The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-04
Washburn Graduates Resent
New Rule of Faculty.
Refuse to Take Examinations as
Required.
A VACATION.
Leave School Today in Accord
ance With Precedent.
Outcome Of Controversy is
Watched With Interest.

The Eashburn seniors are out on a
strike They have taken their doll rags
and departed to their several habita-
tions, and the professors who teach the
senior classes are out OF employment
The strike actually commenced to-
day. but it has been brewing for some
time. out Of a class of IL seniors all
are members of the union" but one.
This one .'scab'' says that the members
of the class ought to obey the faculty.
The seniors make two demands;
First. the abolition of their final ex-
aminations.
Second, the right to have a vacation
of one week prior to commencement
day.
There seems to be some division
among the members of the faculty, as
there is in the class itself Some Of
the faculty are inclined to side with
the seniors and say that their demands
should be granted.
The seniors base their demands on a
precedent established some years ago,
when the college seniors were required
10 deliver OratiOns. At that time the
faculty not only allowed the seniors a
weeks vacation at the end of the term
to finish up the preparation of their
orations. but they also allowed them to
escape the terrors of a final examina-
ton. This plan was followed until this
year.
NOWADAYS the seniors 90 not nave
any orations. They have a commence
ment orator instead But each member
of the class is required to write a
thesis and hand it in. The seniors think
that a thesis ought to be as good
ground for a vacation as an GRAFTON.
There were only a few seniors TO be
seen around the college today. Those
who are there are simply a guard, to
see to it that none Of the weaker
kneed classmates did not attend any
classes
The situation has not yet reached the
dimensions of the anthracite coal
miners strike, and it probably will be
unnecessary to call out the militia just
yet
The members of the faculty are non
cOmmittai on the situation and seem
to be resting easy with some trump
cards to play. The faculty seems to
have q. good grip on the situation, pro-
vided it refuses to be blurred into sub
mission by the fear of having its en-
tire graduating class quit school
The members of the senior class are:
Miss Aida Maude Cook, Miss Grace A.
Mcclure, Miss Ina Shaw, Miss Cora
Silvernail. Miss Dorothy Tuckerman,
Charles r. Detwiler, Adam G. Frank,
Lincoln c. Hodge. Delbert B Kirk
patrick. Victor G. KrOpf, Walter G.
Lux, Harry Lewis Nelson. Albert w.
Newcomb, Edwin Lester O'NeiI, Geo. L.
Seeley, Edwin B. Tit, Sherman A.
Willard.
PRESIDENT SAYS IT'S OVER
At noon today President Geo. NJ. Her
rick said to a. reporter for the State
Journal Il have been informed by an
officer of the senior class that all diff
ferences which may have existed be-
tween the senior class and the faculty
have ceased to exist"
Upon what basis was the difficulty
Rdjusted2" he was asked.
There was no difficulty" replied
President Herrick. consequently there
was no adjustment necessary
Did the seniors attend their classes
this morning.
AS q class the seniors were present
said President Herrick with admirable
discretion.
VIII the seniors be granted vaca-
fiOn, and viii they be required to take
an examination at the end of the
term ?"
Upon that point have not been in
formed replied the president My in
formation in regard to the settlement
Rf the misunderstanding comes from
an officer of the senior class
One of the seniors said this morning
that the members of the class would
continue to attend chapel exercises
during the next week. Just to keep up
appearances