The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-11-07
Brutality Stopped.
No More Wholesale Singing Matches
to be Permitted at A. & M. COL
lege-Senior Class Men Condemn
Di.graceful Scenes Witnessed
Last Week-Resolution Adopted.

The following article which evi
IDENTIFY is an attempt to put the best
phase possible upon the disgracefu
scenes enacted at the A.. & NJ. College
last week, is taken from. the College
letter published in the Charlotte Oh
server of Sunday:
This week was lively at A. & NJ. in
another respect, the Neutrality-suspicious.
rushes having taken place last Tuesday
and Wednesday after dinner. In order
to remove some false impressions which
have been left by some greatly exagger.
ated articles and statements concerning
| same in various papers of the State,
your correspondent will have to re-state
some few previously mentioned facts. .
AS has been previously stated in this
paper, the seniors had succeeded in en-
tirely downing the practice OF hazing in
any form until few nights ago, when a
freshman was given a head shave by
some one, supposedly by sophomores.
On hearing OF this DR.. Winston next
morning made a speech in the chapel very
forcibly denouncing that action and sug-
costing that il the sophOmo ores insisted in
snbOrdinating or overcoming the under
classmen. to do it in fair and square
place
In compliance with a notice which
some members of the sophomore class
had published the two classes net each
other on the old athletic field after din
ner Tuesday and had little rough and
tumble affair, resulting in no injuries or
ill-feeiing whatever.
Wednesday afternoon the same occur
renee took place, but surprisedly with
much more violence, resulting in few
injuries on both sides of q minor nature
The seniors and cOmmandant were pres
ent to see that there was fair play. and
seeing that it was being carried too far
took steps to prevent it until Dr. Win
ston could be informed of the condition
OF affairs. That night the senior class
drew up the following resolution which
they resolved to uphold man for man:
Yesterday when we heard of the in
tention of the freshmen and sophomore
class rush, we did not understand it to
be free-for-all fight.
1--WE went to see the scrimmage yester-
day through curiosity Today we real
lied that the matter was more serious
and went out to maintain equal sides
and fair play. This was done to large
extent. However, many took advan-
tage OF Others, attacking exhausted men
or striking them from behind
I'VE do not believe that fights of this
nature will prevent or in any way dimin-
ish hazing, but on the other hand it will
breed bitter feeling. Tonight many of
the participants are disfgured; fortu-
nately there were no serious wounds, but |
many carry broken noses and many more
black eyes, while a few are in the hos
pital. These fights do not meet with our |
approval, SO therefore we have drawnup |
the following resolutions:
WHEREAS, the rushes which the sopho |
more and freshman classes have INDUCED |
in for the last two days have promoted |
i'll feeling between the two classes, and
WHEREAS, we regard these rushes as |
detrimental to the reputation of the col |
ege, and
WHEREAS, there have been seen in these
PUSHES men who were inclined to take
Unfair advantage OF others, and
WHEREAS, this practice is brutal and
las resulted in injuries to many;
We, the senior class, in order to pro-
note more friendly feeling between
these classes. have resolved that these
lights meet with our most hearty disap-
prevail, and that we will use our influ-
nee to prevent them in the future
"Unanimously adopted by the senior
lass;
Early next morning the rushes were
orbldden and nothing OF that character
las taken place since, the sophomores
md freshmen never having had any ami
nOSlty aroused between them