The Washington times., 1920-12-08
.HAzERS FACE
JAIL TERMS
Faculty at ST. Johns, Annapolis,
Meet With States Attorney
To Probe Violence.

ANNAPOLIS, MD, Dec. S.-Haz-
ers at st. Johns College, of this city,
who disregarded pledges given as
| condition of their return TO the col
lege, 10 abstain from the practice OF
hazing. will be dealt with in the
| criminal courts as well as expelled
from the institution, according TO
! statements made by officials of the
college. Information is now being
secured upon which to base war
rants.
BRUTAL INSTANCES KNOWN.
IT IS known that In spite OF the
| pledges, instances of brutal and hu-
! initiating hazing have taken place re.
/ Gently the worst incidents Of the
/ practice taking place last THURSDAY
night. when underclassmen were
brutally beaten with bedslats, besides
being exposed to the cold while IN
their night clothes. An investigation
followed. conducted by the faculty.
with James NJ. Munroe. states attor-
ney for the county and "a member OF
the board of governors, present.
, According to authoritative state
ments, information OF convincing
character was brought out against at
, least "a dozen OF the students. COndi-
tions are such that the very life OF
/ the college Is threatened. II has de-
veloped that the freshmen are SO
bothered and Inundated that they are
unable to do their college work in the
proper way.
Indications point to the fact that
the haZing is OF the most brutal and
humiliating nature, and that II Is Wis
! tied upon inoffensive freshmen who
have come TO the college TO endearor
/ to make the most OF their opportunity.
STUDENT BODY WALKED OUT.
Some weeks ago, following the ac-
/ ton against hazing, the whole student
body OF the college Struck" leaving
the institution in body. In a few
days they returned upon the signing
| OF pledge that they would abstain
| from all hazing. According to the
: opinion held by the authorities. this
has been a dead letter with a sub
stantial number of students. Judge
Robert Moss. president OF the board
Of governors, expressed himself this
morning as determined to go to any
/ length to stamp out the practice and
to punish those who had engaged in
I il in defiance OF their pledge.
, GRAND ORDER OF HAZERs.
The story has it that a freshman
was ordered to proceed to tn eFrench
memorial monument and there deliver
a speech. after which there was q
J Stating" boo to the discomfort OF
! some of the freshmen. Names Of the
alleged offenders have not been re-
vealed. II also is reported that several
students, said TO be freshmen, have left
the institution during the last few days.
Thomas b. Turner. jr.. and Kenneth
Fitzhugh. president of the senior and
sophomore classes, respectively, ad.
! mitted that freshmen had been taken
! out on the campus by students of
upper classes. Who the latter were
they said they did not know. The
students SLATED. they said, were two
! youths named Matassa and Maranto.
Maranto is said by the college au-
thorities to live at e33 Pennsylvania
! avenue, Baltimore. and Matassa near
/ by. Turner and FitZhugh said they
did not know who the student was
who is supposed to have detained
| from the French memorial. although
they said such defamation had oc-
/ Cured.