Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-11-17
STRINNG St. JOHNS STUDENTS
MAY RE- TURN To COLLEGE ONLY
UPON SIGNING SOLEMN PLEDGE
Announced Today All Will Re
turn And Subscribe - Desire
For New Military Commands
ant Alleged Cause OF Unrest

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ant Alleged Cause OF Unrest
That All Of the students Of St.
Johns College, who went on
strike Monday afternoon, would
return Ia college by tonight or
tomorrow. and act In conformity
with the resolutions III the Board
Of G0Sernors, adopted last night.
was the statement made to-day hy
L. w. Hecht. of Hasre dc Grace,
member OF the Senior class, who
was delegated chairman of The
students Publicity Committee"
when they walked out.
More than - Of the students
including liTht, have alread, ri
turned. II was also learned toans
from nm authoritative quarter
that one of the chleF underlying
yrieiarces psSYans hle lor tAs
.Walkmf" " The iniep' s
sire for neN iOmmanan o
nilet Corps 10 suppltn, Hs9ei
y. G. Leasure.
The students, 1t was also lcar,
ed, have impaired other griel
ances, which fht 1a'i
groundwork for shelter condl-
IONS" gt the co'le., ataibc
~ the official board.
AT all odds, II IL now exp M
that the routine Of COLLEGE wipi
soon will be running snooillls
again.
Whether or not affairs Of st
Johns College will be resumed
on an even keel now rests entire
II with the attitude Of the stu
dents, not as classes, but as in
dividuals.
This is the sum and substance
Of resolutions which were adopted
last night at a special meeting Of
the Board Of Governors and Visi-
tors Of the institution, following
a four hour session that lasted
until midnight. and during which
there was considerable discussion
the members.
Indicating the interest of the
governing officials to prevent the
possibility of the College closing
its doors, as a result of the revolt
Of the students, unprecedented as
il is, more than two thirds Of the
were present at the
meeting. But the resolutions
adopted arc in no wise a conces
ION to the students On the con
trary, the Board did not delve
into the situation as a class mat
ter, nor did it give any considcra-
ton to the alleged grievances OF
the students, as embraced in the
letter which was handed to DIR.
John B. Rippere, acting President
Of the College. Just prior to the
walk out" OF the students on
Monday afternoon
Must Pledge AZ Individuals
The final action was straight from
the shoulder effort to keep the Col-
lege open, and looking to the en-
to the letter. OF the regu-
iations OF discipline and general gov
ernment OF the student body. The
resolutions, in brief, provide that any
OF the students who absented them
selves from the College on Monday,
may return providing they subscribe
TO solemn pledge that they Will not
as individuals, or as q class, absent
themselves without permission OF the
faculty, and that they will strictly
adhere to College regulations. The
resolutions state that each student SO
returning, must sign the pledge as an
individual. The Faculty Is charged
with the duty OF carrying the pro-
visions OF the resolution into effect.
Under the resolution. time limit is
fxed for students who may desire to
return to College. to do so. This time
limit will expire on next Monday aft
.gnoon at 2 O'Clock
What Resolutions Provide
The salient provisions Of the reso-
luton follow;
That all students who have not
signed a pledge prepared BY US
by Monday, November %. by 2
D. M, are hereby dismissed from
the college and. II any OF the stu
dents 80 dismissed hold schol-
arships, the acting president is
hereby directed to notify the prop
er authorities OF the vacancy or
vacancies so existing. in order
that they may be promptly allied.
The faculty is hereby authorized
and directed to put this order into
effect.
Another provision adopted By