The San Francisco call., 1908-03-22
Narrow Minded Policy Threatens
the Future of Stanford
Students Standing for Principle, and 1t Is
Up to DR.. Jordan to Save the Situation
BY w. Russell Cole

claimed. were demanded Of them by
President Jordan.
However. much -credence may be
placed in these rumors. the resignation
of the Committee was quickly accepted
and the committee now in control of
student affairs was appointed within q
few days by President Jordan This
committee. consisting OF Profs. Arthur
B Clark Of the art department. George
c. Price of the zoology department
Arthur n. Cathcart OF the law depart
m-nt. Albert c. Whitaker OF the eco
nomics department and Robert E
Swain OF the chemistry department. at
once adopted an attitude toward the
student body entirely al variance with
the attitude OF the old committee and
turned its attention almost exclusively
to the drinking problem
The personnel OF the new committee
and its announced intention OF resort
ing TO radical action served to an
tagonize the student body from the
outset Professor Cathcart was the
only member OF the old committee ap-
pointed TO a place TO succeed hins If.
and Professor Clark. the chairman OF
the new committee. already was
prominent as the most determined ad-
yocate of absolute prohibition in the
faculty Clark already had made his
views on the subject we'll known. as
he was the leader in the 1sht which
resulted in.making Mayhe,d a prohibi-
tion town and became mayor Of that
place on no saloon t.cket
DRASTIC RULES ANTAGoxIzED
The prevailing sentiment OF the
student body was strongly favorable
10 the suppression OF drunkenness aid
rowdyism and the measures that had
been taken 10 secure moderation had
been generally Endorsed. There re-
mained an undercurrent OF feeling that
the new committee was adopting meas
ures more drastic than the eircuza-
stances required. bur il was not Until
March Il that :. any direct protest
against the rulings OF the committee
occurred On that day the student af-
fairs committee sent proclauaa ton 70
the Encina club and the var.ons fra
ternities and organizations warning
the members against drinking and con.
tanning clauses TO the effect that any
student failing 10 observe the spirit
and letter OF the communication did
so at his peril" and that members OF
any organization would be held per
sonaiiy- responsible for any infractfon
by another member ot the same or
ganization-
The clauses quoted raised an i'm
mediate storm OF protest, and on the
evening following $50 or more men
gathered On the campus formed a par
ade and marched to Chairman ClarL.s
home in Mayfeld- Those who uarte.-
pated declare that the parade was an
orderly one throughout and was ami
mated only by the desire TO give ex-
preston . general student senti-
ment of disapproyal of The committees
action Professor Clark was rot at
home, and the procession returned IA
the campus. passed through the uni
versity library and then into the
memorial court. where It was dis
banded after the committees proc,a-
nation had been read
A day<or two later IL prominent
students who had been identified as
participants in the parade were called
before the committee on student affairs
and admitted their part in the demon-
stration- They were not Informed at
the time that they were on trial. but
we're asked general questions as to
their personal part in the parade and
as TO which portions OF the commit
tees proclamation they considered OBJ