The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31
COLLEGE BRUTALITY.
Why Some Gentlemen Will Not Past3Gop
pate In Hazing Expe ditions,

pate In Hazing Expe ditions.
The bovine or brutal quality 10 by
no means wholly worked out of the
blood even yet. The taste for pugil.
ism, or the pummeing of the human
frame into a jelly by the ,orce of fsti.
cuf1s, a' form of enjoyment or enter
tainment, is a relapse into barbarlsm.
1t is the instinct of The tiger still sur.
viving in the white cat transformed
into the princess. will not call it,
young gentlemen, the fond return Of
Melusina to the gamb bos Of the mcr.
maid, OF Undlne momentary uncon.
sciousness of soul. because these are
poetic and pathetic suggestions. The
prize-ring is disgusting and inhuman,
but at the least it is a voluntary en-
counter of two individuals. But col.
legs bullying is unredeomed brutality.
1t is the extinction of Dr. Jekyll and
Mr.. HYDE. 1t is not humorous, nor
manly, nor generous no decent It
is bald and vulgar cruelty. and no
class in college should feel itself
worthy of the respect of others, or re.
spect itself, until it has searched out
all offenders Of this kind which dis.
grace it, and banished them in the
remotest Coventry.
The meanest and most COW ardlv fel.
lows in college may shine most in
hazing. The generous and manly
men despise it. There are noble and
inspiring ways for working off the
high spirits of youth; games which are
rich in poetic tradition; athletic exer.
clses which mold the young Apollo.
To drive young fellow upon the thin
ice. through which he breaks. and BY
the icy submersion becomes at last a
cripple, helpless with infammatory
rheumatism-surely no young man in
his senses thinks this to be funny, or
any thing but an unspeakable out.
rage. Or to overwhelm with terror .
comrade Of sensitive Temperament
until his mind reels-imps of Satan
might delight in such a ravel. but
young Americans!-never. young gem
tlemen, never.
The hazers in college are the men
who have been bred upon dime novels
and the prize ring-ln spirit at least.
il not in fact--to whom the training
and instincts of the gentleman are un.
known. That word is one of the most
precious among English words
The man who is justly entitled
to wear it wears diamond
OF the purest lustre. Tennv.
son. in sweeping the whole range Of
tender praise for his dead friend Ar.
thur Hallam, says that he bore without
abuse the grand old name Of gentle
man. without abuse" that is the
wise qualification. The name may be
foully abused read in the mornings
paper, young gentleman, a pitful
story OF woman trying to throw her.
self from the bridge. You may recall
one like it in Hoods Bridge Of
Sghs. " The report was headed: To
hide her shame "Eer shameP'
Why, gentlemen, at that very
moment in bright and bewilder.
ing rooms, the arms OF Lothalio
and Levelace were encrcling your sis.
ters' waists in the Intoxicating waltz
These men 60 unwhipped Of an
epithet They are even enticed and
flattered BY the mothers Of the girls
But, ter all that. they do not heM
without abuse the name of gentleman.
and Sidney and Bayard and Hallam
would scorn their proclamation and be-
raval Of the name.
The soul of the gentleman, what is
tP Is 1t any thing but kindly and
houghtful respect for others helping
he helpless, succoring the needy, be.
riending the fricndless and forlorn,
loing justice requiring fair play, and
outstanding with every honorable
means the bully of the church and eau
ms, of the drawing-room, the street.
he collegc' Respect, young gentle
len. like charity, begins at home.
'nly the man who respects himself
an be gentleman, and no gentle.
ian will willingly annoy, torment or
ljure another. - George WUIiam Car.
s. IN Harper'S Magazine.
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