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THE CLEMSON TRUSTEES Wi!! be Met by Fathers of Many of the Cadets. Special to The State. Charleston, May 7.-Mr. G.. W. Mciver left here tonight to attend the meeting of the board of trustees of Clemson College, which will be held tomorrow night. He will appear be? fore the meeting by courtesy of the board. Mr. Mciver goes as the repre? sentative of the parents of the Charles? ton boys of the sophomore chss. Mr. Mciver goes to the meeting tc? inform himself further about the trouble that he may be in a position to give desire information at the meeting of the pa? rents whieh will be held here on Fri? day at noon. Col. Henry ?Schachte stated today that he had received ad? vices, indicating a large attendance of the fathers of the boys of the sopho? more class at the Friday meeting. The parents will discuss the matter and reach some conclusion on thi mach vexed situation, making knowi their views to the authorities of the college. The news comes from Washington that Senator Tillman, who is a mem? ber of the board of trustees of Clemson College, has set ont from Washington for Clemson to attend the meeting of the borrd. * THE CLEMSON INQUIRY. Meeting of the Board of Trustees Thursday-Three- Important Matters Before Them. Special to The News and Courier. Clemson, College, via Calhoun, May 9.-1.30 a. m.-The board of trustees Bp? of the College met in President Hart zog's office at S o'clock tonight to in . vestigate the recent trouble here. Eleven of the thirteen members of the board are present, as follows: CoL Simpson, Senator Tillman, Messrs. Tindal, Donaldson, Norris, Evans, Bradley, Wannamaker, Hardin, j Garris and Sease. Those absent are l Messrs. Smythe and Bowen. The board, after a brief secret ses- ! sion, announced that its session would be open to the public and that it was the intention to sift the whole matter thoroughly from every standpoint. As Senator Tillman expressed it: "We propose to get at the very marrow of the thing if it takes' weeks. ' ' There aie three specific matters now before the trustees. The first question is as to the appeal of Cadet Thorn well from the decision of the faculty in suspenidng him second, the ques? tion of the reinstatement of the sopho? more class, and third, a fight is being made on President Hartzog, for today. A committee of cadets, claiming to represent the entire student body, pre? ferred very grave charges against Pres? ident Hartzog, asserting that he is almost, if not quite, wholly responsi? ble for the existing trouble. This com - Jaaittee of students consists of Cadets Claude Doutait, E. B Boy kin, M. E. -Zeigier, D. Kohn, S. M. Ward, N D. Walker, J. T. Robertson, B. H. -Gardner and W. E. G. Black. It was agreed that all three issues should be tried together; that all the evidence -should be taken in each case before the trustees anonunced their decision in any part of it. The first matter presented to the trustees was the Appeal of Cadet Thornwell, through his father, Dr. J. H. Thorn weil. It is as follows: Tc the Honorable Board-of Trustees of Clemson College-Gentlemen : Ed " ward A. Thom weil, a student of the Sophomore class, through his father, J. H. Thornwell, hereby appeals from the decision of the faculty of the Col? lege, made on the 23d day of April, 1902, suspending the said Edward Alli? son Thornwell from College to the end of the present session, on the follow? ing grounds, to wit: First, Beca ase it has not been shown that- the said Edward Allison Thorn? well has been guilty of any offence ' against any of the mles or orders of said College. Second Because the act charged has never heretofore been considered . by the students or treated ' by the faculty as an offence, but has been generally practiced and concurred in. Because the punishment which the president imposed is unusual and ex? cessive for the offence cnarged. James H. Thornwe?L Edward Allison Thornwell. Ir was agreed that the grounds upon which the faculty suspended Thorn? well should first be presented to the trustees, and Prof. Brackett, who was the professor in charge of the chemi? cal laboratory, and who reported young Thornwell to the faculty, was he first witness. It was agreed that ail the witnesses in the case should be . on o^th. The testimony was taken by a stenographer. While the hearing was in progress the room was crowded with the mem? bers of the faculty, students and spee , tators. The most intense interest was taken in everything said and done. It was realized that Clemson College is passing through a crisis, and that: the good name and reputation of more than one person is at stake. POSITION OF THE FACULTY. The faculty had appointed a commit? tee to present a statement giving the history of the entire case. This state? ment was presented and covers a dozen typewritten pages. This committee, after presenting the statement declin? ed to put up any witnesses, or to cross examine witnesses who were put up, as that would make it appear that the faculty itself was on trial. Prof. Brackett gave his evidence a's follows: When a student begins his course in chemistry certain apparatus is issued to him, for which a receipt is taken. At the end of the year, or when the student leaves College, such apparatus as is in good condition is taken back and credit is given