The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-09
TWO COLLEGES IN A TANGLE.
LELAND UNIVERSITY hot At STU
DENTS OF TULANE.

The CoIOrs of the Sophomore Class
of the white College Painted on
the Depot Platform OF LcIand-The
Students OF Tulane Take u a. RR
Insult and Refuse 20 sign an
. Apology for Painting the COlors
Out-E2pulsfons Expected 90 Fol-
low.
New Orleans. Feb. S-E.ghteen or the
students Of Tulane University were rather
harshly treated by the faculty because
they declined to apologize for some small
pranks that had offended the students and
faculty OF the Leland university, a col
ored institution adjoining the Tulane.
The Carronton Railroad Company has
been establishing small platforms at in
tervals along its route. and In most places
has been painting the posts red and white.
Platforms were erected in front Of Tulane
and in front Of Leland. Recently the Tu-
lane students were surprised TO observe
that the POSTS IN front % the Leland had
been painted with colors Of the sopho-
more class Of the Tulane university, al
though the coiors Of the Leland are DIFF
ferent. Some OF the Tulane students as
sumed that the painting Of the posts with
the Tulane co!ors was intended as an
insult to the latter. and had been inspired
by tho students Of the colored university,
and we're naturally indignant Last SatU-
day night some Of the more venturesome
spirits of the Tulane painted the Leland
posts in black and that is how the trou-
Bile came about
The Tulane faculty Immediately took
the matter up and the offense was charged
against the sophomore class, but the
class in meeting denied that it had au-
thorized the painting on the posts.
The class in a series OF resolutions. how
ever. expressed its readiness TO assume tie
responsibility and indOrse the acton of
chose students who had painted the posts.
There was considerable correspondence
between the students and the faculty. ana
the Tulane faculty called on the Leland
faculty and apolog zed and offered to foot
all the expenses.
In Ire mean line, no vever, TIE c ! sc p
Ter OF Leland appeared, uslng some srOng
language against the Tulane students. The
paper called Tulane q SISTER university"
end declared that Paul Tulane did not
leave his money to educate such ''vandals
end hoodlums" as the students who had
painted the posts had proved themselves
to be.
This insulting and abusive editorial
naturally provoked the white students.
and when the faculty Of Tulane desired TO
have the boys sign a paper practically
apologizing. in the face OF this insulting
article, the sophomores stood on their dis
nifty and declined TO do as the faculty de-
sired. Tire faculty was resolute in its
Stand, however and insisted on the apol-
ogy. Yesterday the sophomores We're
brought before President Johnston and
the following repudiat on OF the paint was
placed before them for their signature:
I'VE, the UNDERSIGNED. members of the
sophomore class of Tulane University, re-
fret the resolutions forwarded TO the fac
ulty on Wednesday and sincerely disaD-
prove Of the affa'r at Tulane University
on Saturday night"
The Young gentlemen were given till ?
O'Clock to sign the oarer. end at that time
sixteen signed and eivhteen refused. a
REFUSED to sion Il p-eant SUSPENSION, to he
probably followed by expulsion from the
university.
These nirhfee1 yo"ng rnon repre~ant
roroe OF the best families in this city. One
O. them Is son % the president OF the
cNeroher cf cororoerce ard one Is p son
Of ". Dudley Coie-,a1. Tafe reouhI'con
candidate for congress in the Second dis
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