New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-26
THE DISNISSALS FROM PRINCETON.
AN EXPLANATION OF The POSITION or THE FACULTY
"A RESOLVE To BREAK UP ALL SECRET soCIE-
TIEs-THREK VOLUNTARILY DIsBAND.

AN EXPLANATION OF The POSITION or THE FACULTY
A RESOLVE To BREAK UP ALL SECRET sOCIE-
TIEs-rHRgE VOLUNTARILY DIsBAND.
TRENTON. n. j., Nov 25.-The Faculty Of
Princeton College have since the year s55, been In OPP
posi,ion societies In consequence these IRA
ternities have not OF late 3ourished. But the
Faculty cannot put under oath, and to
question him with regard TO his fellows Is deemed too
delicate n step 10 undertake in any institution. Added to
this is the fact that students very recent with re-
gard TO each others movements. II has been difficult
therefore for the college officers to obtain positive PROOF
OF any mans connection with secret society This IL
where TIE TRrBuSEs correspondent Of Thursday morn
ing got his idea that the law IL Il dead letter
That this is not so Is shown by the fact that last
year two students dismissed from college
for violating the law. In full view OF the
penalty however 1t IL tr1Ie that now dis
missed have Joined secret societies this year The argu
men Of the invadty of compulsory promise" has no
weight whatever 1t ia no more compulsory on the
student than oath OF Office taken by the President OF
the college IL he does not wish TO Sign the pledge he
need the college. The argument that the oath
of their own societies Is compulsory, and therefore null
and void, would he just as valid.
The am Of the Faculty Is 70 break up secret societies
altogether and they have evidence hst TINS
has been accomplished that all have dbanded the cases
OF these will be open for consideration. three
soeetes lave now handed the Of their members
TO different members the Faculty saying that they are
willing TO submit and disband Thus far 10 men have
been dismissed connection with secret societies. aud
for oenses and these men are not the noHcr OF
their class" very few OF them maintaining even
"respectablev standing The following extract from The
college laws Will sufficiently explain the position OF the
Faculty:
Every student admitted 70 the College Of NewJersey
rom ed at his matrcuation to sligo the following pedsc
We the undersigned. do individually Tor ourselves
promise without any mental reservation mat we wiz
have no connection whatever with secret society nof
ne present AT the meeting Of secret society In rms OF
any other college, long we are members OF inc Cor
ece OF New jersey IL being Understood that lis proin
se "a no reference the American wing or CnosoPuc
sociees We alsOrecare that We feel ourselves pounu
10 keen this pIOIse aud no account whatever 10 o
late It. ~ -. .,..u,,oo,.,v .son,ea
nv the Trustees their meeting IN June 1872 ara nave
for number Of years past been published III inc ahua'
Resolred That with respect to prohibited secret 40
c,eos the Trustees approve OF tie action OF e ucui
in their requiring students about 10 enter coIIcse ~
nledge themselves not 10 Join any bcore. anu
that they urge Faculty 70 put an emo 70 theoe se'
R,so;rsd That the President Re directed at the open
ng Of the nc ri session OF the college, 10 announce p
cv o the students thst the subject OF pronb.eu sece
.oc}efes was deliberately considered by the a
TAT thc Faculty were, by unanimous vote feiuren
rontiv 10 dismiss any student known AFTER mat os'o
T. he 4 member Of such en- ASSOCIATION.