Arizona republican., 1921-11-08
Who's Boss

The upper classmen of the University of Arizona insist upon the of the paddle" upon recalci- trant freshmen to the traditions of that Institution. It be questioned whether insti- tuition only generation old have traditions; suppose though, have since the life of schools measured by it's classes and tradition that which is handed down" only in the of people from one generation to another The classes may be garded the generations" of the university. However, that is not the main question which ] has been raised by the upper classmen. That is whether hazing which has been prescribed by the management of the university shall be practiced The management has it's side written contract which matrcuants required to sign pledging themselves 1 to abstain from hazing. The upper cassmen plain though that this contract is signed du- ress, under pain of being denied admission then almost any contract is entered into under duress Each party agrees do something he perhaps would rather not do in consideration of having something done him that would otherwise be done. The university management evidently recognizes certain traditions of the institution and puts preservation of them in orderly with the ystudent body which is given the power suspend member who offends against them. Such offenses we suppose are against good and rules which body has self government. But the punishment the beody Is allowed under the anti hazing rule is confined to suspension.
 The punishment whicS the student body wants to impose punishment for wrongdong, but enforcement upon the lower cassmen of certain prac ftices that unpleasant and humiliating. such \shearng them, and among the upper classmen there are skilled hair-cutters. barber. suppose, usually has to finish the job. The paddle" is tainly humiliatng instrument A student who would commit offense which would warrant his suspension under the which the university given the student body would be neither padded shorn.
 It has been recognized for long time that stu dent bodies should be allowed considerable measure of self government. only the preservation of order within the student body but also for dis Mcipne through which all students pass
 This practice has been in vogue in the great English public schools for generations It has done much for the democracy of England The of dukes and lords subjected to this discipline the hands of the higher form boys who may be the sons of commoners, of the upper a.--4.e class. This practice has been maintained with the approval of head masters those great schools Eton Rugby Harrow and Westminster. The lowest form boy becomes in time uper form boy and ruler form boys He learns thus to obey and in turn to be obeyed. But in his period of servitude he
 not supposed to be humilated later is he sup posed to be a tyrant. When he emerges from the school to go either into of the universities into the army into private life, he is supposed have been made gentleman.
 We remember years ago there a.
 ncipient revolt in the University of Arizona because the faculty interdicted a kind of indoor sport known as pillow fighting" was harmless except las to pillows. but it noisy and undignified The fstudents went to the newspapers about it. They claimed that their rights as American youths were infringed upon. If persisted in, American spirit would be destroyed. The American boy whose cestors had fought at Concord, Lundy's Lane or Gettysburg had been put into humiliatng situation of restraint by a tyrannical faculty.
 Yet at the time there English boys whose ancestors had been knights Crecy and Agin- court who cleaning boots. running errands and performing other menial service for the sons of English squires and tradesmen at Harrow and Rugby and learning rule by being ruled