The New York herald., 1878-02-22
PRINCETON COLLEGE.
Fifty Refractory Students
Sent Home in Disgrace.
AUTHORITIES AROUSED.
President McC0Sh Refuses Information TO tha
District Attorney.

The recitations ut Princeton College were cousid.
| grady "cut" yesterday Not only the sophomores
but also the seniors and juniors being far
csted in the investigations which were continued b.
| the faculty from an carly hour Ia the morning Vines
the New YORK newspapers reached Princeton about
hali-past suine A. N. they were eagerly sought
aher py the Students the supply not at
all being up to the demand. The result
was that many students did not succeed In
getting .hcr newspapers and groups formed on
the college ground, Of the young gentlemen being
selected 10 read aloud to his ireuds tho accounts OF
| the trouble at the junction the previous day.
Many students also ran 10 the telegraph once
| 10 answer the anxious inquiries Of parents
and guardians IN regard 10 the State
| OF affairs at the college or course every.
body was Innocent, not mixed up In IL ut ALL Oss
young gentleman especially sent word 10 bis father
in Pennsyvania that ho had kept clear OF all troubs.
but It 80 happened that within TWO hours after the
telegram WAS sent ho had take the Phil
adeiphia tram, having beon directed TO icavew
college As tho day anxiety Ia
regard TO tho decisions OF the faculty In
creased. and student after another was cited
TO appear before the Professor II looked as II for
the time being Princeton College had ceased to bs
an educ ,lionai institute and been changed into .
court house.
JUNIORS AND SENIORS APPROVAL.
In the meantime the juniors held ioint
meeting, ut which thoy passed resolutions approving
OF the action OF tho faculty confirming the reports
already printed that they had not been engaged the
trouble, ccnsurlpg those who had madc false state.
meLts an requesting the public 10 suspend Judgment
Tie Judgment OF tho faculty, no owever, was reuder,a
shortly after tho sludcuts' meeting had nd.
Journed. They order the dlsmissa of eight
sophomores tor having participates IN the haxing Q
Lang the suspension Of thirty other sophomorss Tor
creating the disturbance at Princeton Junction on
| cngn Of Urn npR feAo
men who were concerned IN the haz OF Attcrbury
Monday evsnins; This brings up the 'C,al number Of
THIS number includes the ten freshmen suspended on
Wednesday.
DISMISSED YRoM coLLgGR
rEe sophomorcs dismissed irom Princeton College
yesterday are Robert Edwards Amin, OF Princeton,
Stanley Meigs OF Chicago; Julian Gcndower ODDS, OF
Princeton. y. J H. Charles Porter. OF ro~anda, Pa
additional freshmen suspended Frank GIsdbilL
Of Paterson, and Frank j. Nycs, OF Cambridge Ohio.
for publication the names o. the thirty sophomorea
suspended Tor part'cpating IN the trouble
Sssi% tue ae ' when Sni
Deiaen their classmates they held a meeting,
they too were ut the Junction requested thar tue
same sentence DO inflicted upon thom. Twenty.
ws snss s spsr n, ana
mcnt 10 the college authoritics.i The faculty
Suaa Sa ss x
tutors, but no action had been taken upon II Most
Of the young mon VINO had thus fallen under the ban
OF the college mad been ordered to leave Princeton bee
fore the expiration OF tho DAY, aud preparations for
hasty departure were at once made by several sopho
mofca
| SECRET SOCIETIES BRoxEx uP
Alter the dec'sion OF the faculty had been
nouncod President McCosh said 10 the reporters: :"It
~ done. Tho trouble IL all over. knew when -
began and knew when It ended. II is ended now The
secret societies are all broken up They, however
exert any influence" Dr. MsCo.h also stated th.. on
the day after the shooting OF A.terDury teegrsphio
orders had been sent ut bis request from Trenton te
the Mayor OF Princcton to arrest the guilty partss
authorities had taken my sciiou He iur,her stated
that every student summoned before the faculty had
ack rowlsdged bimseif guilty. Nobody In fact told
| lie." concluded tho Professor.
