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VoLI GENEVA, N. Y., MARCH, 1879 No. 1 T H E HOJ5AHT H E R A ZD. H O B A E T C O L L E G E , S ’ O - C J X T B S D A . X > . 1 8 0 0 . G . HINSDALE, S. T . D., P resident . into ExprlUft fag faculty ijobart i^ralfa PUBLISHED MONTHLY DURING THE COLLEGIATE YEAR by The Students of Hobart College BOARD OF EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR - HENRY MeBRIDE BUSINESS EDITOR - - - A. D. CHEW E. G. HERENDEEN, ’79 C. F. J. WRIGLEY, ’79 ALEXANDER MANN, ’80 A. S. WOLCOTT, ’80 TERMS TWO DOLLARS PER YEAR SINGLE COPIES, 25 GENTS. All communications, subscriptions and advertisements should be addressed to THE HOBART HERALD, Geneva, N. Y . THE COURIER STEAM POWER PRESSES n ' Geneva, N. Y. (Hrazrii JHab Intira Uurtal 2 !n Hanqutaipb 3 far’a (dorps? The occupants of Geneva Hall have experienced some annoyance of late from the presence of a skunk, which had taken up his abode in the basement of the building-, and appeared unto many. Traps were set for him, but the wily animal succeeded in baffling all attempts to get rid of him until Friday evening, when a band of students, driven to desperation of the continued manifestations o f his proximity, assembled with shot guns, muskets, and other implements of war, determined to drive out the invader from their territory or perish in the attempt. About the hour of eight a tremendous salvo of artillery informed all in the neighborhood that the bombardment of the enemy’s fortifications had begun, while a peculiar, penetrating effluvium, insinuating itself into the various rooms through the keyholes of the door, and filling every crack and cranny of the building, gave warning that the besieged was bravely defending his outworks. Salvo after salvo from the besiegers, and volley after volley from the besieged prolonged the .carnage until the enemy,* in the effort to train his artillery to better advantage, in an unlucky moment put his foot’into a steel trap that had been set for him. The combat now became a massacre. From every available point the artillery of the besiegers was trained upon their now helpless foe, until he succumbed to the chances of war and the superior numbers of the enemy, and fell pierced by many bullets. Even the attacking party scarce dared approach until volunteers were called for, and a forlorn hope organized, which advanced and laid hold of the long cord to which the trap was attached. Inspired by this act of courage, they seized the cord one and all, and dragged their foe, terrible even in death, around the corridors which had been the scene of many of his exploits, even as Hector of old was dragged around the walls of Troy by the victorious Achilles. More cruel than he, they would not allow their victim' the tight of decent sepulture, but left his bones to whiten on the bleak, inhospitable shores of the Greek recitation room. Our gallant foe has fallen, but alas! invincible even in death, he has. left for himself a memorial that can perish only when the walls of Geneva Hall moulder into dust. ftarpns? The HERALD is nqt published to present grumblers' and growlers’ grievances, though it has always been ready to give publicity to matters needing reform, and will continue ready and will ing to afford space to such communications; yet its object is a higher one. Its aim is to benefit the students of Hobart, and it calls on them in return for their co-operation. After some hesitation we have decided to publish an account of the recent trouble between the Faculty and the students of our college. On Moday the 30th of October, the freshman class nine from Cornell University played a game of ball on tbe Hobart Campus with a nine organ ized by the freshman class of our own college. This game had been previously arranged by the manger of the Cornell nine, who, at the request of the Hobart nine, had granted them the privilege of engaging an outside catcher, there being no one in the class or in the college to fill that position. This was done but the Hobarts were still unable to fill out their nine, from their own number, and in the emergency there being no time to consult the Cornell manager, they engaged a rather indifferent player to fill out the number. The game was played and the Hobarts won easily 16-2. We are bound to say that the smallness of the Cornell score was in no way owing to the second man whom the Hobarts engaged. He played as short stop, and of the very few balls which the Cornell nine hit not one was picked up by him, nor did he at any part of the game put a man out. After the game the Cornell nine discovered that the man was not a bona fide freshman, and indulged in some very natural “kicking” which was met on the part of the Hobarts by an offer to play again. But the matter was not to end here. A meet ing of