Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-31
hAZING SENSATION.
TWO STUDENTS EXPELLED AND -
INDEFINITELY SUSPENDED.
College Cannon Brought 60 Bear
on q House shelterlng Freshmen-
Much Damage Done-Possibis Pros.
ecutiOu In Crfminal COaPt.

BELLEFONT, PA. october @.-Two
students have been expelled from the
State College and fourteen indefinitely
suspended for hazing; and. In addition.
most Of them. or maybe. all Of them. may
yet get into the criminal courts before
the affair Is entirely at an end.
AS Is usual at the opening Of each col
lege year the higher-class men undertook
to initiate the freshmen land there were
a great many Of them this Year, In the
usual way. by giving each one a good
hazing. For several weeks all went along
without a Jar. the old students having
their fun at the expense OF the new men,
and though the college authorities at
tempted to suppress 1t, they were never
able to find out who the participants
were.
Among the freshmen were two brothers
who had taken room and board in the
family of Daniel Shvery. in the village
near the college. Try as they might the
students were unable 10 catch these two
to give them the proper initiation, and
thus matters stood for some time. until
one night recently, when large crowd OF
the hlgher-class men got together and
surrounded the house OF Mr.. Shivery and
demanded the surrender into their hands
OF the two young men. The demand was
refused. whereupon the crowd opened fire
with one Of the college cannons. tney had
surreptitlousiy taken with them. ana
which had been loaded for the occasion
with stones. old tomato-cans. and All
kinds OF dirt, right at the house. VIM
dows were broken. furniture inside OF the
house was badly demolished. and the OUT
side of the house was so defaced and De-
smirched that II was almost impossible
to tell its original color
Two shots were fired. during which
time all the inmates Of the house were
pretty badly frightened except Mr..
Shivery and one OF the students. Each
OF these had doubie-barrelled shot
gun. and they sailed forth into the
crowd, demanding their immediate with
drawal, under threats Of being nred into
II they refused. Acting with discretion.
the crowd began TO withdraw. attempt
ing to take with them the cannon. nut
the owner OF the property ordered
them 10 leave that and they had no
other recourse The cannon. Mr.. Shivery
held az a ransom until his loss and dam
age may be made good
The names OF most of the students
taking part I'm this nignts WORK are
known, and were repor ted TO the faculty.
They were also taken in hand by the
college authorities: and two OF the num-
berthe ringleaders-exp and under
such a cloud that they will be unable TO
enter any of the colleges In the United
States, and fourteen others were sus-
pended Indefinitely. When this was done.
IL was thought that II might be the END
OF Il. but II seems that n Is not to be.
Mr.. Shivery. not yet being REIMBURSED
FOR the damage 10 his property, came 10
Re lefont and consulted an attorney, with
the result that he was informed tha1
he had very strong case against the
Young men in the criminal courts He
decided. however. To give them one chance
10 settle. and the participants have been
notified that II they will pay all costs
accumulated so far, repair the damage 10
the house, and in the aggregate pay a
fine of 81, 90 the matter VIII be allowed
20 drop II they fall TO do this 'ney
will likely al. b. arrested and tried AZ
the coming term OF court in this place.
The affair is greatly deplored by the
friends Of the collega hereabouts, but
there is this one redeeming feature In u.
and TIA is the prompt and summary
manner in which the college authorities
dealt with the guilty parties. thus posi-
lively emphazing 10 all students tnat IN
the future hazing, as a means or inltiat-
ing the new men at State Col eye. ~
strictly thing of the past, and VIII not
be tolerated under any conditions.