of -the regulations he claimed were personal between him and a oadet, and In others the ground for his antlon was not apparent to nor, I believe, to him. Followtnf the fegaltsing of a ca det* desertion by restoring him to his fvtl fnnetidns as a stndent. with- to the by ms at- the at- the board t*» contln- tetion was taken In accordance with he facts as found. When the sub ject came up before the board, ac cording to my information, a resolu tlon was offered to accept my resig nation. An amendment was offered thereto, calling me before the board o have me set forth the underlying ausrs of my resignation. Strange io say, the amendment could not >e adopted. 1 am at a loss to know why the board of trustees should ob ject to an honest investigation of such a vital matter as the discipline >( Clemson. Understand that I do lot complain of the acceptance of my ivsignation. I commend the board upon its direct and positive way of handling my case Nevertheless, what was the board’s clear duty with my letter before it and also information that some of ts own members possessed as to the real condition of affairs? What has >een the experience of the two form er commandants under Dr. Mell? tem of honor, adhered to in a manly * 8 ( a PU Sirmyer s comments taken from a letter to me: “The chances a commandant would have to put up a fine showing in the mat ter of a cadet regiment are too nu merous to mention, if the military lepartment could only get the sup port of the powers that be. Hut in •ny opinion, nothing can lie done un til there is a new president. Per sonally I was very fond of Dr. Mell tint he is weak, and I thought was too willing to sacrifice anyone so that he could be popular with the boys, and as far as I can see his ef forts had exactly the opposite re sults.’’ Capt. Clay's report is not at hand, but I have read it and he complains along the same lines. I am convinced of the magnificent opportunity for great work at Clem ion. and realizing that I owe much to the State, which I have called my own since I was six years of age, and in which I have spent a great many years. I make the foregoing statement based upon my experience and observation at Clemson, and with a view that the Information may prove of some value to the people in their attitude towards the Col lege. J. C. MINUS, Capt. United States Army, Retired. April 17. 1909. -KiHKKD THKIR LIVES To Save That of a Little Girl Who Was in Path. JUther than run-down „x little girl who was In their path James L. Dlnsmore and F. O. Probasco, at Dayton, Ohio, turned their automo bile down a thirty-foot embankment and plunged Into the waters of Miami river. The men were driving the car along the top of the levee only eight feet wide, when the child was seen a few feet ahead of the ear. Probasco, who was driving, said: “Is It the child or the river, Jim?” Dlnsmore repHed: “The river for ours.” Although the river was at a high stage and th« current swift, both IE DEATH HIS ANSWER MADE A MGTAKE [ Ip ^ RATHER THAN GO TO A CELL IN JAIL FOR CRIME. -\ r '-I T« Dm Loaf Lottor of Copt. Minis On Disclptino AT CLEMSON COLLEGE Preferring the chill of the grave to the chill of a prison cell, and the shroud to the garb of s convict. Dr. Ross 8. Monnish. of Atlanta, drank prussic acid and died an hour after she had been sentenced to serve two years In the Federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas. Deputy Unit ed States marshals. In whose charge she had been placed, found her after they had broken open the door to her room. Mrs. Monnish has been more or less In the public eye In the South for several years. She built a sani tarium in the most aristocratic part of Atlanta a few years ago, despite the efforts of neighbors to prevent the opening of the place. Later her methods came under the scrutiny of the postofflee inspectora, but it was oot until she had trouble with her husband that the officers could get evidence against her. They charge her with sending im proper and threatening letters to a young woman and secured her con viction. 