Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-05
THE STUDENTS WEAKENED.


4 Little RebeIlion at the State University.
Squelched by the CounciI-The Council
Had the Names OF 1875 Engaged In tho
Disorder, but There Were 1876 Apologies.
There were threats of serious trouble
at the Missouri state university. Co
lumbia, a few days ago. On February
II trouble arose between the students,
and there was considerable disorder.
The faculty were rather reticent, but
a few days ago they made their hrst
important move. They issued a notice
stating in most emphatic terms that it
all the students who participated in
the recent disturbance did not come
forward before o'clock the following
ing good behavior, they would be
promptly dismissed from the uni
verSity.
The following was issued:
Order of the Counc1l The council OF tie
university of the state Of Missouri at meet
Ing held on February 81, 1896, unanimously
passed the following order:
The council of the university OF the state OF
Missouri, being appraised Of concerted move.
ment on the part OF a considerable number OF
the students Of the university. to take and en-
force an exemption from their regular duties
on the 14th Of February, 1896, under the name
of holiday, without assent of the council and
in defiance of the authorities Of the university;
and that said movement eliminated in dis
respectful and disorderly conduct in the IL
brary room, In q noisy procession around the
quadrangle in front OF the departmental build
ings and through the city OF Columbia during
the hours devoted to study and recitation. and
in wtllful absence from class duties, by reason
of all which the regular exercises of the uni
versity were greatly disturbed and inter.
rupted; and the council having referred the
matter to the committee Of discipline and re-
ceived its report thereon. wherein the names
OF students participating in said movement APP
pear to the council, now, therefore, the coun-
Gil, having considered the report aforesaid and
the evidence bearing on the matter, makes the
following order:
1. That all further action Of the authorities
OF the university be discontinued as to all the
students participating in said movement upon
condition that they make and furnish to the
president OF before Tuesday, February 25,
1896, at O'Clock, p. M. pledge upon their
honor, in writing. that they will not during the
remainder of their course engage IN any move
ment against the action Of the authorities OF
the university, except in q legal and proper
manner.
9. That the president be and is hereby au-
thorized and required to dismiss from the uni
versity all students participating in said move
ment VINO shall refuse or fail to make and FUR
nish the pledge and promise aforesaid.
3. That the committee on discipline be in
structed to make report Of other students, il
any, who participated in said movement and
who have not made the pledge and promise
aforesaid.
t. That copy OF this order be forwarded to
the parents or guardians OF all students par
tlcipating in said movement who have been
dismissed from the university in pursuance OF
the same.
lSignedl IsADoR LOEB,
Secretary OF the Council.
At about 1870 some of the students
began to assemble in the lower halls of
the university, in front OF the presi-
dents Office. All knew that the Office
would be closed promptly at five
o'clock. Some suggested that all unite
in singing Blessed Be the Tie that
Binds at the last stroke of the bell.
Others suggested other modes of MAX
ing some sort of demonstration, but
when the bell sounded and the presi-
dents office was closed, there were to
be heard only few faint cheers from
the 100 students, who then dispersed.
The discipline committee only had
the names of 1876 students, while 1876
signed the required pledge. Only two
students. whose names were in the
possession of the discipline committee,
have failed to comply with the coun-
ellis terms, and it is supposed that they
will present some good excuse.
In an interview with DR.. Jesse, after
the difficulty had been settled, he
stated, in answer as to the question as
to how the parents of the students re-
garded the affair, that he had not re-
ceived a single letter that did not in
dorse the stand of the faculty and was
not in favor of discipline. This state
ment is also borne out by the kilograms
and letters received by the students
from home, some going so far as to
state that if the. boys left the univer.
sity they need not return home.