The evening Republican., 1902-05-14
STUDENTS ON
A STRIKE.

Out Of ia students at Delawal
College, Newark, lO2 of that numbe
are on strike because six of I'll
most popular students at the collee
have been suspended for hazing. I'll
students went on the strike yestel
day morning. and it now looks like
struggle to the finish between til
professors and the young men. Tl
twelve students who did not 20 on
strike are seniors who will gradual
next month.
The students say they will 'cu
the college routine until the sentenc
of suspension are remitted. At thu
same time the members of the faclut.
agreed to adopt an unwaveringpolitl
and announced their ultimatum
Briefly, it is this: The entire studen
body must resume the college routine
by Thursday morning, or will be sus-
pended peremptory until Jnne 2
The boys say this will be UNDECIDED.
The six students on whom the bar
of suspension has been placed are
Charles Marshall of Milford, NJ. Haye!
Wilson Of Dover; Lee Elliott, Cii'
Lewis, James Berry and Delaware
Willis of Newark. The former we're
suspended for three weeks, and the
latterfor period of two weeks, They
are accused of hazing c. G. Brown, a
brother Of Professor Harold Brown.
member OF the fteshml1 class.
That Brown was hazed there is nc
doubt. The pupils admit it, anc
Brown himself will say that he was
"givcn turh' but his peace of mind
was not disturbed by the the tleat.
ment accorded him. 1t was ON Fri
day night last as Brown was leaving
the hall at the close of lecture that
he wa, surrounded by about eight
pupils, mostly freshmen, and was in
formed soemnly thathc was a captive
succumbing to the force of numbcro,
he made no outcry, and was conduct
ed silently to one Of the the bath
rooms. where the hazing took place.
Brown is said to have ordinary
kept early hour, but his prolonged
absence, is slid to have aroused the
suspic on of his brother, Professor
Brown, who undertook IL quiet es-
ponage. He is said to have seen the
hazcrs depart from the buildings in
which they held forth. Later, when
the victim OF the studeuts, arrived
home. he is said to have been sub
jectcd 70 searching examination by
Professor Brown in an cAdclvor to
learn who had participated in the
hazing. BroTn also was taken before
some members Of the faculty. and
was subjected to their battery of
qnizzing. by these methods the
students believe that the faculty OBJ
tanned knowledge of what occurred.
Students were startled on Monday
when it "as announced the
students had been suspended. AS
lonslllng the boys was the fact that
tile ban was placed for from two to
three weeks. Then Il spirit of r bel
lien became rife and at several i'm. !
promptu gatherings the boys deciucd |
they would ''cut' recitatiOns untiI /
Lhc suspension Of their colleagues
we're removed. When the time for
chapel arrived yesterday morning all !
he students were gathered about
he campus but there we're lust .
we've seniors and Z. &. Brown the
lazcd freshman at service, Brown
vent through all his rectaLions
lnriIg the day hut he.Was unable TO
20 through the practical surveying.
The students adopted resolutions
citing forth that they would return
1 the Suspensions were RENTED.
This resolution was signed by every
ne of the lO2 sludrntS and was Sul;-
nittcd to President George A. Ilar-
cr, on Dchaif Of the faculty. at noon.
Members Of the faculty had a meet
ng in the afternoon when the over.
urc of the aDscnlicg pupils was con.
idcrcl. There was no di,cOrd amoag ;
be prUftssuls and they realized they
Uuld not sWeryc.
Accordingly they chose Professor
frederick II. Robinson to announce
he ultimatum to the faculty. The
.udcnt> were assembled in the ora.
Dry and were informed that unless :
lcy resumed the college routine by !,
morning every student
hose name was appended to the pro.
D,ition would be suspended u,til !
Inc >. The students were very Or
arlv for they respect Professor Rob-
SOli.
Later they discussed the situa-
OH and information decided not o
.turr TO The routine OF college un. r
| the suspension Of their six class +
ates is remitted. This morning /
meetint OF the pupils will be 4 4
I'D when they will reatirm their n
ttitude and agree 10 staud 10. n II
sther firmly. /
Tie SIX students who were sus-
ended yesterday afternoon were
dercd to leave the college cam a
rs and needed the request. The il
rlkers do not censure Brown, the ii
eshman Tor the suspension OF the "
X, but they are Of the opinion n
at the summary action of the a
Guilty would not have been taken
I'd not Brown been a brother il
the professor. Thev saw that il
c practice Of putting freshman Il
rough some form OF haZlng has d
ZEN followed for many years, I
It no complaint has been made Of e
until atprescnt. II
The last strike at the college wa. #
1855 wheo the faculty undert took e'
act as ceusors Of all copy 10 be m
serted in the College Review. la
ais the pupils resented. and J(
ruck. The faculty would not