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Hold the presses! First I ever heard that Schilletter was a
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thief. And we named a dining hall after him. LOL. Stole $5-8,000 a year in early 1900's. That's $250,000 in current value.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU-gwXoEJGg
http://www.upcountryhistorical.org/items/show/136 Augustus Schilletter - Schilletter Dining Hall | Upcountry Historical Augustus Schilletter got away with what might be one of the biggest crimes in Clemson history simply due to the circumstances at the time it happened.
Schilletter was the dining hall steward around the time that Clemson was first starting to grow after it was founded. For years, he embezzled money from the university. The University noticed in 1902 that money had been disappearing from the universities funds for a while but had no idea who was doing it or where it was going. The board of...
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Are there any Clemson buildings named after
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May 26, 2023, 7:04 AM
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reputable people?
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OR ….. were there ANY reputable people back then ? I mean
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that didn’t own slaves, embezzled, inhaled, moonshiners, horse thieves, etc ???
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Cribb Hall is named after a friend of mine’s uncle
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May 26, 2023, 7:11 AM
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who probably pulled strings to get me in.
Other than that bit of favoritism, he was a good guy.
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Re: I heard Tillman did some good things in his day.
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May 26, 2023, 8:23 AM
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I mean, he did help establish Clemson
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Shoulda been named after Dr. Charles Edward Littlejohn, Jr.
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But I guess the Brownlee Arena is a good 2nd choice.
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Fascinating- first I’ve ever heard of this
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And first time I’ve ever heard anyone pronounce it the way Scott is saying it
I’ve always heard it said Shill let ter
And the football team used the basement as early as 1980 because we would sit at the top of the ramp and watch folks like the Fridge and HJ etc come and go. Even know one guy wore his letter jacket from high school and snuck in to eat, told them he was a punter recruit
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Scott or Munson ? If it is Munson, it’s probably being said
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wrong.
I always say
Shh - letter ……
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Re: Scott or Munson ? If it is Munson, it’s probably being said
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I always heard it pronounced shi ter
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I was a football manager in spring of '79 and you are right.
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The Training Table was in the basement. Those linemen did all they could to fit 3 plates in their tray. Then went back for 2nds.
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This is why we should name the clock tower after Gantt.
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May 26, 2023, 8:29 AM
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Harvey Gannt is deserving.
Name it Gannt tower at (Tillman or Main whatever) Hall.
The Gannt tower is what is shown on TV and marketing. Not the hall.
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Re: This is why we should name the clock tower after Gantt.
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Plus, he was the mayor of a fine city 
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I don't know how anyone could be unimpressed with Gantt's
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life story. He is probably Clemson's greatest alum. The integrity he showed during integration was incredible. The whole event is one Clemson should be proud of.
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When I was teaching
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May 26, 2023, 2:19 PM
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I would put his picture up and asked if anyone knew him. Then I would give his name and ask again. Rarely did any student know this man. Well, they did after taking ACCT 2010 under Papa G.
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I knew this only because I am friends with an old-timer who
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knows frickin everything about the olden days of Clemson, he had told me this. It's not very well known to the public. There's a lot of stuff that went on back in those days that got swept under in the apparently rather large rugs around the university.
Remember when the Cluckers used to complain that The State paper used to camp on their doorstep to expose everything dirty they did while Clemson got away with murder because the local media in the upstate either didn't exist or didn't care? There is a speck of truth to that, or used to be.
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On the door stall in Cooper Library circa 1980...
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May 26, 2023, 9:03 AM
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"Flush twice, it's uphill to Schilletter"
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You’ll be glad to know that in 1992
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The same thing was on a Johnstone stall referring to Harcombe.
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Mauldin Hall is named after a guy
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Who doesn’t even live in Mauldin.
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Mount Everest is named after a guy who never saw it.***
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Could be worse... at least we didn't name our university
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after David Duke.
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Kanye West Endzone isn't aging all that well tho.***
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