The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-13
LEGISLATION AGAINST SCHOOL
FRATERNITIES UPHELD.

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O.rros ~. R.Dn. sntsrnit,, .~aInst ,ha
hoard ~ scbooI dtr.c,ors =, .ohooI dIstrict
No I In se.,tIs - rs.trair 49,, from an
forcing certain rulss rbIcb dsnrtysd msmber.
Of Greet Isttsr fratsrnI,ie. 81 ths nrivilesea
Of the hioh .chooI srcan,jna s,,andance At
oIasse..
The oomnl.,r, ,lI.sod ,A.. Ill the usnber
OF the fraternItv vsrs 81 scbooi sgs and en-
titled 10 ali ths high schonI Dr,viIeoea. that
thew wers unju.tIv nrohihIa.d IRON, helonS-
mr. 20 DEBATING clnhs athIStic teams. school
banda. riee club orchsatras csdet oorpa
and other kindred orssni~a,ion. ~ tbs school.
that unleaa thsv shonId ,,I,hd,sw rom the
fraternitv thsv wonId be danrIvsd 81 the
customarv honor sttsrdIns grsdnstion. that
they enIoyed no nriviIogea ercept attending
classes: that this oYepsivs ruIea we're In excess
Of lawful authority. that the fraternity was
in every vay Observation-Disclosures that its meet
inRs were held at the homea az members with
the consent of their parents every two weeks
IN the evening from 4 N IN O'clock and never
authorities were without iurisdictiou. The
trial court denied the annlication for an in
junction. and has inst been sustained in it's
position hv the unanimous decisIon Of the
highest tribunal ~ the STATE ~ WashInpton.
In the course a, ~. ,rIaI !, .nns. rod that
the fraternity IN ouas,ion wbsn orga nIzad an
1900 had applied 10 nae the pams ~ the Seattle
! High school IN. sdrc.,,orsi sutnoriiir,
after = ,horoush ,nr.s.ic.tion dsnIed ths
applies tion and forbads students Of the school
10 ioin the org.ni1a,ior This decision was
largely the resmlt ~ the renorts ~ prominent
educaioru urou.IiNadIr oonAar,tr1 the in
iuence Of said societIss AZ hIghlv deleterious
and In i,riou. . II doesnoa ~ ,ha su,hori-
|. ties. however the fratsrnity took root in the
school In the snrino Of zoos the school
board amended ne formsr rules grantIn9
| complete Immunitv IN those students already
in the fraternity who nromised that during
their oon,inuancs in the schooI thew would
not ioIn other fraternities or solicit others TO
become members
Letters and other docum.nts were admitted
IN evidence shovino : snirit ~ deesnce and
insubordInation an ,be mart tha stndsrts
typical az tbess was The foIIorins editorial
taken from the onacisl periodical of the order:
I'm former sdj,oriaIs "a h.vs Trsou.rtIv
dwelt upon our old standby OF bi9b school
fraternities yer.us school bosrds and prin-
cipals. but we feel comnelled 10 again state
the facts. on account Of recent deyelonn ents
The PRINCIPAL. of the Seattle Hiob school
doea not know what a fraternitv ia or he
would NOT atteopt 70 erforcs hts nronosed
futile nlans IL is simnlv q case ~ ali edu-
Gators not educated. Imagine the monarch
that could prohibit a man from wearing a
fraternity min Tha Sacramento Roard ~
Education. by a vote Of 8 20 2. recently de-
| cided 20 forbid any member of the sacra-
mento High School from Joining a frat so-
cietv IA that school' There IA no penaItv
afixed and the resolution was simply adopted