Distrc Attorney Beascy of Mercer county, called
officially upon President McCosh and demanded 10
cIlnod to give them ..Thon said District Attorney
II win go into codrt sa,d M. Mccosh, 'but am no
| going TO give anv names"
THE CIVIL authorities srArKAxxrs
| Mayor Robinson, ot Princeton, was visited BY the
| HERALD reporter. and that official stated that the
c,v authorities Of Princeton had NOT as 70. taken ANY
desired to nrrcs. tho guilty parties, some
Of tho suspected had s.Iy .rcady iol. Princeton.
at any time, Worry likely tho Grand Jury would In
vessiga'c the entire trouble, but tho Grand Jury
would not meet before tho mouth OF May. On pre-.
vious whenOver the cvii authorities wanted
to Interfere Pre- siient Mccosh had said that thcy
would have TO act independent OF the college He die
not Interfere with the c,vm authorities, and he Do
sired the Mayor 10 mako his own inves,,ea
"s' wSs the AI propsry sr tho ss.s % na '1sS
nol bo surrendered to Others President NcCosh
prosecute the students and could only enforce tho
cipno OF the college The c,vn authorities could do
what they liked, but now could they tho guilty par.
had been ordered TO leave and we're now actually
| beyond their Jurisdiction.
Professor Sloane was asked why the faculty did not
obey the summons Of the District Attorney and give
the names Of Ms guilty parties whom The Pro-
faculty. ooa ~ co 0uoI PARENTS no and 40 ooSs %
| not bring public charges against those iutrusted
70 their ,,a care: raS civil authorities would hav: 20
Professor, iu ailudng TO the present troubles ai
Princeton. desired 10 make correction In hrs state
| mont as presented In yesterdays HERALD. Yale had
not been subject to the same troubles years ago.
but lew years ago, and II important 10 be cor.
rect In such matters. All colleges throughout the
country had IRON ,ime to time experienced these
same troubles, even Annapolis where they hsnged
there was certainly less trouble IN Princeton than al
any other college
! HAxISo srAxi xp OUT.
All the professors sereedycsterday In their state.
mcnts that hazing was virtually ''stampsd QUIZ a.
nigh. before las, ton sophomorcs called =,
the room OF son OF Associate justice
SSS" Sa..y o ssars%s 20 Ssu. SHn. S% Mr. ross
Jr, was, however, ready for tho ntruders., He had
big bulldog ready tor them, ana pointed 70 loaded
revolver lying his table. The door had already been
Mr. strone's dotermined action, they turned upon
tbeir becs cxclaiming damn itl' Only yesterday
afternoon young ana intelligent freshman in,srss,sd
In sscertainng the results OF tho Investigations sp
| Proachcu RIoup W bopuOmOtcb on tbo
college grounds aud iistcnel 10 what
going on whom he was pcrcmptorily ordered away
under threats OF being huzed. The sane freshman
acknowledged subsequently to tho writer tnas tho
entire GLASS Of freshmen wcro considerably alarmed
bu, i've or six Of them sisp, together in tue same
room with loaded revoIvers at their bedside
| GOING HOME
Toward evening yesterday the Office of tho treasurer
Of the cjllege visited by numerous students drAw
log money to pay their ,xponses homcwari The clerk
In attendance OF course declined W state how maDy
had thus far drawn money, but he appeared TO 10
quite busy with MS accounts, lie explained
tnat at the beginning of tho term the college ice 10
placed to the credit oi the student Should hs require
| money before the expiration Of tho term enough
| 10 refunded him 10 rcturn TO his parents.
the amounts varying In accordance win
tho distance to be travelled. In groups Of
four or i've tho suspended and dismissed students
| Inuda Ihclr XuY q PflncelOn alnllun. mud