The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-24
Yale University and the City.
To Editor of the Journal and Courier

To Editor of the Journal and Courier:
 Before the late unpIeasantness is partly forgotten and passes as history, some things which seem to the writer to be of importance may well be con sidered, as guides for the future. So intimate are the relations between the University and the city, both financial Iy and otherwise, that any thing that prevents harmony in this line is to be deplored. Many people here. perhaps a majority in all, think that whatever advantages the University may give us
 il is, after all, financial burden to the taxpayers. It is not the purpose of this 1 article to review the arguments or each side, only to say that the writer l does not agree with those named, but 1 rather believes that taxes are no high CT in our city than if the University was not here, saying nothing about the 1 advantages of having such an institu- | tion in our midst. Still, it is of great | importance that nothing is done, or Jeff | undone, that will provoke antagonism | What is to follow is what is believed | by many, and open to any answer thai may be given. It is charged that fol 8 long time back there has been . great lack of discipline on the part oi the authorities of the University, in re. | straining many of the students from conduct which was detrimental to gooC order. and a serious invasion of the | just rights of others. This may grow | out of an overindulgence by those iT ] authority, like the mistaken kindness ! of 8 fond mother towards her child | or 8 wish to retain as many students as possible, and not reduce the num- Der by too strict discipline. It is some- times said that it is the duty Of the city | police to preserve the peace of the com- munity and all classes. The answer is ] that all good citizens should cooperate 1 with the authorities in this line. So faI as the university is concerned, it car exercise an authority over the students l which tlge police cannot do, by holding the students responsible for any con duct originating in the rooms they oc 1 cupy with severe punlshments for any violations of this rule. The recen troubles on York street, while greate, l in magnitude than others are far iron being the only ones. It is also charged l tlGat so far as the police and courts arr concerned there has seemed 10 be on rule for arresting and punfshing stu dents, and another for other people, al indulgence and charity that came yer! nearly being a respecter of persons. student has no more right under tn l law to commit a crime than any othe person, no more right to settle out o | court, for nominal sum, under a fic tftiOus name than those who are de prfved of this privilege. For the goot name of the University, 1t is it's dut, to follow up these things, with such ad
 ditional punishment as will make sucl l conduct "eXtra hazardous" if it requir ed some one of their number to pa, daily visits to the police court so tha
 no one should escape farther punish | ment. It is said that a want of suffi
 cient police is the trouble We'll, is. i not asking a good deal of the taxpayer
 of our city to furnish more protection where the students of the Universit, live or congregata than in other sec ttons? The young man striving for higher education usually assumes tha
 he belongs to a class that is muc
 above the average, and does he wish
 or doth the University authorities wish
 it understood that such localities nee
 as much police protection as Oak O
 East streets? And is it not using a tw
 edged sword, when young men are ex cused for breaking the peace becaus it is necessary in order to drive off tn night street walkers? There are som
 things of supreme importance in tn
 education of young men, their duty f
 society, and strict regards to the right
 of others, for without these. the best q an education may give additional DOW
 CTS for evil instead of good. The evil
 complained of can be easily cured, t
 the great advantage of the young mer
 and the reputation of the University
 and this will promote good feeling be
 tween them and the community 4
 large. The writer has been giving th
 views of many others, rather than hi
 own, still in the main agrees with a
 written, and counts himself as one f
 th'a most sincere friends of our JJniye,
 stty, and of all institutions of learnins
 and if the criticisms are we'll founde
 conditions are no worse here than |
 other places with such institutions z
 learning Still this is no valid excus
 Rather, let us go On to perfection,
 JOHN KERTE LEV.