The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-05
~ NJ W u ~ ~ u n u " IV
Dickinson COlle0e.
The Students Rebellion.
It's Origin and Progress.
The Smythe Gin and Milk.
The Rev. Gentleman Censured.
Railroading in Pennsylvania.
Etc, ETC.. ETC.. ETC., Etc.
DICKINSON.


The students' RebeiIion-rhe Origin aud Pro-
gress of the Trouble Between the Faculty
and students-No Compromise Possible aud
Each Faction Standing Firm-A Similar Re-
bellton Fourteen Years ago.
We have received the following communica-
tioD, which explains the origin of the difficulty
between the faculty and a portion of the stu
dents of Dickinson College who absented them
selves without the consent of the faculty from
class duties the Goth ut. to participate in the
rejocings over the fifteenth amendment
''The collision between the faculty and the
students of the Junior and Sophomore classes of
Dickinson College had its inception in an appa-
rent trfe. The excitement of all citizens of Car
Isle incident to the novelty of the procession of
the late enfranchised on the 26th ultimo, was
felt by the students as WELL
unfortunately for the classes of n and r.
however, recitation hour was coincident with
the march, and rather than miss the show with
two or three exceptions, they all stayed ont
from the lecture-room. In cases of similar in
dividual action, the laws and regulations of the
institution provide that upon the minus record
shall be entered five marks for every uneXcused
absence from recitation, lecture, or private
defamation For the offense in question the
absentees claimed the penalty of five minus
marks under the statute, and were willing to
accept three in addition, the mark for misde-
meanor.
''On the other hand, the faculty construed the
action of the students as a combination, and
proceeded to discipline them under the
uthority granted in the provision of laws,
etc., that for high offenses the student shall
receive such number of minus marks as the
faculty shall direct Under high offenses in the
code are ranked class combinations for unlaw-
full purposes Such the authorities construed
the failure to attend recitation on the afternoon
of the Goth to be, and accordingly they assessed
minus marks equally upon the members of the
two classes, the maximum number assessed upon
any one member being 500. The unequal as
sessment, some receiving SO, others 500 GER
tainly was treatment of the members as indi-
viduals and the sequel showed that the 500 fell
upon some of the best students. This led to
respectful remonstrance, which was needed by
reduction of the maximum number to 300,
whereupon the classes did combine, and sub
mitted to the faculty in writing acknow-
le6gment of wrong-doing, expressed willing
ness to therefor suffer eight minus marks, as
punishment for individual absence, but firmly
refused to attend further to any college duties
until 800, the penalty for alleged class combina-
tien, should be reduced to minus marks, the
penalty for individual action. Thereupon the
high offense of rebellion was added to the
charges, and copy of the following handed to
each offender:-
dickinson COLLEGE, CARLISLE, Pa, Nay O.
1870 Mr.. -. My Dear sir-I cali your attention
TO the annexed resolution OF the faculty.
"ResoUed, That the President announce to the
members OF the Sophomore and Junior Glasses
that any members Of those classes who shall
absent himself from recitations on Monday May
without sufficient excuse, presented ring the
o@ coege an the srs thursday
OF ptember next to be restored at the end OF that
time only on making satisfactory acknowledgement
N ad
May 8, before 20 p. NJ under penalty Of exeul-
CHARLES F. HINES, secre tary ''N''
"The Executive Committee and resident
| members of the Board of Trustees met last even
ing committees from the classes and the faculty
to effect a compromise. The effort proved
abortiye. Each party adhered to its own theory,
the faculty to the hypothesis of class combina-
tion, the students to that of individual action.
1.-THE time for departure has been extended
twenty-four hours to any student who cannot
| sooner make arrangements to leave. Each train
| as 1t has rolled away has borne a squad home
ward; some determined never to return, many
| doubtful, while ''the girl left behind me" and
cherished memories twitch the heart-strings of
not few who will be drawn back by COM
mencement week to make arrangements for re-
| running in September. SENIOR.
Carlisle, Pa, Nay 4, 1870"
By despatch from Harrisburg last evening,
we learn that there has been no compromise of
the difficulty, and that number of the students
passed through that city during the day on their
way home. The New York World of yesterday
has the following article upon the subject, with
reference to similar rebellion in the same in
stitution some years ago.
'Ihe rebellion in Dickinson College, announced
by telegraph and published ia yesterdays World,
recalls q somewhat similar occurrence, Just
fourteen years ago, in the same institution. A
series of college pranks had been perpetrated,
and SO well arranged had been the precautions
against discovery that the culprits believed
themselves perfectly secure, when suddenly,
and without note of warning, three or four
members of the sophomore class received letters
of expulsion. They and their companions
were overwhelmed with astOnishment They
were guilty; but how did the faculty find il
out? What had been the evidence? When and
where had been the trial9 II such thunder
bolts could be hurled from apparently
eloudless sky, no one was safe. Accordingly.
the class at once stood on their dignity-sopho
nores are never without plenty of that-ane
made a very formal protest that they woalc
attend no more Rotations till the eXpellee
were reinstated. Members of other classes wer,
drawn into the rebellion, until all but handfu
M the students were arrayed against the autho
Tities. Strange to say, the students gained thei