Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-06
FRAT STUDENTS ON STRIKE
'Capitulate at Noon and Sign Paper
Demanded of Them.
NO STRINGS no WITHDRAWAL
Superintendent Beveridge's NOtinca-
tiOn Former Statement is Not
sumciemt ia what Started
the Trouble.

There was what might be aptly termed
an incipient strike and temporary walkout
among the students at the high school who
were formerly active members of the
Omega Eta Tau fraternity yesterday morn
ing, but later in the day the trouble was
smoothed over, at least for the present.
Last evening Superintendent Beveridge'
stated that while he could not say that the
matter had been settled for all time to
come. yet the situation appeared satisfac-
tory.
The trouble started when superintendent
Beverage informed the frat students
that the statement signed by them and pre-
scented to the Board of Education at its
meeting Tuesday night would not suffice.
Absolute and complete d-iscontinuance OF all
connection with the fraternity or sorority
without any strings to It was necessary,
superintendent Beverage told the young
men, and insisted hat they sign statements
similar to those signed by the girls who had
belonged TO the Eta Sigma Phi sorority.
The penalty for refusing to sign the form
Of statement proposed by MIN. Mr.. Bever-
idge informed the students, would be dis
barment from class privileges.
The statement signed by the 'frats' and
presented to the board Tuesday night was
as follows:
We. the undersigned, formerly members
OF the Alpha chapter Of the Omega eta
ell Bluffs High school. wish to inform the
honorable. Board of Education, city of
Council Bluffs, that this chapter has been
Bluffs pending the action OF the governins
body OF the Omega Eta Tau fraternity;
That we, the undersigned; are no longer &C.
' live members of the high school chapter.
string to Withdrawal.
IL will he seen that the withdrawal OF
the frat chapter from the hish school wa,
pending the action OF the governing board
OF the Omega Eta Tau fraternity" Th,,
the school authorities decided did moi
comply with the resolution as adopted b,
the board on January 5. which was as fol.
lows:
Resolved, That the organization or main.
tenance OF any secret society in connection
with the public schools OF the Independent
school distrscS OF council Bluffs be, and II
That the board OF directors does hereb,
require that any such secret society al
may now exist In. OF In connection witt
the public schools Of the independent schoo
district. shall be dissolved and abandoned
That an pupils OF such public schools
with any secret society, be. and they ar
hereby required 20 discontinue herewith
before February !, 1903.
The statement which superintendent Bev
erldse Informed the young men they shouli
sign ms which was similar 10 that slgnei
by the girls Of the sorority was as fol
} lows:
hereby certify that I am not now Al
active member OF any secret organization
fraternity or sorority. composed In Who'll
or In part OF high school pupils and I fur
Their certify that I viii not become a mem
her OF any such Organization or take an,
steps or pledge toward becoming q membe
q such an Organization during the entir
4 phnod Of my continuance In the publ
i schools OF this city.
n Ne boys insisted that thsir declaration
thst they would not maintain active