The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-09
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL WEDNESDAY.
PROFESSORS USE AXES
BATTER DOORS BEHIND WHICH
SOPHOMORES ARE BEsIEGED.
Hanover Freshmen's Attack Results
in Expulsion of Ten Students and
Fifty Upper Classmen Walk Out.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

| Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
| HANOVER, Ind, Dec. S.-As the result
| of a battle last night between the fresh
| men and sophomOres of Hanover College,
| In which even members of the faculty,
armed with axes, assisted in breaking down
the doors of the room in which the sopho-
mores were besieged. ten OF the leaders OF
both factions were to-day expelled from the
institution and fifty upper classmen walked
| out in body TO show their sympathy with
the students under the ban.
| Tonight few students except those in the
preparatory classes consider themselves on
/ the roster of the college. Indignation
| among the eX-students on account of the
| order of expulsion is general, and it is said
| that there is also dissension among the
members of the faculty concerning the af-
| fair.
A demonstration was made by number
| of students tonight AS yet no settlement
| of the difficulty has been reached, but it is
| believed that some of the more conserva-
| tive men and women of the upper classes
are willing to arbitrate the difficulty.
| The students against whom summary ac-
ton was taken by the faculty are Stark,
Sphe, Miss Sylvia Green and Miss Mann, Of
Gore, Stark and Mann, freshmen. They
| have the full support of their classmates.
The members of the sophomore class, all
| OF whom are under disgrace, are especially
belligerent
SOPHOMORES PLANNED COUP.
The trouble which now threatens to dis
rupt the. college originated in an effort
made by the freshmen to prevent the soph-
Of
the college halls. Arrangements were made
several days ago by a few enterprising
sophomores to hold a social function in the
basement of the principal building. The
plans were kept a secret from all but the
members of the class until yesterday. Then
the plot leaked out. and the freshmen saw
in the scheme plan to humiliate them.
A council of war was called, and the class
decided that the party must not be given on
the campus.
Efforts were first made to capture the
leading members of the sophomores. In
this the freshmen were only partially sue
cessful. Roy Edwards was seized, but
managed to escape from his captors. and
appeared later at the gathering of his class
mates, minus several articles of clothing
and in a sadly dilapidated condition gen.
orally.
David Johnson, jr., was marked as an
other victim and was tied to bed in his
own room. The girls of the class man.
aged to evade the freshmen's scouts by
taking a roundabout path to the campus.
They were admitted to the building by
the boys, who had already gained an en-
trance, and no further attempt was made
to keep the gathering secret. although the
use of the college buildings for class func-
lions Is violation OF the orders of the
faculty.
When the noise of merry-making within
notified the shivering freshmen outside that
their plans had failed the besiegers decided
to take immediate action. A plan was made
to rush the jewellers by making an attack
down stairway. but even this was foiled
by the prudence of the sophomores, who
suddenly deserted the basement and moved
in a body up the stairs into the belfry room.
gered by the sOphomOreS change OF base,
trooped into the building and hurried up
the belfry stairs. The besieged students.
anticipating attack, were prepared to
| meet the onslaught. Crowding into the
belfry room. they erected barbados
against the heavy door and defed their as
saiantS to do their worst. No course was
| left to the attacking party but to batter
down the intrenchments. Freshmen were
sent hurrying in every direction aud soon
returned with axes and hatchets.
PROFESSORS USE AXES.
BY this time the unwonted disturbance on
| the campus had aroused several members
| of the faculty. Close on the heels of the
ax-bearing freshmen came President Fisher
and several of the professors. They ap-
pealed to the freshmen to desist from their
attack and summoned the sophomores to
| open the door. Both besiegers and besieged
| refused to listen. Then the dignified in
structors Of Hanover College took a hand.
| Some of them, seizing the axes from the
| hands of the freshmen, began to hack the
| door behind which the stubborn students
still held their position. At length, partly
| by force and partly by the removal of the
obstructiOnS from within. the door was
| opened and the sophomores came forth
| President Fisher delivered a stern re-
buke to both factions and the trouble was
ended for the night. To-day's action bv
| the faculty has resulted in still greater
| complications and a speedy settlement is
not expected.