The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-02-05

TO SWeII neiT STORE OF NHoWico8c,
at Either School or College-Fully
Equipped These Students Go; Less
Favored Ones viii Have no Show.
Trenton, N. j., Feb. 1.-The members
Of the faculty of the Lawrenceville
school have been thrown into a state
Of CONSERVATION by the discovery made
last week that well equipped and
up-to-date gambling establishment has
been fiourishing almost within the
walls of the school buildings since the
opening Of the recent school year.
1t is stated that the establishment
has been conducted by members of the
fourth form. which is the class that
will be graduated next June. and some
of the victims of the establishment
have also been members Of this class.
Eighty out of a class Of one hundred
and twenty young men are said to be
implicated In the affair either as pro-
moters or victims and the faculty is at
a loss how to handle the matter, since
to expel SO large = percentage of the
class would not only reduce it greatly,
but would give rise to most unde-
sirable scandal.
The faculty has held three meetings
at which the matter was discussed,
but decided upon no course of action.
The boys implicated have offered to
prepare and sign paper apologizing
to the members of the faculty ana to
the student body or TO humiliate them
selves in whatever way the faculty
may deem sufficient to make amends
for their misconduct.
The gambling, It is said, started
among the boys of the fourth form,
shortly after the opening of the school
year last fall. At first 1t was only in
a small way, but 1t soon grew to such
proportions that at the time of the dis
covery last week the gang that was
running the establishment had an
equipment that in variety of devices
would have done credit to Canfields.
A roulette table, cards, dice, in fact all
the equipments of a first class gamb-
ling joint were included among the
paraphernalia. t'N' ."
The discovery was accomplished
wholly through accident. The mem
bers of the faculty have been wonder
ing of late at the unusual number OF
checks and drafts from hcme that
were being cashed by the bursar of the
school for the fourth form boys. AS
the boys are not allowed to leave Law
renceville except with special permis-
sion, they could not be spending their
money out of town.
One evening last week one of the
members of the fourth form burst in
on a number of his classmates in the
smoking room of the fourth form dor
mitory exclaiming: well, boys bus
mess is fine: I made SIS tonight"
II happened that Prof Bemmont, who
has charge of the fourth form dormit-
ory was sitting in an obscure corner
of the room and was unobserved until
after this announcement had been
made.
An explanation was demanded and
nm investigation was set on foot with
the result that the gambling estab-
lishment was discovered. Last Sunday
morning DR.. J. p. Mcpherson. in his
sermon took for his text. Thou Shalt
Not Steal" and dwelt forcefully oil the
evils OF gambling.
The Lawrencevllle school Is one of
the most fashionable and exclusive
preparatory schools in this part OF the
country. The young men and boys
who. arc preparing for college there
are for the lnost part sons of wealthy
end refined parents.