The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-12-01
LETTERS FROM GOOSEOU!LL.

Ri0tous Stud cnts in Jefferson Medical
College - Fighting Southerners - Mr.
SIlarpe's Chivalry-Death of Dr. Marion
Sims-Grand Wedding in "Hi;,h" Life
The Theatres, Markets, Etc.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2i, 1888.
EDITOR CHIEF:
Whether deservedly or not, medical stu
dents have the name Of being a very rough,
lawless set, of whom boarding house keep
ers in particular have a dread. The fact
that there were three fights in Jefferson
Medical College on Tuesday is not likely
to awaken very exalted public opinion of
her students. The cause of the trouble was
one of insignifcance, but you know when
the tinder is ready it is very easy to get a
blaze. It has always been customary to
number the seats in the lecture room of the
college and assign those in front to the
seniors, Or second year students, and those
i'll the rear to the first course students. In
the hospital lecture room there is no such
system, and consequently there is rush
made every day by the first course students
for the hospital lectures, which are de-
livered Immediately after those of the col
lege, and q push and scramble to secure the
best seats. Saturday evening the seniors
organized a meeting and drew up a petit
ton to the faculty requesting that the seats
in the hospital be numbered, and that they
be assured the advantage of seniority and
rank. 4 lot of the first course students
attempted to break up the meeting by
shouting like madEen, throwing paper
balls and calling for the previous question.
Monday evening the first course students
organized a meeting for the purpose Of
sending counter petition to the faculty,
lights and broke up the meeting. So, Oh
Tuesday both parties were at daggers'
points and grand settlement was the con-
sequence. Just as Prof. Rogers was about
to begin his lecture on chemistry, DR.. Nor
ton, u Philadel phian, the one who had
extinguished the lights at the meeting of
the first course students, stepped into the
lecture room. Hearing ugly remarks about
himself, he, as quick as flash, bounded
over all the benches to the front row of seats
and began beating a man named Meyer,
slandering him. DR.. Morton is tremen-
dous fellow and DR.. Meyer very small, but
Ill the heat OF anger, size was not con-
sidered DIR. Meyer sat still. as meek as
Moses, and took the drubbing without Of
ferlng any resistance. Some of his friends
rallying around him brought about a gen
eral row, and DR.. Morton got out of it con-
siderably worsted, his face all scratched and
bleeding. Gentlemen, gentlemen" shout
ed Prof Rogers, this must not be. De-
sist, l beg of you. Would you disgrace
your Alma Mater?" But the good man 9
voice was as a whisper against a cyclone.
It was not heard, and if it had been his
words would not have been needed. An
other row took place in. the evening. If
there is the slightest peculiarly about
student he Is nicknamed from the time he
enters the college and never again hears his
real name. For instance, there is Blossom.
so called because of his red nose: Fire, be-
cause of his red head Dukes, because he
came from the same town as Dukes the
murderer; Laughing Gas, because he has
such an ugly laugh and laughs all the time
at nothing; Gov. Hoyt, because he looks
like Gov. Hoyt; Sawbones, Boston Dude
and Tapertoes. Well, DR.. Jones Gov.
HoyD of Delaware was quietly passing into
found himself collared by one S. H. Sharpe,
son Of Gen. Sharpe of Mississippi, and
nearly shaken out of his life before he could
divine what it was all about. Sharpe heard
that Jones had been telling tales on him to
the faculty, and having his Southern blood
aroused was about to demolish the poor
man: Hold on Bit gasped Jones,
"and I'll explain just then Robert Buck
Of Jackson, Miss, stepped up to assist his
friend Sharpe, and said: " You needn't try
to explain. You know you lied, SO just say
you lied about it and we will let it pass"
=" But didn't lie about it. I didn't lie at
all" 1t was comical sight. truly-the
frightened big man, the irate small one,
and the meddlesome friend. After awhile
the iron grip was loosened and DR.. Jones
walked off as placid and unresentful as if
no indignity had been offered him. On
Wednesday the Dean, Dr.. Barthalon. ad-
dressed the students on the subject of the
disturbance very kindly, but very positive
y, and order and quiet have prevailed ever