Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-25
FRATERNITIES ABOLISHED
School Board so Decides by a
Unanimous Vote.
Four Organizations nmOrE High
School students Arc Affected h.
The Action Takrn--Fnilurc 10
Comply Icans Expulsion.

The vote was unanimous. all the mem
hers being present with the exception OF
Or Tntour whose OPINION was ascertain
ed by telephone. The decision ~ the
board was arrived at atter long ana
painstaklnE investigation. wh'cn CON
sumed nearly months timc All or the
fratern'tes ana cororiueS we're ElN'1 q
hearing ard an opportunity 10 present
their sides or IN" question. Inc hoard
investigated the matter in an unbiased
ard u7prejudiced manner.
IN taking the action which they did
the members OF the bonrd are only
folloTing national movement Which
has swept through most or the north
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situation In fac, no cdYcotiona; au-
thori.ie, bav. bo4o found wto favor
hiEh SCHOOL 'rafcr'hhcS. Ihe tew pa
en's WHO favored vac lra''rn''''N INV
upon more careful! coHs'uer"tIo" OF
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-oyord - tho or,u,oap+ +bo+ .rc 1i.er.
s-v wor,, of tho froternitios wa volu-
rble. the school hoard felt that It's t1u+v
uas ~ n-ovtde a nIentif,,, amour. n
IN the future. The board was also
strongly opposed - she drawing Of any
arbitrary social lines in public school
Following are the resolutions adorted
by tire board
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Whereas. a resolution wav duly
edopted by this board February ..
1909, providing, among other things.
for an Investigation by the board Of
secret frsternities, societies. clubs and
sororit!es. made up IN whole or in
part OF the students Of the Burling-
Whereas. It was ordered by this
board that such an investigation be
commenced on the 10Th day IF Feb
ruary 1909. at the roor,s of the board
% school commissioners in ;he high
school building. in the CITY Of Bur
lington and continued from time to
time until said investigation woS COM
pleted: and,
Whcreas. notice was duly given to
the different fraternitics. societies.
clubs and sororities SO far as KNOWN
made up In whole or in part Of stu
dents of -he hiph scbon1 ord All tbe
indivi5ual r,orhcrs thereof TO anne,r
hcrore tho schoo, hoord nv themselves
~ dcnrt,es ~ tho +i,ro ava ,,1,co bo-
zorro mentioned -or Tho nurnoses n,
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ma NapP" "'''' i''''a ''"'''''" ~ an"
'he ln'lVlo''a' 1ne'''oe'S '"ereoi "'
most OF 'h'n' u'o appear ana were
fullN heard by theinS"'Ncs or thelf
representatives. and SAID ihN"stlea -
ton was fully completed February
~, 1909 and.
Whereas, after said Investigation
II is the unanimous opinion. conclus
ION ana determination 60 the board
that secret fraternitioe. societies. cluis
and sororities. made m IN whole ~