The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-14
The Arati-:hIon oEolist

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lnust. command our patience, and school
! lecb caIniv aud dispassionateiY.
We have SAID The students We're treat
! ed with no consideration. Aud finally al
appeal was made 10 the Board OF Regents,
who sent committee to undertake She
nat,er.nnd after meeting the faculty and
! students, iearulng every paruena,
! aai Incident. they recommended the
Regents u spare the faculty the hEmiI-
! iation Of y censure-bggt0 Instruct them
| 10 tp.nteasaielY restore cacJ stadaHt II MS
/ fi1-r3cr position inns e5"ss.
/ They considered the POLICY, which
! the youne gentlemen were wiling 70
make rs ample, and 50 stated. oot was
/ this wish OF The Regents heedeQ. his
| y .sh and advice, which might nave been .
command only faat,,hev desired 20 spare
tie faculty instead of visiting upon taem
the r.erited ebuAe. noconly lof refusing
to accept the amende dorvraole, otiet-
| "a bv the students, bnt also, tor p4rson~
aiiy abusing them bE the Use 81 slaader-
Gus language. Pres roiwetl dis
graced himself ky calling the oophmors,
! a low a.Itv SCI. and calling 2 member
oI the senior class, al ''.mmor y oissl-
pated young man assertion hu was
only 100 GLAD TO apologize Tor.
! We DO not know as there was an eX-
ception to each OF me faculty severally
ard Individually standing up, before the
! Regents and using the most abusive ahc
offensive language. IN regard 70 the stu
dents
Any one witnessing their conduct ana
hearing their lang uage. would ieei ike
hiding their head ia shame, to think We
| had So iong submitted 10 the rule OF suca
men.
Tneir language Was - offensive. that
! Hon. sir. Young arose and lett the room
| in disgust feeling unable 81 remain and
! listen TO such abuse sen Sibley pres!-
/ dent OF the Board oil Regent, vas 80 in
/ dignant and insulted, that he sent II his
! resignation. and only upon the earnest
| solic tat.on o. our Governor. was induced
! To remain
! How was the wishes 81 the Regents
/ treated With the respect aud considera
/ ion their due, think you9 Not At all
! They paid no attention whatever q taese
! superior 0ificers-simplg ignored their
i authority ard instead Of obeying their
request a. vas their duty. they drew up
/ AZ apology II 50 affect 4 nature, SC de-
i ..radine ID their manhood, that 70 one
not influenced 9y circumstances stronger
han personal could ior . moment think
/ designing t. This was the ease with
j Two and they let SO degraded and nu-
/ inflated ov the conditions imposed upon
them. that only through motives at once
magnanlmOGs and seU-sacrlicIng could
! they ACCEPT. Tire others will never re>
turn one being expelled is forever
| debarred from entering any college. IS
! that uothmg3 Il nat young maa goes
/ to rum, rhg !. re>panSitj..'
! ors tou oft faculty. ch7rgc y2u,
with the consequences which may ac-
erie.
The other Young men will seek other
| colleges, 10 take their degrees; and
instead Of looking raek with pride and
affection 10 the halls which h.d 30 long
ueen familiar TO them, their memory
viii 81 I pain and sorrow-it not dis
gust
And equally fragrant is the treatment
/ ley gave 10 those .ho had /. right &c
require respect a. % their decisions. and
ID can not pass n1rebukcd. without So
ri1us consequences.
Give IS worthv and truly great men
ANA lei the present inca!nbents seek she
leVel 81 their deserts.
We wlsh once again 70 assure the Hon.
negents that We Eaye Unlimited couh-
dence. ID their honesty. integrity, and
coed attentions.
And 4 word Il dae. - regards tire
standing OF the students who we're sus-
pended for Go those unacauairsed with
them. tae ;ull enormitv Of their treat
ment. would not appear.
Not one If them. eut whs. held hon.
orab.e positions. in society ard college
Not one OF them. but would iii. any
fathers heart with pride and hope, thal
be mad such a son.
Not one Of them 6ut what we're alike
popular. tor their generous he.rts, inc
minds, and noble impulses, some q
them never haviag recelveda censure
through their entire school course .a0c
the President remarked 20 the wrle-
that one II tie young men whom ae sus
pended Ter six months had one CT La
finest nlrcs OF Any young rlSn 10 a.e
ever SaOwa-aud this onv q snort time
previous 10 the trouble. ard thai nc cen.
sldesed al least two o. these voung men
q unusual pro7lse-sare r. TuA6s saeii
mark.
We. who are earnest friends Of eiuca
ton, and DESTROYS :cr all the higher in,
terssts OF our state, Cannot look OF il
silence ani permit body Of rEen 10 =.
far transgress taeir authority. as TO hax
zard the very foundation 0f eur schop
systemic sloserve thei- cue unhoI'
ambitions. ;. the expense 81 Cur isares
hopsy aad Interests.
Ehey have always manifested 1essr,
ITO exercise the ehIefest o. al! virtues
caagitY. But tae time hAs come. wael
In iais case eGsTity sad io-hsar
ance ceases 70 5e yiTtleS whe- = rnaiu
faia their oRn se.l-7sspsct and the cor
il4ence osthe people slsv u,ust .hor
0u-nIy re1rgaaIEe the t4cu.sF II The II
stituaen. sut pi2ee Of It's head men q
sufic3e0l intelligence a4d moe. st.uasn