Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-05-15
DELAWARE COLLEGE STRIKE.
OF the ia students, io2 Resist an Act of
Discipline.


OF the ia students, i02 Resist an Act of
Discipline.
Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal.
Newark, May Ii. One hundred and
two of the ia students of Delaware
College are on strike, as a result of the
suspension of six Of their number Tor
alleged participation in u ha2ing Incl"
dent, which was considered by the
faculty deserving of punishment.
The hazing took place last Friday
night, the student hazed being Z. u,
Brown, q brother of Prof. Brown, who
was ducked and painted by freshmen.
He is freshman.
Tho students under suspension are
Charles Marshall, Milford; Maplove
II. Wilson of Dover and Loe Elliott OF
Newark, for throe weeks each, and
Clio Davis, Delaware Willis and James
Wink, for two weeks each.
The punishment was q administered by
the faculty yesterday, and the strike
occurred this morning.
During the m1rning tie striking
students held u neating in the college
oratory anu aGo. - RESOLUTIONS IN
forming the faculty that the strikers
would return if the suspensions were
remitted. The paper was presented to
the faculty at noon and may be con
sidered this afternoon, although Presl-
dent Harter cannot say what will he
done.
Newark, May IA. The situation at
Delaware College, where 102 students
went on strike yesterday, because the
faculty refused to reinstate those who
had been suspended for ha2ing, was
L. al Ia
SUSPENDED students were ordered to
leave the college campus yesterday
| afternoon, and promptly obeyed.
President Harter has sent the follow
| ing communication to the father OF
each student:
NV Dear Sir: In view of the fact that the
faculty has suspended certain members Of
| the freshman class and one member OF the
/ sophomore class on account of punishment
! visited by them upon freshman. III part
| because of his refusal to aid fellow-students
| in examination, your SON., --- -, mas
1 been one of those to sign and send in to the
| fa guilty the following communication:
| ITO the Faculty of Delaware College; The
4 student body, exclusive of the senior class,
has decided to remain away from all college
exercises until those members suspended for
an unjust cause ion account OF hazing1 are
| properly reinstated
Furthermore, We ask that when we re-
turn to college exercises the absences in,
Cured by the students during this movement
shall not be counted against them.
Furthermore, we are determined TO re-
main out until our requests are granted.
| Adopted by the student body. exclusive
of the senior class, May IL, 1902.
We beg leave to inform you that the
faculty has resolved that all signers OF this
communication who do not report for col
lege duties on or before the morning o.
Thursday, May 10th, shall be suspended until
June I'd. We urge that you use YOU
authority as parent to induce your son n
once to return to his obedience to constl-
tuted authority, and thus avoid the penalty
indicated.
The following communication has
also been sent to the father of eact
student:
My Dear Sir Having just learned that tn,
faculty has mailed to you IN inaccurate ac
count of the proceedings which took place
Mt Delaware College today May 18th, WI
hasten to acquaint you with the facts.
The resolutions sent to the faculty by th
! student body are reported correctly.
A member of the freshman class. unpop
ular among his classmates. was. given
shower bath-a mild form of hazing prac
, ticed in this institution-by members OF hi
own class, and in no way injured. On nc
count of the unfortunate student being
brother of member of the faculty, nv
! students have been suspended.
Furthermore, the student body would no
uphold cheating in any form, and the sus
pensions were from hazing simply, as
, shown by the fact that one student who wa
, not in the examination WINS suspended.
We consider the punishment unjusti an
at a massmeeting of the student body toda
MAY 18th il was unanimously decided thu
we remain away from all college exercise
/ until those uniustly suspended are properl
reinstated.
+ We earnestly urge parents not to compt
their sons to return to their duties until til
matter is satisfactorily settled, as they woul
lose the respect of their fellow-students b
so doing.
Committee of the Student Body.