As exaggerated reports of Halloween are abroad and have evidently received credence by the president, a few words on the subject may not be amiss.
In the first place there was no drunkenness. This fact we wish to emphasize and the man who started the report of drunkenness lied. If the president has any evidence of drunkenness the great body of students wish him to discipline the offenders. Otherwise, unproven charges only tend to alienate the best students from the faculty.
Secondly, there was not a desire to destroy property. The bench, worth perhaps a dollar or two, was destroyed before the main body of students reached the campus. A few years ago the students saved the college fence from destruction and would do so now, if necessary.
Lastly, the police were more rowdyish than the students. An officer of the law who cannot refrain from profanity is no better than a criminal rowdy. The police on Halloween were profane and abusive and smelled of whisky.
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