The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-29
LETTER FROM MIDDLEBURY.
The Excitement in the College Sophomore
Class Indefinitely suspended-A Statement
Of tho Cause.-The Charges Preferred-The
Faculty Firm-The sophomores Rebellious.
MIDDLEBuRY, June 90.

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Editor Rutland Globe 1t has been an
exciting time in Middlebury college for the
past few days and dead-set as it were be-
tween the faculty and the sophomore
class. The result is the entire class was
indefinitely suspended on Saturday last and
given to understand that If they did not
settle the affair soon expulsion would fol-
low.
Perhaps statement of the origin and
progress of this trouble might be interest
ing-might give your readers better idea
of the situation of affairs.
On Wednesday morning last as the soph-
omore class came down stairs they made a
great deal of noise, pounding the Latin
room door in which Prof. Albee was hear
ing the freshmen and throwing pebbles
against the windows, all the time making a
loud noise and disturbing the recitation.
Prof. Albee came to the door and ordered
them to dispense and go to their rooms.
Soon after pail was thrown through the
oPNh N'hNON buu bOOl VI lht
and struck the Latin room door. The pro-
lessor came out but could see no enc.
AT noon the sophomores were to recite to
Prof Albee, but when he came up he
found the door shut and the knob taken
off, go as to render it impossible to open
the door from the outside and the class
standing around dressed in very fantastic
garb. He Immediately called the janitor
to open the door for him, the professor in
the meantime ringing the bell. The janitor
entered the room by means of ladder and
opened the door, but while in the room the
ladder was taken away by the student who
was afterwards suspended Before the
janitor could return to the bell and the
professor get to his room the door had
been again shut. This time he burst open
the door, entered the room aud began his
recitation.
The next forenoon, Thursday, the fac
ulty had meeting and called in two of
the students, to ask them about their part
in the disturbance OF the day before. These
we understand, treated the faculty with a
good deal of insolence and insult, telling
them in substance, in answer to their In
quiries that they refused TO answer and
that it was none of their business. la the
afternoon another meeting was held, at
which they suspended for the remainder of
the term one of those who were called be-
fore them in the morning. The sopho-
more class Immediately sent request for
their dismissal papers unless the suspended
student was Immediately taken back. The
next morning the faculty, taking into con-
sideration the circumstances and the man
ner in which the request was made, re-
fused their request, and also to reverse
their decision in regard to he member who
was suspended. Thereupon the class agreed
to attend no exercises Of the college, and
sticking to their resolution on Saturday
noon, they were indefinitely suspended.
On Thursday night the college bell was
stolen and hidden about hall mile west of
the college, but was found about noon by
some children who were strawberrying, land
on Saturday it was hung in the belfry.
Friday night the chapel was guarded by
two policemen and the janitor.
The charge against the first suspended
member read somewhat as follows:
Whereas Sophomore Stimsom has been
for some time past neglected. of college
duties, and was concerned in the disturb
ances of Wednesday, and when asked what
he had to do with them treated the faculty
with nsolence and disrespect Therefore
he is suspended from college for the re-
mainder of the term.
This is statement OF affairs in Middle
bnry college, aud il appears to embrace the
question whether the faculty or the sopho-
more class manage the college The class
hold out out well, but their only choice is
submission or expulsion.
The chapel was also watched the first
part of Saturday evening, and some OF the
freshmen came out and gave the watchers
tin-h0rn concert. -.