Letter from unknown person to Colonel Asbury Coward, April 9, 1898
Title
Letter from unknown person to Colonel Asbury Coward, April 9, 1898
Description
Letter from an unknown person to Colonel Asbury Coward concerning the Cadet Rebellion of 1898, also known as the Cantey Rebellion.
Source
CP8, Box 5, Folder 2
Publisher
The Citadel Archives & Museum
Date
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Relation
Asbury Coward Collection
Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/items/show/566
Date Valid
Text
[Page 1]
April 9th 1898
Col. Coward -
Dear Friend & Bro -
You have recently passed through a season of distress and anxiety. Every true hearted teacher has sympathized with you, and now we rejoice with you that the trouble has been settled, and settled so well. You and your associates have acted not only for the Citadel but for every institution in the State. Your firm discipline has strengthened the hands of all college authorities. Its influence will be felt, imperceptibly, though decisively in all our colleges.
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[Page 2]
You have had to deal with that old question, whether the faculty or students shall rule. Of course it admits of but one answer, but it will ever recur, as long as there are heady and willful students in the world.
With cordial esteem,
I am,
[Illegible words]
April 9th 1898
Col. Coward -
Dear Friend & Bro -
You have recently passed through a season of distress and anxiety. Every true hearted teacher has sympathized with you, and now we rejoice with you that the trouble has been settled, and settled so well. You and your associates have acted not only for the Citadel but for every institution in the State. Your firm discipline has strengthened the hands of all college authorities. Its influence will be felt, imperceptibly, though decisively in all our colleges.
(over)
[Page 2]
You have had to deal with that old question, whether the faculty or students shall rule. Of course it admits of but one answer, but it will ever recur, as long as there are heady and willful students in the world.
With cordial esteem,
I am,
[Illegible words]
Collection
Citation
“Letter from unknown person to Colonel Asbury Coward, April 9, 1898,” The Citadel Archives Digital Collections, accessed April 24, 2024, https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/items/show/566.