the Faculty was held as a result of which the following bulletin was posted: NOTICE The attention, of students is called to the following resolutions passed this day Nov. 1, 1882, by the Faculty. WHEREAS, It has come to our knowledge that a gross fraud was per petrated, in the name of the Freihman Class o f this College, in a. game of baseball which was played last Monday, hy which fraud dis grace was brought upon the class in whose name it was committed and left a blot upon the hitherto unsullied name o f this college; and WHEREAS, There has been no disavowal o f the act, and no apology to the Freshman Class of Cornell on the part of our Freshman Class ; RESOLVED, That unless such a disavowal and apology shall be made within 24 hours, no leaves o f absence, excuses or indulgences o f any sort shall hereafter be granted to a n y of the classes now in College in respect to any athletic contests o r sports of any kind whatever. Signed by the Members of the Faculty. Another notice was posted requesting the Freshmen, class to meet the faculty in the Mathematical room at 8 p.m. Faculty and Freshmen assembled at the appointed time and place. The President arose to address them, but had scarce commenced his speech when a furious din arose outside the building, which proceeded from some 25 horns with a student at the end of each horn. This was kept up several minutes, until members of the faculty rushed out and the students dispersed. The men scattered only to assemble again. At a signal they once more approached and again a furious blast disturbed the equan imity of the meeting. This was once too often for some of the number, for two lynx-eyed and nimble-footed profess ors were waiting in the shadows. Some students discovered them and ran, after vainly attempting to give an alarm, which was drowned out by the noise of the horns. A few tooted away utterly oblivious of their surroundings, car ried away with delight at the noise they were making. A s one man expresses his sensations, it was “an acute accentuation of supreme ecstasy.” Their pleasure was rudely interrupted however, by a rush from the professors, and at once two student were struggling in their grasp. The representatives of the faculty paused only long enough to discover the identity of their captives and then rushed upon two more who were still tooting in blissful ignorance. A faculty meeting was held the next day, and one of the detected students was expelled, the other suspended until Easter. As soon as this was announced the upper class men met, and the following paper was drawn up and signed by every member of the two classes; “We, the undersigned, students of Hobart College, in view of the action of the faculty in regard to certain of our number who were detected in the disturbance Wed nesday, desire to state that we were all equally concerned in said disturbance or were in sympathy with the off enders, and are all equally punishable, and will all voluntarily take upon ourselves suspension in case the decision of the faculty is not reversed.” This paper was withheld from the faculty until the two dismissed student had by the advice of their friends tried to move the decision against them by an apology to the faculty. The apology was not accepted and the paper was then presented. Friday morning arrived and the two upper classes bolted chapel and recitation during the entire day. However, to the infinite relief o f the faculty, who were placed in serious straits, the students, at the instigation of outside friends, withdrew their paper and prepared another, asking the mitigation of the punish ment of the two students, and declaring that they had no intention in assuming a position of defiance toward the faculty. Notice was taken of this document by the faculty, who, however very readily met the students at recitations the following day. The friends of the delinquents could not leave the matter in this unsatisfactory state presented the following statement to the President; “We, the undersigned, members of this college and friends of the students now under sentence of the faculty, believing that we have by our voluntary return to college duties removed all obstacle which our former attitude presented to a reconsideration of their action by the faculty, do now earnestly petition that said sentence be in some manner changed or mitigated.” This document was handed in with the full belief that it would be presented to the faculty. This however was not done as one of the students was informed by the President, who said he did not consider it worth while, for the faculty would not change their decision. We have done as we said at the outset— related events as they occurred, no better and no worse, and if we have shown a leaning to one side or the other it has been entirely involuntary. \
