The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-09-28
THREE ALREADY EXPELLED
An Altimatum Issued to Fifty Five
Belligerant Students by
the Faculty.
MUST REfRAcT OR PACK TRUNKS
UIlimatum Expires Tonight. These Students
Defi~d the Faculty. Trouble Began Over
Explosion Of Chas. Harris Of
This City for Hszing.

JHIS 6sty IU HcIittSs
The faculty and trustees of Wake
Forest College have determined to put
a stop to the practice of hazing.
The anti-hazing campaign has already
resulted in the expulsion of three stu
dents and the law has been laid down TO
fifty-five semi-rebellious students, who
are given the option of observing college
regulations or packing their trunks.
AS evidence of the sincerity of the col
lege authorities member of the faculty
said yesterday: 1--WE will put a stop to
hazing if only 100 students remain"
The hazing incident dates back to Sep
TENDER 10th, when a young man named
Ogburn, of Willow Springs, this county,
was treated to a coat of backing. The
faculty took up the matter and expelled
Mr.. Chas. Harris, of this city, who was
present, though that young man denies
participation in the hazing affair.
At a meeting of students held later, a
committee of five was appointed to visit
a student by the name of Jordan, who is
alleged to have given information
against Mr.. Harris, and demand that he
leave college. Jordan informed the COM
mittee that he would suit himself about
the matter. Some days later Jordan left
the college.
Then it was that fifty-five students
signed paper, the purport of which is
said to be, that they would leave college
if. any one of the committee OF five who
waited on Jordan, should be expelled.
Last Monday the faculty announced the
expulsion of two members of the com
uittee of five, who delivered the pressing,
ultimatum to Jordan. These were Paul
Scarborough, of Murfreesboro, and a
young man by the name of Cloiburn, of
South Carolina.
Wednesday the faculty took official no
tice of the action of the fifty-five young
men who announced that they would
leave the college if any member of the
committee of five should be expelled.
They were given the privilege of retract-
ing and apologizing for their action, or
severing relations with the college.
A paper was furnished by the faculty
to the ffty-five belligcrants, which they
were told they would be given the
privilege of signing, if they could con-
scientiously do SO. This paper reaffirns
the loyalty of the signers to the college
and expresses regret for the previous
action. which is acknowledged to be
wrong.
Out of the fifty-five students, VINO
were in the affair." twenty had signed the
faculty's terms of reinstatement yester-
day afternoon. The others have until
tonight to sign up. This is the limit
fixed by the faculty. At first the limit
was made yesterday at noon, but the
time was extended
This is narration of the rather SEN
sational events that have recently trans
pired at the college by gentleman who
has been on the scene. He believes that
the people of the State will applaud the
bold stand taken by the college authcri-
ties against hazing and INSTRUMENTATION.
"A student from the college said yester-
day that the Might Hawk" club, which
had for it's special object the hazing of
.fresh freshmen had hazed all
of the new men in college. In throwing
light on this institution he said it was
composed of sophomores and juniors, to
the number of sixteen, and that it
operated after midnight.
1t was impossible to get information
as to the details of this organization,
which is declared to be secret.
Ogburn, the Wake county boy who was
hazed, has gone to Richmond College,
where he has matriculated.
Mr.. Chas. Harris stated yesterday that
he in no way participated in the hazing
Of Ogburn, and that as matter OF fact
he positively declined to do so, though
present at the time. He says the hazing
was done by graduate and former
student, who were visiting the HILL and
that they have written tho college au-
thoritcs since, acknowledging all culpa-
bil.ty and exhonorating himself. Mr..
Harris gives the names of these gentle
men. but for obvious reasons declincs TO
Permit their publication. Mr.. Harris adj
mits taking a pistol from Ogburn as he
was in the act of drawing it from his
pocket, and he says that he thought he
was acting for the good of all concerned
in so doing.
AS soon as Mr.. Harris was requested
to leave college a large part of the
student body took action towards having
the faculty reinstate him. A committee
waited on the faculty in Mr.. Harris be
half. but the authorities declined to re-
scind their action.