The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-07-01
TEMPTATIONS IN WAY
OF COLLEGE BOYS
President Patterson of State Univer-
sity Scores Saloons of Lexington.

sity Scores Saloons of Lexington.
Lexington, Ky, June lin his an
nual report of the condition and pro-
gress of the State University, Presi-
dent Patterson, in speaking of the
habits of the boys, sets forth in I'M
mistakable language the immoral, Ii
centious, unlawful conditions prevail
ing in that city in connection with the
saloons. The conditions in Lexington,
President Patterson says are not I'M
like the condition in the other cities,
but he urges the trustees and others
in authority to look and think careful
ly over the situation, and aid in find
ing some means of saving the boys.
The conduct and behavior of the boys
during this year, he says. have been
as good as rcual. but, adds, there are
Inducements OF vices manifest in
in the low grades of male students
as we'll as in the countenances of the
unfortunate youths who become a
prey of intemperance and licentious
habits.
THE SALOONS.
The allurements of the saloons, says
President Patterson, with its free
lunch tempt many from the habits of
sobriety and restraint. The habit of
intemperance is not the only vice
that the college students fall heir to
in Lexington, for President Patter-
son says that many of them have lost
considerable sums of money at the
gaming tables and in the faro banks
found in connection with these drink
establishments, but still worse he adds
there are many students who frequent
dens of iniquity where soul and body
arc wrecked by lascivious indulgence.
PLAY FOR STUDENTS.
Exceptional inducements are offer
ed to the students by the saloons and
gamblers of Lexington, and President
Patterson says that it is impossible
for him to get only unofficial informa
ton, for if he did he would see that
some were expelled and Others would
not get their degrees.
ALL BOYS NOT HEROES.
He SAYS it is true that the boys
who Withstand these vices are the
much stronger, but he says all college
students are not made of the stuff
of heroes. President Patterson says
he does not know that legislation will
do good, but says that the condition
is one that should give every one in
terested in the university serious
thought.
STATEMENTS BORNE OUT.
The statement of President Patter-
son bears out the report of the detec-
tive who has been engaged by the
Law and Order League in investigat-
ing conditions in the Fayette capital.
In this report the detective, whose
name is withheld said that the
saloons of Lexington have been open
ly violating the law by keeping open
after the closing hour every night,
opening on Sunday, and running gam
bling in connection with the saloons.
These games he said, are not even
on the square, as there are no restric-
tions.
According to this detectives report,
the police officers know of the eondi-
lions but make no attempt to stop
the proceedings. This much was told
him by a lieutenant of police, whose
name is withheld.
On the subject of gambling, the
detective said:
OPEN GAMBLING.
Permit me to report that looked
over the gambling situation in Lex
ington, and find that there is absol-
utely no restriction upon any game
of chance, and there is probably not
a square game in the city. Over
nearly every saloon in the central
portion of the city is a gambling roor
all of them fitted up for extensive
business. over every saloon on
Limestone, between Main and Short
streets, is a full-fledged gambling
room, where poker and dice games
are running almost continuously,
night and day. l visited several OF
them and witnessed the Fleeing of
a number of men. saw in two of
them the shifting of square dice to
the loaded kind, and in each case the
victim lost his wager. At the Leonard
Hotel several poker games in which
large sums of money played part
have been in progress since the
races began. At all times there is a
large game there.
I'm a tall with Lieut., -, of the
police department l was informed by
him that the police know this gam
bling is going on; that they are aware
where every game is located, but they
stand for it,"
TIE OPEN SALOON.
Regarding the open saloons the