The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-01-08
Hazing.
a FRESHMAN'S EXPERIENCE At TIE
WESLEYAN COLLEGE.

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WESLEYAN COLLEGE.
A student at Wesleyan College,
Aldd!etown, Conn.,, relates a por-
ton Of his experience while being
hazcd. He says he was taken
from his room in the scantiest
clothing: by party of masked
men, who, after leading him over
cellar doors, stoops and stones,
throw him headlong into a ditch,
from which he was taken thor
onShly exhausted. After being
taken up several flights; of stairs,
Oandage was removed from his
eyes, and he was placed in :. cof-
Tin, the lid Of which was securely
fastened. After he had been car
rled about in the coffin for some
time, the lid was unscrewed, and
be was allowed to rise. Then he
was taken before a mock court,
where there was bideous masked
figures, clad in black gowns and
cowls.
The Worthy Mogul" was the
presiding genius. On the LETT sat
the "Scratchitos," on the right the
"Ad7ocate." Deaths heads and
cross-boues were grinning at him.
Over these in phosphorescent let
ters was the name of the order,
"The Sacred Order of the Hobgob,
Inns of Hades." Under this Z. K.
4. After short interval of ST.
lence, the trial began. The charges
against him, eight in number,
were read, and he was obliged to
plead guilty to them all. The
jury, after few moments consul
tation, rendered a verdict of "guil-
ty Of all the charges"
The sentence Of the Worthy
Mogul was that the student be
handed over to the Immortal
Guards, and he was forced to trans
late from Latin and Greek, to
dance for an hour, first on one
foot, then on the other, his face
was covered with India ink, one
half of his mustache was shaved
of, he was told to sit down, and
sat down sprawlinc on the floor.
the chair having suddenly been
withdrawn, and finally the Sacred
Tripod" was brought-a three:
legged stool. WI n it was brought
the tormentors cried: "Transpa-
dan useicum," and placed him on
it, with Chinese cap on his head,
compelling him to sing, "Put Ne
in Ny Little Bed" They did
other things to the poor student,
but he does not reveal them.
Finally, be was obliged to re-
peat the following: "Most Wor-
thy Hobgoblins: L do humbIy con-
fess the commission Of the crimes
LAID to my charge, and l do, here
and now, most solemniy pledge
my faith that those crimes shall
never be repeated. And | do beg
the gracious pardon Of the court
of justice, whom I honor and
obey"
After this forced confession, be
was again put into the coffin and
carried into another room. There,
with his right hand resting upon
a death head, he was asked, "Do
you solemn!y promise-"Diisinter-
nissuperisque'-not to reveal the
name of any one who has assisted
at this court? Do you promise to
pay all respect to upper classmen,
and to deport yourself as becomes
a freshman; in short, to behave
yourself?" To this be had to ans
wer, II do, my noble lords"
The Worthy Mogul then said;
Observation-Disclosures BeefeaIer,i if this,
you promise, you do not keep,
death shall be your portion. You
will be taken to the river: Cheap
John Doughnut will be fastened
about your neck, and you will
then be sunk into the waters of
the Connecticut, never TO be heard
of more for so heavy are those
doughnuts that even Gabriels
trump could not bring your body
up"
"After this he was again blind
folded, led back to his room and
released.
The faculty took the matter up
and having ascertalned who the
parties engaged in the transaction
were, had them brought before
them, and two of the ringleaders
have been expelled, one of them
beinga great revival leader.