New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
STUDENTS STAYED OUT
STRIKE GROUS WE4kER.
Manhattan College Boys 1nsscered
Dinner but Not Lecture Bell.

The mental development workshops at Manhattan
College were deserted yesterday. To judge by them
the strike which the students began on Tuesday
night and ratified yesterday morning on the campus
comprehensive and decisive arafr. Five hun
dred laborers in the field Of knowledge threw down
their tools and walked out. The fun effect Of the
determination of the students to treat with disdain
the classroom bell was felt by the faculty 2 a.
yesterday The boys gathered in a vacant lot near
by and laughed the bell.
The sky full of white. feecy clouds The air
soft. and carried with it the call Of the side
walk, the baseball bat the river front and the pre-
Hmnary practice grounds.
But the dinner bell was answered.
Had an injustice been done the student body
when John r Nugent, athlete. of Troy. dis
missed ny Brother Peter. president OF the college,
The question sooner put by John HaTring-
ION student president who stood on an inverted
car, than the sprins-str7lck strikers answered
Right you are, John-oh,' with a shout
This is a crisis in the lives of all OF rs You all
know the purpose of this strike. It is entirely
Just" continued Harrington. IF nothing happens
to-day We will be here tomorrow OUr rights must
he upheld. We men. hoys What care Ne
what happens. as long as We are right
What care we?' echoed the strikers. There
were more cheers and President John hoped off
the ash can.
At noon. however something happened which
caused the Brothers at the college to smile in
gentle way.
Shall prepare dinner. as usual for the board
Yes. Of course: never doubt that The boys viii
thank you by eating heartily when the time comes
Was the reply. And I was right continued the
Brother later. The hoys trooped in-a little late
il is true but they were there They will all ne in
their beds in the college dornltory to-nisht-never
doubt it."
Its just this way." said Of the strikers.
We say that Brother Peter did do right when
He refused 10 arbitrate. You sec, NuEent * fine
fellow. Well he got permission from Brother
AIpheus to be absent one night until ! o'clock and
Brother Peter refused honor it Brother Peter
dismissed Nugent and we sent n petition OF
petitions-to Brother Peter, but lie wouldn't arbi-
trate Of course, he is at the head Of the college
and all that but ne fellows feel as if old
enough to be treated like men in matter where
We hold different views question like this
But Brother Peter refuses arbitrate. and We
are Just going to stay strike until something
breaks NoU see how it is
Yes chirped a blond boy, we feel that We
must show that our feeling in rhe matter is
strong Some folks say that mans grievance
shouldn't be taken up by all. Where would the
charity organizations all be If the world outside
looked at things in that selfish way? The only
thing for US to do is to all stick together and strike
hard"
Asked if they had taken their dinner at the col
lege, they replied that they had not would theE
take supper there?
Wen manage somehow they answered We
may have to rough il some, but We are on strike
ycl know and We are IN the right
Other boys said that they had been dissatisfied
for two years and that striking was the only way
they could hope for improvement
A mass meeting of the strikers has been called
for to-day at a m
Brother Peter refused to be seen yesterday.