Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-19
Refused to Be Hazed When He
Entered Columbia
College.
HE PULLED A SIX SHOOTER.
While Here He Will Gather Data for
\ Graduation Thesis
Next Year.

Kingdom Gould. son of George Gould
the railroad magnate, and grandson OF
the late Jay Gould, arrived last night In
this city. with a private car, and is reg
istAred. in company with Maj. Hooper,
the veteran general passenger agent
OF the D. e. R. G., at the Knutsford no.
tel. Mr.. Gould Is likely to be in this
vicinity for several days, as he is here
to visit the smelling and mining indus
tries at Bingham. Bingham Junction
and at Garfield, with perhaps visit TO
southern mining camps. The OBJECT oil
this is TO secure data and general in
formation on which TO base a thesis
before graduation at the Columpla
school of mines. MI. Gould is IN the
present senior class, the class OF lsos'
He became quite we'll known during his
freshman year by inconsiderately re-
,,s,,e tn be hazed at will by tine
gentleman of the sophomore CLASS III
fac, Mr.. Gould so strenuously opJeceeu
10 submitting to the old time custom Oh
being chased down, stood on MS hedu'
r,ada IN repeat his prayers Backward
quote at large from the Wes'ihihs'e.
catechism. sing vaudeville songs IN al
sorts of KEYS. drink tea MADE OF sfouiiu
e,ate nencils and dried peas, make an
,,,,nromntu address Mandatory OF inc
aa,,t,emen of the sophomore class ana
AZ other outlandish things, that he act
ually pulled six-shooter ana seoou Oh
IN. high toned third class aesthetics VINO
,,,,ro 90 fercely solicitous about MS
ethical training.
HAD TO LAY LOW.
of course the performance created
n furore in college, the New iorN
papers gave whole columns to 1t with
,arga sized trimmings and additions;
in fact such hoodoo was created ps
"tbe gentlemen of the sophomore
oi,ss, That the undaunted Freshman
Thought II wise to remain IN uhop-
,rms,1n seclusion for several weeks
Ue is n member OF the d. i. u. ira
te,.nItv and In the chapter mousse
found safe Judgment from the nre
enters of the class above him. Later
Mr. Gould contributed llperaiiy 70
ward the university crew; me tootpnii
and baseball Teams. pAiu - -.
AZ the year. the disturbance that hau
been occasioned by this violent breech
OF academic etiquet in rreshmal.
refusing 10 be INSTRUCTED by me
rentlenien of the Sophomore class,
Vas auieted, and the incident was de-
clsred closed. George Gould, the boys
father took sensible view OF the
situation. and by the exercise OF com,
mon sense and good Judgment, aldea
greatly In allaying the excitement,
since that time. when the young
man was with his classmates out IN
The country, there We're fears that an
attempt would be made to kidnap and
hnld him for a ransom. But prompt
nroyislon by his father OF an athletic
and watchful attendant, prevented any
performance OF this kind. And now
that young Gould has reached man
hood. approximations In this line are
reduced TO "a minimum. IN fact there
h now no danger OF anything OF TINS
ltind. Mr.. Gould Is AN earnest student.
az course every facility VIII be ac-
corded him by the mining and smelt,
ing officials for getting the desired
information 50 that he ought to re-
turn east with ample material for
very credltable graduating thesis