Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1925-01-12 | Page 2 | Latest News from Intermountain West

LATEST NEWS FROM INTERMOUNTAIN WEST YEST Utah Wyoming Utah Utah Wyoming Nevada Idaho Idaho Nevada Montana SERVICE HELD FOR FRESHMAN Dr Thomas Pleads for Personal Liberty At University LT S LARD LAKE Jan 12 WhIle 12 the tho ph do not trace with willi any definiteness a a direct or Indi Indirect connection between Reginald ft death dath and the tho th duck duck- duckIns duck Ine Ins Ing ho 0 received at t the tho th university this li is no consolation to mo me ni Dr Georgo Thomas president of ot inc of Utah Clah saId at the th funeral services Sunday In Forest ForestDale ForestDale Dale chapel In in that there ther la is the tho haunting possibilIty that the ducking mn ma have ve loosened lessened his roo no- r dative powers po cre and opened the theor th v ay for or of ot t those thoa event leading to his hla hi tragic death For lor two VO tears rara I hais o endell endea endeavored ored to students to aban- aban abandon aban abandon don thi this practice but without ce cea Ce until thia tragic event The rho president of oC a II is 1 I crY much handicapped In eliminating infringement of oC personal liberty unless there Is la a general senti mont ment ag t tho th abolishment of oC such Infringements Not only stu alU atu- atu d but leading citizens cItizen of oC the have havo hav not had this Seni Th The Tho University ot of o Utah h i been cen of oC flu aa a American and andt It t la ts but this ibis ducking practice IOn an of personal liberty has been condoned by sonic some In that tIm tho th practice it was more ae so- so sovere e vere verc In tn other educational In bits the Ile country oter o I do not J rd lI rd the ducking of oC freshmen as a tradition but as a a damnable PI nn- nn