The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08
LISTS MADE UP.
Fraternity Members Will Be Re-
ported to School Board.
The Members Are Still Hard OF
Heart.
FROMMR.WHITTEMORE
Superintendent Reviews History
of Fraternity Trouble.
Quotes the State Law to Justify
the Board.

Wouldn't it be the manly, just
thing for the school board to give the
four suspended high school boys an
other chance? If their lives are to be
blighted is the school board willing to
bear the burden of the responsibility {?
The boys are ready to do all that they
can to make amends for their in
fraction of the rules. Why not give
them the consideration due any con-
trite sinner? Why not apply Christ's
precepts to the treatment of the chill
dren? There is justice in being firm.
There is no excuse for being vindic-
tive.
The list of those now connected or
having been connected with secret
organizations in the high school which
is being made up has been growing
and in the opinion of Principal A. J..
Stout includes nearly all the members.
This list accompanied by statements
from parents to the effect that their
sons and daughters are not at the
present time associated with any fra
ternity or sorority will be presented
to the school board through Superin-
tendent L. D. Whittemore at the next
meeting of the board of education.
1t is not known when the board will
meet, but there is a rumor that spec
ia1 meeting of that body will be call
ed for the near future.
The interest in the question is in
tense through the city and is growing.
The people as whole are eager to see
all the offenders of the law brought to
time in some. manner, but are opposed
to as severe punishment as was dealt
out to the four members of Kappa AL
pha Pi.
A movement is said to been started
among some of the fraternity alumni
direction of ms
ruling that will prohibit any student
of the high school from becoming affili-
ated with the fraternities.
One man especially familiar with high
school affairs thinks that the suspend
ed boys should be up in arms on ac-
count of the slippery" way in which
the other members of the Greek letter
fraternities are supposed to have been
evading the school authorities and
should divulge the names of the guilty
ones. The contention was made that
the fraternity men should stand to-
gether as much in a matter of pun
ishment as in anythin else.
During the meeting of the board OF
education on Monday evening, it is
stated, about a dozen fraternity fell
lows were anxiously waiting outside the
sacred precincts of the board for news
When a man who was an onlooker or
this occasion stepped out to answei
the phone one of the boys rushed VI
and excitedly asked: How are things
going?" The answer was. ''They have
already gone" and there was gloon
in the camp of the frat men,"
Anderson Says He Isn't Sore.
e. H. Anderson, vice president of tn,
board, who refuses to yield an incl
in the attitude he has taken, was a
the high school building this morning
To a State Journal reporter he said
Let it be known that there are no sor,
spots on me on criticism. A man in ;
public place must expect criticism" AT
Yer Mr.. Anderson had told the repOr
ter that he could print this statemen
he concluded that another word shoul,
be substituted for sore spots.' Thel
realizing that it was too late for re
traction he retorted. You go and pu
it as you want to and 1 will STAN
pat"
Il believe that we now have lis
of most of the here the reporte
asked whether to use the word pupil
or students. Some of them are goo
students, and some of them are bad pu
pills" continued Mr.. Stout with a twin
kle in his eye. land I believe the lis
includes most of those who are mem
bers of secret organizations. I will pre-
sent the list through Mr.. Whittemor
to the board at its next meeting. l don
know when that viii be but possibl
there will be a special meeting. but
get that through the newsPaDers.'
Whittemore Makes Statement.
The following Statement was mad
today by Superintendent l. D. White
more:
First, regardless Of the law haven
any doubt that the erect Of any of tn
high school fraternities as they hav
been developed in the paskfis positivel
iniuri aus both to those pho participat
and lose in school.
'ssp FOND. The endorsement of til
stats law on the subject leaves no dis