The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
EPEL STUDENTS
FOR RISQUE-S SHOW
Stanford Faculty Dismisses Men
Responsible for Disrespect-
full Performance
Fluffy Rufles" Dance Eand
SatiricaI Poster Cause~Of
Drastic DecapitatiOn
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

Seven Of probably the most prominent
juniors of Stanford university were in
definitely dismissed from the university
today by the student affairs committee.
The action is due TO a series OF COM
plications arising out of the recent
plug ugly show and poster. The seven
students were all members of the junior
committee which drew up the poster
and vouched for the character Of the
extravaganza. Because the student af-
fairs committee felt that the lines of
the poster reflected upon women of the
university and because they claim
pledges relative to the nature OF the
extravaganza were broken the students
have been summarily dismissed.
The students who were suspended are
aIl well known 10 the undergraduates.
J. Z. Shelton Of San jose, the varsity
debater and Carnot speaker. member Of
the executive committee OF the associ-
ated students and one OF the directors
of the university inn, was chairman OF
the committee. Samson A Lindauer of
Deming \. N is no less known. He
IS prominent debater, member Of the
1910 quad board and an associate editor
Of the Daily Palo Alto. c. H. Halls OF
Santa Barbara held like honors in the
undergraduate community with the eX
ception OF debating activity w p. Full
Ter Jr of san Francisco. another of the
seven. is best. known as a clever actor
He was editor Of the Stanford SeQuoia
and news editor Of the Daily Palo Alto
as well as a member OF the 1910 quad
board. T. c. Henry of Los Angeles was
another member Of the 1910 quad board.
r. II. Brown of Duarte was a well
known glee club man. II. T. Allen of
stockton. the seventh pan, is an active
dramatist
Both Prof David Starr Jordan and
Prof A B. Clark. chairman of the stu
dent affairs committee, have taken
strong stands upon the matter.
POSTERS START TROUBLE
The first inkling of trouble occurred
when the posters announcing the show
appeared "Wednesday These posters
were josh" in nature and in spots
dealt with sorOrities. girls Of Roble
haU and Mrs Allen. dean of the women
Because of these illusions the faculty
called before them the seven commit
teemen Thursday morning. Upon the
consideration that tho committee would
vouch for the characters of the extra
Vaganza TO be produced the following
evening the men were allowed TO re-
main in college. During the show last
night Prof A b. Clark was taken off;
other members Of the faculty were i'm
personated. while ". p. Fuller Jr exc
ctted a risque dance as Fluffy kuf-
fes." a stenographer. The dance OF
Fuller and the action OF the cast in
pOrtraying and carrying out lampoons
IS regarded as grounds for the faculty
declaring the show disrespectful and
indecent.
Dr. Jordan characterizes the action
Of the committee as due TO the failure
Of the students 10 control the eXtrava-
CANA within indicated limits This is
also the ground Of Professor Clark and
his committee. Dr. Jordan said:
am not authority for the committee but !
ffink the suspensions were made because ot
both the poster and the show. As see II, al
though I rot thoroughly acqua nted with the
committees point Of view. their action was
faken ~ pledges that made hy the plug
ticlv-' committee and because of tbe reference
20 tho dean of women in the poster The junior
improper in the show % they were allowed 10
,rse tho assembly halI-fhaf ihe show would be
one n 10 be given in the assembly hall They
said I'd would he orderly. and these statements
were made 10 the student affairs committee and
also io Mr.. Clark. my secretary when appllca-
tion made for the hail.
MEN BROKE FAITH
Tie suspensions were made think primarily
because the committee. through tae men. had
promised DO things which they did not do.
The msn seem 10 be responsible for breach OF
Prof. A. B. Clark when interviewed
this evening ia regard to the situa-
tion and the action Or the student az
fairs committee. chose 10 confine his re-
marks almost entirely TO the statement
posted over his signature on The uni
versity bulletin board. He said. how
ever. that no further action bearing
on the plug ugly" was at this time
contemplated By tie student affairs
committee. lie said the action Of the
committee had been purely confined to
the members OF the plug ugly COM
mittee for reasons set forth in the
statement posted. The notice reads:
Re- fff flra cha -af-fpr Of he Al q
the women OF the university in the plug ugly
poster. and I'm view oi the violation Of tie
fairs me memiers Of the ping ugly" commit
Tee are suspended from the university; y;
Chairman student Affairs Committee
Tine pledges referred to in the state
ment Professor Clark explained. were
both verbal and written. He saws that
before the juniors were allowed 10 have
permission TO use Assembly hall the
plug ugly" committee was forced to
give written assurance that the show
would be free from the Objectionable
features Of past performances. This
the committee did. says Professor
Clark and Furthermore. when called
before himself and the other members
Of the student affairs committee on
Thursday, stated that the show would
be clean, decent and respectful. This
compact he SAYS. the student affairs
the action was taken accordingly.
The letters sent to the suspended
Students read as follows:
Al meeting of the student affairs committee
held November :. 1905 you suspended in
definitely from the university. Application for
readm ission win not be considered before the
end Of Tie semester. Very truly yours,
A. B. CLARK, Chairman.
A feature of the situation arising
out OF the plug ugly produced last
night is the calling off of the big mass
meeting Of the men OF the university,
which President w. ID. Shelton of DR..
Jordan's conference had scheduled for
this evening. At this gathering Presi-
dent David Starr Jordan. Prof. J. NJ.
Etillman. head of the chemistry depart
ment: Prof. +. {. Woodward OF the law
department and Prof c. d. Marx OF the
civil engineering department were to
have spoken Acting upon the stand
taken by DR.. Jordan all of the faculty
members decided not TO speak, as the
disturbance Of the show last night was
sufficient TO disrupt any plans that
might have been advanced for student
control
At the show last night Or. Jordan