The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-04
TANGO ROW ENDS
Newspaper Correspondents Ex-
plain and Are Reinstated.
The New Dance Will Not Be
Permitted at X. T..

I
vestigating the Tango story, which
| stirred the university and caused the
| suspension of two newspaper CORE
| spondents, the board of administration
| made provision for the reinstatement
| of Wayne Wingart and Leon Howe
| the newspaper men. The board, in its
| statement, said that it thoroughly dis
| approved of the tango.
Following the investigation Ed. I
Hackney, president of the board, said
was being made to suppress the news
I'VE want the news from the uni
versity to be printed in a true and ac-
curate FORM he said. I'VE do not APP
prove of sending out stories for the
good or the bad of the university I'M
less they are based on facts
In an editorial printed in the Law
renee Gazette Thursday afternoon it
was limited that the department OF
publicity was behind the trouble
caused by the authorities about the
tango story. President Hackneys
statement. however, tends to show
that the board wants absolutely ac-
curate stories sent out regarding the
work done by the university.
The Boards Statement.
The statement of the board of ad-
ministration follows:
Ordered, that the action of the
chancellor in suspending Wayne Win
CART and L. E. Howe was fully justified
by the circumstances in the case, but
for the reason that the board had
hitherto made no formal order in such
cases, upon the recommendation of the
chancellor the suspension is to ter
inmate at the end of one week.
Further ordered, that the board of
administration will hold student CORE
SpondentS for newspapers strictly &C
countable for the accuracy of the re
ports they send out from the univer-
sity.
Further ordered, that the board
| approves of the policy of the univer-
sity council in exercising strict con-
troll of the social conditions at the
university and that it will support it
in all attempts to enforce the rules
that will guard the good name of the
students and the welfare of the uni
versity. 1t further thoroughly disap-
proves of the tango and other sug-
gestive dances of like nature and will
regard it as a matter of serious con-
sideration from a Disciplinary stand
point for any group of students for
individuals to seek to introduce or
practice them"
What the Reporters Say.
After the investigation Mr.. Wingart
and Mr.. Howe, the two newspaper
men, gave out the following state
ment:
I'm our talk with the members of
the board of administration previous
sity. we were held for two technical
errors in our story. These are the
two points questioned by the board
We should have written several mem
bers of the fraternities and sororities
were planning to form a tango class ,
instead of saying that the class had
been formed. The fraternities or
sororities as whole did not plan to
join the class. In justice to the fra
ternities and sororities named in our
CT 1ai hi
ever, there never was a doubt in our
minds that the class was to be formed
and if the story had not been print
ed the class would probably be
ready for lessons now. In fact, num-
Der of the sororities admitted that a
girl had been designated to send the
list of girls, from her sorority, who
expected to take the lessons.
I'm general purport the accuracy
of the story cannot be questioned, but
in technical wording there were mis-
takes. Mrs. Lewis, Mr.. Hackney and
Mr. Hoch were perfectly fair with us,
and they said they understood the
situation"
1t was an innocent and really an
unusually pretty little dance that
stirred the University of Kansas this
week Quite a number of Topeka So
ciety people have seen it and those
who witnessed the dance both at To-
peka and at Lawrence declared that
astic over it. The two Topeka young
women justly resent any implication
that there was anything objection
a BILE to it. and neither would counte-
nance any questionable dance. They
and others familiar with the dance
declare that only those who were ig-
norant of it's character could have
taken exception to it or object to its
being danced by students of the UNI
versity of Kansas
Now comes the Pi Beta Phi sorority
of Kansas university with a denlai
that it had taken part in the organ1-
zation of a tango club. The follow
ing statement was given out by Miss
Helen Hershberger, corresponding
secretary of the Pi Beta PM:
The statements that a tango club
had been formed with Pi>Beta Psi
as one member are entirely untrue:
We had no intentions whatsoever OF
Joining such a club, and did not even
ixnow that a tango club was in eX-
istence.'
The Topeka Girls Side of Story.
Miss Margaret Garvey and Miss Ha-
ze1 Howe of Topeka were the teachers
who were reported to have been en-
gagged for the tango course of instruc-
ZION Miss GarVey in her interview
admits that she had practically formed
a class here and that the list of names
was being prepared when the story
..hroke." She tells of her visit to the
four houses previously mentioned and
saws that she and Miss Howe gave ex-
hibition dances at each of these houses.
Miss Garvey's statement is as fol-
lows:
I'VE were expecting to receive list