Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-10-12
A SCHEME OF COLLEGE GOVERNMENT.

Most Of our readers, probably, are aware
that for some time past Amherst College has
been trying cooperative system of gov
eminent, in which the students are repre-
sented equally with the faculty upon an or
ganized board of management. The scheme
so far as we know, has been o satisfactory
one; and that it is about to be adopted by
another college, Bowdoin, is testimonial in
its favor. The plan to- be adopted at Bow
dom is very clearly SET forth by the Portland
Press, from which VIC take the following
particulars
The new plan may be briefly characterized
- ov-op..-.i,o svi,euio Of voi.So so~orn
ment, in which the president of the college
represents the faculty, and jury composed
of one representative from each class, one from
each of the intercollegiate societies of three
more years standing, and one selected by the
students who are not members Of any such
fraternity, represents the students. The
jurors are to be selected by the several classes
and societies, but the president whose re-
lations to the juror are, in many re-
spects, similar to those of a judge to the
jury ia courts Of law may refuse to allow a
juror to serve on the ground that he is not
''in good and regular standing and attend
ance' (and this is the only ground on which
the president can pcremptorily remove
juror and order new election. Six stu
dents may challenge any juror ''for cause
nd bo R,In ba Fo;o II
he may refuse 10 allow the Juror to serve and
call upon the removed jurors constituents to
fill the vacancy. Four jurors when properly
elected and qualified shall constitute COM
il the number falls below that, the admins
tration of justice shall at once revert to the
faculty and remain there until the minimum
number OF four is restored. The jury arc to
elect foreman to preside over their deliber-
atoms.
Tie president is no more TO be member
of the jury than the judge in courts OF law.
He cannot control their legitimate action as
jurymen, except 10 matters which are plain
ly specified in the agreement with the stu
dents. The province of the jury in conjuuc-
ton with the president will be to administer
Justice in all matters relating to the peace,
order, security and good name of the under.
graduate college community, except matters
Of payments due to or from the college, OF
rank, appointment or award, Of conduct
during Rotations, declarations, or lectures
nd nfo tta NJ
though even in these matters any question
Of deception or deliberate falsehood arising
shall be submitted tn the jury for their de-
termination. All questions of jurisdiction
and validity of decisions are to be decided
by the president. Offences are to DC graded
as follows:
~ DELIBERATE FAISkHooD. Penalty, dlshon-
CRADLE dismissal from college.i
l2) GRAVE MIsDgMEANOBs. Penalty, removal
with the privilege OF entering any college which Is
willing TO receive the fperson removed on q state
ment OF facts from the President, such statement
not 70 be construed as q recommendation from
(s.) MAJOR OFFENCES Penalty, rcprimaud with
notification thereof to parent or guardian, or sus-
a. MINOR OrPEScB,. Penalty, admoniton, or
reprimand without notification thereof TO paren. or
guardian.
The complainant, who may be the Presi-
dent, a juryman or one Of the other students
is entitled TO present his case to the jury and
the latter can adopt any means which seem
most efficient for the ascertainment OF the
facts, provided only they may be honorable
and fair. The jury arc required to submit
two verdic,s, one Of fact which must be
agreed to unanimously, and one of opinion,
which must be agreed TO by majority. In
the first the jury must plainly state the facts
ascertained IN the second they must state
the grade to which in their opinion the offence
belongs, together with the extenuating or az
gravatiug circumstances which affect that
grade. When the jury have rendered their
verdict their duty ceases. The power of fix
ing the penalty rests with the judge. He
may listen:to an appeal from the convicted
student, and II he finds extenuatlng circum-
stances he may modify the sentence or remit
1t entirely, but he can not impose heavier
penalty than that Of the grade fixed by the
jury,
There are many minor provisions which
define more exactly the duties Of the Jury