The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-03
FRESHMAN WORE
VIOLET NECKTIES
Violated Other Laws, is Hazed,
a Junior is Suspended
and a Strike Fol-
lows,
EXCITEMENT AT N. Y. u.
Faculty Issues an U!timat,lm and the
-Four Hundred Students VIII
Consider II This
Morning.

New York, April New York
university students who went "on
strike to-day because of the sus-
pension by the faculty of Albert
Young the president of the junior
class, after investigation Of the duck
Ing in the college horse trough"
of Harry Bloch freshman, were Of
ticially notified by the faculty's com
mttec on discipline that the striking
students must return to their classes
as a preliminary to an adjustment of
the trouble.
Inc faculty met a committee Of the
seniors to-day and considered the sit
uatlon caused by Young Bloch's being
ha2ed. Before the meeting took place
some 400 aggreycd students had gone
on strike They were parading about
the university and matters were get
ting 50 serious that tho faculty took
steps TO put a stop TO the excitement.
Means We're found to halt the stu
dent parade and Armour X. Payson.
secretary of the Young Mems Chris
tlan association, made a speech adj
Nlsing the students not to resort To
'moh law in making a demonstra-
tion against the university or the fac
ulty The parade was then broken mp.
The statement of the faculty was
issued after the conference with tho
student committee, and II set forth
that attendance at the university and
quitting attendance were questions to
be determined by the governing. rath-
er than by the student body. The
statement follows:
In reply to communication OF
the student organization acknowledge
ing violation Of tho rules OF the uni
yersity, by tho junior class and others.
in doing physical violence to one OF
their number; and asking that the
penalty be not visited on any ono In.
dividnal. but on the student body as a
whole--it Is tho sense OF the commit
tee on discipline OF the faculty that
the readiness Of the students 10 sub
nit to the authority Of the faculty
must frat he indicated by the imme-
diatc return by the several classes TO
their duties IA students.
That the suspension ~ Mr.. Young
pending tho meeting Of the faculty on
Tuesday next stands until the faculty
acts in the matter
That tho student body he advised
that having wllfully committed ser
ious breach Of discipline and having
wllfully committed. a. serious breach
Of discipline and having added insuh-
ordination a transgression OF the
rules. II is the sense Of tho committee
that punishment must follow.
'"That In the view Of the commit
toe Il Is the province Of the faculty
and council alone to determine what
shall constitute conditions of mem
bership in tho university and that tho
Z imposition by tho student body Of re-
tirement from attendance other than
those prescribed by the faculty is an
interference on the part Of tho stu
dents with prerogatives belonging
solely to tho university authorities
When the students had formally re-
ceived this communication they an
nounced that II would I've considered
al meeting 10 be hold tomorrow
morning when the further attitude OF
tho student body will be determined
Tonight Harry Bloch who had
spent much Of the day with his at
| torncy issued statement through
counsel In which he admitted that he
had been in the wrong lie added
Y -
sufficiently punished he was willing
to submit to any further correction
that the student cabinet might deem
wise to administer
/ This statement served somewhat to
\ clear tho atmosphere. though there
Is some doubt as 10 what the students
will do tomorrow. Some class rooms
were empty to-day
I Chancellor MacCra6 ken IL at Co
penhagen, Denmark, where he is de-
1 livering~a series OF lectures at Copcn-
\ hagen versIty During his alb
sencc/ ns son. DR.. John MacCracken,
secretary Of tho university, Is acting
as chancellor.
Tho violations of mwritton student
law charged against Bloch are sum
/ married. as follows.
Would not rub down the mem
4 bers Of the varsity teams, as all good
I freshmen are supposed to do.
2-Wore violet colorcd ties, same
/ being the college color and a privilege
no freshman Is allowed,
3-.Sat on the steps of the library.
whore no "frcshics" are supposed to
rest.
A mass meeting ordered him to
leave. Then a delegate for the up
per classes led Bloch to the horse
trough, which figures IN the regular
i Halloween duckings each year
Bloch went most unwillingly but he
was ducked Five hundred students
roared applause but Bloch was much
dsgustcd The the university au-
| thortles took 4 hand