The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-11
GOODS May STROLL ON SUNDAY
DE PAW STUDENTS IN REVOLT
WIN THEIR POINT.

Faculty Tried to Make New Rules OF Social
I~ntercOurse Ono Kept Girl students
In ON Sunday Afternoon Men students
Get to tho Rescue In Fine style.
GREENcAsTLE, Ind. Nov .10.-After nearly
two months Of contention, In which tbs
goods Of De Pauw University threatened
to leave the institution in a body If certain
rules governing social intercourse between
the sexes we're not abrogated or greatly
modified, Vice!President Goblin has made
concessions and has determined for the
present at least to establish an honor system
among the goods.
The faculty had practically ruled that
there should be no more communication
betweeu the young women and the men
of the university and had adopted rules
asstrict for those boarding in private houses
or living at their own homes as for those
having roomsa at the dormitory.
The protests against this change were
long and loud. Committees were appointed
by the goods m frequent conferences
we're held with Miss Laitem, dean Of the
dormitory, but all to no purpose.
The faculty was firm in its determination
to stoptheloss Of time from studies resulting
from the social pleasures OF students. and
the coed that failed to observe the new
requirements was to be summarily dealt
with. The parents Of some Of the young
women intimated to the faculty that tho
rules were too strict: that all work and no
play would discourage their daughters,
but the faculty refused to be convinced
and insisted upon the enforcement OF the
rules. .
The rule against which the young women
protested most vigorously was one that con-
fined them to the dormitory parlor on Sun
day afternoons. That meant, of course,
that every young woman must see her
admirers in the presence Of others.
IL had long been a practice at the dorml-
tory for the young men to call on Sunday
afternoons and after short greetings tbs
crowd would separate in couples and take
walks about the city or drives into the
country. The rules recently promulgated
cut out the walks and drives and there
were to be No meetings at the sorority
houses, as had been the custom.
The threat OF the goods to leave tha
institution unless some notifications were
made in the rules caused the faculty TO
hesitate and finally deputize Miss Laitem
to act az mediator. Several conferences
we're held and ultimRtums exchanged.
One thing upon which the goods in
sisted was that the Sunday afternoon strolls
should not be prohibited. These strolls
had been a custom for years at the Met ho-
dist institution. they argued; one that
their fathers and mothers had enjoyed,
and no harm had ever come Of IL. and they
didn't propose to be cooped up in a stuffv
parlor with a crowd OF forty or fifty others
when all outdoors was so inviting.
The faculty was willing to modify tho
Sunday afternoon rule, but there must
be certain conditions, and these were finally
accepted after it became apparent that
nothing more could be gained. Tn young
women will therefore be Allowed to take
walks with the young men on Sunday after
Moons, but these walks must be within tho
citv limits.
There must be no more strolls to Mclean
Springs, nor the Big Four Springs, nor 10
Limedale, all Of which were favorite haunts
for the goods in the days gone by. Nor
must IN goods and their escorts stroll
along the Monon and Big Four railroads.
The modified rules have been published
and accepted by the goods, and the latter
are placed upon their honor not TO disobey
them, while DIR. Goblin is under promise not
to change them 80 long as they are adhered
to by the students.
All dates hereafter madea at De Paw ara
subject TO these restrictions Buggy riding
Ia absolutely forbidden, but this did Nj
call forth many protests when IL was found
that the corporation boundaries were the
limits beyond which the students must not
GO. No one cared TO ride In the city, and
under the limitations there would be no sn-
joyment in r.
But TO hav the opportunity OF saying
something that every one could not hear
and of hearing something that was intended
for the ears Of one listener only was the
point commended for by the goods, and when
IL was gained nothing else seemed OF much
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