The Washington times., 1905-07-30
OFFICIAL VIEW
Of DALY'S CASE
Yale Alumni Weekly Gives
the Facts.
A D NJ lTTED THE CHARGE
Made Bluff at Writing Out Answers.
But Really Wrote Letters-Cur-
t:ss Makes Statement.
ADMITTED THE CHARGE

The latest issue Of the Yale Alumni
Weekly contains an official and final
statement on the case of Daily. the Yale
oarsman who was expelled from the.
university and taken out OF the eight
because OF what was construed as
cheating in examinations The state
ment, under the head of Faculty Discf-
pline Of an Oarsman." says:
On Friday. June 49, in accordance with
a vote Of dismissal by the college fac
uity. DAILY. No. 2. was taken from the
university boat
The trouble arese over an exarnfna ton
IN philosophy, DAILY took in prepared
answers to the questions of the exanai-
nation (the questions having been given
out as usual by Prof Ladd about three
weeks heforel. and after waiting a con
siderable time in the examination room
during which time he wrote letters
handed in the paper which ne had pre-
pared in advance. He admitted the fact
When Prof. F'arr charged him with It.
10 said that he thought he had right
30 90 II. Prof. Ladd having for years
given permission to his students to bring
10 the examination quotations from au-
thorfties-a privilege which was consid.
erably broadened in practice.
(cAF4ACSu ne SnS3LEU.
The faculty. however. decided that
Daly had made a deliberate effort 10
c1rcumvent the purpose of the examina-
ION without the observa ton of the OFF,
Ger IN charge The case having already
attained publicity, immediate and dras-
lc action vas believed TO be necessary.
shc a vote passed almost unanimously
10 dismiss the oarsman from college.
-
the following sta tenent as soon as the
FACULTY decision was announced:
IN accordance with the decision of
the faculty. MIR Daily has this dav been
taken out of the university boat. and
eftmayer, now rowing No on the uni
Nerslty four. viii take his place. The
examination that has come under dis
cusslon was held last Saturday at Gales
erry. At that time I investigated the
matter fully. and, TO put il mildly, there
was an honest doubt in my mind IN re-
gard to IT. The course under Prof. Ladd
Is peculiar one. and the students are
given latitude unheard of in other
courses The questions they are to be
asked On examination are given 10 them
nearly month beforehand, and other
special privileges are also conceded. in
Guiding liberty TO bring in papers.
Was Boy Mistaken?
I am convinced that Daily thought he
was acting well within his rights. Had
believed otherwise I most certainly
would have taken bin out of the boat
instantly. as I would far. far rather lose
me race than have any men in the boat
who had done any cribbing in exanaina
ton room. I feel that this sort of
cheating Is one of the worst evils in col
lege life today and no one can feel
stronger in regard to it than l. The de-
c1sion in this matter assume entire re-
sponslbility fer. and Mr.. Daily was kept
In the boat from Saturday until today
on my authority. l conceive 1t nv duty
as graduate advisory coach to decide
matters of this kind. and to relieve John
Kennedy the head coach. entirely OF
any responsibility concerning ii. / re-
sTeJ more than l can express that this
should have happened. Mr.. DAILY has
worked has way through college. and my
admiration for this kind of a man Is al
ways unbounded
JULIAN W. CURTISS