New-York tribune., 1878-03-15
MOTHER PRINCETON CONFLICT.
THEOLOGICAL STUDENTS ASSAULTED.

N''D-'
IHRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRiBuSrl
PRINCETON, n. j., March 14.-Late last
night acOsion between members OF the junior class IN
Princeton College and students at the Princeton The
logical Seminary resulted In OF the latter students
being hit a blow in the face with fist or club.
and another receiving several blows about the head Five
juniors arrested and awaiting the resuhs
OF an examination. There had been for believing
that in the future letter order than has been known here
OF late years would prevail. Articles taking ths
ground, have appeared in the college periodicals
Hazing, 1t is generally claimed. Is less prevalent
than at any other time for several years past. When
the sad affair Of few weeks ago was followed by sew
eral dismissals from the freshman class and the ss
pension OF twenty five sophomores. the upper cassmon
appauded the Faculty for its action. IL was frequent
ly said that the turbulent element had Oocn removed
fr0If the college Dr. McCOsh remarked "T1is IL the
end of hazing at Princeton" The Introduction. the
other day. OF bill in the legislature restoring the priv
ilege OF voting to the students, welcomed at the
college and seemed to promise good. Altogether the
outlook encouraging. For those the events
Of last night seem very strange.
They were not hazing, IN the proper sense OF the
word but form another and less excusabe feature of
college rowdyism 1t has been custom with the jr-
pior class for many years have celebration OF some
kind the night after completing their examinations
in logic. Logic Is one of the most difficult studies OF
their course, and the examination. unlike those IN all
other branches, occurs In the middle Of the
term. Instead OF being anxious to leave town
for the vacation. the juniors find them
selves still In tie midst OF their studies.
ana usually ready for spree Until last year their
tom had been parade the streets at night blowing
horns and singing songs and concluding with .ting
before the professors house and call for speech
Whether he has appeared not 1t has been the practice
not to leave the house until the gate post
has been pulled up Last year tho wife OF
fba ,,rosa- gtak and fro ou
the campus substituted. few days ago. and
Just before the examination in logic began the junior
class held large meeting and Of the 120 men In the
class all except twenyour voted to abandon the usual
celebration altogether. But a committee from these
twenty-f called on President McCosh and obtained
permission to make display OF areworks on the campus
The Seminary students are in few cases only, gradu
ates Of the college, and disturbances Of more or less
serious character have prevailed between them and
under graduates for a long time In 1865 and 1863 IL Il
said that customary for the college men 10 visit
the seminary buildings about three times year. aud
put out the lights in the halls or pull down the gates.
Last night. while the display OF fireworks
was taking place on the campus. six men went
away and proceeded 10 the seminary grounds.
which are in another part OF the village. Entering the
balls OF the old Seminary Building, they put ont the
lights and threw fre-crackers into the students rooms
and along the halls The crackers being very argehey
exploded with great noise Very soon the students,
rushed out of their rooms and the ianiOrs fled Ihey
were pursued by W. b. Greene and J. A. Farrar who
say their object TO identfy the inrudcrs portion
OF the party escaped, but two were followed as far
as Brown Hall. where they were joined by several
friends At that moment of them fell in his running
with Greene stumbling over him Farrar came up. and
the men who approached from Brown Hall threw him
down. and pulled Greene away, hitting Farrar several
blows head. Then they all disappeared with
out either Greene or Farrar being able to dis
l.alia tn hnUa
been about half-past O'Clock. In about an
hour n party OF Juniors returned to the
old Seminary Building entered the halls, and again
threw crackers into the rooms. Going outside, ihey
rraI seminary students approached fioin the gate
Among them elder brother of j. A. Farrar and
r. L. Findiay VINO were returnin& from VISIT 10 mem
her. the Faculty where tney had eole 10 report the
frat disturbance. Aner thy had entered the semi
one of juniors called out To Fudlay Well What do
you want htrcl' lic made ne reply, nc ~ en- tHo
,.iainary students 10 ight one OF The TWO seized
FnIay and the other struck Inn Oh the nose breaking
the bridge Of II. Mr.. Fnday thinks club was used.
and SAYS the blows came frOh bcl.nd him He can
identify no one. After THIS occurrence. ". b. Greene,
Ia yil Iaughlu and j. II Laughi!n all seminary students,
while standing front OF the University Hotel, saw
party of fifteen students passing on the other side
o. the street, having their hats drawn down over their
80 an III n, vent DOWN 10 meet them sevsra of the
iIuiors III .aupeufci but Nah0n Pncy Herbert Smith
ana f. H. Trotter remained and engaged nconyersation
Mr. irottrr saws Mr. Greene declared that 1t was
aIly FOR me juniors away when discovered a the
seminary said he responsible Tor the disturbance
and wished 70 MAKO amend Tor IL III some way lie
ihc two sides. and that they tght 1t ont" Mr. Greene
TOD him that it would be impossible to sccure Satisiac
Complaints we've made about midnight against
Yr Unrbcri Sith son OF T. Drlaicld smith also OF
New.Y York; /. H. Anderson. OF pennngton, n j.. T. II.
Trotter of Philadelphia j. Il. Wright of Wllkesbdrre,
penn ard Mahlon Pltuey, OF MOrris,own, y. J.;
for assault. q. NJ. Farrar, and for arson, &.
NJ Nlcbnhr the treasurer Of the seminary buildings.
About o'clock this morning all except MI Ifotter
were arrcSted NJ their rooms This forenoon they a-
pcar,d court tor examination and IN TIE afternoon
iko hearing Resumed, but not concluded several
witnesses were examined for the prosecution bur very
little valuable information was elected. one witness
testified TO having Mr.. Smith in the sem.
mary grounds about the time of the sec
H"othrr swore TO hearing the Junior, who tell
when putsucd nv Greene aud Farrar call ont" IiotE
and Nat rroter offered TO light with Greene. Two
others gave the OF The three persons who came
from tne party OF fifteen %ho dispersfd near re ts
that he saw MIR. Anderson IN the party before 1t
broke up. Bu whether these men had come from the
cos act that they covered their faces with their has,
moved FOR the d ischarge OF Mr. Wright aud Mr Alex
ander there was no evidence against thtm TAe mo,
n granted aud the rena ning ihree men gave Dali
in 800 TO appear IN cour, ~ eiocN to-'oi row ,
There Is new ov.acnce which seems to Ice mn 9rtant
TUTOR Cond,t s sad, will testify that he saw three OF
the men who were rnsag"i ~ tue see1hu ahS',, ',a ~
can identify them. James H. Darlington student IN
the selny and ScS''1nGIaI sgGc'i 2 n,t IN 'c he
fonud the iuats in the hall burning hom The
the craCkcrS: lhat Nntn nc Htd INC ll'ls' III
Inc hall ana csud get out OF hcrc,' Junior -
piled, "Coms Oh down here. yon Seminole,
and we VIII break your head" mat he threw
ine coal AT them; that when lie heard so3e
on call help hIp, they are pounding Flrdi1y-;hey
have broken nose - nc wcnt out IL tire dtrkness
with his shotgun to frishtcn tho Juniors, ana "hrh
SEMINARY students tried 10 take 1t away rom HIM 10
uss H. he let them so fcdrius they would
lire IL. The strongest feeling at the seminary 10
against the man wno struck Find'ay, whoever
mary Iro sors was held con ider tine s1blect of
case In h, coults Dr. NJ Gosh said tlat q faculty
bodv would do nothing III the mater until the civil
authorities had disposed Of It, lie was siiuhS III ms
Library Ind a post-graiuate class IN philosophy was