Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10

"Report unanimously adopted by the
freshman class at meeting reld Decein-
80 The official records OF the college
how that no student from Portsmouth
as left the institution since tho abolition
r hazing on the 4th lay of october
THE CASE OF YOUNG PACE:
THE bare recital Of the foregoing facts
with the accompanying papers, Is sum
cient refutatiOn of the charges uttered
against the students of our college.
and we could with safety rest
our case upon them, but not
content with this refutation, and de-
termined 10 ascertain, II possible; tne
foundation upon which a charge or such
gravity was based We have, through Il
committee OF Investigation, appointed by
our body established the following ad-
ditiOnal facts:
-Four young men from Portsmouth ma
circulated here this sessiOn-Mr. Ashton,
an old student and Messrs. West, Whis-
naut. and Pace, new boys. or the TOUR
the three frst-named young men are sun
IA attendance. Mr.. Pace matriculated
on the 23d OF September. and left college
on the 18th IL H. evident. therefore, tnat
he must be the student referred 10 IN the
paragraph. The facts of his Withdrawn
/ are as follows: He arrived here on sep
TENDER 10Th. and complained OF rheuma-
/ tism from which he had been chronic
! sufferer Immediately upon his arrival
! On the 2jth he applied 10 the president
! Tor PERMISSION 10 No 10 tN'AhDht W t'N
his father. who was there IN attendance
uuOn the Firemen's Convention. n copy
( Of his application Is OH nle In the pfesi 70
dents office. When asked by the presl-
dent 10 state his business I'm Roanoke,
I ne answered that he was SUFFERER from
/ chronic rheumatism and that he wished
20 consult his father about il, that ne
was lame at the time from the effects OF
/ the disease. lie told Mr Ashton. II -
/ said. on the evening be- left C26th). that
| ne was only Withdrawing on account OF
/ rheumatism: that he met with no UNI
] kind treatment, and that he hoped TO be
/ able to return 10 college should MS
! health improve.
/ "When I'M Roanoke he made exactly
! the same statement 20 Mr. belot, OF NOr-
, iOik, one of our students. lie mas Withln
/ the last week or so written TO his room
/ mate here that he was still suuerer'
but hoped 20 be able to return TO college.
/ To no one so far as IS known, mas ne
/ made complaint Of i.l-treatmcnt. although
! the authorities. as well as his acQualnt-
I ances, have received more than one lett,I
! from him. In d letter TO the preHineh'
! he explained that sickness prevented h'1
| return fo COLLEGE. no mention Whatever
| was made Of ill-treatment. on the other
/ hauu. the two new students from MS OHn
town. with whom he rooineu u-iius ~ a.,
; six davs ne was mere are positive IN
/ declaring that be was not ill-treaied' lhas
: thev were in q position 20 See lt ne nad
Z been; that so far from Il the students;
when informed of his aitiiction, were Kino
! and forbearing towards him. II Is. there
fore. matter Of greatest surprise 20 every
student in college 90 learn that reported
FL Ul-treatmeut Of Mr Pace is the pos tiple
I foundation for the charge. He mas oeen
. written 10 by the students tn nttchnar'
: here from Norfolk. portsmouth, ",iu
, Berkley. and his reply is anNiousiy await
" THERE WAS NO BRUTAL ITY.
1--WE submit that, even p .nl bark 10
+ the time preceding the abolition OF nN-
] ing, there T. no foundation Whltr'cI ~
The charge Of brutal hazlns In MI PAGES
but we contend that whatever view
! may he taken as regards his case, inc
Z fact that the students or this colrse' vi
F their own free will and accord anu ID'
the reasons set forth IN their resOiuJohs
, finally abolished haZing mere IN the cary
: DAYS OF October a time SUBSEQUENT ~
! MI PAGES withdrawal, ana have talth-
| fuliv carried into effect ihe dcu0n deter-
| mined upon at that time. Is slIhc.eI. III
! pIv 10 the charges brought FORWARD
| aoofust us and surely makes unnecessary
! the proposed legislation against maine
as far as our own INSTITUTION Il conc IL
! ed. FOR IL Is universally held tlat no u"
/ can be enforced unless IL IS backed oy
| nublic opiniOn. and IL must be eQuallS
| clear 10 every intelligent person that tnt
/ free and voluntary action Of the student
! hodv ~ a college IS the best-ndeed, the
; only fffoctigo-Wly or putting Il Htop 70
! the practlce Of hazing within its walls
81. j.. JEWEL chairman,
-. r. HARDESTN,
III. NJ. JACOCkS
"Class OF 1909.
"a NJ GUNST
"a Y. WADDEY,
~. NJ. HICKS,
Glass OF 1901.
"H. C. MCCORMICK,
~ II. JACKSON,
al. n. CISTMAN.
"Class OF 1902.
az. II. WILCOX,
"W. 3. BATES,
al. F.. MORROW.
"W. A. BROWNING,
T.. W. WHiSNAUT.
Glass OF 1885,