, 1874-05-11
MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY.

nIICHIGAN UNIVERSITY.
a Gard from tho Senior md Junior
CInHses,
IL The friends u The Un,pers,tp Of Jiehipan:
1n Wow Of tho recent suspension of largo
number Of gentlemen from tho Sophomore and
Ffcs hmen Glasses by tho Faculty of tho Univor-
8ity. q meeting Of the Senior and Junior classes
was called to.day. feeiing TINT an adequate
statomont Of tho matter has failed to appear in
tho press, nnd that auch statement 10 duo aliko
to tho friends Of the University md to tho un-
dergr aduates. whothor thesubject Of Suspension
or not tho undersigned Committee naa appointed
to prepare O circular in bohalf Of tho uppcr
claRses.
:, We understand that away from tho University
,bat Ge Is frna ysy s.ong t t9ng aSa a
opinion that such sentiment is generated
through an Ignorance Of the real nature Of
tho custom. ~ praotioed in tho University
Of Michigan, hazlng is simply an athletic
oiasses, a1d ike other athiotic w Sports Is par
tioipated In with tho boat Of mutual good feeling.
Only hdxers are hazcd. l. principle Of hhzing
hero is, that those who rofrain from it arc not
lnoiostod. We deem 1t unjust to associate hazing
rnitoly-oollegos and with customs which are
understood to havo prevailed at tho United
States Nayal md Military Aoadomies.
Tie lazing for which tho first six mon wore
suspended did not occur during college hours or
wc consdor it na not within tho jurisdiction Of
tho Faculty. In support Of tho opinion we
quote IRON tho calendar: " Students are tenn
porary residents of the city, and, like all other
residents, aro atnenablo to the lawH. Whenever
arrest" Hazing hna frequently occurred untler
tho diroct observation Of the city otii-
cers Without remonAtrauco from thom.
The practice, =, then, has not been
tho reaco; nor is it n violation Of any published
University Law.
We hoartily lndorao tho sentiment Of tho Fac
ulty, that "Tho University can better afford to
be without students than without government,
port lias gono abroad to tho injury Of tho Uni
yarsiey. 10 not the romedy to be sought n its COR
lection, rather thau in tho a,rldgon,ent Of those
liberties, which the most rjght-nlinded OF ua arc
confident we ha1e exercised ttas fur without H.
frluglng at Ill upon tho good order Of the 0ni-
yelsty or the rights Of any Of it's officers Or atu
dents?
On April 25 alx men were suspended for t,az-
ing. This WAS tho first time it was ruado tho
following statements. siguea by 110 OF the a,lA~
pended Eontlomen's classmates, were handed to
tho UnlsorHity Steward for presentntion to tho
Faculty: -.
[aorItoMoNK pApgR.1
10 tho fdcttify nj tha Untytrsttu " Michigan:
wnEaEAs, Some Of our claasilates have recently
hcaa suspended from The University tor the oenae Of
hnz!ng; uud
WuEnrAsi Ihs Undersigned des'se Tint Justice shall
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alao have bean engaged III Inning.
tFAEsHMAN pArEn]
1a TIA Faculty qf At,cdtaaa Uaieersig:
GENTLEMEN: Nc, tie undersigned, members of
the freshman class wsh respectfully 70 inform you
thas, ~ tue ahaif tof whlch tnrSo o. oar lumber
to, .sum ~, soa ~ IT, M Mn
tbrca a. "a ev '''' t"'1'"So ~ eu0eenA1as
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