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THE HESPERIAN
The Crime of 'J6.
During the fall term of 187, several
of the members of the old Palladian, to
gether with members of the Adelphian,
concluded that the time had come when
University students proper should not
associate with "preps." To carry this
into effect, a new society was necessary.
Finally several of the Pall adians with
drew, and with others formed what was
known as the "University Union Soci
ety, "in which no 'preps1 ' were permitted
to become members, and only those in
and above the Freshman year. The
draft from the Palladian was very large.
Its very best members were lost. It did
not affect the Adelphian, which was
merged into the new society, and its
identity lost, because most of its mem
bers were in the University proper.
Things were getting desperate on the
first fioor in the old Palladian hall. As
I now Temember the number, sixteen of
the members of the Palladian, in regular
business meeting, after the literary pro
gram was finished on one Friday even
ing, were confronted with the very serious
question, i.e., disband or take a step
downward. Its Teally active and reliable
members did not number twenty. Among
those present, I remember Sara English,
Ed Ewan, the two Brainard boys, A. w!
Foote, A. U. Hancock, M. D. Polk,
Frank Beyman, John Silvernail, Ed
Unangst, J. H. Worley, A. R. Keim, B.
B. Davis, the writer, and the one girl
member, Miss Alice Morton. Alter a
little preliminary talk, Mr. Worley took
the floor and declared emphatically that
the Palladian Society was founded upon
principle, was a necessary part -of the
whole University, had come to stay, was
democratic in its make-up, would "take
into its membership any man or woman
having a good standing inanv rl ,,,
ment of the University, and he for one
was bitterly opposed to anything looking
towards lowering the standard or taking
one step backward. He was followed in
the same strain by all of tho boys and the
one girl member, now Mrs. W. A. Dill
worth, who were present. 1 remember
distinctly how positive Mrs. Dillworth
was, insisting that the necessity of the
hour was devotion to our motto and
principles.
The University Union had tried hard
to have the Palladian change the consti
tution so as to admit "preps'' only, and
then transfer e.ih member to the new
society, upon reaching the Freshman
year. This was resented in no uncertain
language.
The following morning it was noised
about in University circles, that the old
Palladian Ava in the field to fight for
members, and3f necessary, would invade
the sacred precincts of the college classes
pro pur, aye, if necessary, mnlse the Uni
versity Union change its terms of admis
sion, and name, (all of which it was
compelled to do within one year). The
gamy nature of the Palladians won ad
miration. Its fight, when thought to be
in the last ditch, and triumph, eand
many new friends to espouse the cause.
Judge A. W. Field, Hon. W. A. Mc
Allister, and C. E. Magoon, Esq., had
left the Palladian, and joined the new
Society. The environment was strange,
as the Society consisted largely of those
they had been fighting, and the surround
ings were not agreeable. Not long after
the Palladians took their firm stand,
there was trouble on the third floor and
a general row sprang up in the Universi
ty Union. Field, McAllister and Magoon
with others withdrew, and re-joined their
first love. They were received with a
great deal of demonstration, and one of
the well remembered remarks was by Mr.
Magoon, as follows; -"W are just like
the man who had gone from Jerusalem
to Jericho, and now again under the Sa-