The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-10
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sTUDENr BoDY ACTs 0UICHLT IN
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Threo men have now left Harvard University
q, tho request Of the student committees which
investigated tho painting Of the statue Of John
Harvard after the baseball victory over Prince
ton OH Saturday night, May 30. The report OF
the student investigating committee IL:
1.-THE committee appointed to investigate the
ns;ntinR OF the John Harvard statue on the
niuht of May 20 have to report that, following
clues furnished them by different members Of
the university, they found the painting was
done BY four mon. The principal. q hrstyear
,pecial student, and two Of his associates, mem
hers OF the class Of 1900. have been discovered,
but 1t has been thought best not TO publish their
names, Their resignations from the college,
which wero demanded by the committee, have
heen received and accepted, and the men have
,oyered their connection with the university.
BARTLETT HARDING HAYES.
~. Il. NORTON SHAW.
CHARLES GRILK."
Il was learned that the men who did the
painting, after taking part In tho celebration
that night on Soldiers Field, went down to
Cambridgeport, whore they purchased . small
can OF crimson paint. This they used on the
~sideyalks and fences along Cambridge street
until they reached Memorial Hall. Here they
painted two large spots on one Of the window
sills, next they painted tho large bell, which was
temporarily on tho walk outside Memorial Hall,
and then one Of them painted the statue. Ho
was confronted by q policeman. who didn't get
nearer the painter than fifteen feet. when thore
was a race. In which tho young man lost his
4. 49,. a..l- aIthnnoh hA nNt , drnn
of paint on his coat. Then followed tho period
OF excitement Sunday, when the whole college
was upset over the act Of vandalism: Every
college man condemned the act, but y looked
ttructors in the college made a public announce
ment that :" . prominent member Of the class
& (. ,s ssil. ssa s as@' t The m Rain MhS AID fp e that half
the g junior L class BY fPsresident J. a. Perkins. All
right clue OF the drop Of paint on the coat was
found, and from that time the rest was fairly
was suspected, went to the College suthoritieS
and confessed. but the whole matter was turned
over to the student committoe. They demanded
they turned over the resignation to the Admin.
~istrative Board. Next they turned to find out
cred. but the third one has not yet boon found.
Several men are suspected. and undoubtedly the
man will be known within q day or two.
undergraduates Of Harvard do not approve Of
such acts of vandalism as have been committed
within the past two years, and that they mean
10 stop them. The ono matter OF regret IL that
the three men already punished. and probably
II was felt that 1t was necessary to take such
action as should make them examples Of what
would result II any more misdceds are done. On
the other hand 1t has been q source Of no little
generalization that the men who did the paint
ing were, not, as has been rumored, prominent
done by the mysterious mythical society, known
as the Med Fac" which. has been blamed for
oil the recent acts of vandalism
Speaking Of the affair, the CfiRsoR expresses
itself editorially this morning.:
The committee appointed for the inyestiga-
ton of the painting OF the John Harvard statue
deserve the sincerest congratulations for tho
though there have been some who were opposed
to the appointment Of the COMMITTEES, as Is al
ways the case with new institutions Of this
kind. its members have unsel6shly undertaken
the task and have worked hard to accomplish 1t
Y; because 4. was thought e b for
q the committees is not, In itself alone
anything to take the slightest pleasure in,
II has been a disaRreeable duty performed to
gain a very desirable end. The inexperience
Of the men involved in the affair and the fact
that they did not, in all probability, realize the
very hard to interfere with the continuance OF
their college course. But il this expression Of
student opinion Is made much Of and remem.
'bered, as Il undoubtedly will be, the example
made of these men will almost surely prevent
the repetition of such outrages, and thereby. be
that the full significance Of the committee
action has come to be Understood, 1t is safe to
gay that not only the faculty, but also the stu.
dents unanimously approve OF It."