Year: 1879

furiously, completely deiuging the unfortunate
young fellow. and they came near sufFocating him.
when the hrst scufiie occurred IN tue oining nall:
Patterson charged student from Canada one of
Wckes' friends. with either hitting or pushing him,
and the Canadian went up stairs While he was up
claimed that Parkerson and his friends followed
nun and while two or three held him Others
shocking manner The greatest excitement followed
me collision between the students and Warden Fair
Dairn was sent for. and. leaving mis- study he soon
appeared among the beligerents and notified all that
iacuIty meeting would be held at once. While tho
meeting was in progress with closed doors.
as to the result. Finally the
opened and the decision was announced that both
and the "fae saeuy "a being too nasty
order. The friends of Wickes some thirty or forty
IN number. were indignant the decision and
made up their minds something else had to be done,
and they organized meeting aud sent committed
after the faculty. The latter would not respond
they were to hold another ''A meeting. the the
result of which would be announced the next
morning FRIDAY ast). report was Circulated that
if Parkerson was expelled twenty or thirty of his
student friends would go with him, and Wckes and
twenty OF his friends said they would leave Parker
hot headed Southerner who is continually telling
some of his shooting exploits, &c.


A VACATION ORDERED.


Friday morning, after the usual sermon Warden
Fairbairn left the chapel and appeared among tho
any one. and then read off list Of names OF those
who had participated in the dsgraceful affair and
admonished them. This didn't satisfy the
Wickes party, and they held another meeting,
resolving to 20 to the bottom of the whole matter
The result OF that meeting that unless Parker.
son was expelled the Wickes students would leave
college in body. About thirty were present at the
meeting, and all were in favor of leaving. They ap-
pointed a committee and sent notification of the
decision to the faculty. Once more the faculty met
in grave deliberation, and the whole question
earnestly discussed, and 1t decided that
vacation should be ordered for two weeks,
and the order promulgated, the faculty hoping
that IN the interim the bitter feeling will be aayed
and that the students will come back to work with
newed vigor and with better feeling toward each
other. This unusual course surprised all and when
Saturday morning arrived preparations for leaving
for home were visible all sides. At the break
fast table the Parkerson men were in the majority
and they laughed derisively at the Wickes men
who at the same table In little squads of twos
and threes the boys left the college for Barrytown
railway station, Parkerson being among the number.
AS he passed the chapel Warden Fairbarn motioned
to him to step inside. and he did Soon after he
emerged and ran like deer toward the college and
disappeared. When he came ont doors again about
twenty-five Of his friends were with him, and they
marched from the grounds in single file. Then It
was reported that he had been expelled. and his
friends left with him.


Attached to the college is the Baird Boat Club.
owning several handsome boats. Fearing raid
would be made the property it was proposed to
put it in the hands of the Sheriff of the county.
The last of the students some eighty in ALL left the
college yesterday their two weeks vacation. 1t Is
believed that the trouble is not yet over.