Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-04-18

,,me since regarding the recent dis
,urbance here and a good many o
ne are lust beginning TO realize tn
great amount of notoriety our almt
mater is receiving at the hands o
the press of this country, particular
,y Of the Northwest AS | think the
newspapers generally do not wish I,
mlsrepresent nus, | thought that The
Oregonian should understand the
dtuation, not from the professors
standpoint, but also from the stu
dent body view.
wish to say right here, and most
emphatically, that we are not a
bunch of drunkards," as The Ore
gonIan had Il, nor are we striving to
gain the right to act disorderly or
become intoxicated, without being
punished for II. We are not protes-
ting against the prohibition of
drunkeness-we heartily believe In
It and favor the abolition OF Il, II
such ever existed here. Personally
I know OF no one student at this
time whom I or any falr-mlnded
man would call soak" or a
"drunkard;" but we are protesting
against what we believe TO be harsh
ness, injustice and unfairness. IL
Night be well TO state that the re-
port In regard TO drinking at the
university is terribly exaggerated.
Drinking In moderation does occur
on the campus at times, but very sell
dom Is II carried TO excess. defy
anyone TO point to a university the
size Of Stanford where morals are
higher or the standard OF living
better or nobler than right here at
Stanford.
When The oregonlan says, at APP
pears from the accounts OF theiri |
conduct, that the Stanford unlversl-
g students value the privilege OF
'!ot and debauchery above their ed
ncatlon," It alleges that OF which II !,
knows nothing, absolutely nothing.
Il Is either deliberately misleading,
is patient readers or has been most
iilghtiully misinformed.
Again, The oregonlan says, "The
lAeulty having forbidden them TO
olhk grog on the campus or get tip
" anywhere else. they organized a
Monster demonstration in protest;
INVADED the library. insuited the dis
culinary committee OF the universi-
y and sought TO bully President
Jordan The above Is not only un-
uua but II is again misleading. The
parade TO which The Oregonian re-
is's was not an organized monster
'enohstration OF protest against the
ish' to get "tipsy'' anywhere, nor
3a the paraders desire 10 insult
aAyohe' To those who took offense
'ae paraders apologlzed and made
10 attempt to bully President Jor-
ula. The oregoniah goes on In this
'laenlly malicious and contempt
'p'e ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Anie manner and connects this in
.'snileant overflow OF levlty with
'As Frait In San Francisco and class
: az Of rs OF the followers of Herr c
A0S' aud Emma Goldman. The Or q
's'aiah even insinuates that we will s
" end In the penitentiary and class
Us as murderers. "The wonder 1
Us Is that the Stanford univer-
~ Students have refrained from d
''ueFlng their professors"
"'"' ! think that any fair-minded y
4 "a VIII agree with me when / say
-a' any human being q refuse to +
am mani who will comment \
'Ah writer of the editorial re-
''so 10 has npon a situation OF Q
., 'A ne seems to know nothing, is ]
,,.s.s 'he most contemplate OF
!. u'eS ,,i whom God has placed up
n .'' earth. II he did not know
49,. 'Aels OF that about which he
= 'he more blameworthy is he.
a., looking over The oregonian's
|, . s''a' fail TO find a single point
ga. sad to Stanford that II has In
..,,,'d ,.s'sd IN the proper light. It's as
n. Us 70 one who is familiar with
- ''e'ent unplesantness. would
M very ludierous indeed. did not
4, 'sa'ile " that some credulous per
n, s1' be inveigled into believ-
ble,o., :, 'ehomous fallaeies of The
l1i,'s.- a' In attempting 10 gain an
p p oy OelittIing Others.
lom. sDes at Stanford have be-
y -, .@ost traditional and occur
n 49, -, OCCASIONS. upon the slight
At Such nearly alwava oe-