The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-28
WHOLESALE WALkOUT OF
STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY
SympathizerS With Suspended Suphomores Mani
fest DiSpeasure at Action of Faculty.
Editor Pratt Becomes Alarmed and Causes the Arrest of Eleven of
His Prosecutors

They had a good laugh on the depu-
ties, and fled back into the police
| quarters. For the next few minutes
( IL sounded as if camp meeting were
4 IN progress in the police station The
boys insisted upon getting to the
] county jail for beans and soup, but
/ they refused to walk, declaring that
the officers weren't equal to the task
! of taking care of so many bad men"
unless they were in the hurry---p
wagon. The driver of Chief Pau s
band wagon decided that the crowd
was too large for his horses, and he re-
fused to haul the boys.
Wanted to Go to Jail.
Sheriff Emery arrived and wanted to
release the boys on their own recogni-
zance until today, but every man pro-
| tested. insisting that the authorities
couldn't cheat them out of their SCUM
and beans in that way.
Then you will have to walk" said
the sheriff.
wen, get few policemen to go
along and see that we don't escape and
We will walk" shouted the boys.
Inc string of boys formed in single
ME Iock-step and started down the
street.. singing I'VE are the sophomores.
We own the town." and induIginr in
having a deputy head the procession.
another bringing up in the rear and
the sheriff marched along at the side
10 see that no one ESCAPED.
A box of sweet crackers was pro-
duced and while the deputies were be-
ing fed on the dainties. several bows
announced that they would now make
Ine escape, and made dash, but they
returned to the lock-step lineup.
Then the sheriff auDOupoad tbo+ fl
cook hadn't been notified of their com
ing and the bill of fare had been ex-
hausted. He declared that they would
De released until court time TODAY.
Ihree rousing cheers were given for
the sheriff. and the lQck-step brigade
nled out of the Jail, all promising to
snow up in court today Uptown the
boys went again and a few more col
lege yells were INDUCED in. Having
tailed 10 get their soup and beans at
the Hotel de Kimball and at the cOun-
ty restaurant. the boys decided it was
ABOUT time TO hunt the pantries at
home
Faculty Remains Firm.
Yesterday morning when school as
Sembled the action of the faculty in
refusing TO reinstate the suspended
sophomores was made known. Very
shortly Thereafter, every member of the
: 'phOmore class in the engineering de-
partment, a large number of those in
the arts and science courses. and about
fifty freshmen, seniors and juniors
quietly took their books and walked off
the school campus, announcing that
they proposed to stay away until the
sopns were reinstated or their term of
suspension was out.
Among the boilers were a number. of |
girls, and all the girls taking studies |
with the sOphOmOres bOlted those
though they remained in |
There was no demonstration |
made, but the strikers let every one
know they were striking, and why they |
did it. The spirit began to spread in |
the school, and a request went to the |
president for q general meeting of the !
student body. This request was de- |
MED and, according to the statement of |
one who claims to know, President |
Kingsbury announced that no student |
meeting would be permitted on the
until the suspension of the /
sophs was over.
Will Meet Today.
As result, a meeting was arranged |
to be held at noon today at what is |
called the Bun Shop" just off the
campus. Every student of the uni |
versity propeE has been asked to be
present, and an effort will be made at
STUDENT
body From the general expression of
feeling it is likely that the meeting will
succeed in it's purpose.
At quiet meeting Of the students
lay or two ago a request for the resig-
nation Of Editor Pratt was drafted.
and it has been presented to him. The
students say that if he does not take
he hint and step down from the ed
torial chair they viii see if they can't
slip the chair from under him
President Kingsbury when seen yes
erday and asked about the boiling of |
he students. said that he did not know
Tow many had left, but thought only
few sympathizers had gone out. /
Asked if the faculty would take the
natter UP. he replied that he did not
know. In regard to whether or not
he students who bolted would lose
heir points for their work. he stated
hat That would rest with the individ-
lai professors. President Kingsburv
llso denied that ne had refused to al
ow the student body to hold a meet
ng, but stated that he had simply adj
Used against it,