Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-09-08
IIAZING AT HARVARD,


| "eEc nTohch Up.
Many have wondered why there has not
been any hazing at Harvard for the past
three months. In all that time there has
not been case of hazing reported, and some
have come to the conclusion that the hazeis
have met with change of heart. 1t is not
exactly change of heart, but change OF
clothes that nils them. The Milwaukee
sun has investigated the matter and thus
explains how the custom was ciIcCtualy
broken up, Just after Sullivan had whip
ped Ryan he was called to Harvard and n
plan of breaking up hazing was unfolded 10
him by the faculty, and he fell into it read
lily. lie was to attire himself as Quaker
young man, and apply for admission as a
freshman, and let nature take its course.
On the LIST day of April Mr.. Sullivan ap-
pcarcd at the college under the name of Ali.
jail Watson, and was assigned to room and
placed on the roll OF freshmen Ills appear
ancc was commented on, and, us he passed
through The college grounds with his pecu-
liar garb, young fellows shouted "shoot the
hat, get on his nibs," and other collcgi-
ate literature. 1t was all Mr.. Sullivan could
do to restrain himself from whipping a
couple of dozen Of the boys then aud there,
but he decided to wait until the proper
time, when he would be able to get enough
for mess. That evening, he was approach
ed by young man who pretended to be his
friend, and invited to accompany him to n
| room where few boys were going to open
few bottles of wine. Abjah said, verify
he didn't go much on the sinful beverage,
but, to obligc his friend, he went with him
to u large room were seventy smart young
fellows were congregated with all the appli-
ances for hazing. Sullivan says there were
seventy, but the faculty only found sixty
| five senscess smart Alecks when the door
was opened but Sullivan thinks n few may
have jumped out of the window and took to
the woods. 1t seems that, when they got
he Quaker into the room they locked the
door, and the ringcader told the peaceful
man to strip off his coat, vest and shirt. lie
objected, but finally took them Off. Some
OF the fellows who have since got out of the
hospital say they noticed when he removed
his shirt, that he was put up like hired
man, and they thought il queer that Quak-
cr should have an arm lik,a canvas ham.
They told him to prepare to meet his God, 4"
and got ont the iron to brand him on the
back. lie told him that he knew he was in
their power, and was willing to submit to
anything that was right but he, as favor,
asked them not to bear on too hard, as he
was of a nervous temperament and might
faint. Then they decided not to brand him
until later, but would throw him up in
blanket first. So they got the blanket
and tipped Sullivan over in it, and
about twenty Of the smartcst liazcrs took
hold OF the sides and tossed him up. When
he came down he knocked four fellows sense
less with his fists, kicked four more across
the room, and then got on his feet and be-
gan TO knock them right and left. lie had
knocked down about twenty, and had stop
ped to spit on his hands when the rest of the
hazers huddlcd in II corner and proposed to
to put stop to the slaughter One said
w, good MIR. Quaker please let us alone.
We belong to respectable families, and
won't do 50 any more" Sullivan looked at
them and said as it hazing ycz want
Well, ycz can have pliniy," and he went
at them, and in about fifteen minutes he
corded up the whole gang and hazing was
broken up in Harvard College. As he threw
his coat and shirt across his arm and
walked out Of the room and met..the faculty
in the hall. he said: "Throw water in their
faces and they will all regain consciousness
in from ten minutes t , hall an hour" and he
shook hands with the faculty, received his
five hundred dollars and left for New York
with his trainer, Billy Madden, who WAS sit
ting on the fence outside waitin. for him.
"Fot kind of u time did ycz have uid de
bys:" asked Mr.. Madden, AS he helped Mr..
Sulli on with his shit, and changed the
Quaker hat for another.
"Ncrily, friend William" said Quaker Sui
livan, AS he counted the roll of bills To see
that the faculty had not showed any counter
felts ON him, 1T was the evnt Of the season.
1t is good exercise" And they started for
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