The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-09
YOUNG GOULD SAID LET I'm OFF
AND COLUMBIA Authorities
GAVE HIN HIS WAY.
Feeling Among the Students That. Sus-
pensions heinz Lifted. the Young Man
VIII lie Left severely AlOne-Wanted n
Plan for NIuzlllnE the News Reporters.

whether or not the action OF the Columbia
University authorities in taking back the
four sophomores- igeltinger. Cauchois,
Doty and Finch-was in any way influenced
by Kingdom Gould, whom they attempted
to kdnap for a class frolio about three
weeks ago could not be learned yesterday
but il is now made known that young Gould
wrote a letter TO Dean Hutton asking that
the four be allowed to return after the
holidays and protesting that he harbors
no unfrcndly feeling for them. His letter
/ is dated Jan. 8. The day after its receipt
/ President Butler, Dean Hutton and the
board OF student representatives. and then
! President Butler. Dean Hutton and the four
suspended students had conferences, and IL
was made known that the four would return
| to the university.
The upshot OF the matter may be n change
in the present system of class PUSHES and
student froics generally. so as 10 do away
with the so-called hazing
This IS young Goud's letter;
Dean Hutton. Columbia Unirsrsity Nsts York
CIR:
My DEAR SIN. As the university reopens
! at the beginning Of next week felt that
should liz 10 write YOU In regard 10 the
students suspended As the midyear eIami-
untlons are now 80 7o5T. suspension at this
tn might prove disastrous 10 a man whole
college course Personally. / did not have.
nor have 1 now. any unfriendly feelings
toward he fellows involved in the affair
that occurred Just before the holidays /
simply did not wish to be seized tied and
taken of somewhere for night and day
and undergo whatever else would have devel-
oped
az times take long automobile rides into
the country after the college work OF the
day. usually returning after dark. | fire.
auently take with me pistol. On the day
in question happened 10 have IT.. and when
attacked l fired 1t In the air so that by the
consequent surprise OF the fellows | might
gain time and opportunity to reach the fra
ternty house. where | was going TO get my
lunch / had not the slightest intent OF
doing harm to any one and never supposed the
incident would be seriously taken.
thoroughly enjoy my work at Columbia
and atn sincerely Interested In anything that
is for tho good OF the university and the
students / have the desire TO finish my
course in the best Of fellowship with all. hope
that the mutually regrettable incident win
soon be forgotten.
Without wishing in any way to seem TO
Interfere with the discipline OF the university,
! should be glad indeed If the men suspended
could be allowed TO return 20 their work In
full standing, Trusting that thls request
may meet with your approval ] am,
Very respectfully yours.
Jan ;. 1905 KINGDOM GOULD.
The conferences on this letter were wholly
( secret. Then this statement was issued
by f. c. Keppe President Buffers score
tary:
After conference between President But
Ter and tho board OF student representa-
tlves. made no OF the presidents OF each Of
the four Glasses IN Columbia College and IA
the schools OF applied science, and between
President Butler. Dean Hutton. aud the four
students suspended for hazing member
Hr.s oil u.I %
the dean had suspended the further opera
ton OF the academic discipline imposed Oh
Messrs Aigeltnger. Cauchois Doty and
Finch The purpose OF disciplIning these
| four students WAS to make plain TO the stu
dents themselves and TO the public the fact
That hsAng would not be tolerated az Column
| hla and that end has been accomplished
II has been the aim OF President Butler
IN w SIn bn ing would be- prevented in The The
future because Of the attitude OF the students
! themselves, rather than by the mere exer-
else OF disciplinary authority An important
step in this direction has been taken by the
board OF student representatives, which In
! conference with the president pledged itself
10 trv to create IN the under graduate body
IL sentiment IN opposition TO class conflicts
IN the thorouglliares OF IN other parts OF the
city, away rom the university campus as
well as on IL. md in opposition 20 the kid
mapping Of one student by numbers oil others.
President Butler has also taken advan-
tage Of the incident 10 suggest several other
matters 70 the representatives of the stud
ents He has written to their chairman.
Duncan H. Browne, inviting an expression
OF opinion on these matters
A method b. which the disciplinary au-
thorities OF the university may secure the
benefit OF "A recommends ton from the boa rd
Of student representatives whenever any
conduct calling for action on the Iart OF those
| authorities u reported
4 method by which the practice Of using
| unfair means an eNamiuatlons-WhiCh IL. |
regret to sny. reported to exist in certain de-
! unrtments -may be stamped out by the co-
operation Of student opinion and by effective
( q ff TNiTrl.a
inethod by which The university may be
better protected than now from the often false
and slanderous statements furnished 10 the
The the student body 49,
A method by which large share Of the
control or the new dormitories may be placed
in the hands OF house committee Of students
chosen by the residents In each dorIaitory
from among their own number.
The important step" mentioned in DR.
Buffers statement was explained yester-
day bv Duncan Ii. Browne aa being that
the student representatives will recon-
mend that the students have n greater
number of PUSHES" than they have at pres
ent, on the theory that a multiplication
of the number Of rope PUSHES. square PUSHES
and flag PUSHES would tend to do away
with huZing
Asked what treatment young Gould is
likely 70 receive at the hands Of the students
when he returns TO the university Duncan
Browne would say nothing III his official
capacity chairman. Bul nearly all tne
students who could be seen expressed the
opinion that he will be left severely alone.
With regard to that part Of President
Buffers letter in which he charges the
student reporters With furnishing often
false and slanderous Statements 90 their
new papers there ia likely to be much hard
feeling Young Mr. Browne suggests tho
formation OF a sort Of press club Of all the
university correspondents, one of whom
should get the news and give It TO the rest
THAT l. nothing less than censorship
said one Of the correspondents. Il know
all the correspondents and they all say the
same The authorities always decline to
see us and TO give out news officially, so
we have TO get 1t az best we can. Besides
what the college Office gives out is seldom
Of value to newspaper. The really in
teresting college news We have 10 dig up
ourselves as best we can according 20 the
needs Of our papers. We certainly don't
want any such club
With regard 10 the other points in which
President Butler desires opinions. ii was
said that the board of student representa-
tives means 10 recommend an honor sys-
TEN like that az Princeton TO do away with
cheating at examinations. and IN the DOR
m.,orles the appointment Of committees
composed of a student from each floor, the
committee to be responsible TO the dean or
tho discipline Of the dormitory
POISONED THEIR BO4RDERS.
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