The San Francisco call., 1908-03-27
STANFORD
CRISIS IS
At HAND.
More Than Two Hundred Stu
dents Sign Agreement to
Leave College at Once
Condemn President Jordan, the
Faculty and Committee
for Conditions
University Men Ready to Sacri.
fee Careers to Uphold
Principles
Some Will Stay, But All Will
Fight Injustice to the
Last Ditch
SPECIAL DrsPArCH TO THE CALL

STANFORD UNIVERSITY,
March 26.-A crisis without par
alleI in the history of this univer-
sity, or perhaps any other educa-
tional institution of equal stand
ing in this country, was met and
passed by the undergraduates of
the institution this afternoon at
monster mass meeting of over
two hours duration held upon the
bleachers at the baseball diamond.
AS a result of the stand taken
by the student body, the contro-
versy with the faculty commit
tee on student affairs will not be
dropped as long as there is a sim
gle avenue open for protest or
single method of appeal left url-
tried, and as more than 200 stu
dents already have pledged them
selves to leave the university
there is a strong probability OF a
general walkout tomorrow. The
situation at the university is
without precedent, and if the sug5
gested line of action is carried
out the registration at the university
win be depleted by full third within
a hours.
Definite action was not taken by the
student body until the close Of the
most stormy meeing that has ever been
held upon the campus and until after
every phase of the situation had been
threshed out in detail by the most
prominent and influential members Of
the undergraduate body, graduates and
others deeply interested in the welfare
OF the university. The feature OF
overwhelming significance in the ac-
ton taken this afternoon is the deep
rooted and unanimous feeling expressed
that the point has been reached where
all hope Of fair treatment at the hands
OF the university authorities is at an
end.
STUDENTS PLAN WITHDRAWAL
The students Of the university who
today signed an agreement pledgins
themselves to withdraw from the uni
versity by taking out honorable dis
missals did so with the expressed in
tention Of making their act stand as
e testimonial of the most strenuous
protest possible against the existing
state OF affairs. The students who have
selves on record as decrying conditions
OF life at the university as unbearable
and have made this move to demon.
strste that the point at Issue is one
OF principle, for which they are ready
to sacrifice their college careers and
their personal ambitions.
With the understanding that tn,
pledge OF withdrawal from the univer.
sity was not to become binding until
$50 names were signed to the agree.
..ment, the document was drawn and left
open for signatures until tomorrow
L
up for the night 225 signatures hac
been affixed Many students who were
averse to signing the agreement de.
cla-red that they would take individual
action regardless OF the outcome of az
fairs, while others, equally as strong in
their protest against conditions, believe
that the ultimate end is best to bs
achieved by remaining in college and
aghting 10 the last ditch
CONDEMN THE TRUSTEES
The formal agreement and protest i:
directed straight at the controlling ON.
GERS OF the university, and in the meet
ing today the attitude of President Jor.
dan. his committeeman and the trus
tees in allowing such a crisis to aris.
and such state Of affairs to continu,
was criticised and condemned in the
most radical terms.
The crowd at the mass meeting
larger by far than any gathering O
men students Of the university eve
brought together for any purpose
fought out. the various details OF tn.
situation individually and collectively
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