there? for. But apparatus broken or damaged is charged against the student. When he receipts for the apparatus he is in? formed that he is personally responsi? ble for all the apparatus receipted for expect the Bunsen burner and mbber tubing, which are always kept out on the table, and for which the class is held responsible as a whole. In reply to inquiries the following further statement was made by Dr. Brackett: That year after year test tubes and other apparatus havo been repeatedly missed from the laborato? ries: that the attention of the stu ents har almost invariablv been call j ed to the fact that the apparatus had ? been taken without permission : that : the offence was a serious one and ought to be condemned by the students themselves : that no student had ever , I before been detected in taking appa- ? i ratus without ;:jermission j Dr. Braeketi; also made the folio w ? ing explanation as to how the offence ? was committed : ! He was standing at his table sur ! rounded by cadets with their note books or reports within two feet of the case inst behind him, in which the test tubes and other apparatus were stored, when happening, by accident, to turn around, he found Cadet Thornwell reading into the case. He asked him wha ? he was doing there. The cadet turned with the tubes in his hand and replied that he was get? ting some test tubes. Dr. Brackett then asked him, "Don't-you think that you ought to get them through me?" In reply to which the cadet mumbled something that was not un? derstood. He then asked Cadet Thornwell how many tubes he wanted, and he said foar, which were then issued to him, and the usual memo? randum made in order that they might be properly charged to him. As he walked off Dr. IBrackett said to him, ".Do you realize the seriousness of the offence that you have committed?" His reply was again not understood. Dr. Brackett further stated that after he called Cadet Thorn well's at? tention to the seriousness of the j offence he waited a whole day for any explanation that the cadet might wish to make before entering the report against him. On the morning of April 23 he sent for Cadet Thornwell and asked him i f he had any explana? tion to make. Cadet Thornwell said that he had not come to explain, be? cause he had thought he had a right tq_ take things without permission, and that the majority of his class were of the same opinion, and further that he thought punishment would be awarded in the same manner as when cadets are found with mess hall prop? erty in their ]>ossession-an offence which he stated was usually punished with abou ten demerits. Dr. Brackett said to the faculty that he was very mcuh surprised at the cadet's statement that the majority of his class were laboring under any such misapprehension, and that on reflec? tion he had later ?equested the cadet to bring a statement signed by the members of his class who believed they had a righi; to take apparatus from stock withoit permission In re? gard to the statement signed by 61 members of the c lass and presented to faculty by the x?et. Dr. Brackett expressed it rt? .1S opinion that while probably int er ded to cover the point at issue, it - Mly was not applicable to the case. By nnanim^u. ote of the faculty the charge; agam~!; Cadet Thornwell for taking, without permission, test tubes from stock in the chemical laboratory, was sustained. During the discussion as to the na? ture of the punishment that should be administered there was no dispo? sition on the part of any member of the faculty to regard the case lightly or to dismiss it without punishment. A motion that a public reprimand be administered was almost unanimously defeated. It was then resolved by a majority vote on roll-call that Cadet E. A. Thornwell be suspended till the end of the present session. Dr. Brackett was put through a long and severe cross-examination by Dr. Thornwell ard members of the board. He stated that, while he had reported the ease to the faculty, he had voted against Thornwell's suspen? sion. He said that so Far as he knew no specific rule had ever been issued against the taking of test tubes from the laboratory steck without permis? sion, but that he had repeatedly warn? ed the members of the class against it. After Prof. Brackett got through President Hartzog was sworn. He testified that he took no actual part in the suspension of Cadet Thornwell : that he merely presided, over the faculty meeting and saw that an im? partial hearing wa:; given the case. The witness was questioned very closely by Dr. Thornwell in regard to certain letters that had passed be? tween them immediately after the boy's suspension, lt was brought out that Dr. Thornwell had written Presi? dent Hartzog, appealing to him to re? verse the faculty's decision or to carry the appeal up to the trustees, and that President Hartzog had not answered the letter. His excuse was that the matter had gone so far that it was going to be investigated by the trustees anyhow, and he did not want to prejudice himself or commit him? self by giving out anything or giving a transcript of the testimony upon which the faculty based its action. The taking of -:he testimony was very slow and tedious and was very minute on all particulars Finally, at J2..30 a. m., it was agreed to take an adjournment until 9 o'clock, when an? other start would be made. It is probable that the board will not get through before Saturday night. Mr. Walter Mciver, of Charleston, is here representing a committee of parents of students of the Coll?ge iiv I ing in the vicinity of Charleston, and several other leading citizens from different parts of the State are also here. The committee from the sophomore class consisting of Cadets Hull, Nor? ton and Roberts, appointed by the sophomores to manage their case, are all here. 