St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-01-17
UNIVERSITY HOPS THREATENED
BY CADETS BREACH.
Faculty at State University May Not
Allow Any Further
Entertainments.

vations and frills of the terpsichcr1-
IN art at Lou siana State University
Saturday nirht probably will be the
d .scontinuance of all cadet hops.
The withdrawal of anumber OF menu
bers of the German Club and the
formation of another club with no
connection with the university, 1t is
said, will take place in the near flu
ture. The faculty committee on en-
tettainment will meet to consider
oevnts and incidents at Saturday
nights hop, said Lieut.. Rozelle, the
commandant of cadets.
Both the commandant and the
president, Col. T. D. Boyd, manifest
ed disposition to close Up all sources
Of information as to just what ola
happen on Saturday night.
A careful Investigation today de-
velops a situation substantially as fol-
lows.
The faculty committee on enter
tainment met with the officers OF
the German Club at the beginning
Of the session and decided against
the tango, fish walk, bunny hug. tur-
Ky trot. and other modern dances.
including the buzzard flop and the
grizzly bear. 1t was understood then
that Col. Boyd disapproved OF every
thing except the old-fashioned waltz
and two-step. No new dances were
observed until it became necessary
to admon:sh some visitors from New
Orleans at the dance that followed
the Tulane-Louisiana game. There
was quite a stir Saturday night when
attempts at the one-step we're follow
cd by the sudden appearance OF Lieu
tenant Rozelle, commandant of the
cadets, In the dancing pavilion with
paper and pencil, jott'ng down names
Of cadets indulging in the more dar-
Ing dances. The list Of offenders is
said to have included two-thirds OF
the seventy-five present.
''IAaDsgot you." the commandant Is
reported to have informed commits
stoned omcer. tapping him on the
shoulder.
'.All right. lieutenant" the officer
IL said to have replied. Believing
themselves caught and expecting pun
i0hment, the cadets concluded they
would continue, since they would
have to face the muisc" anyhow,
and continued their diversion, ae-
cording to eye-witnesses.
Lovers Of the dance at the univer-
sity are wondering what will be al
lowed at future dances. Col. Boyd
when asked by q correspondent
whether he would give the one-step
and kindred dances his sanction, re-
piled that was none of the cores
pondent's or his papers business. y
He denied that he had ever issued
an order forbidding such dances or
had advised against them. II would
not know the one-step II saw 1t
danced" he confided.
The State Times. the local daily,
has him credited with the following
interview with one of its reporters
to-day:
President Boyd said that he
would make an investigation of the
reports circulated, and, II they were
found to be true, this probably would
mean the discont:nuance Of the hops.
But II the cadet hops are discon-
tinued 1t will not be because the ca
diets indulge in modern dances, but
because rule of the military depart
ment has been violated" said Presi-
dent Boyd.
1T would be the same with any
other rule; 1t Is simply matter Of
The cadet hops are regu-
lated by certain rules, and, II the
cadets fail to observe these rules, the
Of attending such dances
will be withdrawn.
/ Dr.. G.. E. Coates. Lieut.. Rozelle
and Prof. Broussard, the members
Of the faculty entertainment commit
tee, al depressed themselves today as
being in favor of the one-step, prop.
erly danced. Lieut.. Rozelle has ere
ated much favorable comment for his
graceful one-stepping at several balls
given here recently.
STRAYED-Came to my place in
March, 1913. one red-s'ded heifer
yearling, unmarked and unbranded.
Owner will please claim property,
pay costs and receive same. Thir-
teen miles east Of Cov'ngton, near
Pearl River. Oliver Parker.