The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-03

TOuT 5tuuenIs AT the state lulgeF-
sity Expelled and Twelve Suspend
ed for q Year-Some OF the Stu-
dents Blame President venabIe for
Conditions at the University.
AS a result Of investigations by the
faculty OF the University OF North
Carolina started since the death OF
Freshman Rand. four students were
dismissed Friday and twelve sus-
pended for a year.
Seven Of these men were not pun
ished for participation In the Rand
dence Of which came out In the fac
ulty's investigation.
The Juniors resented the action of
the faculty for dismissing students
for a hazing a year ago, and claim
the matter should have been investi-
gated then, IL at all, and many
threatened to leave the University.
pealed to the Executive Committee
Of the Board of Trustees of the Uni
versity. DR.. Venable, President of the
University, reported Monday to the
meeting of the board, held in Raleigh
giving the findings of faculty in their
investigation of hazing at the Hill"
and some of the dismissed students
were here to make their appeal to
the Executive Committee. But the
Executive Committee, after haring
President Venable's report, and hear
ing one appeal by Junior from the
action of the faculty, decided not to
go over the heads of the faculty and
left the government of the institution
in the hands of the University. 1t
was announced that any of the stu
dents who thought the faculty's &C
tion unfair to them might appeal to
the faculty, who would open up the
cases. 1t is thought that some of the
twelve juniors will present new evil
dence.
Blames President Venable for Condi-
tions at the University.
A special from High Point, N. c.,
to Mondays Greensboro News, says:
"W. R. Edmonds, a young lawyer
of this city and a graduate from the
University of North Carolina with the
class of 1910, made an expose OF in
te, tai conditions on the University
campus In the last few years, and
charged President F. P. Venable with
the responsibility for an atmosphere
of unrest ana for the leeway which
obstreperous students have exhibited
in recent days by hazing, one result,
being the death of William Rand.
At some length Mr.. Edmonds review
ed an incident that happened in Feb
ruary, 1910, at which time, he said,
the spirit of unrest and disorderly
conduct originated.
He recalled at this time the Presi-
dent and his executive committee
committed an act that discredited
student self-government and that
placed the student body and the
President at loggerheads, this act be-
ing named as the reinstatement of
student who had been tried by the
student council and expelled for al
legged cheating on an examination.
He said that since that incident there
have been others of even more signif-
canoe in their effect and of more con-
Germ to the welfare of the institution.
"There have been instances" said
Mr.. Edmonds, "of students engaging
in condemned habits and disorderly
conduct being expelled by the fac
ulty only to be reinstated Immediate
ly thereafter without rhyme, reason
or regularity. 1t is common belief by
those on the campus that the promi-
nence of these students and their So
cial connections led the President to
be lenient with them"
At another time Mr.. Edmond
charges that somebody was "asleep
at the SWITCH He stated that the
core of the trouble and of the inter
nal unrest should be thoroughly and
impartially investigated and be made
public property. ''Such action will
exonerate or eliminate" said he,
land one or the other is needed"