The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-08

, yet In the last few years It has 70
| laxed its moral and religious require
ments. while at the same time increas
Ing Its scholastic and athletic require
ments. The effect Of this il to make
the students feel that in the eyes OF
the college. religion and morals are of
subordinate importance to scholarship
and athletics. Many parents send
their children to the college under the
mistaken impression that the former
moral supervision and training of stu
dents are fully maintained.
Il believe In student government as
far as 1t can be made to work. The
student council in Bundy Hall has
some strong men on it this year. But
the personnel of the council changes
from year to year and it's authority
is limited to the dormitory The col
lege has a responsibility for the care
Ut students it cannot snirk. It takes
the student from the directing in
fluences. We do NC turn student Of
tenders over to the ooiice.
Must Maintain :.andards.
Therefore We must maintain the
standards of civilized society, and see
to It that the laws are obeyed. In SO
far as that can be done by student
organizations and student sentiment,
1t is clear gain. But the students must
be given to understand that in the
last resort. the college will insist that
laws be obeyed. and that student
morality cannot be lower than that Of
society. The college must make up
for the lack of home and church in.
fluences by supplying adequate in
ducements to attend church and act as
gentlemen.
THE college administration Is will
ing to stand wholly for this policy.
Within the last twelve months the
boys of Bundy Hall have dismissed
one governor and run out another.
Disorders have been the worst there
in years. During the last few years
the influence of Prof w. o. Menden-
hall has been the largest factor in
shaping the discipline of Bundy Hall,
and many of us feel that his policy
is largely responsible for the demoral-
ization this year. l regret that his
name had to be brought into the ques-
tion, but it is because his policy is
SO completely that of the administra-
tion. that was made an issue
Holds keiiy's Regard.
How completely he has the con-
fidence of the president is shown BIZ
the fact that he is not only head .
the department Of mathematical. but
also Instructor in the Biblical depart
ment, field agent of the college, vice
president of the faculty, dean of men,
and member of six standing faculty
committees. Disorder and relaxation
OF discipline in the boys dormitory
and differences of policy made it diff
cult for me to do effective pastoral
work and maintain high standard OF
religious life.
"The second point had to do with
the relation of the college and its stu
dents to the Society of Friends. The
college was founded and is maintained
by Friends. L feel. that in return the
church has a right to expect the col
lege to promote the interests Of the
church as an organization. During the
last few years special efforts have
been put forth to interest the church
in giving money to the college and
in sending their students here, but
there has been no corresponding effort
to interest students in their church
and to train them for usefulness in its
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Disregard Church Work.
president Kelly asserts that Earl
ham cannot be made In any. decided
way a denominational college. Move
ments looking toward training Quaker
students In the history and work OF
friends have not been encouraged.
Secretaries of the Y. NJ. C. A. and Y.
w. C. A. come here and present their
claims upon the students. but the
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