The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-07
Washburn Students Who Gave
Dance Hay Have to 60.
Was in Direct Violation Of Fac
ulty Order.
OFFICERS ARE WAITING
Action on the Offending STU
dents Expected Soon.
Only Three Washburn Girls on
Prescribed List.

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Washburn boys who attended the Delta
Pi Phi fraternity dance at Steinberg's
hau Thursday night are anxi0usly wait
ing to see what the Washburn faculty
win do about t.
The chances are that some CT them
VIII be expelled. and it would not be
surprising If a compulsory vacation Of
several weeks duration should be given
70 others
The Washburu girls who attended the
dance are Miss Vida Wood. Miss Sue
Herbst and Mss Mamie veaIe- The
boys are Irwin S1attInger, Rob Steele.
Frank Andrews Hampton Steele, M
Poindexter Roy Thompson Merrill
Mills and Frank Moss Thompson A11IIs
and Moss are not members OF the fra
guests. as gf course did the three gIris
mentioned
No meeting Of the faculty has yet
been "a led to act UPON the matter but
as the party was given in direct viola
ton Of the autI-daucIug rule laid down
BY President Elass. it IS thought that
the offense can not be overlooked
The Delta Fi Phi society IS q frater
nifty, the first ever organized at Wash
burn college WaShburn officials did not
file any objections TO the fraternity. but
they did take decided action against
dancing and card playing at college
functions AS dancing and card playing
was the main object for which the fra
ternIEy was organized. It brought thz
question OF its existence to a direct
issue.
Apparently the fraternity boys
f thought the thing over carefully. anu
+ possibly consulted with their parents
about 1t. and finally decided to give q
big dancing party at SteIu5ergS hail
Invitations were issued IN the name Of
the Delta Pf Phi fraternity OF Wash
burn college The den was out The
fight was on.
The Washhurn faculty apparently
stood just around the corner nd listened
+ intentIy to the plans but did nothing
+ except to toy idly with Z hickory club
and wait for the forbidden fruit 70 be
f plucked-
After the invitations were out the
frat bows decided that it would be
/ better to give the party as private citi-
zens of this great and glorious republic
instead Of mem berS OF the Delta Fl
Phi fraternity So It was given out
/ that the party was given by the ira =
teruitE mem ers as individuals. and
that It was not, technically q college
NeFertheIsss. the fraternity coIors
were used Lavishly for decorating the
dancing hall
Invitations had been issued to a
number Of the WasnbuEu girls who
board at the college d0rmItoEies- These
girls did not attend They could not
get the necessary permits from the
preceptress. and while they complained
loudly OF The Injustice. they may be
glad before long that they were not
allowed to participate IN the festiFt-
ties.
L is also stated that about half Of
the mem ners of the fraternity were
frightened by President Piass anti
dancing ulCuarurn- and withdrew
from the fraternity before the trouble
commenced
A member OF the Washburu faculty.
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NO meeting Of the faculty has vel
been called. but I understand that the
oLeEse VIII not be overlooked Ny
opinion is that those WasnbIru stu
dents who attended the dance win be
punished Some OF them VIII proba-
bly, be expelled from school I can nos
see how the college can expect tc
maintain discipline and enforce fts
rules unless such bold violations are
punished with the severity which they
merit
Washburn student who attended
the big dance says Il know that the
members Of the fraternity who wer,
mixed up IN giving the dance ara on the
anxious seat do not think that any
thing viii be done to the Washburu girls
/ VINO attended. nor TO the Wash burr
boys who were not members Of the fra
teruity The girls who attended are al
IN the habit Of going to dances. and they
accepted the Invitation Of the fraternity
the same they would accept any IN.
may have a whole lot OF power but d
can't step in and regulate the actions o.
its students in the way it thinks it can
Dancing and card playing may hav'
been thought improper twenty-five year.
ago when kNasnlu was Young. Dur
E the IDEAS CT people about such things ar
changing. and unless Washburu want.
TO become covered with moss. il xii
{ have 10 keep moving. and keep up witt
J the times These students whose par
: ents permit them TO dance and pla-
cards should not be Interfersd with b.
the faculty Il IS the parents vh'
should regulate such things. not a scdoo
like EVashburu. which is esta bIished OF
a broad basis. and expects the supper
Of all classes OF people"
The funny part Of the whole sItua tioi
IS that nearly ali OF the uembe Of tn
! W asdburn faculty are not PERSONAL
! opposed to card playing and dancing
some Of them being experts IN both O
these forms Of amusement They ar
? simply standing by q tine-hcnore
Washhurn theory that card playing an
{ a Christian education are Incompatible
{ and that no official recognition must b