The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20

notify individual signers as it is able
to meet them.
a. 3. CLARK, Chairman"
GO BEFORE COMMITTEE
During the long session of the morn
ing which resulted in this decision the
committee had before it part of the
time the student committee appointed
by A A. Murphy '0S. president of the
associated students, which consists of
himself, fStudent Body Manager Guy
Knupp '07, F. w. Turner '0S. ex-presi-
dent of the senior class, and ]. E.
Stewart '0S, president of Encina club.
The student committee again laid the
case before the faculty committee de-
claring that the question a stake in
volved no phase of the temperance
question, but had resolved itself into
one of principle.
1t was argued by the students that
the punishment meted out to the IL
men suspended was too severe for the
nature of the offense. and that in JUS
tice to those II students they should
be reinstated or else similar action
taken in regard to the 246 who had de-
clared themselves fully as much i'm
plicated in the incidents of the parade.
Harold Fitch '0S, editor of the col
lege daily, who severely criticised the
In an editorial published Wednesday
night and sustained the stand taken
by the students, appeared before the
committee at his own request to eX-
plain his stand on the question at issue.
Fitch was not one of those who par
ticipated in the parade and was not a
signer of the petition presented to the
committee, but he declared that his
editorial of Wednesday was based on
~. &l,o
his intention to continue the policy he
had adopted. He stated that he ap-
peared in order that the committee
should understand his position in ,or-
der to save himself from possible eX-
plantations at later date.
ALUMNI As PEACE MAKERS
Paul NJ. Downing '95 and F. V T.
Lee '97 of San Francisco. both promi-
nent alumni of Stanford, also appeared
before the committee to inquire if any
action could be taken by the alumni
which might lead to settlement of
the trouble. but although they were
considerably received their visit re-
suited in no definite understanding.
Members of the committee have re-
fused TO discuss the trouble or its prob
able outcome, and DR.. Jordan has so
far left the entire matter in the COM
mittee's hands, without interference or
suggestion from himself. The students
are unit in declaring that the action
of the committee has been an injus-
tice to the II men suspended, and that
in view of the nature of the demon
stration March u, the penalty in
hicted was entirely too severe to be
commensurate with the offense. The IL
who were suspended declared that they
were not informed when called before
the committee as TO the nature of the
inquiry and did not know whether
they appeared to answer charges
against themselves, to give evidence
against others or merely TO assist the
committee in arriving at the facts con-
cerning the parade. They We're asked
and the mere admission that they had
participated in the parade was made
the ground of their suspension.
RUSHED THROUGH MILL
Immediately after posting the notice
that the cases of the 246 signers of the
petition would be dealt with individual
ly the committee again went into
session, and during the afternoon many
Of this number were heard, the cases
being rushed through at the rate of 15
or 20 an hour. AS soon as it became
known that the committee had adopted
this measure line of students quickly
the signers of the petition clamoring to
be among the first to face the commit
tee. and reiterate their desire to be con-
sidered equally guilty with those al
ready suspended. Practically all who
appeared declared their Willingness to
have their signatures considered as ad-
mission of participation in the parade,
but refused 10 answer any other ques-
tions put to them by the committee on
he f1,ot o..1xx Tee. a
was that of participation.
A straw ballot taken among the
women students today showed a senti-
ment unanimously approving the stand
of the men.
4sDAD- MoULToN SAD
Dad Moulton, trainer of the Stanford
athletes, is the saddest man on the
campus.
They don't know what they did in
suspending those men," said Moulton.
Why at one crack they let out one
worlds and FIVE coast records"
A telegram was sent today to the
track team of the University of South
ern California calling off the meet ar
ranged for Saturday The southern
team was to have met the local ath-
letes on the Stanford campus. The
contest was Cancelled because the
greater part of the track team had
been suspended.
The complete list of the II men sus-
pended follows: L. r. Gay '0s. captain
of the crew; J. L. Cushing 'OS. former
editor of the Daily PaIo Alto: w. p.
Fuller 10. associate editor of the Daily
Palo Alto; G. L. Goodell '09. Substitute
varsity pitcher; H. s. Ross 'os. college
actor; S. nj. Patterson 10. A. Taylor II.
H. w. Mason 10, F. Mayors 'o9; F. r.
flanagan es. captain of the track
team; Frank G. Macomber. a nron-
inent junior, Kenneth n. Green. q.
prominent athlete.