The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-12-03
A Little Hazing at Allegheny COL
lege, and How it Resulted.
MEADv1LLE, PA, Nov. 25, 10.

= On the night of the 31st of last Oc.
tober, eighteen Of the boys entered the
room of fellow student and proceeded
} to "haze" him to limited degree.
E They dsrobed him of all unnecessary
clothing and placed him upon table,
where he was compelled to deliver a
brief defamation. He was also re.
spectfully requested to say the Lord s
prayer, but, like many of the students,
} be did not know it, and hence he
evaded that sacrilegious performance.
After this little literary exercise "the
boys" proceeded to call the faculty
roll and as each reverend name was
pronounced a masked individual
stepped forward, answered "here !" in
a hollow, sepulchral tone, and with
blackened fingers made rude hero,
glyphic on the naked person of the
victim. After he was sufficiently
blackened with SCOT, q cold shower
bath was administered from the
contents of slOp. bucket. The ghostly
visitors then departed, leaving the
young fellow thoroughly sOoted with
the performance.
To those who are not acquainted
with the customs Of college life this
may seem rather barbarous, but when
we consider that no violence was com.
mitted, we cannot help but class it
among those events which are the
natural result of a bursting forth Of
pent-up feelings, contained within the
minds of lively students.
The event occasioned no great ex.
citement at the time, for those who
participated in the performance
thought it of so little Importance that
they told their friends all about it the
next day. Three weeks after the oc-
currehce took place, FIVE of the
eighteen who were present at the haz.
ing, received letters from the President
Of the college saying that their pres
ence would be dispensed with until
the beginning of the Spring term "a
space of four months.
This notice fell like a thunderb olt
Oh the heads of the unsuspecting
youths. A member of the faculty told |
one Of the students that they could not
afford to suspend the entire thirteen
as the pecuniary loss to the college
ten dollars per term for each-would |
be too great. Knowing as they did |
who the other thirteen were, the decis. |
ion Of the faculty seemed unjust and a
petition was sent in signed by most of
the students requesting that the time
of suspension be limited to the begin
ming Of the Winter term.
To this request the faculty paid no
attention, and MS the time for tie de- |
parture of the suspended individuals |
drew nigh their fel!ow.students re-
solved to give them O "send off,
worthy of u king. To this end a paper
was circulated and the names of over
$50 students were obtained who |
pledged themselves to be on hand at
1880 o'clock yesterday, to join in
procession to escort the boys to the
depot, and also to pay small sum
towards defraying the necessary sx.
penses. In the meantime the services
of the famous North Western band
were secured, and arrangements made
to have barouche and four in wait.
ing, in which to convey the suspended
students.
When the appointed time had
arrived the procession was formed in
front of Ruter Hall, and four of the
boys, Messrs. Andrews, Babcock, Barr
and Reno, were conducted to the car.
riage by special escort often students.
Mr.. Shugert, the other member of the
qlintette, refused to take part in the
procession, hoping thereby to be able
to prevail on the faculty to reinstate
him in his former position. The pro
cession, headed by the band and the
"chief mourners" then began the
march toward the depot, distance of
nearly mile.
Some Of the students had provided
themselves with banners which bore
appropriate inscriptions such as ave
denounce punishment without trial :"
"All or none;" "Verily Justice is
blind )" Equal and exact justice to
all )" Give poor devils are out in the
cold; Thirteen others are safe in the
fold"
Caricature of the college, represent
ing the faculty by huge boot kicking
out the five unfortunates, and "Wel.
come Home representing the arrival
at the parental abode, with the old
gentleman receiving his son with a
war club swung high in the air.
AS the procession passed by the
Ladies Home it was greeted by a
Chautauqua salute from the inmates.
All along the route. haudkerchiefs
were waved and the appearance of the
banners was greeted with rounds of
applause.
On arriving al the denot il Mas as.