Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-22
Students and Faculty Alike Much
Excited Over Methods of
Discipline.
S0PH0M0RES ARE TO BLAME.
Played Franks on the Freshmen
And Get Into Deep Trouble
For II.
"Cuddy" Russell and Others ION the
Carpet" for Perpctrating An
Alleged Holdup.

For the first time this year this
University community centering
about the campus on the hill
east of Salt Lake is wrought
up, ana wrought up to pitch which
Il is not approached since the students
celebrated their first victory OF last
year by breaking up number Of class
es
The present trouble Is VI similar
nature, and has to do with differences
of opinion as to methods Of discipline,
and infractions of university rules by
members of the additionally naughty
and frivolous sophomore" class. When
the big class trouble arose three years
ago 1t was the Jolly sophomores" who
were IT the bottom OF il, and from all
surface indications three members OF
the present class are at the bottom OF
the anxiety on the campus. and are
the cause Of numberless secret class
and student body meetings. and two
special faculty meetings.
MEN ON THE CARPET.
The first special faculty meeting was
held last night, after d sophomore had
been "on the carpet" all afternoon be-
fore the faculty discipline committee.
OF which the members are Prof. Will
liam Clarence Ebaugh. head of the
chemistry department. Prof. Geo.
Coray. librarian and registrar, and
Prof ID. r. Allen. associate professor
M a.tl hon
committee were mostly asked by Prof
Coray. and We're intended to make the
sophomore confess who were his con-
2ederates IN tine crime OF holding UP.
while masked and armed the president
OF the freshman class. After a futile
effort. the committee reported TO the
special faculty nesting with the rec
ommendation. 1t Is said that "Cuddy'
Russell, the football halfback. be fired
or suspended from the University for
term of one year
SILENCE DEMANDED.
After the tnculty meeting an en-
barge was placed on all of the teaching
force, demanding silence on the entire
subject. For that reason ID was diff
cult 20 learn today what action was
taken. but Il is understood that the re-
port went TO q vote and except for
the fact that some members wanted
10 give "Cuddy" a chance TO state
his case. he would have been expelled
by large majority. il not almost
unanimous vote. Postponement was
taken till this afternoon and the dis
covered offender Is under orders then
TO appear before the assembled faeul-
" and explain what reasons he has. If
any, why he should not be suspended.
L. 4. ~
Meanwhile the situation became
known to the students Against tina
Eophomores the freshmen are at war
but they did not cater to faculty in
terierence, and o number of them met
10 consider quitting In body, II SUM-
mary action was taken against the
other party To the joke. The sopho-
mores also met, and made similar
decision. Then at 12 o'clock today
President Harold NJ. Stephens called
tho presidents OF an ella sses together
and was IA secret council With them
for half an hour. Al the end of that
time the cutire student body was as.
sembled ana tho first business was 10
pass a resolution reQucgtiug the news.
paper men present to withdraw. II IL
understood that their purpose is TO con.
ciliate things az far as possible. and
to prevent the students from ASSUMING
defiant attitude 10 their lawful all
yisers and superiors.
What it Is all about. Is hard 10 lind
out, and the question has three decided
sides. one Is that Of the freshmen. an
other Is that OF the sophomores. and rhs
other liz that Of the faculty which takes
things IN a very serious Hight
RESULT OF FRIENDLY FEUp.
The incident was apparently the "a.
suit of the traditional feud which ex-
lists between sophomores and freshmen
In all colleges, About a month ago. thu
sophomores gave party, and when
they came TO seek their ice cream aud
refreshments, they found they were
"swiped' and that the freshmen hal
enjoyed the dinner.
The cost was something like s24 and
the sophomOres figured that they had
this sum coming to them II they could
only collect il. An opportunity TO do 80
presented itself last Friday night when
the freshmen gave q party, and a man
stood on the second floor of the build
ing, collecting money. while the dancers
were on the floor above. This man was
the class president. Archie McAllister,
and the only other man to be figured
with was the nghtwatchman whom
the sophomores figured out would not
shoot. II a man got the drop on him,
"HOLDUPs" ELECTED.
Three men were consequently elect.
cd 20 do the daring holdup deed, while
others o. the class remained outside OF
the building. They attired themselves
as despcra1og, put on masks, and the
three walked M to the innocent look.
Ing president with the money on a Ia.
bic before him. and pulled big revol.
Vers I'm his face. The revolyers were
wooden. except one which was a relic
Of days before the Clvil war, aud hadn't
been working for over half century
The class president however. was
bluffed. and after letting out class
yell, he put up his hands.
ROLLED OUT TOGETHER.
The yell frightened two OF the so.
phomores who retreated, leaving Rus.
sell TO get the money alone, aud IN IL.
suing his commands TO the president
Spike" Hennessy, a big freshman and
also q football player, who had started
down from upstairs recognized the
voice of his team mate. and called oui
who he was. Fear was turned TO fight
in a minute, and help came from out.
side and UPSTAIRS both with the re.