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 of |1,000 on each of two counts. Dr. Monnish fainted when the sen tence was imposed, but recovered and asked to go to her home. The of ficers 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 tbs officers In a cab to her home, and went to her room. About 2 p.m. the guards call ed to her to come to luncheon. Re ceiving no reply, they forced the door and found their aged prisoner dead on her bed. Dr. Monnish was sixty years of age, and besides her husband, also a physician, she leaves a daughter, Jeannette, aged 13. _ '1 REMARKABLE CASE OF MISTAK EN IDENTITY. DIGGEHT CANDLE EVER MADE. lAestined to Burn Four Years and Seven Months. The largest candle ever manufac tured is destined to burn four years and seven months in memory of Joseph Petroslno, the New York detective who was assassinated while on a secret mission to Italy. It was finished the day Petroslno’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 threats to dynamite the church, if the candle was kept there, were heard, and it was hurrldly re turned to the firm which made It. It now* awaits the disposal of the wid ow who is making arrangements to have It sent to her husband's birth place in Italy and there enshrined. The candle is nine feet high and three feet, six Inches in circumfer ence. It weighs 178 pounds, and is almost completely covered with four teen karat gold leaf. Its composit ion is Austrian beeswax, to which a slow burning substance has been add*-d. It cost 50, and Is the present of the manufacturers, in whose home Petrosino 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 wife, despite their struggles and ef forts to release themselves. A son, who was sleeping on the floor above, heard his parents’ cries and ran to their assistance, but be fore he could extricate them, Maher expired. Mrs. Maher was taken out unconscious. She Is little tlie~worse for the experience. SAVED BY LIGHTNING ROD. O. H. Bland Has Narrow Escape From Burning House. Says He Will Not Enter Into a Newspaper Controversy With the Ex-Commandant Regarding the Latter’* Charges Concerning the Adminlstratfbn of Discipline. ^ Dr. Mell, president of Clemson Col lege, Monday made the following statement ia reply to the statement by Capt. Minus, printed In another column: “I decline to enter Into a news paper controversy with the retiring commandant on the administration of affairs at Clemson for the follow ing reasons: “First. The Issues he raises be long 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. Lena- hen, made on April 6 and 7 a thor ough and searching examination of the military department of the Col lege and the relationship of the president to the commandant, and this officer expressed to me his en tire 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 sue ceed Capt. Minus at once. “Third. Since Capt. Minus resig nation last January the discipline of the College has been well sustained by the acting commandant. Prof Andrew Bramlett, and the conduct of the cadets has been exemplary. “(Signed) P. H. MELL. "President.” Statement by Mr. Donaldson. Mr. Donaldson, when seen at his home in Greenville, made this state ment: “Yes, I have seen what Capt Minus had to say In the papers. I am sorry he saw fit to pursue that course. I don’t think It will do any good and I hope that it won’t do harm. "I do not feel called upon to dis cuss the rather uncomplimentary ref erences made by Capt. Minus to the president of the College, the faculty and the board of trustees. "I might add that to the student body Capt. Minus proved himself a good commandant and received noth ing so 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 board when I say that we regretted that he found grievances, whether real or imaginary, sufficient to cause his resignation. “I must say, in short, however that I differ with Capt. Minus as to the gruesome picture he paints of affairs at Clemson College with re gard to law and order among the cadets. There was never a time in the history of the College when the boys were more orderly and well be haved nor when more or harder work In the classes was being done, and so long as that ir true, and the young men are meeting expectations of parents and guardians in the mat ter of education, these questions of authority, whether trival or not, will cut no great figure.” . I*™/. Riggs Protests. Prof. Riggs, quoted by Capt. Mi nus, says In reply: “The use of my name by Capt. Minus in his article today concern ing disciplinary conditions at Clem son College was entirely unauthoriz ed. Fearing that some may be mis led 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, ex cept when Justified by the laws of the College in the exercise of his presidential functions. "W. M. RIGGS, “Clemson College, April 19, 1 909.” Capt. 