Show v vI I have been asked by a representative of the Chronicle to express an opinion in regard to the recent disturbance in the ranks of the engineers As far as I have been able to find out the origin of the trouble lay in the following facts The engineering society met meton meton meton on Monday l last and agreed to remain away from classes on Tu Tuesday election day clay As Asa a penalty upon those who should attend classes it was agreed that the individual at attending attending at- at tending his classes should have his locks clipped from his head Several attended their classes in spite of the warning E. E I Borquist one of these was met by a number number num- num ber of the engine engineers rs He put up a gallant fight when accosted as a breaker of the resolution resolution reso reso- lution and was accordingly awarded a close hair flair cut Loofbourow officiating at the shears Loofbourow was summoned before the discipline committee tried and suspended suspended suspended sus sus- from his classes for a week Immediately Immediately Im Im- mediately the remaining men who were pres- pres ent during the hair cutting ga gave e themselves es estip treatment I INow up tip and were accorded similar treating it Now the question is as I J understand what to do SIM Shall ShaH is the Engineering b b society I they walk out with the punished members member S r let the men take their punishment and say saydo no do more about it r rIt I It is my mv honest opinion that we students arc are too prone pone to jump into a thing before vc we consider carefully it its consequences Tl The e Ive resolution to cut the hair of those who did hl not Ilot slut was a movement of mere bra- bra ado do Every fellow who voted fo for that resolution resolution reso reso- resolution lution knew that if he engaged in In the cutting cutting cut cut- ting of hair to prevent anyone from attending attend attend- ing mg classes he would have to suffer the pen- pen There was no particular person or Committee committee appointed by the society to carry Hie the resolution into execution So the fellows fellows fellows fel fel- lows who cut curt Borquist's hair were not specifically delegated to do the act They acted for th themselves and upon their own initiative Consequently they alone were guilty and why hv the society feels itself in honor bound to walk valk out with the suspended ones is a position I cannot appreciate t e. e m A A. word in regard to Borquist I admit that he cannot be justified from the po position of f the student in reporting the matter to the faculty It would have been the proper thing to have taken his medicine and gone his way rejoicing in what hair he had left But I believe he lie has suffered enough The loss of iris his hair is humiliating to any self-respecting self fellow fellow You can depend upon it he lie has repented repented re re- many times during his calmer moments moments mo mo- ments of allowing his chagrin and anger to torry carry carry rry him away to the point of reporting to the faculty When a chap is down dont don't kick ck him further down but help h him 1 1 up up You ou nor I cant can't tell what we might have done Clone under tinder similar circumstances I Just a final word It has been n my y experience experience ex ex- in dealing with faculties and I have haved had had d some experience with them that it d doesn't pay to think you can twist them wound around your finger The fa faculty is here to torim rim tn in the school and the students here to be beun rim un tn and if the students dont don't like the way they are being run they have the alternative o of oaf IFf quitting Rut Put you want want want-to to be sure that you ou h have v a mighty good god and logical reason for r qt quitting because if tf you haven't it makes y you ou appear all the more ridiculous The faculty faculty doesn't give a continental whether t the l engineers the arts or the quit individually or r as a b body dy as long as the they have have ave no consistent reason for quitting The Theoner sooner sooner oner we come to the conclusion that we weare weare weare are not hurting anyone but ourselves by Withdrawing withdrawing from the school the better off we ve are going to be R R. W. W YOUNG JR I o |