The San Francisco call., 1908-03-19
MEN AT STANFORD
THREATEN STRIKE
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24e men who had also participated in
the parade. This document reads as
follows
ITO the members of the student af-
fairs committee-Gentleme We, the
undersigned students of the university
took part in the demonstration occur
ring on last Thursday night and we
believe that We are equally blame
worthy with the members of the stu
dent body already suspended for that
offense. Under these circumstances,
we believe that we should be subjected
TO the same penalty or that the sus-
pended members should be reinstated
Immediately"
To this statement was appended an
expression from the twelve men, as
follows:
I'VE, the undersigned students, deny
that any personal insults were given
in the parade on Thursday evening,
but If there were such we are heartily
sorry
WILL DECIDE AT ONCE
This last statement was added to the
original petition, as some question had
been raised by the faculty as TO the be-
havior of the men who participated. 1t
had been charged that insults had been
offered to some women, but the stu
dents are unit in their statements
that no such incident occurred.
After the days conferences and
meetings had come to an end. Professor
Clark issued a formal statement ac-
knowledging the receipt of the con-
fession of the 246 men. He carefully
refrained from intimating in what
manner the committee would act, but
stated that a decision may be expected
by noon tomorrow. The statement of
Clark follows:
THE committee on student affairs in
formed a committee of students that
il did not then see grounds for a
reconsideration OF its action in regard
to the IL men who participated IN the
demonstration last Thursday night.
The statement of the men who were
in the parade was submitted to me
this afternoon after the student affairs
committee had adjourned. Thus far
I have received no other document from
the representatives of the students in
the present discussion.
THE committee was in session seven
hours yesterday, had meeting the day
before and has already held one session
today. If it were possible, 1 would
get the committee together this aft
ernoon so that the students could be
informed this evening as to the action
of the committee on the statement of
the men who acknowledge their par
ticipation in the parade. But it is
likely that the committee will meet
tomorrow morning, and Twill endeavor
to have them act by tomorrow noon
on the statement which has been sub
nitted to me.
"As far as the justice of the sus-
pension of the II men is concerned. /
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was done to them not to take equal
action on the others who participated
in the demonstration. As was said in
the statement made by the committee
yesterday afternoon, all those who
were identified as participants in the
demonstration were suspended"
HOLDS NAMES SECRET
A peculiar circumstance is connected
with the action of the committee yes
terday afternoon. An irregularity has
been noted by the students, which is
believed to have some bearing upon the
future action of the faculty Contrary
TO the usual custom and in spite of the
fact that Clark issued yesterday a
signed statement that IL men had
been suspended, up to a late hour to-
night none of the undergraduates, who
might be listed in the fatal dozen, had
received any communication as to the
action of the committee. This leaves
the identity of the men suspended in
some doubt. The men who were~called
before the committee and who are the
signers of the appendix to the first Pc
tition are generally believed to be the
II against whom the committee has
acted These men are L. r. Gay, '0S,
varsity oarsman and captain of the
crew; F. r. flanagan. '0S, star track
athlete and holder of the Pacific coast
pole vault record, and at present cap
tain of the track team; J. E. Cushing,
'0s, former editor of the Daily Palo
Alto and one of the best known of the
seniors; w. p. Fuller Jr., 10, an asso-