The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-08
Work Stopped, Senior
Glass Barred Out.
FOUR WERE EXPELLED
The Senior, Junior and Sophomore
Glasses Combine in Agreement
to Leave College Unless De-
mands are Granted. An Ex-
citing Day in College
Life.


Life.
What was thought Tuesday to be but
a slight ruffling of the surface of stu
dent life at the A. and NJ College
growing more out of animal spirits
than "a seriously determined intent de-
Veloped yesterday into a regular stu
dent revolution which may possibly
have a lasting and disastrous effect in
the future of the institution.
There is at present practically no
senior class the members having been
barred from the dining room and the
dormitories by the commandant of
the college as "insurrectos.
Five Seniors were formally expelled
yesterday, and the Senior, Junior and
sophomore classes met ana signed
with practical unanimity a paper de-
claring that they would sever their
connection with the college unless their
liberties were restored and all the men
expelled were re-instated.
Only the form of work was done at
the college during the day. The stu
dents were like be esin a disturbed
hive the president and the faculty
were almost constantly in conference.
Every regulation of the college was
disregardei by the students They
swarmed on the streets of the city,
dressed against regulations, some of
them i'm citizens clothes and some in
the blue army shirts which they are
not permitted to wear. except on the
college grounds when not in military
duty They stood about on corners
and at drug stores, smoking cigarettes
(anOther regulation to the contrary
Notwithstanding and discussed tho
with IN
have in it no lack of determination.
AS the situation stands tonight, there
is no sign of weakening either on the
part of faculty or students and the
college is faced with the imminent
uanger OF losing over hundred and
fifty of its students.
Yesterdays Events.
AS was reported in yesterdays pa
per. the Senior class. backed by the
Juniors and Sophomores, tried on
Tuesday evening to hold a meeting and
pass resolutions and take action with
regard TO the newly inaugurated and
more stringent restrictions upon the
liberty of the students. The proposed
meeting was promoted by DR.. Winston,
who afterwards addressed the class,
stated the position of the faculty and
dispersed the students to their rooms.
At was then thought that the back
bone of the trouble had been broken,
but yesterday the storm of discomfort
broke out with renewed force.
Early yesterday morning the stu
dents again attempted a%aln attempted
TO hold a meeting in one of the col
lege buildings, but were prevented
ROW dong so by Commandment Phelps
When the hour came for attending
recltauons, however, but few stu
dents were in evidence, the large ma
ioritv having taken the bit in their
teeth and gone into mass meetings OF
the these higher classes.
The Seniors met in Pullen farh
i'm the pavilion at s o'clock in the
morning.
The Juniors met in the corn-heli
hack of the main building at O'Clock
i'm the afternoon.
And the Sophomores met at the
same hour in the Park pavilion.
AS the result of these meetings, Il
,,ner was circulated among the three
higher classes during the day when
was signed by thrty-nine of forty
two Seniors, by every member OF tne
Junior class and by siXty-flVe hletli-
bers of the Sophomore class, as Wen
as by certain members OF the ffeSi-
,,,ar class who have only been III at
tendance or the college during the
= Few DAYS This paper reiterated
tho demand of the students for an en-
l.rpement of their liberty ana piedSe'-
each signer to withdraw from the cor
lege unless their demands We're grant
cd and the men who hau peeh en-
pelled were re-instated.
Four Explosions.
Tba exnulsions of students when
were announced yesterday adued Iuei
tho the flames of the students resent
ment and seemed to conhrl1 lIeih III
fheir determination to stand ny liie
had
those who were expelled are Juiiaii
Howard. of Tarboro. Captain OF Coii-
pany "a" X. III. Harper. OF fdl'eI :
son Drug Major, Sterling Graydon' or
AbbeviIIe, s. c., Lieutenant, ana a. H.
Sauires, of Lenoir Lieutenant.
These young men were III ca coil
technicaliv for INSTRUMENTATION anu ldii-
,Ire TO perform COLLEGE dutT, but the
real reason of their dismissal, as Was
rankiy admitted by a number Oh III
faculty was that they were consldereo
the ring leaders of the agitation eA-
isting among the classes.
Following the signing of the agree
ment, many of the students came &c
the city and work at the college came
practically to a standstill.
Some of the students late in the al
tarnoon telegraphed the situation to
Chirman s. l.. Patterson. who is at -.
-.on.e at HAPPY Valley, Caldwell coun-
v.
reply before leaving for home
Students Statements.
Students Squires and Mastin came to
this office last night They stated that
while the trouble arose directly on the
question of liberty of the students, ii
was really test case as to the char
acter of treatment they WOULD receive
in the future. THE question" said
Mr.. Squres, lis whether we are to be
treated considerably or Ike babies"
Some days ago, said they, a commit
tee of the Senior Class was appointed
TO wait on the President and arrange
TIE question at issue; that COMMITTEES
was empowered to do almost anvthinr
to bring about a compromises They
Offered to President Winston and SOW
eral members of the faculty who were
present. TO compromise on the agree
ment that, while no student would he