The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-10-06

He does not tell either through fear
of further punishment, or shame for
having fallen a victim to such pro-
cedure
So long as the victim himself re
mains reticent this is the most diff
cult outrage to detect that troubles
an institution. We do not know that
student who is either too cowardly,
or too Indifferent to an indignity Of
this kind to bring the perpetrators
to justice, deserves much sympathy.
When student is overpowered by
mum bers and an unfair and an I'M
manly advantage is taken of him, he
owes it to himself and his fellow stu.
dents to bring The perpetrators to
justice. He has clear right and it
is his duty to ayenge himself of q
cowardly assault; and when the vic
tins Of such outrages come to take
this proper view of what is called
hazing it will not be difficult to stamp
it out. There is no Faculty in any
institution that would not jump on
it with both feet if they have the op
portunity, because it is odous and
inexeusable to the last degree.
There has been very little of it in
the history of the w. Va. University.
and there ought not to be any more
The damage it may do in an institu-
tion is incalculahle. We happen to
have a New York paper before us
which refers to the opening of two of
the leading institutions of the coun-
try, in which the subject of hazing
is referred to in very instructive
way. We subjoin these two notices
for the benefit of the students of our
own University-the first refers to
Princeton College, and the second to
Cornell University:
When Dean hurry, in the absence
Of President Patton opened the l48th
collegiate year at Princeton last
Wednesday, he took occasion TO re-
fer to the smalness Of the freshman
class entering the academic depart
ment. He said that, in his opinion,
the falling off was due to coDsidera-
bic extent to the haziug episodes
Of last year and the publicity which
was given them in the news
papers. Not only had this induced
a decline in the number Of applicants
for admission, he added, but it also
Operated rs a check upon the gener-
osity of those having money to give
to the college, who looked upon haz-
ing as childish, or brutal
James w. Alexander, Vice Pres
ident OF the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Soeiety spoke in similar strain
as the representative of the Board
Of Trustees, which is the actual rul-
ing body of the college. He told the
students that hazing was foolish and
undignitied, and was often injurious
in its results both to the individual
concerned and to the college which
they would one day honor, as their
alma mater.
The students were impressed by
the two addresses, and the matter
of hazing was put before them in
rather a new light Anything sa-
voring Of unreasonable opposition to
a boyish frolic was viewed with con
tempt but once they were brought to
realize that hazing was doing dam
age to the college, they began to feel
more in sympathy with the trustees
ITHACA, Sept. 27-Cornell Univers-
ity formally opened to-day with de
creased attendance which the faculty
ascribed to the hard times. The ex-
act number of students cannot be
given until Monday. President
Schurman addressed the students
in the armory at12 o'clock Owing
to the hazing and other events OF
last year the address was concerned
largely with some of the most i'm
portant problems in student govern
ment that have ever presented
themselves to the governing body
OF Cornell, aud the address was one
OF the most noteworthy official utter
anees Of recent years. President
Sehurman spoke with great feeling
and earnestness. Contrary to his usu
al custom. be made use of notes He
divided them into classes, positive
and negative the dos" and the
"donts,"
He spoke very impressively of haz
ing affairs Of whatever kind, and
said that the governing body of Cor
nell University will DOT tolerate haz-
ing and that to carry out that de
termination they will expel a whole
class if necessary. But the Presi-
dent believes a remedy has been
found and that by he students them
selves.
He then went on to speak of the
new plau OF self government here
President Schurman believes the
change most important one, and |
says that the eyes Of the outside
world are eagerly watching the at
tempt Cornell is now making to place
the government ofstudents in their
own hands.