New-York tribune., 1907-04-18
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
STRATTJACKET MORALITY.
Chancellor Day Repudiotes Many
Reports of His Speech.
, tho Editor Of The tribune.

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10 the Editor Of The Tribune
Dir; would expect to find your editorial on
StIaluacket Morality" buriesquing the adminis-
tratloh OF Syracuse University in yellow journal
ou' am astonished to find It in what we always
- eOnsiuered self-respecting and honorable
fIP0i' lou elther knew that the things you bur
lesque We're not true OF Syracuse or you knew
nothing about them as they are untrue in every
particular.
10 disprove your SANDER we furnish thirteen
- 80 ol the present administration in which not
an instance of the kind has occurred We will
submit TO you our records and we offer in evidence
inc faculties and the entire student body.
IN thirteen years we have expelled permanentlv
Iour students for immortality. and never one in any
case without a full and careful hearing Never
SINCE came here have we had even a printed list
OF rules, nor have placed one upon a bulletin
BOARD We have suspended students and urged re-
form OF habits
10 man matriculating here has ever been cat
e~ciHseu ~ as TO his moral habits. nor has been re-
1'ieu 10 brlng certificate of moral character
"H"I becomes Of your "scrufF of the neck and
your summary dismissal" in the light Of above
Iacts and Of your picture of ''drags ont b,, tbo
UeeS ana shakes down in search Of a stray
oisa'ette paper or beer check" and other such
silly badinage? '
"Hat your animus IS might guess but this
80" 'nat You did not intend to give the exact
4"0's nor dld you purpose to write fair and lust
Oo"'iiieht upon affairs at Syracuse Had that been
'Ou' intention you would have verified at the
'ti'e'Slty your facts. cent postal would
statement ot !, prompt answer and a complete
versity. 0l syracuse Oh--
.rH NY brief remarks before the New York confer
To conS,oI' py no sensational distortion be made
~ convey any such inference But pardon me IL
to bmTiaeoota tae remark that it is not good time
o loe ahu Impurlty in large universities Svra-
on On this question of ntemperance the freuuenting
o 81 Sdioohs by students for such moral inhu-
vaor haolt among young fellows under twenty
Against your inexcusable and dishonorable at
Ser4, upoI @ US oppose steady increase Of stu
ont LILLE decade from 652 TO over 1900 with
OF discipline. 0s'-'S' any 0'@'
II there is left n remnant Of the high integrity
and honor which characterized The Tribune When
my my, wing father subscribed for the paper you
VIII VIII make the ameEde honorable by an apology
ior an editorial which has not a single fact in the
liIstoI! OF the university TO justify IL and which
Sdlhot f ma any palliation in anything that
am not Tesponsi6e for the untruthfu and
! have not time to correct them but IT is the
utterances before making them the basis OF attack
upon either a man or an institution
Syracuse University. April ls 1907
From the reports of Chancellor Days address
to the New York Methodist Conference on April
o. which appeared In the papers named, the fol-
lowing passages are copied:
From The New York Herald. April 10
ChapeeIior nc. 6 Day said the morals of the student
was the first question at Syracuse, and before \
student could matriculate his morals were tn
quired into: and If at any time II found that
students morals not OF a proper standard hs
was retired and not even allowed the privilege Of
crossing the campus lie also declared that when
room or an improper place II expected he
should leave the university at once.
From The New York Times. April 10
place morals first at Syracuse. But before a
student may matrculate he must show that
he is we'll equipped morally physically
and mentally. / said TO them (students
who had entered saloons and poolroomsl. Gentle
men, regret exceedingly to receive notice OF your
withdrawal from the university But. we have
dents. oh, yes you have said, when you on
tered saloon you gave me official notice OF your
intended withdrawal from the college "
From The New York World. April 10.
'At Syracuse. thank God. place morals arst.
A student, prior TO entrance, must show that he
Is morally equipped as well as intellectually ana
he must live Up to our strict standard or get OUT
If young mans morals are not OF a proper stand
ard / won't let him walk aCross the campus
II man Is found 70 enter saloons. pool
rooms or other places OF improper resort he must
leave the university at once. on one occasion some
students brought before me on charges OF this
sorry TO have received notice from you that you
have decided to leave US / pointed out
kindly that they had given notice Of their intention
OF leaving by their conduct They left
From The New York Sun. April 10.
Il believe" said Chancellor Day, that our first
that no immoral student should be allowed 10
natriculate and that If he become immoral after
entering the institution should he dismissed at
once" Chancellor Day described an immoral stu
dent as who s Incorporate In his habits visits
impure places, INDUCES IN gambling or who Is
vicious in his personal habits Of conversation Re