The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-10
FRAT BOYS TALK OF REBELLION AND MUCH DECEPTION

Don't think for a moment that we said a prominent member of one of the high school fraternities this after noon.
 ''In view of all the criticisms which has been heaped upon us, some of it trumped up, we expected an adverse decision from the Board of Education, but de did not think they could compel us to give up all the privileges en- joyed by other pupils of the school. We expected to be shut off from some of the privileges, but not all We think that the board has gone too far. what we shall do. We have been stunned too hard.
 You can rest assured that when the time does come. we'll be prepared, and that if we have to finally give in. we'll die game"
 Continuing the speaker said: 'The Board of Education heard of the fra ternities in general way, from only one stand point, the educational. They have not heard our side of the story at all. We have not had the time to prepare to defend ourselves. It has been said that no good comes of fraternities.s We have found them to
 
 Why do the alumnae continue to be interested in frat and school. if no good comes of the fraternities. We contend that the good we do offsets any evil that is done, if we really do anything wrong. Most of this op- position which is heard comes from disgruntled students who could not make the frats while they were in school It can easily be seen that what has been written comes through this source"
 It was learned today, from a mem Der of one of the younger fraternities. of the purpose of another frat, of which he is not a member. This youth says that he has been told that the members of his brother frat, when they enter school, in September, will resign from their society, and thus, when compelled by the Board of Edu- cation to swear to the statements that they are not members of any secret society will tell the truth, say ing they are not. It is their intention, after thus swearing, to rejoin the fra ternity.
 This youth coolly admitted that his fratrnity would soon meet to devise means by which the members may evade the orders of the Board of Edu- cation.
 Principal Sinonds of the High school has long been annoyed by the skip ping of classes by the young people of the school, even the girls. It has been found that those who belonged to the fraternities were the principal offenders. The young men found a safe refuge in the confines of their club rooms. Principal Simonds had stood this so long that today he de- cided to do a little gum shoe work himself and follow the youths who skipped their classes and were enjoy ing themselves about town. while their hard working parents believed them to be at their studies. The third per iod has been found by the boys to be the best to get away from the school. Tn that period Principal Simonds is engaged with his Virgil class. Today the principal called this class off He succeeded in seeing two youths, both members of the Beta Lambda Phi fra ternity. leave the school. Following g the boys he came up with them at a pool room in Broad street What measures have been- taken to punish the boys is not known, but it is un- derstood among some of the young men of the sch2ol that the two may be eXcelled.