St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-04
Over the Suspension Of Fresh
Students at Hamline
College,
Growing Out Of the Class
Fracas Of Last Saturday
Night.
South st. Paul Council, De-
spite Objections, Confirms
a Contract.
A Short Line Conductor Sub
sides Under a Revolvep'S
Mouth.

The staid and solemn precincts of the
town and university of Hamline were
rudely disturbed. on Saturday night, by
an unseemly and disgraceful scrap
between the classes, which had serious
physical results and has left the college
in a ragged state of despair until the
decision of the faculty becomes known.
The freshmen and Juniors, on Saturday
night, had arranged for jolly good
time together, which was to wind up
with royal supper. While the young
ladies' and gentlemen were engaged
in literary and romantic exercises
in a bedecked and blazoned
room, the Strawberries, cake and
other paraphernalia of the coming feast
repOsed ia the room below. A party Oi
students, made up from the preparatory
and sophomore classes. discovered the
dainties. and, forcing the door, seized
and carried them off to the laboratory.
1t was but short time before the rev.
elerS discovered their loss. and Sti less
until they had traced the marauders to
their hiding place. Armed with sticks
and clubs, they assaulted and finally
carried the garrison, when free-for-alI
fight enSued. The marauders were
outnumhered and given good
drubbing. which in cases proved
serious. When they had escaped
tie vIctOrs recovered the remains of the
feast and returned to the scene of their
party. The most serious casualty befell
Fred Reeves. who was thrown down a
stone stairway ana broke leg in two
places. All day Sunday there wandered
through Hamline a very sorry-looking
lots of students. Black eyes, bunged
noses and swollen lips were viewed
askance by the pious Hamlinese as the
results of the fray.
Il LITTLE SURPRISE.
Yesterday morning it was generally
understood that the faculty would do
very little in reference to the quarrel.
1t was also reported that nothing would
DE done, SO two ventureSOme freshmen,
Guy Maxwell and Perley Showers, pre-
pared little surprise for the faculty
and students while they should be en-
gagged in morning prayers. AS one of
the doctors was about to lead in the
morning deyOti0ns. down came large
curtain suspended from skylight
above the ro5trum. On this were the
"Otdos 1lOIO IilV ssuilby
aud then followed a list of names of
the ''sophs" and ''preps' who
were supposed to have been
among the marauderS of Saturday night.
This was the opportunity for the faculty
to secure clue to some of the dOings.
and ProfS. Osborn and Drew made
rush out and cut off the retreat OF the
two freshmen. who still sat by the sky
light. laughing at their little eScapade.
Immediately President Bridgman in
formed the young gentlemen that they
were temporarily suspended. This ac-
ton of the president did not meet with
the approval of the. freshmen and
junior classes, and class meetings were
called at once. 1t was decided in each.
and afterwards in joint meeting, that
10 freshman or junior should attend
recitation5 until the two suspended
brothers were reinStated. In the after
noon the faculty began an investigation
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS,
and many were summoned to tell their
stories. Petitions were sent in from the
freshmen ana junior classes asking for
the pardon of Showers and Maxwell.
The two janitOrS, who are students,
were summoned, and one was dis
charged because he had been to friendly
To the 'SOpnS Ill not competing IIeh
to leave the college building, which
they were in when discovered by him.
The second janitor then entered and
said that if his chum were to be fired
for trying to keep in with the
boys, he also wanted his name
scratched. The halls of the university
proper were filled with students while
the investigation was also proceeding.
The faculty met again last evening, but
it was not announced /. night who, if
any, should he suspended or expelled.
Their action will be made known at this
chapel. No blame can be
to the faculty for Saturday
nights scrape, and the bows are ready
to admit that they went little too far
in their attempt to get even with each
other.