The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-31
EXPELLED FOR HAziNG
Two Students Of The Pennsylvania College
We're Summarliy Expelled,
AND FOURTEEN OTHERS SUSPENDED
Failing to Get n ncsired Oprortu
Who Arc Brothers, 'Fncy Proceed
cd TO lombard the Residence In
which They Reside.

B~ellefontc, Pa. Oct. 30-Two students
have been cSpellcll from the State
College and fourteen indefinitely sus-
pended for hnsing. And. IN addition,
most of them or may be all of them
may yet get into the criminal courts
before the affair Is entirely at an end.
AS is usual ut the opening OF each
college year, the higher men undertook
to initiate II freshmen tand there
were Il great many this Year, In the
usual way of giving each one Il good
haZihg. For several weeks all went
along without Il jar the old students
were having their fun at the expense
or the new mon, and though the college
authorities attempted To y II,
they were never able to ilnd out who
the participants were. Among the
freshmen were two brothers who had
taken room and board in tic family OF
Daniel Shivcry, in the village near the
college. Try as they might. the stu
dents were unable TO catch these two
to give them the propcr initiation. And
thus matters stood for some time I'M
til II night recently when II large
crowd of the higher class men got
together and surrounded the house of
Mr.. Shivcry and demanded the Surren-
der into their hands of the two young
men.
The demand WIS refused, where
upon the crowd opened fire with one of
the college cannons they had surrepti-
tiously taken with them, II which had
been loaded for the occasion with tones.
old tomato chnS and most all kinds of
dirt. light at the house. Windows were
broken, furniture inside OF the house
was badly demolished and the outside
of the house was so dcfaccd and he
Smirchcd that il was almost impossible
to tell its original color. Two shots were
fired by which time the inmates of the
house We're pretty badly frightened, cX-
Qept Mr.. Shivery and one of the studcnts.
Each of them seized Il doubl barrclcl
shot gun ana sailed forth into the
crowd, demanding their Immediate with
drawa under thrcnts Uf being lired into,
If they refused. Acting with discretion
the crowd began to withdraw, attempt
ing to take with them the cannon. but.
the owner OF he propgrty ordered them
to leave that II they had no other re-
course. The annon Mr.. Shivcry held
as Il ransom until his loss damage
may be made good.
The names of mos! OF the students
taking part in the fight We're secured
and reported to the faculty. They were
at ice taken in hand by the college
authorities ana two of the numbcr the
ring leaders. expelled and under such II
cloud that they will be unable to enter
amy college in the United States, and
fourteen others were suspended indie
f%initely. When this was done it was
thought that II might be the end of il,
but il seems that it Il not to be.
MIR. Shivery not yet being reimbursed
for the damage to his property, came
To l3cllefont and consulted an attorney
with the result that he was Informed he
had IL very strong case against the
young men in the criminal courts. He
decided, however, 10 give them one
chance 10 settle and the participants
have been notified that If tine will, pay
all COSTS accumulated so far, repair the
damage To the house. and in tho ag-
srCgatc pay Il fine of 81 900. the matter
will be above to drop; il they fail to
do this they will likely all be arrested
and tried at the coming term of No
vember Court in this place.
The affair is greatly deplorcd by the
friends of the college hercabouts, but
there is this one redceming feature In
ii, and that is the prompt and sum
mary manner in which the college au-
thoritics dealt with The guilty parties.
thus positively emphasizing To all stu
dents that in the future haZing as u
means of initiating tho new men nj
state College WAS to be strictly n thing
OF the past. and would not he tolerated
under any conditions.
NJ. Eugene Ysayc, the violinist. has