The Forrest City times., 1912-03-01
THE UNIVERSITY STRIKE.


 ried lengthy accounts Of the strike of the student body at the Unievrsity of Arkansas at Fayetteville. It seems that the faculty objected to certain criticisms made Of the professors in the N-Ray, a newspaper published by the students, and this objection led to the expulsion of the thirty, five students connected with its publica- tion. Upon this expulsion practical ly all the other students walked out, leaving only about twenty-five at their studies. Then President Till. man resigned, meeting of the trus- tees was called, and action on the matter is expected when that body gets together.
 The Times has received from MT. Hulburt Nadakin, who was pupil at the University, but who went out with the balance Of the students, a copy of the paper which precipitated the trouble, and we print herewith, an excerpt from the leading article therein:
 "The idea seems to obtain among certain of our respected 'highbrows' i that the Summum bonum of the teaching profession consists in poun- ding daily into the students ears the second hand pluuder of higher learn | ing, forgetting altogether, it seems, the decidedly human quality of the victim. The Prof. as an evidence of his awful dignity elects to pass the students upon the street, beStowing upon him about as much cordial recognition as one might ex- pect to receive from an Indian cigar sign.
 
 This illustrates the attitude of many Of our professors towards the students. The idea seems 10 be 10 have as little as possible to do with the student outside the lecture room. even going to the extreme of refusing to recognize him on the streets. But thls Is strictly personal matter, and need not be complained of. However. it is noteworthy that highest good done in the teaching profession is achieved by those men who come in contact with the candidates under their tuition. Certainly not the pen stoned stiif who sits behind a walnut stained desl and emits dry infOrma tiOn to be written down in notebooks. This very simple operation may be done quite as acceDtabiy by pHOnO- graph.
 
 "The chief compliment We can pay to some of our respected mentors. without crossing our fingers is that | they know their subjects. 5ut what does this prove? Is not the highest good in teaching accomplished bE be ing able to teach and inspire, and not by merely knowing? Digests and encyclopedias may play the part of yielding information Wherefore it is with confidence that we make the statement. that as real teachers and lnspirers. of men and w0med, we have some of the finest negative specimens in captivity. Instead of being able to unfold subject and make Il Nltally interesting, they seem to have an ingrained knack of making 1t fepulsiye and impregnable Their efforts To educate result merely in making education distasteful and hard to digest
 The paper contains several other articles all well written and all ex pressing very eondemnatory feeling toward the faculty and most of the instructors. One of the articles says that a difference is made m the treat meHt Of freshmen, according to their de+ree of wealth, influence or politi- cal pull possessed b, said freshmen x antecedents. Of course. We on the outside, know but little of the daily life and trials of the young men and women who make up the student body, but We du not think that body of young people, such as this seems to be, would so solidly back ap man or body of men who published the ar ticleS appearing in the N-Ray, with out there being good solid grounds Of truth and logic for tie articles ob- jected To.
 Another thing that makes us be iieve that the student body is in the right in this matter is the fact that the sympathy of every graduate of the University with whom We have talked, is with tine strickers. and the newspaper reports indicate that the people of Fayetteville are with them and thoroughly in sympathy with the stand they are so boldly taking.
 And still another thing the minds Of young people are receptive their impression of things or men are very apt 10 be correct, and slfghts. imagined or real, are keenly felt and as keenly resented Besides. we do ] not believe that this body of young 1 people. AAoare in the main,composl q of earles diligent workers. who are i striving with might and main. with ! aNarE. THnra .f at,ar.~t