The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-28
THE FACULTY WINS.
Court Says That University
Students Must Drill.
A PROFESSOR POSES AS APoET,
Mandamus Case Excites Great Interest
Two Cinnamon Get Mixed-Four
Prisoners Sentenced.

Inc mandamus proceeding brought by Owen
Taylor, one of the twelve pupils of the state
university who were suspended for refusal to
Grill, which were brought against the faculty to
compel 1t to admit the pupils without drilling,
was heard in Judge Lchtenbcrg's court yester-
Gay and was decided in favor OF the faculty.
Inc courtroom was crowded all afternoon
and evening with university pupils, and the
sharp cross-examination on both sides caused
no little amusement at times John E. Hum
phnes conducted the case for the boys and W.
Lair Hill for the faculty. J. A. Haight, assist
ant attorney general, was present
r. otto Ceilings testified that President Catch
hfst announced that the pupils would be re-
CURED TO drill on Monday, January II. After
Ward, IN speaking of newspaper article. Mr.
Catch said that he understood that there were
fifteen who were opposed TO drilling, but they
would have TO drill anyway, If as many as
fifteen were left who did not object to IT, The
witness was asked If he would or would not
drill, unless excused by the faculty, and when
he attempted to explain he was cut OFF ana told
that he was suspended.
Professor Catch, called by Mr.. Humphries
said that he never put on paper the rules made
by the FACULTY; all he did was to announce
them In school. When asked how long Mr..
Taylor bad been pupil, he answered, 'seyeraI
months Pressed for more definite answer
he said evasively that it wasn't O century Mr.,
Taylor was taking a select course, and had paid
his tuition for the whole term He had not
asked for an excuse from the drill, and the
breaking oil that rule had been the
first he hsd been guilty Of Mr.. Catch
said that he had made the announcement
before the holiday vacation that the pupils who
came the next term would be expected to drill.
The drill was the "setting up" exercises, as used
In the regular United states tactics He did not
know anything about the drill himself, because
he had turned 1t over to Captain Ingraham.
n al uard nj Wash tn
had skipped the drill entirely this week. He
believed that the boys were to have guns to
drill with. The rule, he said, applied TO all
pupils, and none were excused The girls, he
supposed. were to use wands
Owen Taylor testified:
Have been a student since October, 1885, and
am taking literary course. The present term
commenced January 4 / was not given any
notice before that time that was to drill this
term. | have paid my tuition. 1t was the
second Friday after the new term commenced
that first heard we were to drill. 1t was not
until the third Monday that Professor Catch
publicly announced that there was to be drill.
] was summoned before the faculty. told
them that had an excuse, but they said that
was not the question. Then told them that
could not drill. told Professor Johnson that
ii they required me to drill on Wednesdays 1
would have to leave school. / work on that
day to pay my way through school. had be-
longed to a drill company at the University two
years ago.
Henry c. Ewing and NJ A. Durham, two OF
the students suspended, corroboratsd the testi-
mony of Ceilings and Taylor. They said that
they heard one of the professors say, after the
order to drill was made, that, right or wrong, it
mnst be obeyed, as they would lose their author
tty If they went back on the rule.
Professor Catch, called for the defense, told
the story OF the dispute much the same as the
pupils had done. After two drill days had
passed and about fifteen pupils had refused
each time to come out, the faculty met and
made the rule to suspend all those who an
swered negatively the question::
Will you or will you not drill unless excused
BY the faculty?
There had been a great deal OF talk about the
drills before the boys were suspended.
F. 8. Ingraham testified that the drill he gave
them was much the same as that given to
soldiers. If done with spirit the exercise would
bring the perspiration. He considered the exer-
else very beneficial.
Quiriug drilling was adopted after three or four
months deliberation. Most of the colleges OF
the country had the military drill in their
course
Professor J. NJ. Taylor told the same story -
the other professors. He had reasoned with the
boys TO try to get them to take the drill Pro-
lessor Taylor admitted the authorship Of the
following lines, which he wrote on one OF the
blackboards in the university and which were
copied BY one of the pupils
stands for Atkins, the athlete bold.
stands for Beach, who is SO thin he looks
cold.
stands for Ceilings, who walks with a cane.
y stands for Durham. who he's nothing to gain.
stands for Ewing, who will try 1t a week.
stands for o. II aud II. A. kerns, who are so
mad they won't speak.
N stands Tor Mcclellan, who stammers and walls.
stands for Neighbor, who Is slow as snail.
stands for Taylor, whose tale is cut short.
The professor said the last line was not ex-
aetly as be had written it. He thought that
line was: at stands for Taylor, which should be
shortened to tail"
The arguments commenced at 9 o'clock, and the
Judge rendered his decision at 1918 this morn
ing. The crowd of students, professors and
friends stayed throughout the argument and
Esfennh To the decfsinn In hrenthles ailence.