The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-27

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Tresiaert Elset snA Ex.Gov. Lopg % wrl.
Ham Lloyd Gsrrisen's Charges.
Bosror. Dec 28.-Referrins TO the charges
made By William Lloyd Garrison against the
D. K. T. Society Of Harvard. President Eliot
says:
This society has been In existence for q
long tfmA and the custom Of branding can
didates for initiation on tho arm with cigar
has been IN vogue for twenty years past. It 10
entirely voluntary We cannot prevent IL No
government college. or municipality could In
terfere to prevent T. Il 10 an affair between
man and man. It 10 as though two men
were IN . room alone and one agreed to be
branded by the other We could do nothing.
Edo not approve OF the practice. Il Is simply
relic, and the last relic. OF many similar prac-
tcea such as haEing. which have now been
done away with. Mr.. Garrison also speaks Of
drinking In this and other societiea- Now
there 10 not 30 much drinking in college as
out I will venture to say that the college
men Of to-day do not drink so much as
their. fathers Temperance and sobriety
among the college men is the rule and not
the exception. The object Of this college
10 to teach the young mon self-eQvernment
Mr.. Garrison deeclars Harvard to be modelled
on mouastio lines This is exactly what It is
not No. young men are free and independent
to govern themselves and shape their own
courses after any system OF paternal inter
ference No notice whatever will be taken Of
the matter In any officiai manner. I shall Ger.
tainly make no reply. and there 10 no way In
which the faculty can do So There will be no
faculty meeting for two weeks. and Il is not
IKE likely that i will be even mentioned before
for the faculty. and should any public reply Be
made to Mr.. darrisop,sg letter i would be sole
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reform must Be made II order 70 be effeetuss
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the false That 4 Is possible ior tse
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sstS = these things I the ooufts
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but ths power Of public Sad ,on+
Garrison's charges:
T.s %smess z, the p Society,"
them ess
inent than the others Some years later these
them noW n ali the% shess
probably the extravagances that obtain among
e eXagFerasion IN the exoitement that
doubt theFe are abuses that s Should ia Be Be
hera Is tss Ts g.
except By creating q healthier and manlier
public opinion IN college But Just there Is
his duty and that OF the faculty. and that duty
y to throw themselves and all their personal
lty into the creation OF this public opinion.
This should be done BY, personal contact
with the students. familiarity with their
leisure as we'll as with their ROTATIONS
and course Of study, and the impressive
morals and behavior. Very likely the faculty
do something Of this sort. Very likely they
could do great deal more In my day nothing
was done In this line. Mr.. Garrison's letter
will at least prick up attention. Even good
people get Indifferent at times, and need to
have their ears rubbed now and the6."
Robert Grant, the author. was another D. X.
p man. and he agrees with Mr. Garrison In
denouncing the practice Of smuggling the flesh |
In the initiation ceremonies. It Is said that |
what has aroused Mr. Garrison Is that his son,
who Is about 20 years Of age. went through the |
and shortly after-that was last No. |
taken sick with scarlet fever, and |
he family believe that his case was agRravat-
I'd By it. Young Mr.. Garrison Is coming out Of l
his sickness all right