Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-27
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AAntfarrnu
''nce the cane rush which occurred n, ,.s a.
'@S' Day. the Freshmen of Colby Un;ve-.;,v
nave 0een taking quite decided steps. Thew
m HSse, IN fset' been boycotting the Facu,,v
lug " the suspension, which the Fre.h.
MAJ e .n 70 nave been unjust, of their class-
OH 49, .no en'ire Grass has ''cut" PRAYERS and
IN Snsa e"Iege exercises since Wednesday.
,.nd.I 10y morning, however, the class At.
'.nueu tue chapel exercises and will NO.
attend upon all the other exercise. tho d 1Ts
Guilty having been. IN the meantime .a,;s..a
soriiy settled. The history of Fridav and
SATURDAY was the REPETITION of class meat;na.
S"u OF committee visits upon the prpsident
~, ~ friday morning the class presented to
'ne president series of resolutions. II was
"o' A"o"n oy the class at that time that the
Ape'sion OF their classmate had been changed
~ iioennlte suspension. The result h ,d
oeeh Drought about by friends of the exnelIad
student and had not been learned by his elias.
III taxing the step that the class did take i,
placed both class and faculty in uneny;able
positions BY "cutting" the class and col.
ieVe exercises the class had sundered all con.
hectlon with the college and therefore could
uot treat with the college authorities as
'tuuehts In turn, the faculty must either
make acknowledgements of hasry and iniudi
cioas action or allow the seeding class to
leniaih rs they ever must, as expelled students.
position not to be enved by the students.
SINCE none could then gain admission to any
o'"er college. 1t is stated that concessions
'a'e oeeh made upon both sides, in order to
avoid the difficulty. The Freshmen have
presented many facts to the faculty which will
nave an influence in their own favor and in
favor of the suspended student These facts
the students will be enabled to urge and the
FACULTY to consider as soon as the Freshmen
nave again found connection with the
university. The conditions of peace are that
the past few days of rebellion shall be entire
~ wiped out. That which has occurred
not TO have any unfavOrible in
nuence upon the standing of the individual
themoers or the class, neither in the past nor
| 1u'ure, and whatever can be presented by the
| class IN Justification Of the suspended student
| shall have an influence in restoring the mem.
Der or at least in giving him an honorable
dismissal. The result has been awaited with
interest, and is generally acceptable to all.
81 mas shown greater union in its movements
than Is usually seen in the case of Freshmen,
and has done wisely in making some conces-
| slohs IN order to gain part of the advant.
ages for which they sought.-During the past
week the Salvation Army have held their meet.
ings in the vestry of the Methods. church
| They announce themselves as having come
to stay until the judgment day. On Sunday,
meetings were again held in the Town Hail
"A good story of one of Colby's Freshmen
Is on the rounds. 1t happened that, on one
evening of last week, during the Freshman
boycott, member of 'S9, infused, perhaps,
with class spirit aud the patriotism of his an.
cestors, met upon the street gentleman who
| wears very long curly hair. The Freshman
STEPPED up to the str niger and addressed him
thus: Look here, Mr.. you must have that
hair cut off "By whose order?' inquired
the stranger. The Freshman. no doubt pom.
dering in mind the valor of the green noun.
tain boys of old and of their commander AL
len the elder at the capture of Crown Poin,
and Ticonderoga, replied sin tones of thun
der. by the order of the class of so
The Freshman asserts that the stranger sought
the first barber shop and did as directed
Easter was properly observed at the several
churches on Sunday. Rev Mr. Spencer,
pastor of the Baptist church, spoke from Rev
| l,l7-l8. After the sermon occurred bap
tism. Four candidates received the ordinan
ces of baptism.-I. o. Palmer snd
Lincoln Owen, members of Colby 81
and $50. respectively and Misses
Gould and Hoxle. At the Methodis
church on Sunday one candidate was baptized
and five young ladies were received into the
church. Rev. Mr.. Sterling will be absen,
next Sunday, conference being in session at
that time, and DR.. Pepper will occupy the
pulpit on that day. The Episcopal chape
was nicely decorated with flowers, &C., and
very interesting and appropriate services wer.
held in the forenoon and evening. An Easter
concert was given at the Unitarian church or
| Sunday evening.