The San Francisco call., 1904-11-22
STILL ICNOR ANT
OF THEIR FATE
Captain Nance Files Report
With Wheeler, but Seniors
Are Not Yet Enlightened
APPEAL TO BE TAKEN
Editor of College Paper
Will Prepare Petition
to the Academic Senate
Berkeley Office San Francisco Call,
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214S Center Street, Nov. q.
Despite the fact that Captain J. T.
Nance, military instructor at the Uni
versity, to-day delivered his report to
President Wheeler in. the cases of for
ty-eight Of the sixty-three seniors who
were charged with characterization and
riotous conduct, the suspense of the ac-
cused men continues They still are
Ignorant Of their fate. They do not
know whether Nance has recommended
their dismissal, or whether he has de-
cided 10 accept the excuses made to
him as satisfactory President Wheel
er refuses TO state what Captin Nance
has reported. Captain Nance refers
all Guestioners TO the president The
President has nothing to say.
L cannot be interviewed again on
this matter" said President Wheeler
this afternoon. "All in good time,
whatever is done, will be known"
w. T. Hale, editor of the Daily Cali
fornian, college publication, who was
called before the students affairs COM
mittee of the faculty last week to ex-
plain his editorials. which were strenu-
ously objected TO by the committee, said
to-day that the controversy of the
seniors with Captain Nance will be
taken eventually to the academic
SSHdle- a DOQy composed OF IHe piO-
fessors and instructors of the univer-
sity, who will be asked to rule upon the
business of the military instructors ac-
tion, If that action results in the dis
missal of seniors from the military
class, and so from the university. Said
Hale to-day:
We permitted to make this appeal to the
senate. and in the event OF our dismissal being
ordered We certainly shall avail ourselves or
the privilege. II IL is demonstrated that Cap
tam Nance was not carrying out any specific
regulation Of the War Department in directing
the class to line up in front Of North Hall. but
merely was carrying out his idea of what con-
stituted discipline. then the senate will be
competent to revise that order and decide upon
the wisdom and advisability Of the order
In the cases OF individual students. who may
feel tha: they have been treated unfairly, and
have not had the hearing before Captain Nance
to which they are entitled. the senate will be
asked to consider the facts, from the students
standpoint and decide whether they have been
unfairly condemned.
Hale was informed by Captain Nance
to-day that a special report in his case
had been made by Professor w. A.
Setchell of the students affairs COM
mittee, Setchell having reported, ac-
cording to Hale, that the young editors
conduct at the riot on the campus was
reprehensible.
Some of the students have attempted
TO excuse themselves to Captain Nance,
ton when the original trouble oc-
CURED. by saying that they simply cut
that recitation. J. L. Dobbins, a senior.
to-day made this explanation to Nance
and was Informed that it could not be
considered a sufficient excuse. This
point, it is said. will be brought before
the academic senate
Captain Nance, with his adjutants,
drilled the cadets as usual this morn
Inc on ha. - he old ~
field. Colonel Robert Moulthrop. who
has been instrumental in organizing
the military department Of the univer-
sity assisted i'm the drill. After the
cadets had been drawn up in hollow
square formation, Colonel Moulthrop
addressed the men as follows:
some things have hapEesned recently that in
your regard for your college is to
stand & y it, G0Tarnmsn, misTy dfBsp%ent
some day advise the department at Washing
ton that It he abolished. and this. in addition
to the dlsstssee woull mean loss Of $loo. Ooe
which is utilized in other departments than the
military
No one wants to tyrannze over you or to
make this work CALLING or irl1some. All the
Government asks In return for the $780, eco 1t
gives the university is that we maintain mill
tary department You have an able and honor
able officer In command Of the department in
the person Of Captain Nance. He has rendered
this country valuable service in China and the
Philippines. and is now stationed here to carry
cut the ScNernments plan II you men obey
the regulations the work be made pleasant
ana VIII De productive OF great good to all I'M
piictt and absolute obedience is necessary, how
ever. No military department can be maintained
without IT. t. be able To subject yourself
completely to properly constituted authority is
fine thing and should in way be thought
to indicate suibserviency on the part Of those
who so obey the regula tions.