Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-04-04

general walkout? This policy, how
ever, was voted down in the last
student body meeting by consid-
cradle majority, who brought forth
seeminly conclusive arguments that
the students could do more good for
their university by remaining aud
fighting the matter out, than by
withdrawing, and l wish to say at
this point, on behalf of large num-
ber of brave, unselfish fellows who
have been accused of backing do rn,
that they are not to be placed in the
same category with "crawlers," and
that It required more courage on
their part to remain under the pres
ent conditions than to withdraw
from the university.
Another thing which prevented a
general exodus was the clever man.
ipuation by the committee in d.
viding the men into classes; senior,
sophomore. ect., suspending some,
and fining other In university cred
It's. This proeeedur' however un-
fair. made many OF the men who
were not suspended willing to re-
main in the university and thauk'
ing God for the chance TO work OF
their conditions. since by leaving the
university these men would lose not
only their Whole semesters work,
but also the additional hours they
we're fined.
The Board of Trustees has said
that there is no appeal from the ac-
tion of the committee either to he
President or TO the trustees. BIT
they have declared that, although
the committee has acted within is
power. II. after examination. the ao-
ton OF the committee was unjust,
the constitution of the university
will be amended so as to prevent the
committee from acting unjustly
again.
I shall draw no conclusions TO my
arguments. Everything have
stated Is absolutely correct, and II
the reader cannot see that the nc
tion of Chairman Clark is not only
unjust, but crimlnally outrageous,
have nothing farther TO say. II is
not alone the suspension of the a.
upporclassmen in itself. nor yet the
filthy smirch with which Or. Jordan
and his fanatlcal committee have
blackened the fair name of Stanford
The students can stand Il. knowing
that they have acted rlghtfully aud
manfully and that they have done
nothing for which they are ashamed
The university can stand Il, for It
will gradually recover from the mire
OF public opinion into which tho
President and his narrow-mindel
tools have plunged II. As Profes'
sor Farrand said when. he success
fully pleaded with 1000 Incense,
and righteously indignant studentI
not TO leave their university, but
rather To submit TO what they con
siderod injustice, please God, Stan
ford shall live forever"
The students can stand Il. and u
university can stand IL, hut II 4
not so with the parents of many o.
the men on whom this oommittoei
malicious axe has fallen. They hav'
read what Or. Jordan has said II
the papers. They do not know hi
ideas nor the methods he has useS
TO bring about this crisis, and the,
cannot believe that he would "a!
thing which he surely knows arr
not true. They read from coloreS
pross dispatches and from abusive
malignant editorials like those oi
the Oregonian. that "monstrOii
denomination upholding drunken
ness" has occurred at Stanford
They learn that their son has par
tIcipated in this monstrous. anerch
istic parade, and they finally leaFI
that he has been suspended froT
college.
They DO not know the facts, ,n'
are not In a position 10 know them
They do not know that this parad'
was not seriously connected Will
any phase OF any driking problem
they do not know that n was entere.
into In a spirit of harmless Levitt!
and that it dd no harm TO anyone
They do not know that large mum
ber OF the participants we're tota
abStainers and that none OF the par.
ticipants were booze lighters. "
They do not know that the majority
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