School Hazing

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 10, 1912

The evils attending the spirit of hazing in educational institutions were forcibly illustrated recently in the high school at Middletown, Ohio. A freshman is now dying as the result of having been compelled to push a pencil across the floor of the school gymnasium with his nose, receiving at the same time kicks and cuffs from his associates. A strong hand has been exercised the last few years in many institutions to suppress this spirit. This practise surely does not contribute either to Christian morals or to good citizenship, and such sports do not commend themselves to sensible men and women.