The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-27
RESPONSIBILITY OF FACULTIES
Gentle Force and Interesting Study Aid
Manliness.
SECRET SOCIETIES MAKE RowDIES.


since the recent riots a. Princeton and
q timely interest, as well actual value. Tho
author, rs president OF one Of The Oldest colleges
and professor OF wae experience In Europe,
speaks one who understands his subject To
those who nave always regarded DR.. McCosh
. very martinez this article viii be quite q
revelation, Il shows MIN to be exceedingly LIBERAL
though not lax In his views Of college government
In the opening paragraph he says:-"Pcople who
have not concerned themselves with the progress
which best colleges have beon making OF late
years In advancing culture and learning dreadfay
agatsd with fears that our young are being trained
10 disorders and that lives in danger-the simple
utn being that certain colleges bent at all hazards
on REFRESHING lawlossness."
JuDIoious OBSERVATIONS ~
He speaks OF the comments OF tho press and tho
general hue and cry the late raised
'rhere are among US lew laughing philosophers,
knowing as Democritus, who wonder what all this il
about, and think IL, upon the whos, best that stu
dents should STRIKE bruse, haze and shoot other
as they choose AMI that they viii thereby acquire
manlinesa IL may be well TO speak whom can get
hearing Our higher journals should be prepared to
view things calmly and comprehensively. to condemn
the evils and suggest wise and practical means Of
remedyng them"
The writer then glances tho code of govern
ment OF the famous colleges OF Europe, and concludes
that there is very little could borrow from ,hom
with profit
McCosh, that We may see. but nave also Two eye
lids to cover them up; and those WAC have oversight
OF young should know when 10 open and
close those organs OF observation. have
Of students dragging horse, which had entered the
campus without matricuating, into goody students
ROOM and professor. with the scene before him. de-
tcrm,nediy turning his head, now TO the side
now to the other. that be might not possibly soc H.
have Witnessed = student coming out OF recitation
room, leaping into wagon whose driver had villain
the presdens turned bacx from walk that his eyes
might not asht on SO proiane scene.
AIDS TO coLLEGR DISCIPLINE
/ feel constrained 10 add that college discipline
will succeed II merely OF restrictive or pronibitory
charactsr-thsre must DO the play Of higher agencies
Tho essential secular power IN preventing college
mischief is. undoubtedly well organized system OF
instruction, whereby Tho students are KEPT busy rom
But, to supplement not superseds all thsss MEANS
there need Of discipline In every college OF those
who imagine that father or . college can dispense
with this, We simply say that they are ignorant OF
what hu man nature ~, and may have to be taught u
BY cxperience, by thu lamentable fail o.
promising youth who might have been saved. Iho
college faculty insist their right TO institute
Investigations
DR.. McCosh speaks Of the limited powers Of COL
lsge faculties In this country. He believes In re.
porting sludeu,s' conduct 20 their parents and no
uoes believe 10 expulsion' as . punishment.
What he does believe the colleges ould svow
and the pubic should be assured, that the civii
authorizes have rights and corresponding duties In
regard to all members of colleges. 1t is not 70
tolerated that u should be claimed for students that
they privileged class, beyond civil prosecutions
IL 10 a wholesome thing that students
should feel that ike others. they under the
Of land, aud that they liable TO be punished u
they commit q crimina al offence. II is not only de-
sirabie, but necessity ana duly that the evil
authorities should certain cases interfere promptly
and declsve,y. Mnersver any student - seriously
Whenever students attack the persons or houses OF
citizens living beyond the college precincts tue police
lN ouda V@rft has
the case oil others committing IKE offence. Only
thus the college town be secured against the at
who may contrive TO conceai their misdeeds from
their proisssorssft without the power compelling
evidence
There Is little or NO risk OF the criminal authorities
.oacss. The tendency is all me other way Ameri-
colleges often situated IN villages, aud tho
Keepers, not inclined to punish stuaents, partly
because they have an affection Tor the youths, aud
partly because they Are AFRAID Of : retaliation. ms
lowest rabble, and are abhorrsnt to the respecta
bio ctizsns Even larger cities. ~nere the students
do not form % Important an element the disposition
viii be TO wink NJ offences committed ~ youths act
Ing under nero impulse
What then, should the public In its present IN
terestcd aud excited state, dsmandf
!. IL should insist on the OWL authorities dong
thor duty. do not propose tina, they should appear
on the occasion Of every college smeuts but where
there Is interference with the Inherent rgh,s Of
man or serious injury aone person properly the
magistrate has TO his functions and be terror
TO svildosrs ana praise protection such DO
wsLn
But do not expect much alter all from these civil
prosecutions 1ncre will always be feeling FOR gen.
erou. tsupposed 70 bel ,ouas men, ana d,spo.,,oa
a show Of activity ana zeal, bu, viii IN tact do iitlc.
There will often be a lack OF forthcoming evidence.
and not unfrcQucntiy Tho wrong persons will DO
charged. The marshal or constable may on some
pre.ext or other allow an escape, and tho magis-
cused win get friends TO engage q plausible
lawyer foe Tho defense, and ne will resort 10 all
tue end persuade The Jury that the whole
q piece Of Innocent college fun aad frivony. some
portions OF the pubic press have been ciamorousy
dcmsn ding the prosecution OF hazing students.
them mark how many. or ~ may turn out nov lew. Of
not believing Ia the great efficacy OF civil prosecu
ous the pubic should look 10 aaother quarter Tor an
elective remedy to tho evil
BARBARfrY TAGGING AND nAziSa
2 That tue college authorities must be required to
do their duty, and DO sustained and strengthened
whIe they do IL IA certain that there old col
lcge customs stii lingering IN our country which pco
pie generally are now ANXIOUS 10 be rid OF. some Of
them Offsets OF The abomnable practices OF old
English schools. and nave down from coionlai
days, through suonsssive generations. Thus American
that ,ncre are still some VINO acIead or paato tho
crmcfor such u. They say that strs up courage
wnat courage tnsro 10 In a crowd, IN masks At tAc
dead OF nght, attacking single youth who ~ gagged
and ~ defensessLs u - not iar aud open nsht IN
W nen both psrics expose themselves to DANGER rho
de- lar IRON being courageous - ABOUT the lowest
form OF cowardicc. The preparations made and tho
deeds done IN all cases mean aud dastardiy aud IN
sore horrid. have seen the apparatus. There are
masks Tor coBceaiDent, ana gags 10 stop the mouth
aud ears; there IS a razor and there are scissors,
there are ropes TO bind ana, IN some cases, WHIPS
or boards TO inlet blows; there are commonly
nitby applications ready. ana IN all cases, un-
manly insults more dflcult 10 be borno By
youth OF spirith than any beating. The practice,
lar IRON heing humanixing. ~ SIMPLY brutal,zBg IN
It's influence on ali engaged In H. IL dues form
the brave man, hut tho bully The youth exposed 10
the tndignity tins year " prepared 10 revenge u
another next year gentleman, VINO knows Amer.
colleges we'll tells me that IA those which baz
ing "a common IN the younger classes the very look OF
the students is rowdytsb IL ~ astonishing that tie
american people, arm enough when tncy reused,
should nave allowed TINS Darbarty 10 continue
cocgos, great and small down 10 tho last quarter OF
the nnstecnth century OF the religion oil purty aud
love.
LIT rnE FACULTIES rHtIR Duty.
] am 80 Rlad that publc sen iIment ~ now turned
toward " and 80 lev against III IL Of impor
lance that u DO rtgntly directed The opportunity
should hot be allowed 20 pass away without improv
ing ~ 40 ~ TO 10 rid OF the evi forever ID ls wei
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