Penalty for Refusal to Build Bonfire Shocks Kenyon Freshman
H F Van Nest, a Kenyon College freshman, is confined at home after a brutal hazing by about a dozen sophomores. He says he was dragged to a tree, stripped, and maltreated after refusing to join a bonfire celebrating a baseball victory. Doctors fear lasting damage to his mind and body. The college seeks to keep the incident quiet while Van Nest relates his account of the events.
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Sunday Times
Telepo
Ohio
H. F. van Nest
Kenyon College
Hazers
van Nest
Kenyon
Vinton Blake
Blake
Ross Hall
Huston
Van Nest recounts brutal hazing and its aftermath
In a detailed statement Van Nest of Jackson Michigan describes being choked dragged to woods stripped and humiliated by fraternity members including Aubrey who shaved his hair and mocked him. He cites medical care and support from fraternity brothers and reports President Pierce backed the faculty's handling and probation for reinstated men.
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Hie
H. EF
van Nest
Jackson, Mich
Mosby
Rangers
Richmond
Winchester
Jackson
Washington
Carroll House
Congressional Library
Surratt
Lfe
Belle Boyd Civil War Spy and Souths Famous Figure
Belle Boyd, famed Confederate spy, dies of heart disease in Kilbourne Wisconsin. The report recounts her daring acts from Martinsburg to Richmond, capture and Europe dispatch runs, romance with Lt Sam Harding, and later life public lectures and notoriety across two continents.
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Kilbourne
Wisconsin
South
United States
Belle Boyd
Dixie
Martinsburg
Mount Washington College
Washington City
Boyd
Stonewall Jackson
Harper'’s Ferry
Jackson
Johnston
Europe
Belle
Sam Wylde Harding
Navy
Boston
Shakespeare
Byron
Long Island Sound
Boston Navy Yard
Harding
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Texas
John Swainston Hammond
California
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Norfolk
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George Augustus
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