Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-09-10
HOW HAzINe WAS STOPPED.

HOW HAZING WAS STOPPED.
suIIivan's Appearance as Quaker ~
Harvard College.
HReG,kee sun.
Mauy have wondered why there has
not been any hazing at Harvard tor the
past three months. In all that time there
has not been q case ofhazing reported,
and all have come to the conclusion
that the hazers have met with change
of heart. 1t is not exactly a change OF
heart, but change of clothes that ais
them. We are informed thai the haz-
ing has been effectually br Dken up.
Just after Sullivan whipped Ryane ne
was called to Harvard, and plan OF
breaking up hazing was unfolded TO MIN
by the faculty, and he fell into It read
lily. He was to attire himself as
Quaker young man, and apply for ad-
mission as freshman, .and let nature
takes its course. On the LIST day OF
April Mr.. Sullivan appeared at the col
lege under the name of Abba Watson,
and was assigned to room, and placed
OH the roll OF freshmen. His appear
ance was commented on, and as he pass
ed through the college grounds with his
peculiar garb, young fellows shouted,
HShoot the hat" "Get on to his nibs,"
and other collegiate literature. 1t was
all Mr.. Sullivan could do to restrain
himself from whipping couple OF doz-
en- of the boys then and there, but he
decided to wait until the proper time,
when he would he able to get enough
for a mess. That evening he was ap-
preached by a young man who pre-
tended to be his friend and invited TO
accompany him to room where few
bottles of wine were to be
found Abiji said verify lie
didn't 90 much on the sinful beverage,
but to oblige his friend, he went with
him to a large room where seventy
smart young fellows were congregated
with all the appliances for hazing. Sui
Ivan says there were seventy. but the
faculty only found sixty-five smart
Alexis when the door was opened, but
Sullivan thinks few may have Jump
ed out of the window and took to the
woods. 1t seems that when they got
the Quaker" into the room they lock-
ed the door, and the ring-leader told the
peaceful man to strip off his coat, vest
and shirt. He objected, but finally took
them off. Some of the fellows who
have since got out of the hospital say
thew noticed, when he removed his
shirt, that he was put up like a hired
man, and they thought it queer that
Quaker should have an arm as big as
canyassed ham. They then told him
to "prepare to meet his God" and got
out the iron to brand him on the back.
He told them that he knew he was In
their power, and was willing to submit
to any thing that was right, but lie ask
ed as a favor not bear OH too hard, as
he was of 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
out the blanket and tipped Sullivan
over it, and about twenty OF the smart;
est haZers took hold Of the sides and
tossed him up. When he came down
he knocked four fellows senseless with
his fists, kicked four more across the
room, and then got on his feet and be-
gan to knock right and left. He had
knocked down about twenty, and had
stopped to spit OH his hands, when the
rest of the hazers huddled in n corner
and proposed to put an end tn the
slaughter. One said:
"Oh, good Mr.. Quaker, please let us
alone. We belong to respectable fami-
lies, and won't do so any more" Sulli-
van looked at them and said: ut is
hazing ycz want. Well, yez can have
plenty" 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 SHIFT across his arm and walk
ed out of the room, and met the facul-
ty in the hall, he said: "Throw water
in their faces and they will all regain
consciousness in from ten minutes to
half an hour, and he shook hands with
the faculty, received his $500, and left
for New York with his trainer, Billy
Madden, who was sitting on the fence
outside waiting for him.
For kind of time did vez have
wild the b'ys?" asked Mr.. Madden, as he
helped Mr.. Sullivan on with his shirt.
and changed the Quaker hat for an
other.
"Verily, friend William" said Quak.
err Sullivan, as he counted the roll of
bills to see that the faculty had not
showed any counterfeits on him, lit
was the evint of the season. 1t Is good
exercise" And they started for Cor
nell University at Ithaca.