The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-02-11
ROUGH HOUSE AMONG THE
STUDENTS CAUSES THREE
Explosions AND THE
STRIKE.
cLARKsBURG YOUNG MAN
AMONG THOSE WHO HAD
TRoUBLE-scHooL CLOSES
AND STUDENTS LEAVE.

Douglass Williams returned home
from KENYON Military Academy, at
Gambler, Ohio, Saturday morning,
where he was a student up to the
time of the students strike there,
which is attracting national atten-
ton, it might be said.
The trouble between the faculty
and student body arose last Satur-
day over sSBilP Hammond reporting
Kirby Carter, Of Cincinnati, with
out authority to do so, the students
claim. A rough house was started.
in the upper annex as the result and
continued through Saturday and
Sunday and Sunday night.
Sunday night Douglass Williams
and Fred Finly were throwing water
'at one another. As Finly came out
of his room into the hall Williams
threw a pitcher of water at him.
FinlY rushed out with a pitcher of
water and started after Williams
with it, and the latter ran down the
hallway. At that juncture Prof.
Richard Merrill, master of English.
appeared in the hallway and grabbed
Williams. The latter stopper back
and told him to take his hands off
him. He then begged Merrill's par
don and all appeared to have quieted
down, but later a rough house was
started again. The lights were all
turned ont and Prof. Merrill fumb-
led at his door To get in his room.
He failed TO get in and then went
to the head Of the stairway, where
two fellows grabbed him and pushed
him down the stairway.
Again, all became quiet and the
lights were turned on. Merrill went
to the faculty and laid the situation
before it and Monady evening VIII
liams was called before Regent
Wyant and he suspended him from
the school, without cause, it is
claimed.
: The students of the school resent
ed the expulsion of Williams and be-
gan strike.
Mr.. Williams left the building
Tuesday morning and went to a bar
Der shop near BY. While he was
there G. o. Wallace. Of Pittsbure.
another student, came over to the
shop. Williams was very much sur
prised to see him and asked him
what the trouble was, and was told
by Wallace that all the students were
going to quit the school. Later
Sanford Lnster Joined them, the lat
ter being from Berea, Ohio, and COR
roboraied the information given bv
Wallace.
All the students then refused TO
attend the gymnasium or to resume
their duties. The bugles had all
been stolen and there was no way
70 get the school together. Tues
Nv afternoon all went out together
on a strike and refuse to 90 back mn
less Williams, Wallace and Luster
are restored to the school.
Regent Wyant then found out who
the ring leaders Of the strike were
and expelled the Junior and senior
captains, Frank G. Moore and A.
Coldewy and Private E. Snedden.
That night a petition was presented
to the regents, in which it was stat
ed that they could all come back.
they would all leave the school.
Next day the students all loafed
around the bakeries. DR.. Iddings.
Mr.. Snedden, Mr.. Kunkle, Mr.. Cros-
by and other parents from Cleveland
and Ashtabula had an engagement
that night with Regent Wyant and
the latter agreed to take them all
back. except Williams, Wallace and
Luster. The striking student body
would not hear to this and they de-
termined to continue the strike.
Thursday Regent Wyant disap-
pcared, going away from town. and
could NOT be located. However. he.
returned Friday, but after the dele
cation Of patrons had gone. Upon
his return all the students were turn
I'd out Of the school, and there being
apparently no hope Of adjusting the
matter. about thirty Of the students
left Friday for their homes and fif-
Feen more left Saturday.
Regent WANT also directed about
twenty-five who were not among the
strikers to 60 home too and remain
1way from the school until the
! trouble IS settled.