The San Francisco call., 1908-03-24
PARADE LEADERS
TO BE SUSPENDED
Stanford Faculty Committee to
Pardon Most Of Offending
Students
Report Is Ready and Victims
Will Probably Appeal to
Jordan

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, March
23.-The faculty committee completed
its investigation this after rnoon into
the case of 24T students who had con-
fessed participation in the antipro-
hibition parade and announced that
a complete report would be made to-
morrow. 1t isN the understanding of
the students that the committee will
go over the evidence in each case sep
arately and then issue an order of sus-
pension against the leaders in the
demonstration and allow the others to
remain in college. Just where the COM
mittee will draw the line, however, it
is impossible to state.
Expecting a decision this afternoon,
the undergraduates prepared to call a
mass meeting to determine upon
course of action, but when 1t was an
nounced that the committee would not
report until tomorrow the meeting was
put over day. President A. A. Muir
ply of the associated students has
been in conference during the day
with the other student delegates and
is ready to call the students together
the moment the faculty committee
promulgates It's ruling.
NO GENERAL PARDON
1t is not believed that a general
pardon will be extended to the PAT, but
the students will protest vigorously
against any discrimination. There is
more talk of a general strike, but the
plans of the students have not taken
definite shape.
The last hope of the student body
that the committee on student affairs
would yet consent to reconsidera-
ton of the cases of the IL students
already suspended, with view to their
reinstatement, was dashed to the
ground early in the afternoon by
Chairman Clark. A committee of SEN
iors, consisting of Fred flanagan, Les
lie Gay and Harry Ross, who Were
among the IL suspended, waited upon
the committee in the interests of
themselves and the others in whose
cases action had been taken.
Professor Clark told these students
positively that so far as he was per-
sonally concerned. absolutely no possi-
oility or revocation of the commits
tees original action remained. He also
informed the students that 1t was use
less for them to remain longer on the
campus in the hope that the committee
would change its position, and advised
them TO arrange their plans for de-
parture with this understanding in
view. professor Price, the only other
member of the committee who was
present at the time, acquiesced in the
statements made by the chairman
TO APPEAL TO JORDAN
Taking the word received this att
ernoon as final, the l2 students are
considering the advisabilitv Of
taking their cases before President
Jordan. Although the latter has thus
far refused to interfere with the ac-
tion of the committees in any way. the
believe that under the pro-
visiens OF the articles of organization
of the faculty, adopted and approved
oy the trustees four years ago. the
president cannot refuse to review the
Eases. The articles provide that the
president is primarily responsible for
The enforcement of discipline In the
and that appeals from the
action of an administrative committee
n individual or special cases shall be
20 the president.
In view of this rule. IT Is behaved |
hat President Jordan cannot refuse 70
AXE notice of an appeal properly pre-
sented to him, and the 12 cases viii |
probably be brought to his fotice
the medium of a formal writ
zen statement Of all the facts connect /
"a with the controversy and the posi-
ION taken by the students There is (,
10 case on record In the university
where this recourse has been resorted /
%. but in view of the general sentt- |
nent existing in the student bodv I
against the action taken by the com,
nittee there is little doubt that the
plan will be carried out in this in
stance. That action of this nature has
lot been taken sooner has been due
% the desire of the suspended men TO
lwait the final action of the COMMITTEES
n their cases and to learn the inten- |
ions of the committee toward the PAT
tudents who have declared themselves
equally guilty of the same offenses.
The committee finished its hearing
# the 247 cases at o'clock this att
.rnoon and at once went into execu-
i've session, announcing that its de-
;ision would be posted later in the aft
,rnoon. The statement served to
lrouse excitement in all parts of the
'ampus and during the latter part of
he afternoon the students were gath
red In groups at every corner impa- /
iently awaiting the final outcome of
he investigation. They were doomed I
o another disappointment. however.
or at 6 o'clock the committee an /
lounced that 1t would be unable to re-
'ort before tomorrow.