The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-09
A. AND NJ. IS In DANGER
OF BEING DISRUPTED

glect of duty in the college, and the
exposure OF idleness, extravaganza,
temptation and vice in the city. Such
license cannot be permitted 1t is not
good for young and inexperienced lads,
far from their home, nor is ii condu-
Give to preparation for the industrial
careers. A few pestiferous mischief
makers among the senior cadets have
stirred up the whole college, have or
ganized Oathbound promises and writ
ten agreements not to obey the regula-
lions and not to remain in the college.
1 regret to say they have caused much
trouble, influencing some young men
against their real inclinations and bet
ter judgment to sign silly papers.
Four of the ring leaders have been
dismissed. On account of the excite
ment of the moment, others have quit
college and have sought to persuade
all other classes to quit We shall
hope to save the young men the trou-
BILE, expense and humiliation of such
folly. The parents Of all are being in
formed of the situation, and We shall
permit no minor 10 leave without au-
thority from home. Parents who OBJ
ject to such regulations and discipline
will withdraw their sons. OF course,
the college will speedily fill up again
with the sons Of those who value edu-
cation in economy, regularity and
obedience to authority, as we'll as in
books and handicraft."
The following account of the trou-
BILE between the faculty and seniors at
the A. and NJ. is taken from yesterdays
News and Observer:
The A. and M. College seniors. who
are aggrieved at the rule recently in
augurated at the college preventing
them from visiting the city without
permission, except on Friday even
ings, Saturday afternoons and Sun
days, were to have met last night
with the junior and sophomore
classes to take action towards forcing
the authorities to withdraw their
ruling.
Instead of this DR.. Winston called
the senior class together. addressed
them briefly and ordered them to
their rooms.
After the meeting the students
tried to meet in the hall, but were
again confronted by the president.
who told them that # they did not
disperse he would expel the entire
crowd.
Upon this the students scattered to
their rooms and quiet fell upon the
college.
The contention between the stud
ents and faculty grows out of priv
ileges which have been taken from
the seniors, and from the incipient
development of haZing on the part
of the soDhomores.
Last year the seniors were per-
mitted to visit the city at will, but
now their only peculiar privilege is
the Friday night outing.
When the boys were informed OF
the change, they agreed, met and de-
clared that they would leave the col
| lege in body. In this determination
| they were 10 be backed by the other
| two classes had not the president
| spiked their guns.
Some of them said last night, how
| ever that they would meet again to-
! day and if the class was willing to
| '.hold out would resign" their
| offices in the battalion and leave the
| college.
Besides the complaint of the SEN
| iors. the sophomores are angry at the
| expulsion several days ago of one OF
| their number for haZing, and the jun
! iors are standing by the higher class
| with the idea of preserving their dig
{ nity''-next year.
| THE class has gone too far to back
! out now" said a senior last night, "and
! if the rule is not rescinded we Will
I leave"
DR. Winston's Statement.
| President Winston was seen lasl
night.
This is a military college," said he
land it is going to be run on military
| principles. The discipline instead OF
| being Iightened is to be intenslhed
The boys at the A. and NJ. have tc
work in the day and they cannot study
| satisfactorily except at night. ConSid-
ering the distance of the college from
town. the students will not be allowed
| to visit the city except at such time:
| as they have no work to do. L tolC
the senior class that they had no bust
| ness to be meeting as class 10 com
plain of leaving college as class, and
| T advised them that they had better
hear from their parents before the!
left. OF course, any individual wh'
doesn't like the college can leave 1t
there are plenty to take their places
I also told them that the class woult
/ not be permitted to meet during STUD!
| hours"
| AS to hazing, DR.. Winston sta;e'
I that il had never taken root at tn
college. and he didn't intend that i
should: that he would break II up /
he had to eXpel every boy in the col
| Iege to do so. One haZer had beel
caught and promptly expelled, and
the trouble reoccurred others Woul
follow.
While he would not like to lose hi
senior class. DR.. Winston states tina
the college is ''long'' on applicants, a
his notice that no more students cal
be taken shows. Of course. If thirt
. or forty leave, he can take that man
more from the hundreds that are anx
: ious to come.
While the college boy is grea
: hand at resolutions. his species is gen
orally lacking in the moral backbon
, which makes a mass meeting effective
: The senior class will probably RENAL
: to tamely do their counting on Frida
I i nights.
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