Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-23
'NAzERS BAD SPORTS
AYDELOTTE SAYS
u..d Of Swarthmore Asserts
Fair Play Is on Trial in
; Student Crisis
SCHOOL SHARPLY DIVIDED

uoz;pr is an "unsportsmanlike,'
.t;nn and conflicts with the principle
pFo,r NAV. DR.. Frank Aydelottc. pres
.J.nt ~ ~ Swarthmore College. says In a
tetoment today in The Phoenix. the
schools publication.
n. Aydelottc says the matter OF abol-
,.b;ng hazing is entirely UP to the stu
Snnt Government system. which he de-
",ores that the present government sys-
% .on Is now being placed on trial.
" Since two freshmen left the institu-
,on after n Especial party the col
isSc % has turned into what The Phoenix
cails a "hotbed Of contention. The
students association has passed a mo-
tion against the practice. and it Is
sa,d the college authorities demand a
change in the rule.
II am pleased to hear the result OF
the student government meeting, the
phoenix quotes DR.. Aydelotte as saying,
az ne 7 interpret It. it means the stu :
dents have definitely voted to discard
tbe unsportsmanlike practice which con-
Aicts with the greater Swarthmore ira
Jition of cleanliness. good fellowship,
Justice and fair play.
Tin situation like this every alum
ana and friend Of the college will con-
s,dcr student government on trial. Stu
dsnt government will fail to meet this
.e.t Unless it squarely and decisively
rlsces itself on the side Of the great,
friendly tradition for which the college
nr Aydelotte said this morning there
have been no faculty meetings in re-
sard to the situation and that 1t is the
{rtention Of the authorities to let he
matter be settled by the students them
selves. ,, A..
.ohoo, ~ noner SAYS the college faces a
"serious crisis" and that it Is up to
tbe men TO make n decision whether or
not .'physical punishment will be
abolished"
FRANKLY speaking.' says the cdito-
rIal. "thc situation has now gone so far
that the men can no longer have much
chcice as to a decision. The college
authorities lave definitely agreed that
The modified hazing' system. such as
we have been witnessing, must go.
"They prefer that the students them
selves will voluntarily abolish it. They
are not reluctant to state that If the
students do not abolish it they will do
It for them. DR.. Aydelotte was speak
inp seriously when he declared that the
student government at Swarthmore is
on trial.
At present a student committee Of the
student government executive commit
tee is investigating the especial party
last Sunday night as the result of which
two students left the institution.
The students association called n
meeting following their departure and
Dassed motion cOndemnjng corporal
punishment as method Of FRESHMEN
correction
The departure Of the two freshmen.
Owen Rhoads and Hugh Elsbree. was
the only possible course for them, ac.
cordng to their fellow rlassmen.
In the dormitorics the subject is be-
Ing discussed from every angle. for there
are those who support and those who
condemn the practice. The entire col
legc is ''arouscd.' as the Phoenix puts
It, over the episode. and quick action
on the part of the governing council Of
the students abolishing the hazing sys-
TEN is expected