Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-01 | Page 21 | Oxford Resents Charge of Booze

I I OXFORD RESENTS RESENTS- OF BOOZE TIT Pr l' l e. e Oxford England Aug 31 The The authoritIes authorities authorities au au- au- au of oC Oxford university have sent the tile following reply to a memorial presented pre pie to them on the thc subject of or drinkIng drinking drinking drink drink- ing at Oxford The vice chancellor an and proctors must with all due respect for the good intentions of oC t tie the e various dl decline to receive or discuss a memorial which assumes that there will bo be great s danger of excess of drinking amon among the young OUI officers who resume or commence commence com corn mence residence an undergraduates after arter aft art er or the war var and which Implies that drunkenness BS has been prevalent pre at nt Oxford Oxford Oxford Ox Ox- ford of oC lato Jato and that the Influence of the university has hns not been used in faor faor fa- fa a- a or or of or temperance Such insinuations aro are unwarrantable able and insulting and the recommendations recommendations based on them whether Practicable practicable cable or not would be discredited In I advance even if put forward b by a still stillmore stillmore more numerous and distinguished bod body and oven o It if a large largo instead of a 1 very ery small percentage percenta e of oC tho signatories were closely connected with the tho a administration admin of oC the tho colleges or otherwise I with undergraduate life lIf In re recent re- re 1 cent years cars S