Show A QUESTION OF SOCIAL EQUALITY The > Students of Clarke University Georgia Object to the Presence of White Han Special to TUB HHRALD Examiner Dispatch ATLANTA Ga Jan 7Clark university univer-sity the leading colored seat of learning in Georgia is torn up by a question of social equality A young white man grandson of the matron of the girls dormitory is the cause During the past two months caucuses cau-cuses nave been held by the male students in which Underhill and the girls dormitory were the themes of discussion Delegation after delegation called upon President Hickman and requested the removal of the white boy from the dormitory Dr Hick man has steadily refused saying Underhill was suffering from consumption The denouement occurred Christmas night when the students engaged in holiday holi-day festivals in College hall Adjoining this hall is a music room During the festival fes-tival Underhill entered with one of the white teachers and passed through to the music room which was unoccupied Several Sev-eral students followed him Underbill requested re-quested the negro students to return to the main hall which he said had been turned over to them for the occasion while the music hall would be occupied by the whites meaning himself and the lady accompanying ac-companying him You are living in the college Why should you refuse to associate associ-ate with us asked one of the students Living iq the building and associating with you are different things was the answer Then you had better get out We are not used to being snubbed by white people here II hereA A hot discussion ensued and next day President Hickman was requested by the students to remove Underhill but refused New Years eve the windows of the dormitory dormi-tory where Underhill was quartered were smashed in with rocks pistols were fired through thewmdows and doors and a general gen-eral hair raising time was had Dr Hick y man placed the matter in the hands of detectives Four of the students were arrested ar-rested but afterwards discharged Saturday Satur-day however one of the four W A Samuels was rearrested while competing for a teachers place in the examination at the court house charged with carrying concealed weapons and being implicated I in the rumpus He was placed under bonds There is great excitement among the students but Underhill still remains in his quarters in the girls dormitory |