Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-22
Senior CADETS AT
A, & N. IN REVOLT
ASK APOLOGIES FROM PROPS
HICHToWER AND MAGRUDER.
81 STUDENTS ARE EXPELLED
Object to Rule Prohibiting Conversation
With cO-Eds-YOung Ladies Uphold
Rules of the Faculty.

AAS - spa
has pervaded the student body for more
han agar came to a head Friday when
the senior class passed resolutions which
called on Vice-President Magruder and
President Hightower for public apollo
gy to the student body-from Prof. Ma
gruder for having the following order
issued and asking an apology from Pres
ident Hightower for not having the or
der revoked. Here is the order that
raised the row;
"By direction Of the president, cadets
are informed that herOsfter they will
not be allowed to visit the young ladies
of the college in their study rooms at
the noon hour, or periods when they are
not in recitation. Neither will they be
allowed to meet these young ladies in
the chapel or other rooms for the pur-
pose Of social conversation or study"
The seniors are incensed at the order
and had the resolutions passed which
were read at the chapel exercises by
Mr.. Roper,
we, the members of the senior class,
knowing and of a mind that the young
ladies who are attending this institution
have been grossly insulted by both &C
ton snd word Of w. H. Magruder Of the
Mississippi A. and M. College faculty,
have adopted the following resolutions
Want Public Apologies.
"First--That we demand that the
memorandum published on Nov. z, 1919
be rescinded.
"Second-That the said w. H. Magru
der make a public apology to the stu
dents and young ladies attending thi'
college.
"Third-That inasmuch a. President
Hightower was a party to the above
mentioned offense by not resembling the
aforesaid memorandum before published
when requested to do SO, he shall like
wise make an apology Of the same ma
ture,
"Fourth-Believing that this Is jus
tice to the young ladies, we demand salt
action be made at once"
Tbs professors of the school were a.
their rooms for recitation work through
out the day, but few students reporte'
Tor duty. They were busily ccngregat
ing In groups and meeting as classe
throughout the day, keeping the rev
dictionary spirit rife. It was the plal
of the seniors to have the backing o
the entire student body and resolution
of condemnation were to have been rea'
by very class through to the sub-frest
les.
A large part Of the co-eds signed tn
following.,
"We, the young ladies attending tn
Agricultural College of Mississippi, az
preciate the order issued by the mil
tary department on Nov. 7 to proven
social conversation between the youn
ladies in the study rooms at the moo
hour or periods when they are not /
recitation, as being intended to secur
for us better opportunity for study du
ing said periods. We do not conside
the order in any sense as an insult, an
we are not offended at it."
At a meeting of the faculty the TO
lowing action was taken:
Two resolutions were passed dismiss
ing from the institution such seniors Q
helped in %formenting the rebellion, si1
ty,one In number. Thirty-ive in nun
bei were expelled from the institutio
, on account of misconduct at BirminI
hau on a trip with the football teal
and having signed a pledge after the
return to in the future not violate II
regulations of the college,"
About as many others have been di
missed, making a clean sweep of Il
entire class, with a possible exceptio
Of four or five whose cases are bein
further considered.