Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-03-15
Washington's Birthday at State
College.
LEXINGTON, Ky. Mar. 6, 1900.

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college, L will mention some recent
college happenings.
A boy that is kept in schoo.
from September until the middle
of June acquires certain amount
of surplus energy that must be ex-
pended, in some way, for the boys
well being and progress; and it is
often dealt out to his roommate
or neighbor, in boxing, strapping,
bucking, placing some new fellow
on guard or arraigning some ignor
ant "hill- billy" before court CON-
posed of three officers of the bat
talon, for some offense.
The energy that has been accum-
ulating since Xmas, burst forth
about week ago and made this
week history making period for
State college. Everybody was full
of patriotism and was eagerly
awaiting the twenty-second.
AS Washington's birthday ap-
preached, the boys began to look
around to see what kind of a joke
they could play on some poor fell
low. They did not have to hunt
very long before they found the
fellow they were looking for.
One of the boys, that came in
after Xmas, struck this place play
ing tricks on some other new fellow
that was not quite as heavily en-
dowed with brains, as he thought
he was. In one week after his ar
rival he thought he was on to all
the college boys pranks. The
third night after he came he put
another new fellow OH guard. Some
of the old boys went to him and
told him that the faculty had got
ten hold of this and he was going
to get into trouble for putting that
boy on guard. All things being
ready, one of the officers told him
to appear before the board, for in
timidating one of his fellow stu
dents. He knew better than to
refuse to obey the officers, that
must be respected.
He was brought before this au,
gust body, that he thought had
been appointed by the faculty.
Everybody had a solemn express
sion on his face, and if any one
laughed he was seized by the Ser
geant-at-Arms and put out of the
room.
The judge, who presided with
dignity, read to the jury what was
thought by the criminal, to be
article of the by laws of the college,
which says: "Any student, who
shall participate in any attempt at
hazing his fellow student, shall be
tried before a board of officers APP
pointed by the faculty. The pun
ishment for which shall be expul-
sion from dormitory or college,
according to the discretion of the
board" Everything was carried
out to perfection. The fellow was
scared out of his wits. He did not
want to be expelled from school,
for that would be a disgrace" he
said, (which l will never get over"
His testimony was touching.
Tears came in his eyes as he beg
ged for'them not to expel him.
His attorney, then got up and in
sympathetic tones, pleaded for the
poor, rejected, unfortunate, down.
trodden, brow-bea,e1 boy, that his
mother had kissed, as he left his
home, and told him to be a good |
boy and not get into trouble. The
jury, after long deliberation and
brought in the verdict
mot guilty"
The manner in which it was car
ried out made it one of the richest
things that has happened in the
old college for years.
Thursday being a National holi-
lay, school was dismissed at one
o'clock Wednesday. When the
PRESIDENT got up to announce that
here would not be school Thurs