New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-25
THE HIKING ar PRINCETON.
HOW YOUNG HEWITT DISPERSED CROWD OF
sOPHOMOREs-THE LAW TO DE REsORTED TO.

HOW YOUNG HEWITT DISPERSED A CROWD OF
soPHoMoREs-THE LAW TO DE REsoRrED TO.
PRINCETON, N. j., Sept 24.-There are
good many stories going the rounds here regarding lrd
viGual experiences in the hazng which the faculty OF
Princeton College investigating. No other quite
up to that In which Congressman A. 5. Hewitts
son bore leading part Like his father he has grim
of humor and he gave play to this when hall
dozen sOphonores made evening call on him. Young
Hewitt politely responded the demand to open mp"
and the of 49, having got safely into his room'
looked around for amusement One Of them called on
young Hewitt to sing 81 cannot sing" he replied
gravey, "but musician I'm my way and can per-
haps accommodate you with some instrumental inusic
"What instrument do you play !"
The French horn"
"All right trOt IL out"
The young man produced tho instrument and,
preparatory TO playing. he calmly opened the
window, ard straIgntway from the instrument
there proceeded terrific heartrending brayins
notes, which penetrated the whole campus
and made night hiicous. There was ut STAMPEDE
from the room Not sophomore doubted that the proc
his way that room But, no; the proctor
hearing the tuuultuous braZen discOrd and surmslng
the cause had carefully posted himself at the main exit
to the hail and there he Intercepted the hafdozen soph
OmOrcs AMI led them OF in triumph They made up
u goodly portion the " sOphOmores who duly
appeared before the Faculty. While this may present
the ud side OF the transactions which ran rot
here night for nearly thn story young
rPy pres n serious Ii W he who wa~compcl'd
To- take sponge bath IN the presence ~ haf dozen
men ana thcu 90 bed after time. Ihe circum-
stances attending the ordeal have made hls parents
rgutcously indignant The letter which he was com
PEELED t. his mother informing her that he had
Just come from chapel and was throwing
dice shocked her ~ made hrr
H. IL is not strange. therefore, that tho young ms
ftthcreXpresscs determination 10 follow mp the matter
IN the courts. Developments IN that direction may lbs
lIuscd for In hB of two others al the boys
who subjected TO indignite1.
THe Investigations OF The Faculty are still going on.
lg al
prGctnrs of the dOrnitOics Is rdcOuSly lax, 80 hal
there is abundant opportunity for naLng u womb seem
that had these officers been properly alert. hHLng "
such extensive scale could have Occurrrd Al
| these Outragcs committed m thr dcrnU0rrs
known University Hal. the Nithcr~poOn Eiw"rI~,
KcunOn Last AID West Halls. The visits NJ sOphO'
mocr made, according wcll-kuDwn custom. be-
tween the hours D. ~. and midnight, timc when
pruc;Ors might b. cNpec ed 30 Dr. the watch n thcy
to be useful. The students that bribery
has not bren rcsugtcd 10 and b. unknown.
DR.. Mt Gosh g. not TC-pU sh!c for the discipline or the
students as lac has his held In lar-er matters Another
member jhc faculty the dean, has ,upcrN l>ou of surh
affairs Prrhip, he might "shJke up tic prortots To
vantage. There Will be lack OF viz lance IN TINS d.
II teton, for q tine 40 least