Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-05

expulsion. II branded the story az a
rake" and Mr.. Cameron as an arrant
falsitler who mallclously did all he
could to besmlrch the reputation of
the institution.
Without a thought Of the conse'
quences the young man took up thu
cudgels in his own behalf in a two-col-
umn article which was printed in the
same paper the next day with a few
words Of comment that serVsa to make
Mr.. Cameron's case seem all the strong
er. Mr.. Cameron asserted that the
story was true, and declares further
that a newspaper had the right to print
Facts, and that he was under no OBJ
legation to hide disgusting perform
ances. But what hurt the most was a
paragraph which said that 1t had been
notorious for years, and Is notorious
yet, that the medical students not
only here, but in practically every other
institution of the land, never lose an
opportunity to indulge in hldeous and
nauseating jokes with the sacred re-
mains of the dead
1T Is common rumor," the paragraph
went on. that the needles of our uni
versity, when the legislative party was
here, had prepared slices Of liver and
other portions of the human anatomy
to fill the solons' pockets, but they for
tunately for the good name Of our alma
mater did not visit The anatomical la
boratory. Dozens Of law students are
similarly treated every year. The pro-
fessors in the medical departments
must know these facts, and they have
never taken any steps to prevent
them"
Scarcely had the paper containing
this screed reached che streets before
DIR. Charles B. Nanc,ede, professor Of
surgery, and DR., j. Playfair McMur-
rick, professor Of anatomy, called upon
Mr.. Cameron and. after condemnlng
him bitterly, threatened his expulsion
from the university. DR.. Nancrede
said that If he would make a retractlon
in the paper and apologize for the
roast" on the professors all steps
would be dropped. A partial apology
was given and accepted on these terms,
But the young man now admits that he
made a mistake, for the willy professor
turned this apology against him at the
faculty meeting.
The following evening the press CEN
sorship at the university was estab-
lished. The senate, composed Of all
the full professors, met and adopted
rules governing the kind Of reports
student correspondents should in the
future send out.
Mr.. Cameron set about getting affida-
Wits to the statements he made, and in
two days he collected over thirty from
his fellow-students as to what had been
going on in the laboratory. Human
flesh throwing seemed to be common
thing, as that was what the majority
testified to. One young man declared
that he went into the medical headquar-
tiers carrying an umbrella, and that
when he came out it was half full of the
inner portions of human body. An
other student had a blood-soaked
sponge hurled at him, which spattered
and ruined his clothes. 1.-THE stencil
was foul" he said Another had an ear
put into his pocket, and others had por-
tons Of the body too loathsome to
mention pinned on their coats. One
young man had a bleeding piece Of
flesh thrust down his neck.
The faculty then brought little more
pressure to bear. The students who
stood by Mr.. Cameron were told that
If their names remained on the state
ments they would subject themselves
to expulsion. Many of them got scared
and came around and asked to have
their afTidavits back, and they were re-
turned.
The law faculty met next. Mr.. A.
B. Marx, one Of Detroit's business men,
was in Ann Arbor He went before the
faculty with young Cameron and gave
his experience. II was up visiting the
dissecting room few weeks ago, as I
take an interest in our state univer-
sity," he said. Hardly had l come
inside the room before I was struck