UNIVERSITY HOODLUMS

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 892, 15 May 1903, Page 3

UNIVERSITY HOODLUMS

Dunedin, Saturday. The conduct of several young members at the annual meeting of the _ Umvcrwtj Students’ Association last oven.ng was d„-

gristing in the extreme. ( . In tho earlier part Ox the meet! n vouths amused themselves by throw ” nieces of bread ami seoucs at all and sun aiv the president himself not being ev emoted Tho noise and interruption dmi“ t£ reading of the annual report was of “such a nature that tho delegates horn tho ladies’ faculty rose in a body and lew. The president had extreme difficulty m maintaining any semblance of order at al | durin" the election of olhcers, and serial times”requested two members to refrain from 3 smoking. His request was not acceded to by one member, and this one was asked by the president to leave the roam, instead of obeying the ruling of the chan, 7b o youth impertinently questioned the i’-esidoiit and asked oil what authoiuv aid he rule that smoking should not be ' al By tho time tho motions relative to an alteration in the constitution came on lot discussion, the disturbing element got completely out of hand, and at left i-ho room shouting and yelling. The doors wore then locked from the outside b> these bright youths, who proceeded to -eep up an incessant knocking and shout.mmitsidc. Subsequently they turned oil the °as at tho meter! and several seniors were obliged to climb out through the windows and carry tho war into the enemy’s camp.