Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-17

evening was detected in whacking the balls
about her fathers back yard with modern
mallet. An indignation meeting was
promptly called, and was attended en- masse
by the population. Resolutions were passed
condemning in the strongest terms this at
tempt to introduce the devil in disguise into
God-fearing community. The offender
finally professed repentance, and surren-
| dered her balls and her mallets to the indig-
nant populace, by whom they were burned
on the public square. and as the last vestiges
of the wicked implements went up in flame
and smoke pecan of praise arose from the
assembled multitude, and was recorded on
high, We presume, as another triumph over
Satan and his works.
But now another scandal has arisen,
deeper and more damn;ng than either
of the others. During morning pray
ers few days ago young lady was
conscence-stricken and confessed to her
preceptress that she, with other of the young
ladies of the institution, had been commit
ting heinous crime. The rules of the in
stitution require that all the young ladies Of
the college must be in their rooms by
O'Clock every evening, and remain there all
night, and that the young gentlemen shall
seek repose upon their downy pillows at an
hour not later than 10. The idea never
seems to have entered the minds of those
who framed these rules that life would be ga
id barren ideality'' to young lady who
was forbidden to indulge in a little spooning
with her lover at the front gate on pleas
ant moonlight evening. So they insisted
upon strict obedience to this iron clad rule.
Perhaps it was touch of human nature, per-
haps it was at the instigation of the devil,
but whichever it was the young lady with q
quickened conscience confessed that she and
other young pupils of the feminine gender
had been in the habit of leaving their rooms,
after the faculty was locked in slumber, by
means of rope ladders or sheets tied together,
and repairing with an equal number of male
students to a wood near by, where they in
dulged in those affectionate endearments go
natural to the youthful breast. Nothing
more hurtful than few endeering words and
an occasional parting kiss had occurred at
these clandestine meetings, but the faculty
were almost paralyzed with horror at the
revelations made. The transgressors were
summoned before the dean, and responded
tremblingly. They confessed their indis-
cretions, and were even willing to admit that
they had sinned, if thereby they could avert
the awful consequences. But no palliation
OF such grevious transgressions could
be heard, and the entire lot,
male and female, were driven from
the college in disgrace. They went, for they
had no other alternative, but judging from
their looks and the low mutterings of dis
content, it was evident that quickened con-
sciences were at discount among them.
1t will be many a long day before Oberlin
will recover from the deep damnation of this
latest scandal. We worldly people can
hardly conceive of the humiliation this Incl
dent has brought upon them. We are not
sufficiently sanctifed to appreciate how
grievous sin the clandestine meetings of
few love-sick spoons is esteemed among
people SO righteous as those of Oberlin. We
can only extend them our sympathy and OK
press the hope that their straig jacket
policy will never again be violated so long as
Oberlin has name and being.