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 the board. The president's side of the controversy may have been told, certainly not mine. “In regard to the second point: I made the statement of the troubles that I encountered with the presi dent as commandant to the inspect ing officer, Capt. Lenahan. The stand that he took was to the effect that the position of commandant at Cl-emson is in a way a private ar rangement between tl^e officer on duty as military instructor, the of-_ fleer being detailed as professor of military Instruction and tactic*, and A Woman Takes a Strange Man for Her Husband and Sues Him for Heinous Crime. The Jury at Yorkville In the case against Marshall Steele, Indicted for assault with Intent to commit a heinous crime, brought in a verdict of guilty of simple assault. Judge Klugh Imposed a sentence of thirty day#’ -or »««. This ended, says the Columbia Rec ord, one of the most remarkable cas es ever tried in South Carolina. The case was entitled the State vs. Mar shall Steele, and the charge was at tempted asaauiti The beginning of this trouble was on Saturday night, February 6, when a lady came to Rock Hill from Lan caster to meet her husband, from whom she had been separated for seven or eight years, the husband having just received his discharge from the United States army, Dad written his wife tp meet him here, but the husband’s calculations mis carried, and the wife after alight ing from the train and not finding her husband, secured a colored hack- man by the name of Price Cloud, and was driven to her uncle's. Steele was at the depot, and being an al most exact countrpart of the hus band, the wife naturally gave him a searching glance, which Steele claims was more than ordinary, and one that might be expected from a wo man of the world. After she was carried to her un cle's the driver returned to the city and meeting Steale told him the lady he had just carried was looking for some one to meet her, and from the description given Steele filled the bill. Steele told the negro that if he thought she was “all right to go and get her and that he would be in the pool room. The negro returned and informed the lady that a man wanted her uptown, and the negro described Mr. Steele. The la day, thinking that her husband had sent for her, came with the negro and was driven up In front of the pool room, the negro going in and informing Mr. Steele that he had the lady. Mr. Steele went out to the car rlage, which was a closed one, and on opening the door was greeted in a very affectionate manner by the lady. She called him by her hus band’s name and he indulged the deception. The couple was driven to the outskirts of the city. What happened in the carriage was not fully brought out at the hearing be fore a recorder's jury, as Steele was being tried for disorderly conduct On this charge he wap convicted and a fine of $100 or thirty , days glvE^n, from which he appealed, but the evidence showed conclusively that the lady thought Steele her bus band and Steele was just as sure he was not her husband. After considerable parleying the driver was instructed to drive back to town. Steele telling her he was sorry the mistake had been made and that he thought her a perfect lady. The driver was told to take her to her uncle's, and that gentle man learned of the affair. He 1m mediately had a warrant issued for Steele's arrest, and he was tried as above stated, on the charge of dls orderly conduct In the city of Rock Hill. On the charge of attempting rape before Mayor Beckham he waived examination and was bound to court under a $500 bond. The lady is a very beautiful wo man and her c’naracter is above re proach, so say those who have known her since childhood. She mlarnied the husband at>out H-ight years ago at her home in Lancaster, but they separated, the husband join ing the army, but they have contin uously kept up a correspondence and the meeting that was planned to be a happy one was turned into one of remorse and much notoriety. They have tK'en .living in Charlotte since February. IT IS GOOD ® Gthb*m Economist (3 Ini) PIANW MATCHER HOOLOEA ss L FmUar InformftUM on applIosMos t* GIBBE3 MACHINttlT COMPANY. I Mien “Slbbee Guaranteed RaeHtiierr." All ktad Bog i$M. Columbia, S.C Watch this space next week. Southern States Supply Company BUY FROM US Mcrchlnery Rlumblnsr _Supplie COLUMBIA. S. C. MINUS REPLIES YOUTHFUL GRAND-FATHER. A Thirty-Four Year Old Man Has the Honor. To crowd three generations into thirty-four years sounds rather unreasonable. Yet, such is the case. The birth of a fine 12-pound baby boy, coming to the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Bryant, living a few miles north of Pembroke, in the lower edge of Bulloch county, Ga., makes Mr. Dan Lanier, aged 34, father of Mrs. Bryant, grand-fatlker of this promising citizen. The residence of Mr. C. H. Bland, at Mayesville,. waa cpinpletely.. [■thjaxfllifixe.