New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-24
THE PRINCETON OUTRAGES.
SUCH HAzNG NOT SEEN BEFORE.
sour nrrAr1.s or TIE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF


, g., an uproar over the exposure of the outrageous
bazing which has been going on here since the term
onened IL is reported That altogether about seventy
Eve OF the freshmen have been more or less abused
The sophomores, ou.iously enough. seem to have
Thought that they could any length without getting
ir,o trouble This disposition is traced 10 the lenency
With which the fellows who painted the college chapel
stairs green treated. They promised so 1t Is sara
topich that the "fun" should end there; hut one or
two of tho men who engaged IN that performance
are believed to be also implicated in the halg outraGes
Many of the freshmen live Ia University Han
There the hazing made its first appearance on WedneS-
dav evening of last week. the day after college opened
IT, was soon after r. OF that day when some twelve
sophomores appeared in the "uildng, ana mysterious
yhisperings followed with rappingS at the fresh
mems doors then louder rappings. Tie cry
"Whos there from within met with the grim re-
iopder :" Omen up" from without Some freshmen
"opened up; some didn't One freshman de-
cped the invitation. step ladder at once appeared
towering TO the transOm his door; then sophO-
more let himself through the opening the door neNtad-
united more sJphOmores; then there was fuh lhere
are various accounts of what happened
after the SS men effected entrance In some cases
they first broke in door, If the proctor was not uncom-
fortaby near. One freshman was evidently mustlaH
he had heard Patience many time and had Oeeh
struck with the exquisite music which emanated from
the mandolin OF some fair SaDphr; so he had got Tor
himself mandolin and had taken to COLLEGE to soohe
his young mind An unmuSical sophomore picked mp the
instrument handed it the freshman and said simply
"Play." The freshman did play but his hand trem-
bled so that he made dscord Still he was appauded
Another freshman was called on to declam voumi-
pousy from Archbishop Trenehs famous work. He did
his task so beautifully lie kept at it for an hour
amid .'brayos and encOres." Other freshmen
Jared worse, These carefully stripped OF their
garments by masked men and were then coihpeHeu
TO wash their feet They performed the task with are
forebodngs. This ablutOn carefully performed inc
freshmen awaited developments. They came In the
words of Lady Macbeth, To bed to bed" so 1t was
that the tender Freshmen were made to TO bed wet
And this sort Of thing did not end on Wednesday
evening" it went on on thursday anu
on Friday. By Friday the faculty had be-
gun to scent the danger; they resolved 10
stamp out the evil its early stage The trouble had
spread extensively that prompt action was necessary
SO oneby the sophomore were called up ana hrmy
but politely induced to sign pledge neither to maze
nor to rush. The boys all did it, then they went out
and had one Of the hardest rushes in the history OF the
college; the ankle of one sprained the shout
der.blade of another broken The freshmen GOT
the cane. The sophomores have since then been get
ting Cain from the faculty
Friday night, Saturday and saturday night saw tAe
epidemic spread. good many sophomoreS had a
hand in it the active numbered dozen. 1t was
Thought that Sunday would be day Of rest Not so
I'm that day the disease became vruent under the in
Anence of the virus OF Fridays pledge
Upon that day f. g. Torrey was rest
ing in his when several sophomoTes en-
tered Then followed the usual washing and putting to
bed In young Torreys case this happened not once
but eight times so thought his peace disturbed The
soplomores surmised that the young man
might not appreciate the mission and the goodIy
traits of the OF 49, they compelled him TO write
a letter something like this:
My DEAR MOTHER: have just come from chapel ana
have now paused moment in the midst of dice throw
Ing and crbhage You that the sophomores here
are the finest men In tne college,
in "a nyfp
properly directed TO the lads home anu urOpPeu III
The post office
The faculty. finding ont how fragile is reform prom
Use with sophomores began at once searching eXani
nation Watchmen and village policemen received
special instructions to be the alert Freshmen ana
sophomore summoned to give anacconut Oh 'hen
selves The nature of the difficulties encountered III
this pursuit. and tho remedy applied by
the faculty were spoken OF as IouOWs yesterday ~
President McCosh:
.gefore speak Of this matter" said he, 81 wish to
say this: The newspapers do not come down mere to
report what We doing TO advance education ana
what steps we taking TO turn the college INTO
upiyersty-they only appear when some unfortunate
thing like this happens The college this year has had
,he largest entrance it ever had, but unfortunate
ly since the entrance there has been good
deal OF bad class feeling among the three
lower classes There been rush and several cases
of hazng. We began an investigation immediately ana
as the result we have sent home four men to-day Tor
hazjpc We are still carrying the examination, and
will not cease until the whole college is in perfect quiet
There has difference of opnon In the faculty
Iegarah; cue h me pGendcrs The great diicuIty
lies getting evidence The students won INFORM Oh
Speaking of the nature Of the hazng
DIR. McCosh sad IT ,do was s,,n t ICI o in bis
eve aud repressed laughter They put the freshmen
10 bed and made them ash their feet Ihen me gray
haired nresdrnts tone became severe as he declared:
"The faculty il determined TO stop TINS as an hlere
ence with the rights Of the students There thihK
II ,oldv fha rlolp IN
attend meeting Of the faculty IN TINS matter al
The rooms of certain Freshmen outside Of University
Hall were entered in In their absence aud the furniture
sn y s c or we're generally those belonging
Weather students and in the minds OF several nvcst
gators OF The matter the thought Is entertained that
something besides simple desire to smash furniture
animated one or two OF the V a. least 1c ceTo Tets
look that way But this point Is TO be iur'her h'es
The four sorhomorcs who were dismissed are, are
r. E. Tod, brother Of ]. Kennedy TOD, OF New
York land and the Ke epnsE I Brston WISHING
ton; D. 6. Adler, OF Philadelphia and w. L. Harvey
Morgan vino were mentioned in THE TRIBUNE tins
onng are @ TndeT Mccarter specially
broken up about IT, He is the Of ~ McCarter OF
he fatner sake especially he win he able to
clear himself Of the accusation brought aganst
in the matter retcence OF the men who have been
hazed. of them who was most ndeceHiy assauGo
absolutely refused to mention the names OF me men VINO
entered his room IL Is said that his father mas deter
mined TO remove him from IIneeton an" ~ nii,n and
then take the lad before NewJersey grand Jury ana
nee If dose OF criminal justice cannot be meted out 10
the assailants ~, l., .-.,.. ~,
ATT ~ IN to-day the faculty still In session Dr
said that there would be no more Information 10
give out Tonight. .-..,.,...
Among the students the hazng and the explosions
have the topic OF the day, yet an OF them arc 40
sien, ms the grave the subject in the presence OF
Their were rumors OF others having been "rustcated
besides those mentioned above. but Dr. McCOSh state
nent seems 10 set reports at rest The boys say
that the present Ouburst OF hszug Is the most vigorous
that Princeton known in long time. ana tnat Tue
most active sophomOres those who were the most
onie, last YEAR whereas the who would naturally
have been peced lead IN the movement nave ma
NO band IN thc nresent crusade Much sympathy was
Dbn In HAY q