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B'.e had no intention of doing anything wrong, and went to the case to get the tubes in the presence of the entire class and Professor Brackett. Cadet Thornwell told his story in a clear, straightforward manner and stood his cross examination well. He said he was taking the test tubes [for use in his class work and thought he had a right to do so. He said he had never been warned that he should not get these test tubes or other chemical apparatus without Dr. Brackett's per? mission. He had never seen any stu? dent go to Dr. Brackett for these things. The custom was for each stu dent to get these things as he needed them. He testified that after the mat? ter had been acted on by the faculty Dr. Brackett told him in a conversa? tion that it was probably partly his (Brackett's i fault in that J^e had not given the class explicit notice against the custom. He said he had no per? sonal grievance against President Hartzog. CADET NORTON'S EVIDENCE. Cadet Norton sworn said he was in the class room at the time the Thorn? well offence was committed. He did not regard taking the test tubes a great offence. He said that Dr/ Brackett had stated that possibly he was at fault in not giving more explic? it notice against taking these test tubes. He said he thought he had a right to take these fest tubes, as did every other student. CADET HALL SWORN. Cadet Hall was sworn and gave testi? mony practically the same as Norton's. DR. BRACKETT RECALLED. Dr. Brackett was recalled to the stand and said in reply to a question by Col. Norris that he may have said he had never made a direct statement that students must not take chemical apparatus without bis permission and said he may have been partly to blame in this respect. He said he had no ill will against any members of the faculty and had nothing to do with the charges that had been preferred against President Hartzog. He refer? red to a recent editorial in The State newspaper comparing the standing of honor in the South Carolina college with that of Clemson, and declared that the standard of honor at Clemson, he believed, was as high as that of the South Caoilna college in its palmiest days. The State's editorial, he de? clared, was cruel and unjust. He ask? ed if in view of all the testimony that had been brought out if it was not just that the cadet should be rein? stated and the imputation removed from his honor. Prof. Riggs then addressed , the board. He said he did not want to ap? pear in the attitude of defending the faculty, but he wanted to bring out some points. Dr. Thornwell in reply, asked the board to take all the facts and circum? stances into consideration. This concluded the arguments in the Thornwell case and the next matter taken up was that of the sophomores. The board announced that they have decided not to receive a petition from the sophomore class as a body asking for reinstatement, but that petitions would be received from individual members and action taken on such petitions only ii* the case of individ? uals. Cadet Douthet, chairman of the committee cf students, then took charge of the case of the sophomores and presented an application from Cadet A. M. Hill of Abbeville ask? ing permission to reenter the college. The letter started out by saying that Hill asked reinstatemnet on condition ? that Thornwell is reinstated. Sena? tor Tillman said this was an implied threat and that it ought not to be re? ceived. Cadet Douthet had several petitions asking for reinstatement, and among them was one which did not have the objectionable feature. This was read and accepted and then Douthet pre? sented a lengthy statement setting forth the position of the sophomores and justifying their course. The sophomores have been condemned for leav ng without appealing to the board. The boys claim they intended to do this: that Cadet Hill of Abbe? ville went to President Hartzog and asked permission to go to Pendleton, and see Col. Simpson, the President of the board, in regard ro this very matter, and that President Hartzog, learning his intention, refused to allow him to leave the college grounds. Cadet Roberts of the sophomore class was sworn. He testified that the class had instructed Hill as one of the lead? ing members to go to Pendleton to sec Col. Simpson and that he made ap? plication to go to Pendleton for this purpose The general impression was that Hill was going to enter an ap? peal, and that the reason he did not state it to President Hartzog was that the permission might not be granted. President Hartzog asked Roberts if the cadets thought he (Hartzog) would not submit to the board an appeal, and Roberts replied affirmatively with? out hesitation. President Hartzog cross examined Roberts closely, and Roberts main? tained and reiterated his statements, face to face. After further close