New-York tribune., 1908-04-09
PICNIC FOR JUNIORS
n. 7. z. FACULTY ACTS.
Three Days Vacation for Men Who
Ducked Bloch.

New York University solved the riddle yesterday
Of When is punishment not a punishment The
juniors got the expected slap on the wrist for
striking after their president had been suspended
following the hazing OF Henry Bloch. the unpopI-
lar freshman They got three days vacation for
that. and might have had another had II not been
that New York University plays Columbia on Satur-
day. and if the vacation had included another day
the team would have lost its shortstop. Thus is
the usefulness of baseball demonstrated anew
After the 'Rah rahn' boys had applauded the
faculty's tacit Endorsement Of their motives for
the hazng, the student body went out in the fog
enyeloped college atmosphere and tried 10 wallop
MI Bloch out of sheer festiveness and good fellow
ship. Before any damage could be done the more
conservative element persuaded the little ones TO
let Bloch live a while longer.
It was a great penalty which was imposed on the
juniors They keep of the campus until after
Friday night. That is all
When the men went TO chapel yesterday morn
ing they knew about what coming, so they
sang God be with you till meet again with
q vim. William E. Waters professor of Greek and
recorder of the university. after a short service.
began to read. In an apologetio tone he told the
students that what he going say was en-
tirely in the utmost good fellowship. and rather
hinted that he was sorry that he had TO do il He
read:
On "Wednesday. April /, member Of the fresh,
thrown into the fountain tMurmurs Of Naughty
nine. ma ughty nine from the iuniors.l
ulty and followed a specific warning given by the
chancellor in the fall. More Tnurmurs-'A Amt it
The sct was committed. according TO the evi-
dence Pfina rily BY the junior class. and the pres
ideHt Ct the class was suspended, pending action
The junior class received the first and second
JeGhnicaI @ adn2nItion Chorus by Juniors Techni-
in an act Of hazing CFrom the juhiors-''That
AS = penalty for the offence Of Wednesday. the
f9euy Sqspen9S as the junior class for three dayS
II no dIsaoilI[y extending beyond the period OF
calculation If the price Of "eats win hold for
The resolutions Of the student body fail to rec.
oggnlze that Judgment Of the faculty in matters Of
therefore the faculty win view as wfu insub-
GTdIne ton, % be penalized by penalty not less
act aet oT % any sf sfpaent not pe6er Of the junior
good cause the days above named
About the time that the jubilant juniors hit the
campus after the edict OF the faculty they cheered
until they rent the fog which making the walls
Of the Hall OF Fame weep. Every Of them
spent what breath then left by telling Just
the faculty did back down they all agreed. but
Just who did the most 10 force them to do that
ca used considerable division OF opinion. The only
disconsolate ones were those who live so near the
college that they will be expected to spend their
vacation at home. and they fear that good old
fashioned parental spanking may be waiting them
After getting their youthful enthusiasm out OF
their systems most Of the boys started for the
a meeting Of the student organization had been
called On The way over young Bloch, being with
out his guard. crossed their path Accounts Of
what happened vary somewhat He came out OF it
alive.
Most every at the student organization meet
ing had some burning resolutions or tmpassioned
words to offer, but they weeded out and kept
within bounds by Arthur H Sherin the president,
and John c. Brodsky the vice-president Of the
Junior class. who was the only junior present. Mr.
Brodsky was so happy that he had hard feel
ings toward the faculty at all The action OF the
students finally resolved itself into the adoption OF
this resolution. put forward by Howard Hunting
ton. the manager Of the crew:
Whereas The faculty have acted leniently in
ana not an jr1diydIsl We MAKE tb. fdoSyne mo-
tion-that we remain in college and abide by the
faculty rulings.
Soon after the faculty meeting Of last Thursday
Bloch's attorney drew UP agreement for Bloch
10 submit to the students in which he promised
to take cever medicine they chose to prescribe
for him. The students tabled the suggestion All
the students had TO get out Of their dormitories.
but most of them found refuge in the COM
Portable fraternity houses no one minded much.
The rehearsals OF the varsity show, Captain
Kidd & Co." have to be held on the campus. so
they will be discontinued until Saturday. but this
Will give the poets OF the class an opportunity to
commune with the muses. and produce few songs
about the situation
Young Mr.. Young, president Of the class, ex-
pressed himself satisfied with everything when
me great aualr OF yesterday was over A CIdSSnat5
appeared TO express the general sentiment when he
said that Bloch did not have much chance of stay
ing for than the rest Of the term What will
be done TO Bloch is a question of dispute he
said. Every student disIikes him. The faculty
say they viii funk him out Of the college this
spring. still the students anxious to run him
out Of college themselves"
Dean Snow gave out a statement yesterday after
telling the faculty's reason for acting in the
way which it did. He said he considered that the
faculty had a victory. The punishment" was
not made more severe because the faculty wished
'to avoid any suggestion Of venom He said the
faculty felt it had acted in good spirit and believed
the students would appreciate It.
The president Of the Alumni Association advised
Arthur II. sherin, head Of the stndent organiza-
ton that it would be for the best interests of all
concerned TO go light future nazng, especially in
Bloch's