Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-12-07 | Page 1 | Battle Starts over 'Petting' at Wyoming U.

BATTLE STARTS OVER PETTING AT WYOMING U. U U S Students Aroused as President President President dent Stages Raids on Parked Cars REMARKS BRING PROTEST Indignation Meeting Called but S Sidesteps Issue I By Br United Pun LARAMIE Wyo Dec 7 The 7 The al alleged alleged alleged al- al interference of ot Dr A. A G. G Crane president of ot the University of Wyoming Wyoming Wyo Wyo- ming with colle collegiate late lovemaking bet between between be be- t tween een dances at a university party today threatened to cause a break between the entire student body of the institution and th the school oUi- oUi cia Is A committee of prominent students vasto call on President Crane today and demand an explanation of ol that charges last Friday night he had made madea round d of parked cars cars cars' during an intermission of a university dance darice the machine doors and made remarks remark concerning the thc morals of couples found petting Strike rumors circulated across the campus after a committee of students was wa ret refused an an apology by bi President Crane Th The student leaders who called on Pi President President- Crane quoted him as saying saying say say- ing lag it was immoral for a girl to sit on aboy's lap and assaying I saw what 1 saw and will vilt not apologize A student meeting was was was' called for this afternoon I Crane students charge jerked open the doors of oC private automobiles without warning MADE fADE SUGGESTION In one instance nce he is said to have suggested to one ope couple that the they move on to First street where you belong First street is the segregated district district district dis dis- dis- dis of Lar Laramie mie The dance was was given by engineering engineer engineer- ing trig students of the university News of President Cranes Crane's one-man one crusade against petting spread rapidly rapidly rap rap- idly over over the campus Saturday and an indignation meeting of the Associated Associated Asso Asso- dated Students of the university st stu student student stu- stu dent governing body was called After After Atter Af At- ter much debate the body decided they had no jurisdiction in the matter matter matter mat mat- ter and that concerted action bythe byth the students would be unconstitutional A committee of ot 24 students representing representing various organizations was appointed however to take action inthe inthe in inthe the case case This This' committee appointed the Second committee of four to in interview interview interview in- in President Crane today amours were rude rudely ly interrupted by the president have signed affidavits testifying to o his is in interruption in- in terr and the remarks which ac accompanied accompanied accompanied ac- ac companied it The committee will present the affidavits affidavits affidavits af af- af- af to D Dc Dr Crane and ex ex- k