^Coosequently unless the stroyed by fire about 4:30 o’clock Monday morning. When the fire was discovered it had made such head way that Mr. Bland, who was in the house alone, was forced to make hia escape bx climbing dawn the lightning rod. The origin of the fire is unknown. AU of the family ex cept Mr. Bland were away and there had been no fire in the house. There Is some suspicion that it was of in cendiary origin. Senator Tillman on Guard. Senator Tillman has returned to Washington and was la hi* seat In the Senate Monday morning. No Senator paid closer attention to the statement delivered by Senator Al drich than the Sonth Carolina Sen- i ator. lack of discipline shows bad effectl upoh the military instruction the war department through Us inspector does not care to enter into the con troversy. If Dr. Mell knew anything about.mliitgry. matters and the way the Inspector handles hie report he would know that the report of the Inspector on the various colleges that he visits will not reach the adjutant general until June or July. Consequently Capt. Stokes is In no way affected by the report. “Third: I have made no charge In regard to the present state of discipline at Clemson College. Still Prof. Bramlett’s r statement as to whether or not he has been inter fered with and over-ridden by Dr. Mell would be more to the point. “In so far aa Prof. Riggs’ state- Pelzer Mill Hand Drowned. S. C. Buckner, of Pelzer, was drowned a few days ago in the river n^ar Mill No. 4, at Pelzer. Buck- re- was in swimming, and in at tempting to bwirn across the river became exba if ted, and bgjore aid uld re irh him was drowned', was a mill operative. ORIENTAL RUG COMPANY. 1101 Cathedral St., Baltimore, Md. . We make you handsome and dur able Rugs from" your old *"w<Srn6ut carpet, any size to fit a room or hall. Let us send you a price list; Just write for one. ment is concerned I assert that my statement is correct. I do not claim that he authorized me to make this statement; I simply assert the state ment is trne. Prof. Riggs expresses 1 his opinion as to.Dr. MelUs Interfer- ( ence; I claim that I base my state-, ments on specific cases Mid expected, If I had been given an opportunity, to prove what I said.” j ro Mell and Reviews the Case of Thornhill MAKES STRONG CASE Capt. Minus Reviews in Detail the Case of Cadet Thornhill, Whose Tardiness in Returning to College f From His Home Was Excused by the President. Capt. J. C. Minus, U. S. A., retired, former commandant at Clemson, makes the following signed state ment in reply to Dr. Mell’s interview in The News and Courier, of April 21, under date line of Anderson, S. C. The following is attributed to Dr. Mell as the facts in the Thornhill case: “When he (referring to Thornhill) went home at Christmas, he was taken ill and did not return to college on the day whin work was to be resumed, but came in sev eral days later. According to the by-laws governing the college, the president has jurisdiction in cases of this kind, and when Thornhill re turned he presented a physician’s cer tificate, which is in accordance with the rules. President Mell excused the cadet on his delay, and allowed him to enter college to resume his studies.. “it now develops, so says Dr. Mell, that Thornhill had presented the cer tificate first to Capt. Minus, who had refused to accept it. Dr. Mell did not know that the matter had come up before Capt. 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 such cases.” Here is Capt. Minu’s statement: “Cadet Thornhill went home for the Christmas holidays, December 22. 1908, to January 2, 1 909. He re turned to college forty-two hours late, and submitted an explanation to the effect that he was detained for dental work, and supported his state ment by the following certificate: Charleston. S. (’., January 2, 1 908. —This is to certify that Mr. E. J. Thornhill has been detained by me to have his teeth tseated. (Signed) “R. Mel Wilbur. D. D. S.” “I returned the explanation to the cadet on the ground that the cadet was away from college from De cember 22, 1908, to January 2, 1 909. by authority, and no reason was giv en why the dental work was not done during the ten or eleven days of leisure. My endorsement, returning the explanation was unsatisfactory, in which event, if the cadet had more to offer in explaining his offence, had the opportunity. It was during the time that the paper was in the hands of the cadet that it was taken to Dr. Mell. “I quote Paragraph 204. Regula tions for the Government of the Ca dets of Clemson Agricultural Col lege: “ ‘Every cadet who over-stays his leave of absence must produce sat isfactory testimony of his having been prevented from returning bv sickness or some other unavoidable cansd.’ “Certainly up to this point the testimony was not satisfactory. “Taking up Dr. MeM’s statement by piecemeal, ‘when he (referring to Thornhill) went home Christmas he was taken III.’ This Is the first claim made that Thornhill was ill. Con tinuing. I quote from Dr. Mell’s state ment: ‘According to the by-laws gov erning the college, the president as serts that he has purisrlction in such cases.’ Here is the exact quotation from the by-laws: ‘In all matters of discipline and control of the cadet corps.except in cases involving sus pension or expulsion, the command ant shall be empowered to act, and the board will expect him to enforce good order and good behavior, and exercise ail .the power necessary ,to ; that end. He. shall make such rules and regulations as he may deem best subject to the supervision and para mount control of the president. 1 ‘Further along in the president’s statement this occurs: ‘Only .the. president has authority to act in such cases.’ A reference to the rec ord s of the commandant's office will show at least fifty cases of cadets over-staying leave since the begin ning ofviby administration in 1907, and I challenge the president to show one case in which he has ever exercised the authority that he as serts is his alone. Every case of over-staying leave, except the Thorn hill case and the Brown case, has been handled by me without one word or comment from the president indicating action in the cases. His invariable rule, prior to January, 1909, has been to send to the com mandant’s office surgeon's certifi cates, and so on, and not a single one shows a word by way of en dorsement prior to the above cited cases. The validity of the excuse has heretofore been left entirely to the commandant. Here Is the en dorsement on the Thornhill certifi cate: ‘President's office, January 8, 1 909. Respectfully refererd to the commandant. Cadet will be excused on this certificate. (Signed P. H. Mell, President.’ “Now, summing up, Dr. Mell states that the cadet was ill; read the cer tificate; that the president and the president alone, has authority to handle such cases; read the quota tion from the by-laws and consider the fact that for a year and a half previous there was never a sugges tion that the handling of surgeons' certificates in the case of cadets over staying leave is a special and exclu sive function of the president. The commandant and the commandant alone has always handled these Cer tificates; that the grounds for the president's removal of the offence against the cadet are without war rant. “If the regulations and the by laws governing this institution mean anything, the president, by this ac tion, In a ruthless, uncalled for and unauthorized manner, invaded the jurisdiction of the cammandant. specifically set aside as his, by the board of trustees in the by-laws. “Along this line I quote from a letter of protest in the Brown case, which ii of the same flagrant and in- vanding nature as the Thornhill case- ‘One of the great evils and one of the most unbusinesslike elements connected with the administration of the college from a disciplinary stand point is the over-staying by the ca dets of the stipulated and scheduled holidays granted by the authorities, and the matter will never be reme died by the acceptance of any such excuses as Is set forth herein. As president, you virtually discredit the order of my office, which, as 1 have stated. Is based upon written in structions from you. I wrote this letter for the purpose of making my protest a matter of record.’ The date of the above letter is January 4,1 909. The Thornhill endorsement ia of date January 8, 1909. The president was under promise to the board of trustees to stay out of the commandant’s Jurisdiction, thade De cember 9, 1908. “J. C MINUS. “Capt. U. S.'Army. Retired.” There never are two talents given to those who are unwilling to invest the one. CLASSIFIED COLUMN" We sell your property—no matter where located. It cost you noth ing if we do not maki? sale. P. O. Box I, Orangeburg, S. C. Teachers and school officials can get on request, our 1909 booklet ex plaining our methods of assisting teachers to secure positions and supplying schools with teachers. Interstate Teachers' Bureau, At lanta, Ga. Wanted—City school principal at $75 and several grade teachers at $40. 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