Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-08-05

Fellowship oPether the next day, at lO O'Clock, A. NJ
Five Of this body constitute quorum for doing business,
yet four only Of the twelve could be assembled Alta
few minutes past eleven O'clock the class directed,
by order Of the President, to repair 20 the chapel
When they were collected, the Fellows came before the
class. The Fellows present were Hon. ID. Howell,
Rev. Mr.. Edes, Rev. Mr.. Crocker, and the Rev. Pres
idsnt the University. Judge Howell made some OBJ
sevatons respecting the Petition which had hcen drawn
up by the committee Of the class The intent Of his OBJ
sevaiions was to paciy the minds Of the students till
the next term, when he assured them, their grievances
should be redressed Judge Howell was followed by
Rev Mr.. Edes, who speko in his usual pacific strain.
lie remarked, that there Just Of complaint,
that the class were therefore usabe in what they had
done that they need not conceal the names, which had
been subscribed to the memorial and that their grievance
should be heard and Immediately redressed There ap
pearcd to be an union oieelnP among the Fellows pre-
sen that the class had made Of the only means IN
their power to to themselves their Just privileges
OF instruction. These transactions took place on Friday
preceding the end Of the term. On the Monday follow
ing the examination of the three under classes took
place. After the close Of the religious exercises the
evening Of that day, the President old the College then
assembled that the officers had been pleased with the
examination OF the classes that day, and added you"
addressing himself to the three under classes are
prepared to take your standing in regular order next
term. They were then dismissed tor the vacation,
which was to be two weeks in duration. This took
place on the 18th of May. No intmaton was gwen,
that any student, any number ofstudens ccpsr
able for their conduct but all declared prepared to
take then standing regular order next term On the
following morning, however, the officers held meeting,
selected four members ofthe Junior Glass; and sentenced
them to SIX months rustication. That the manner Of
dong business in Brown University may be more fully
understood, ranscribs one OF the four letters sent
by the President, Ia the four rsticated PERSONS They
were ailk0 in form.
BRowN UNIVERSITY, May 1S, 1924.
at is our direction that at the end Of the present
cation, you, A B., repair to the Rev. Mr.,
and pursue with him. until winter vacation, the
studies, which your class will, in the time, pursue
with II, at the end Of the vacation, you should
bring letter from the Rev. Mr.. stating, that you
complied with the direction, and have conducted in
becoming manner, you may then become candidate
tor restoration to your class. A. MESSER."
EXTRACT FROM THE LAWS.
"On rustcaton the student shall be furnished with
copy othe sentence and shall comply with under PEN
atty of expulsion."
'ln the distribution of the honors of the College, we
believe, that the government far from being impair
tialy governed by sense Of merit; and the Presi-
dent has acknowledged, that the residence, relations,
and connexions OF a student do influence him IN the DIS
tilbution OF such honors. The partaly, we be-
eye aso to be shown in the application of censures,
while the most hlgrant Justice has been done 10 poor
students, because they had of redress, others
nave been suffered to go through College, and receive
their degrees, who were noted only for their want Of
scholarship dissipation and Drunkenness and tins, for
other reason than because their connexions men OF
note aud Influence. OF two Students who forced
to dissolve their connexlOn with College, for having,
without pemisson engaged in schools, before the close
oi the ali term IN 1872, why permitted, after
the lapse ola few weeks to his standing in his
class, and the other allowed such privlCse!-
why but because the one the Of respectable
gentleman IN town, and the other the ofa poor man
at distance! Why, also, third student who was
guilty OF the offence and the same time,
censured at all! Why but for the reasons Just named
and those too somewhat urgent. While some students
OF unbcmshed neral character have been suspended,
Il l,L.
offence, Others of the most vicious and abandoned habits
have been suffered to remain after term, without
ccsurc One student IN PARTICULAR Of the most noto-
rously vile and corrupt habits suffered to remain
Tor more than year college, while almost HIS only
ployment was incorporate drinking riong and dcbauch
cry Members of his class will testify, that during
whole term he did not attend recitation than ten
twelve times, while his health such for most all
Of the term that he able weekly and almost daily
visit remote part Of the town for lewd practices. Of
his conduct and character the could not be
ignorant for he exhibited to the eye of every behoder,
an eminent example of moral and physical pollution.
There is something connected with this which
requires comment, and we shall pause devote to it
passing observation.
1t is certainly singular, that Dr. Messer should not
consider it his duty previous to his rusticatng the four
students, to intimate them that there gross inn
propcties in their conduct, and such as deserved pun
!ShHeh ana reprODatlon common courtesy should nave
dictated az much as this, and in negectng TO do
ought have known he could not fail call forth the
Indignation of those, whom he bound rather to ap-
pcisc than inhame. Information of so important ma
ture, denied at such moment, when the injured party
supposed themselves in the enjoyment Of the confidence
Of the President and Of the undergraduate honors of
the University was certainly itself, enough to awaken
every ssnsaon that hrobs the bosom of an honorable
and spirited young But is rather our duty to
give the extracts before us, than to obtrude own
observations the public shall no longer indulge IN
commentaries The author Of the pamphlet, in conclu-
sion, thus adds "other facts and Documents:
"Bcfore we close, 1t may be proper to advert to the
Presidents m6anty, and his very lucid manner ofil.
lustraiing lessons in the recitation room. 1t is well
from many of which, select the following as speci-
mems. While hearing a lessen in Enfield, the Presi.
dent called upon certain student to illustrate the pro.
position that matter is infinitely dvisibe. The student
accordingly Observed that every body must have an up-
per and under surface and that how many times soeyer
the body should be divided still there would be to each
part upper and under surface. "But suppose said
the President tha you shave it down till you shave the
upper sldo all off what will you do then!" The stu
dent not giving direct answer, the President continued
"That would be pretty much like the Irishman SOW
would it not when he looked where she was she was
not there" Every person acquainted with the ele-
proposition then illustrated. Another illustration
was the following. ga young went to an old gen.
tlemar to ask him for his daughter in marriage Why
said the old gentleman, do not think that sbe will a.,