ques? tioning by the president, Mr. Roberts indicated very plainly that the class went out largely because of distrust of President Hartzog. Cadet M. E. Zeigler was next sworn. He said that Cadet Hill had stated to him that he asked President Hartzog's permission to go to Pendleton and see Col. Simpson and that permission had been refused. This was on Thursday morning after Thornwell was suspend ; ed on Wednesday night .and five days before the class left. At the afternoon session Cadet ? Zeigler resumed his testimony. He stated that the seniors and juniors had : Col. Simpson to address them on the ! day after the sophomores left and that ' his talk satisfied them and prevented their leaving also. President Hartzog at this point stated as his personal character was ? involved he asked that every cadet and every member of the faculty bo invited into the chapel to hear the re? mainder of the trial This was done and all college work was suspended and soon all the cadets and faculty were assembled in the chapel. Cadet Garner was next sworn. It was Garner who received Cadet Hall's affidavit to the effect that President Hartzog refused to allow . him to go to Pendleton to see Col. Simpson. He read this affidavit and then gave testimony similar to Zeigler. Cadet Clarence Hall was the next witness. He was a member of the sophomore class. He said it was the general belief that President Hartzog knew why Hill wanted to see Simpson and in other respects his evidence tallied with that of the others. The reason why they did not appeal to the board through the president was they fear? ed he would bias their case. He said the class could have seen Col. 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A boat was sent in as near as possible to the shore, but not a living soul was seen ashore, only flames. The Quebec Steamship company's steamer Roraima was seen to explode and disappear. The commander of the Suchet re? ports that at 1 o'clock on Thursday the entire town of St. Pierre was wrapped in flames He endeavored to save about 30 persons more or less | burned from the vessels in the harbor. I His officers went ashore in small boats seeking for survivors, but were unable to penetrate- the town. They saw heaps of bodies upon the wharves and it is believed that not a single person resident in St. Pierre at the moment of the catastrophe escaped. The governor of the colony and his staff colonel and wife were in St. Pierre and probably perished. The extent of the catastrophe cannot be imagined. The captain of the British steamer Roddam was very seriously injured and is now in the hospital at St. Lucia. All of his officers and engineers are dead or dying. Nearly every member of the crew is dead. Supercargo Campbell and ten of the crew of the Roddam jumpe'd overboard at St. Pierre and were lost. The Bristish schooner Ocean Travel? er of St. John's N. B., arrived at the Island of Dominica, British West Indies at 3 o'clock this afternoon. She reported that she was obliged to flee from the Island of St. Vincent, B. W. I, during the afternoon of Wednesday. May 7, in consequence of a heavy fall of sand from a volcano which was erupting there. She tried to reach the Island of St. Lucia, B. W. I., but adverse currents prevented her from so doing. The schooner arriv? ed opposite St. Pierre Martinique, Thursday morning, May S. While about a mile off the volcano (of Mont Pelee) exploded and fire from it swept the whole town of St. Perre, destroy? ing the town and the shipping there, including the cable repair ship Grap? pler of the West India and Panama Telegraph company of London, which was engaged in repairing the cable near the Guerin factory The Ocean Traveler while on her way to Dom minica encountered a quantity of wreckage. Paris, May 9.-The commander of the French cruiser Suchet has tele? graphed to the minister of marine, M. de Lanessan, from Fort de France, isl? and of Martinique, under date of Thursday, May 8, at 10 p. m. "Have just returned from St. Pierre, which has been completely destroyed byN immense mass of fire which fell on the town at about 8 o'clock in the morning The entire population of 25, 000. souls is supposed to have perish? ed. I have brought back the few sur? vivors, about 30. All the shipping in the harbor has been destroyed by fire. The eruption continues. Paris, May 9.-The colonial minis? ter, M. de Crais, received at 6 o'clock this evening two messages from the secretary general of the government of Martinique, J. E. G. Lehurre, sent j respectively at 5 p. m., and 10.30 p. m. yesterday. The earlier cable re? ported that the wires were broken be- ' tween Fort de France and St Pierre "but it was added in view of the reports that the eruption of Mont Pelee had wiped out the town of St. Pierre, all the boats available at Fort de France were dispatched to the assistance of the inhabitants of that place. The second dispatch confirmed the reports of the destruction of St. Pierre and its environs and shipping by a rain of fire and said it was supposed that the whole population had been annihilated with tbe exception of a few injured persons rescued by? the cruiser Suchet. Immediately after the receipt of the above dispatches the flag over the col? onial office was draped with crape and hoisted at half mast. 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