New-York tribune., 1922-03-28
Cooper Union
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Glass Leader
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those in Tie night courses, one OF
which young kosmenky was taking, are
entirely disappearing and contribute
60 the support Of their families as we'll.
among the day students mild pranks
sometimes are played, but there never
| has been anything like this, and it is
particularly surprising that it should
occur among the night students. We
certainly are going to look into it, and
any one connected with il viii be dealt
with severely, We shall see that it
never happens again
The attitude Of the students, even Of
those who were Kosmeuky's classmates
( and held him in high regard, was en-
tire!y at variance With that OF Mr..
Richards and other instructors. There
was q air of iN-suppressed hilarity
among the students whenever Kos
nenky's name was mentioned.
Hes all right; he won't starye,'
3aid one sophomore.
Most Of them, however. were fas n orc
evasiVe than that when question con
cerning Kosmcnky was put to them.
I'VE don't know anything about him. ,
SAID NcPartland, president Of the sophie
more class, when the question was pul
TO him, and the group about him, among
| whom were several freshmen, burst
lNIO SuIhWS,
Even W. B. Irvine, secretary and
treasurcr OF the freshman class, a chunl
Of hosmenslly's and apparently the last
member Of his class to see him,
chuc!sled when he told of their meet
ing Friday night. It vas about II
O'Clock. kosmenky was going TO a
meeting of the Students League, in
Room 30, and stopped to give Irvine
some money which he had collected
for dance the class was to give al
the Naldorf-Astoria tho following
night
""Ihey didn't get The money anyhow, -
said Irvine with smile.
The class dance, also al innovation
at Cooper Union, is thought to be al
the bottom Of the kidnaping--if it was
sophomorcs spirited Kosmenky away
to prevent his attending the function,
/ Why thoy should hold him for twc
days after it Is something that nobody
can explain.
1t was at II p. m. Friday that Irvine
saw the missing freshman. At mid
night that night some one called w
the boys father at his home in Staple-
ton.
Hes Where He Belongs"
"Don't look For your boy" was The
message the sleep dulled ear Of the
old man caught. He is where he be-
longs
There was no further sleep for The
shipyard worker that night and he has
| slept littlc since Friday noon his son,
probably in q spirit Of fun, had shove
him Il letter, adorned with skull and
cross-bones and signed "Black Hand
which nc had received.
Dead, dead, YOU viii be dead J:
said IN the letter. Nj. kosmcuky said
last night when hc reported his son't
Disappearance in 3 trembling voice a.
! Police Headquarters.
"You don't Think lie continued
they would xii my boy just to make
humbug, DO YOU: They wouldn't Kill
/ him -
Tic pitful effort Of the unconprc
/ hending father was making to lightc,
his tone a. though he could take 81
American joke With the best Of then
/ II some ore only would explain it
touched the heart Of the lieutenant OF
duty.
Nav" he said. "Ihe kids all right
He'll be homo tomorrow"
lie advised Kosmenky TO make hi
formal report of his sons disappear
arco at the Stapleton police station
which IS within a block of his home, j
he really thought it was d case for tn
police, and his caller ploddcd sadly out
His son IS employed during the Ga.
at tic plant of the Brooklyn Ed;sol
Company in Gold Street, Brooklyn. IL
has rot been there since Friday, TO
have his employers had any word fror
him. lie entered Cooper Union las
September and has made all enviabl
record both in scholarship and friend
ships, according to Dean Francis VI
Hartman, Of Cooper Union.
Good Student, Says Instructor
Il was nos here Friday myself" sal,
Professor Mclean, Posmenky'5 inetruc
Tor N general science, but see tina
KosmenAy was marked absent tha
night marked him absent to-nigh
myself. He was very good student.
KosMenky was elected -presiden
of his class several months ago Th,
class president has been obliged t,
leave Cooper Union because OF illness
and since his departure kosmenky ha.
been acting president.
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