Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-04-23 | Page 14 | Twenty-Nine Pupils Expelled by Eaton

TWENTY-NINE PUPILS EXPELLED IT EATON Principal of High School Declines De-clines to Sfcnid for "Rough-House" "Rough-House" Tactics. Twenty-nine bo3s, members of the sophomore and junior classes of the Salt Lako high school, were, expelled from school indefinitely for indulging in a free-for-all "rough house" on the campus, Thursday morning. Before they will be readmitted to the school they will have to straighten the matter out with Superintendent D. J I. Chris-tonsou, Chris-tonsou, aud in this they will havo no casv task. Tho "rough house M really begin Wednesday afferuoon, when members of tho two classes had a furious battle on the campus. Prof. George A. Eaton, principal of tho school, succeeded in putting an end to it, howevor, but, Thursday morning it was renewed again. A parly of sophomores arrived at tho school early yesterday morning and proceeded to rnfso their class flag ou tho biu flag pole. It only stayed there a few minutes, howover, for a bunch of juniors soon arrived and. yell- I ing like a baud of wild Indians, made a rush for t he Hag. A free-for-all followed, in which a number of eyes were blackened and numerous bruises inflicted. Yhcu the fight was in its most exciting stage, Prof. ISat.on appeared ou the scene and put an end to it. Ue J.ook the buys to his office and after giving them a severe se-vere reprimand expelled them from school iudelinilely.