Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-16

terms and return to rotations.
The trustees of the institution have
not been informed officially of the con
ditiOn of affairs at the university. The
president of the board. Edward e.
WinsloW OF Portland. has been hunt
ing near Jackman, but Will arrive in
Portland late this afternoon M
means nave yet been taken to get into
communication with President Wins
low or other members of the board.
PresiGcHt Fellows of the University
of Maine, when interviewed Thursday
AFTERNOON. talked freely on the sub
icct of the suspension of the members
o% the ~ol honlore class ana the re
slltlns strike"
He said that II" troable started
when The class on oct. hlZed several
Freshmen and during the proceedings
broke into Il room o! on" of the pro-
fessors. he said, however. that he had
no daGhi bat that This was an acct
oont. and felt sure thar TIE action was
much regretted ty tn" students.
The main feature Of the controversy
is that the students asked the trustees
t" define haziug. This they refused t.
do because thy said it would not b5
possible to give a crItCretc definition
they informed them, however, that ANY
interference with personal liberties
would be Considered hazing.
The stlOe!.;s Interpreted this t.
mean that they were 10 be allowed t.
perform the usual college customs cN-
cept throwing iii tnc .'iVer and pad
ding Hearing that Ills understand
ing on the matter was prevalent Pres
Fellows said that he again eNplairc,
the Liatter in chapel
The n:ein break has occurred sin e
noon today" sai1 Pres. Fellows. til,
cause Of thu break VAS the letter ..
the faculty 10 tnc committee of tn
students in reply to their asking fn.
The reinstatement of tn" suspendr
members. This letter follows:
In reply 10 your query regarding
the methods of the committee in Tho
recent Investigations for hazing.
" In dealing with such q large mum
Der of cases II is very difficult 10 draw
definite line. The effort was made
however, to divide the students exam
ihed into three classes
" 'lSt-rhDSe who were guilty of mar.
tlcipatinG in one or more Of tn.
fragrant Violations of property " hicI
occurred on oct. e. ana who maintain.
"d AN attitude of defiance towards
the auth rities on the subject OF haz
inZ in general
2d-Those who participated in one
way or another in some violation 81
college rules. but whose attitude seem
ed ia the committee to be respectful
'3i-Thosc who We're willing tt
state that they had no connection viii
the haZing Whatever
" Students of the first class Wer,
suspended for Il period of rot less thar
one year Students Of the second elias.
We're placed under censure Students o
the third class received no discipline
Whatever
~ MS is question of discipline an,
the trustees have ruled on that pOin
I the faculty and not themselves Wer,
| rsponsihle. We propose to rude ant
rot to allow the students to rule fo
| US No serious accident has occurred
| IN the last three or four years ClcavC:
| was reinstated because he proved ~
aiibi. | hardly think the trustees vii
take any action in this matter ever
| If 1t Is referred to them. To reinStat
| these students after their case ha
| been passed upon by the facuIt,
would be to stulify the whole thing.
The members of the Penobscot Val
| ley Alumni Association of the l. O
| NJ. met in the Board of Trade room
| Tnu"sda, night and drew up the fol
| lowing resolutions:
| Members of the Pnohscot Valley Alumni
| Association of the University of Maine i
| special session assembled. learn with dee
| regret of the unfortunate condition o
affairs at the university and herewith
tender their kindly offices to students
! faculty and trustees to the end that tn
existing difficulties may he so straight
ened out as to meet the demands of jus
tee. honor and truth. To this end. there
| fore. he ii resolved. that we most en-
| phatically urge upon the entire studen
| body of the University of Maine the i'm
n ediate resumption of their studies an
work at the institution pending the inves
| tigation of the origin of the trouble an
the trouble itself by the properly const
tuted authorities: and we recommend tina
| the suspended students be permitted l
resume their college course pending a
investigation by the board of trustees.
! Resolved. That We recommend to tn
| faculty of the university that no furthe
! action against members of the Studer
body be taken until the board of trustee
may be called together to consider tn
| prpSpDt difficulties and fI,rt hoy. he if
Resolved. That We as an organized bod
of the alumni of the institution appeal I
the board of trustees of the university
begin an early investigation of the pres