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On the 22nd. of February 1819 a publick dinner was given by
the students of College. On that occasion many of them became intoxicated, and
much quarreling and improper conduct ensued. Some prompted by passion in the
delirium of intemperance, had recource to weapons of the most deadly violence,
such as dirks and pistols. Information of these things being communicated to the
Faculty, it was deemed necessary by them, to have a meeting, that the nature and
consequences of such proceedings might be investigated, and such measures
adopted as the interest of the institution might demand. A meeting was
consequently called by the th of February; there being present,
nd the former drew a dirk, with which nd highly culpable,
thought it indispensable, to their being longer students of the College, that
they should make certain confessions and promises, which are severally as
follows.
"I acknowledge that on the 22nd. of February, I
drank intemperatly, armed myself with a dirk, and when Mr
I acknowledge that on the 22nd of February I armed myself
with a pistol, and becoming intoxicated on the same day, used it in a rash and
dangerous manner among my fellow students until it was wrestled from me by one
of them and thrown away; I profess a sincere sorrow for my conduct both in
regard to intemperance and my temerity in the use of
The faculty after the conclusion of the former business came to the following
resolution which was published in the Hall: Resolved that from the present time
till the session of the
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