The San Francisco call., 1908-11-10
SUSPENDED JUNIORS
TO LEAVE AT ONCE
Students at Meeting on Qaud
IndOrse Action of plug
Ugly" Committee
Dismissal of Undergraduates
VIII Be Felt in Stanford
Journalistic Field

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Nov. g.
The situation here resulting from the
suspension Of the seven prominent
juniors who were responsible for the
recent Plug Ugly poster and extrava
ganza is strangely quiet. The stu
dents are prepared to leave the campus
within the next two days, as Professor
Clark and the student affairs commit
tee has dictated.
Today the juniors placed themselves
on record in approval of the report of
the junior committee as presented at a
largely attended meeting held on the
quad this afternoon. Many of the
women of the junior class were present.
and in the passage of a motion indors-
ing the actions of the Plug Ulgy COM
mittee in the publication of the ia
booed poster and risque extravaganza,
did not raise any dissenting vote, the
meeting being unanimous.
The report was brouht up by J. T.
Shelton OF San Jose, who was chairman
of the suspended seven. The state
ment OF Shelton was 10 the effect that
the committee had acted in the best Of
motives and had only produced what
they believed was a typical Plug Ugly
show, and that the poster had been of
the same class of those in the past. He
denied that they had any intention of
insulting the women of the univer-
sity. or Of breaking any pledges. The
class, on hearing the report, gave its
sanction in enthusiastic manner
Aside from this action on the part of
the junior class, the situation has not
been altered since the seven students
received their notices last Saturday
night. Yesterday neither faculty nor
students took any action, nor was any
move made. Several Of the members
of the suspended committee appeared
before Chairman Clark OF the student
affairs committee today to learn when
they would be forced to leave the cam
pus, and were told TO go as soon as
possible. Except in cases Of an ex-
oeptional nature. the seven students
viii be obliged TO leave the campus by
tomorrow night
The so called written pledge of the
Junior committee. which was handed in
by the suspended students in petition
ing for the use of the Assembly hall
10 produce their show. is today made
public This pledge. the student af-
fairs committee claims has been
broken, but the seven students say 9TH
erwise. The pledge reads:
''On behalf of the class Of 1910, we
hereby request the use of the Assembly
hall on the evening of Friday, Novem-
Der s, 1908, for the presentation OF the
annual junior Plug Ugly.
We undertake TO be responsible for
the propriety Of the performance.
(Signed.) Plug Ugly Committee"
The seven students were active in
undergraduate affairs and their loss
viii be felt in various circles. The
students for the greater part. were
engaged in journalistic work The ath-
letic situation here viii not be altered.
as il was last semester when the large
number Of upperclassmen were dis
missed. The Daily Palo Alto suffers
the loss Of the three juniors who
ranked highest on the staff. while the
1910 quad board viii be minus four
writer's
Fuller was editor of the Seouoia
which viii be turned over to some other
undergraduate. In dramatics Fuller
was also a leading light and was to
take a prominent role in the Sword and
Sandals show. which is TO be produced
here the first of next month. whether
or not he VIII be allowed TO partici-
pate is now doubtful The matter has
been referred to the student affairs
committee. but action has not been an
nounced.
Dr. Jordan left FOR the east last
night to attend the Carnegie founda-
ton meeting.