Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-11-21
BLAMES THE WOMEN.
President Adams Says that They
Are Not Guiltless in the
Recent Disgrace.

Madison, Wis, Nov 17-[Special /
President Adams addressed the students
today at noon in Library hall, and in the
course of his remarks he deplored the
lack of modesty which had been exhibited
by the young women on Halloween and
added that he had come to the conclusion
that he could not consider them guiltless
in the recent disgrace to the university.
If there is any young woman in this
school who feels inclined 10 dress her
self in mems clothes,'' he said, ''let her
do it in the privacy of her own ROOM
Mr.. Adams spoke with voice that
plainly indicated how the Halloween af-
fair and the suspension of the students
had affected him.
L have always desired to see so demo
cratic educational institution as this run
by public opinion
He continued by showing how public
opinion among students operated III the
recent acts of lawlessness. But there IS
shamelessness among some students III
petty misdemeanOrs which should be
more severely condemned. Mr.. Adams
spoke at length in terms of regret and
censure.
The law faculty will now proceed with
the trial of the law students who figured
in the episode. The suspended students,
it is said, Will take their medicine with
out protest
The incident referred to by President
Adams was the Halloween party at the
ball, where many of the girls wore dress
suits borrowed from the men. The men
went to the ball and the girls dressed as
boys appeared at the windows. Ih1s, 1t
Is said, lead the boys into the ball.
Faculty Axe Falls.
Thirteen students of the University
Of Wisconsin were suspended by
the faculty last evening for compiled
ty in the raid on the Ladies hall laun-
dry Halloween evening. This is the re-
suit Of the investigation OF the disci-
pline committee, which has been i'll prog
that it is not yet through with its work
Dean Birge refused to give out the names
of the suspended students. \ number
are suspended for the rest of the year
and some only until the holidays. Five
have been indefinitely suspended, which
infiict.
The faculty issued the following state
ment
The faculty of the University of Wiscon-
sin, through committee has been inyesti-
eating the disturbance which occurred ut
Ladies' hall and at other places on the even
ing of October 3d. This committee, consist
ing of Dean Birge and Profs. j; Z. Olson,
son OF the College Of Engineering, G. $.
Sichter, W. A. Scott and J. B. Parkinson,
has spent large amount of time during the
last Two weeks in an investigation directed
toward ascertaining the general facts of the
disturbance and fixing the responsibility for
the cases Of lawlessness.
The faculty finds no evidence that at the
beginning of the parade any acts of law
lessness were intended. They also find that
While the number of students who took part
in the demonstration Of the evening were
laWless or offensive acts not large. Up
to the present time the committee has
found thirteen persons, members of the
university, who We're in some way con-
cerned in unlawful or offensive acts, some
OF them deeply implicated. Five students
belonging to the latter class, who mem
bers of colleges subject to the general fac
uty, have been Indefinitely suspended from
the university. Indefinite suspension is the
seyerest penalty that the faculty can in
1ct under the regulations OF the regents.
and this has been imposed upon all students
who have been shown to be deeply con
cerned in the disturbance. The other stu
dents less guilty have been suspended for the
remainder of the college year or for a
shorter term. The committee has referred
to the faculty of the College of Law the
cases of those students who were mem
bers of that college.
The committee of investigation has not
finished its work; some cases are still
der consideration. Offenders late dscoy
cred, who have taken part in offensive or
lawiess acts, will be disciplined by the
faculty
Alleged Favoritism Shown.
It has been learned that one of the
students implicated in the Halloween raid
is the son of a prominent lawyer, who
appeared before the faculty and secured
his sons release. This has stirred up
great deal of ill-feeling and a protest will
be made to place the suspended students
on the same footing. The young man in
question is reported to have figured prom
lnently in the affair.
Miss Jockman, president Of the Won
n,,3c Sa1f a.
nounces that the action of the faculty re-
sends the resolution passed by the wom-
en- in mass meeting on the Wednesday
following the Halloween affair and now
the fair goods will receive gentlemen
callers at their pleasure.