Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
DID NOT HAZE HIN.
BLAcI<sBURG STUDENTS DENY THE
STORY REGARDING YOUNG PACE.
THEY SAY He had RHEUMATISM
They Assert That This Caused Him
TO Leave the College, and Not Ill
Treatment-FuII Statement Of All
the Facts.
the Facts.

The recent publication in the Dispatch
OF the intention of Hon NJ. s. Newberne.
Of Norfolk county. to introduce in the
General Assembly a bill 10 prevent hazing
at public institutions of learning. has
created q great deal Of interest. and ex-
cited much adverse comment at Blacks
burg. at which institution. Mr.. Newberne
said, the bill was aimed.
Senator Lyle. OF Roanoke. and Hon T.
r. Cowan. member Of the House frola
Montgomery county, have received from
DR.. McBryde. president OF the Polytechnic
Institute the assurance, that while there
is not the slightest objection 10 the pas
sage of such a law, there is no need for
IT, as the students themselves have abol-
ished the practice.
4 STATEMENT FROM STUDENTS.
The Dispatch has received from the
Blacksburg students the following state
ments regarding the proposed measure
OF Mr.. NeWberne, and the alleged facts
which caused him 10 think OF Offering #:
THE students OF the Virginia Poly
technic Institute have read with surprise
and Indignation the following paragraph
In the Richmond Dispatch of Sunday,
December Sd.
~ shall offer early In the session a
bill designed to prevent hazing In State
institutions or learning" said Ron. Mac
Newberne, of Norfolk county last night.
81 think the practice h1 uaen carried
TO an outrageous extent my city of
Portsmouth there Is no.. young man
who will probably never TO- well again.
as the result OF the pranks OF the hazars
at the Polytechnic Institute, at Blacks
burg a few weeks ago.
This paragraph contains the specific
charge that within the last few weeks a
new student has been hazed at this in
stitutiOn TO the serious detriment of his
health. When 1t Is remembered that
early I'm October. more than eight weeks
ago. the four classes OF the college volun-
tarily and unanimously voted 10 abolish,
once for all, the practice OF haZing, and
invited the publication OF their action by
the press OF the State, the gravity Of the
charge against the honor and good faith
of the students Will be al once seen. That
10 Is as baseless as IL is grossly unjust
viii at once appear from the following
facts which We submit for the inforlna-
ton Of the public:
RESOLUTION AGAINST HAZING.
Il. The resolutions against hazing vol
unfairly adopted by the students on Oc-
tOber Sd and 4th, We're as follows.
ITO the President and Faculty:
"Honored Sirs,-We, the members OF the
L
Institute. influenced By an earnest desire
| to put our Alma Mater fully abreast OF
! the best scientific schools Of the country
| IN every respect, and being convinced
| from a careful consideration Of the sub
( feet that the practice Of hazing- which
/ Is unknown In the best schools Of OuI
class-greatly tends 10 injuie the high
est interests of our school, since the re-
ports of the very mild form prdcuced
here go out to the people Of the state IN
| greatly exaggerated form, thereby de-
! terring parents from sending thelr sons
/ To our institution, and creating prejudice
! against US in the minds OF the inluenua
| men of the State, as well as giving our
students q reputation Tor ruceuess on
conduct and bearing which they 40 not
deserve; and, above all, deterniheqq !.
do everything In our power 10 uphold th'
trustees and faculty in their Legislation
on the subject which we realize they
have enacted for the sole purpose OF pro
tecting the highest interests OF the school
hereby affirm and declare our purpose I,
nut down. once for all. this practice. anc
10 proceed against any member or our
class who shall, after the adoption or tins
action by majority, or rather unani'
nous, vote on the part or the class, De
found guilty Of this offence. And In ordel
that there can be no NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
on the part OF any OF the parties con
cerned in this action, IL is our understane
ing that the practice now prohibited Is
that which Is legislated against IN the
bylaws OF the institute-any practice IN
yolving indiglity, either threatened OF
implied, 10 the person OF new STUDENT
any invasion Of his person.
"Ve invite the other classes 10 JOIN Us
in this action, that the Joint agreement
shall be taken to include the student bodl
Of the college, and that due publication
thereof may be made TO the people oil
'"' aW. C. BURNETT. Chairman;
al. I. JEWELL.
"a. a. PHLEGAR, JR.
October 3, 1s99."
Approved by the Class Of 1900. October
$50 CHARLIE L. BROWN,
o. 1917 president.
approved by the Class OF 1901. October
T. 1917 President.
"Annroved by the Class Of 1872, October
3. 1899. JoiiN ~ - president.
Ap ,bno /. r. WILCOX.
ana rOV president"
so The freshmen affirm not oniy INA
a, rosoIutions against haz.ng adopted
~ the student body have been faithiuus
enforced but also that even be1ore tn'
oiontion OF the resolutions-ln the opsn
irg davs OF the session-no violence OF IN
i.ind charged In the paragraph was pi"e
ticed against them.
FREsHMEN'S RESOLUTION.
.srhe resolutions unanimously adopted