Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-22
RUSSIAN UNIVERSITY
STUDENT TROUBLES
:, .,,;ocoifs PeryersiOn of Cars Orders
40 Chief Cause VannOifsky's Appoint
ment Expected to Effect Reforms.

revolutionary doctrines TO gain a firin
foothold In the universities. The gulI-
" must be weeded out, the erring re-
claimed. His majesty and his adYls-
ers bethought them of that other great
educational institution, the army ana IL
was decided to place those VINO APP
peared to be leading the disturbances
in the army for various periods. There
they would learn discipline ana would
IL composed of the proper ingredients
OF manhood, return TO ciyil Ire soDereu
and fitted to take up the burden OF IRE,
The czar insisted that such enforced
military services should have no uh-
favorable effect upon the future pro-
spects of the disciplined young men
I'm other words, no record should De
made that the service was disciplinary
that all previous scores should De re-
parded squared by honorable bearing
of arms, and that no discrimination
should be made In appointment 10 pun
lie positions against the student sol
diers, who, II was expressly stated were
10 be allowed upon their release, to re-
enter any university
The Importance Of this can scarcely
be appreciated In countries where citI-
zens do not lead double life as they
do here-a physical and paper life,
life described in documents that must
|, be presented on every occasion ana
which register every stigma and eve
ry fault.
The cars design was TO run n wet
sponge over youthful mlsdemeanors. II
happened. however, that NJ. Bogolepoif
was minister of education, and NJ. Boz
golepon was a proud, unreasonable
stubborn man. His appointment was
regarded by friends OF the university
az a calamity, and their pronogstica-
tons were unhappily fully realized. He
had distinguished himself for harsh
ness while curator Of the Moscow edu-
catlonal districts and was cordially
hated by all students before his APP
pointment Himself child OF very
humble parents, he had no sympathy
with poor students. Knowing himself
dlsliked he was determined not TO bend
to student opposition and the cars
gracious intention failed,
Why? Because BOgoliepoif. whose
duty IL was TO execute the plan and to
place II in It's proper light before the
academic world, represented II az
penal measure The students were
given to understand that they would
be sent to distant regiments In Siberia
or Turkestan, and would have mental
tasks to perform The possibility that
thew might refuse to take the military
oath was considered. and they were
threatened with court-martial If they
did refuse
II was not generally known until the
ministry began debating the abrogation
of the Temporary regulations that the
| enforced military service did not carry
with It any stiqma or disgrace. Min
lister Bogoliepoff wanted II to be re-
garded as a disgrace,
Bogoliepoff is dead. II may seem
harsh TO say so. but few Russians
even in public life, regret his death
and hundreds are heard to express
qualification over his murder to one
who condemns II.
The renewed expression Of the cars
kindly intentions toward the students
I'm the circular addressed to Gen.
Vannoffsky viii doubtless be appreci-
ated by the overwhelming majority Of
the students The energy and capacity
of Gen. Vannoffskv afford room to hone
that radical reorganization OF the uni
versitles IN the interest Of the students
will result.