The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-24
THE HEIRREPREssIBLE CONFLICT.
Five students Withdrawing from Princeton
College Rather than Sit with n Negro.

Cottege hnthcr thnn sit Win n negro.
The war Of races has extended to the
classic halls OF venerable Princeton College,
which seems In its old age to be the scene OF not
a little discussion and Misunderstanding be-
tween students and Professors. The cause OF
the latest trouble is negro. or rather the causes
OF the trouble are ave young gentlemen who
object 70 the neoro-pot as a servant, but as q
man and a brother. The negro In question is .
theological student in the Divinity School at
Princeton, an Institution In no way connected
with the college proper. His offence In the eyes
OF nve Young men, John Montgomery Maofar-
land OF Winchester, Va; Alexander Brown,
George @. Gather, William 4. Dawson. ind
Jonn G. George OF Baltimore, was in attending
ono OF DIR. McCoshs lectures to the Junior
Class, OF which these hve young men were mem
bers. That the student had the permission
Of DR.. McCosh to hear his lectures on the
human mind, that he sat quietly on a back
seat and took notes like white man. m ade no
difference to these Eve young gentlemen. They
objected to bis presence, aud, failing TO effect
hls removal, have themselves removed. Yester-
DAY morning four OF them started for the Mon
umental city. The NTH, MIR. Macfarlaud, wos
found sitting in his dismantlod room, Dur-
rounded by his Lsrcs and Penates, In various
forms OF confusion:
when l went into, DR., McCoshs lecture on
psychology the other day" said the Virgiuian
q handsome young fellow. with pronounced
Southern accent. " saw sitting among the st,i-
dents big black negro, busily engaged In TAX
Ing notes. turned and went out. 1 returne
when the class was dismissed, aud tho nig-ne-
gro was coming out with the other students,
Gosh, aud told him that couldn't attend ioc-
tures with a negro. He said Well, II It Is a
leave | told hin that was what wanted to
do, and asked for . letter OF honorable dts
miesai. Then he said that he did not mean th at
must leave but that he bad never turned any
one away from his lectures, and didn't Intend
70: so wrote home, and my parents have told
Ing, as you see, and shall leave on Monday morn
Ing. -Four Baltimore students Brown. Gaither.
DAWSON and George.went before the Faculty,
out az not know what transpired. except tn at
they left here this morning for nome"
Dr. McCosh, sitting in bits study, said, From
TO permit the theological students to attend the
lectures on psychology upon application. They
were not occupied by the students of the COL
lese. since i bave been here-eiRht ysars-I
have never excluded any one from my lectures
VINO APPLIED Tor permission TO attend them.
Each year, think. there has been colored
student or so-not In the college, but in the
theological seminary. These have been ac-
corded the same privilege. A colored studsnt
came to the lectures at the beginning Of this
term. One OF the students. Mr.. Macfsriand,
came To me. and, In a most gentlemanly u an
nsr, objected to attend my lectures with the
negro. | told him that my custom had always
objected. They were told that they mad the
risnt to so before tho faculty. They did so last
ulgnt, ana tine facultN trieu To make them see
their mistake. They admitted that they sat I'm
church with negroes aud IN cars. Hut they said
that u was against their wish. No action was
taken by the faculty-none will be. none Is ne
cessary. when the parents OF these students
ask tue faculty for letters OF dismissal Tor thu cir
sons, they VIII be given-not TIL then"
The great majority OF the Southern students' -
continued the Doctor, land think there are
hfty IN the college. GO not concur with these
i've. One OF them told me he thought their ac-
tion Ill advised" The Rev. william Harris,
treasurer OF the College. said that II a colored
| student applied for admission to the college II
would be a matter for deliberation by the
trustees That would be matter of college
policy, not likely to be raised soon; but the 40
tion of the President IN permitting the negro to
sit ana bear his lecture was something In which
he would hkely be sustained.
Many OF the So ltbern students, In conversa-
ton with the reporter, said that. under existing
circumstances, the action Of the nve students
seemed rather nssty II a oolored student were
TO be admitted TO the college, then most Of them
would object very seriously, and not remain II
their objection should DO overruled but the
permission given to one OF two negroes TO hear
lecture once awoek seemed matter Of charity '
that they were willing TO accord. They deprecat.
ed any sensation regarding the affair as calcu-
lated TO inJure the college for which they oil
seemed to have sincere attachment.