The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-21
father AND I
SON AT ODDS.
Or. Vaughn Says Young
Vaughn Was Brutality Hazsd
YOUNG MAN SAYS He WASN'T.
Returns 10 Lafayette College Against His
fathsI's Instructions, but the Latter Says
He Holds the Purse Strings"
YOUNG MAN SAYS he WASN'T.

Brooklyn, Feb. 2l-There is a grave
difference OF opinion between DR.. John A.
Vaughn. of No So Halsey street. Brook
lyn one OF the wcalthiest and profession
ally prominent physicians OF that bor-
ough. and his only son, Ernest. a fresh
man at Lafayette college.
The father declares that mis- son has
been numerically hazed and that ne has
taken his son away from tho college.
With equal emphasis young Vaughn as
sured reporter yesterday that his faith
or. although the best and kindest OF par
ents, was always wrong" about the
hazing.
. "Moddiesome Persons in an alleged
spirit Of iriendship." said the young man.
nave iled my fathers mind with lot
bat never roughly. DO 1 look as II my
health was broken"
Clear-eyed, clean-skinned and muscular
the young man looked TO be the reverse
OF an invalid.
SAYS HE HASN'T LEFT COLLEGE
II have not severed my connection with
the college, he continued The grip
brought me home. but ! am In shape
again and have decided to return TO La
fayette tonight My fathers absurd ac-
ton has humiliated me deeply"
True to his word, young Vaughn de-
parted for Easton, Pa. by an early even
Tho boys sturdiest champion is a
younger sister, whose blue eyes fairly
snapped as she gave the reporter her
views on the situation.
THE whole story is ridiculous" she
said. MY brother is In perfect health
and so splendidly strong! ] simply don't
know what is the matter with papa
Guy Vaughn Is an athlete OF promi-
nence. and was member of the famous
champion basket ball team OF the Pratt
Institute. which defeated Yale and tho
other great universities.
DIR. Vaughn said last evening:
Il am Informed that my son has re-
one and master of his own actions. but
so far as ! am concerned his career az
that college Is ended. / happen 20 hold
the PnrSe sm oppdsed g55iasd' to hauins in ey form
and no institution where the practice pre-
walls shall profit by my money. l wonld
than win educational honors at the cost
OF submission 10 this cowardly system.
FATHERS STORY OF THE HAZING.
Ernest entered Lafayette in the fall
OF last year and returned home in jan
yod stns ;ba ~ ,Na Wt9 sen sSIe Se6ea IN his
studies. The first intimaiion OF what ne
had passed through reached me from a
recent graduate of Lafayette.
Ernest was called out by an upper
clsssman during his first week at col.
lege and whipped his man. That sngered
the other students and Ernest was made
They poured cold water over his head
and filled his hair with tar. one cold
night he and a dozen other freshmen
were tied hand and foot and piled into
a farm wagon. They were driven out of
Easton Ernest was tossed OUT OF the
wagon at the thirteenth mile. He freed
himself after an hours struggle with the
ropes and started back to college on foot.
On the way he came across fellow suf-
fcrer still writhing on the frozen
ground held tight by the rope.
when / learned this ! demanded the
truth from Ernest. He has refused 10
saw word IT seems 10 mo that Will
have the sympathy of every rightmind-
ed father on my stand.
From Easton comes the report that
Young Vaughn had laughingly submitted
10 having the water poured on his head,
hut was never subjected To any hardship.
Professors and students were indignant
az Dr. Vaughn's story OF brutality.