TWO TEACHERS TAKEN IN RAID ARE SUSPENDED
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TWO TEACHERS TAKEN IN RAID ARE SUSPENDED
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Date
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24 February 1932
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Description
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Editorial Note:As with all previous articles about the raid, Wimberly and Eliason denied any connection to the liquor. Now, this may only have been a denial to ownership, but not a denial to drinking, which would of course have been grounds for suspension. However, denying "any connection" sounds like a complete denial of anything to do with the liquor, calling the suspension into question.
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TWO TEACHERS TAKEN IN RAID ARE SUSPENDED
Regents Drop Pair From University Faculty Until Next Fall.
CONNECTION WITH LIQUOR DENIED
Wimberly Will Continue Work As Editor Of Prairie Schooner.
As a result of a liquor raid on the University of Nebraska coliseum a week ago Saturday night, Dr. L. C. Wimberly, professor of English, and N. E. Eliason, instructor of English, have been suspended until September 1, 1932, Chancellor Burnett announced Wednesday noon.
Action was taken by the board of regents who heard the testimony of raiding officers and the two faculty members at a special meeting Tuesday.
Dr. Wimberly, however will continue as editor of the Prairie Schooner, literary publication party subsidized by the university. He said Wednesday afternoon that he planned to remain in Lincoln and devote all his time to the Prairie Schooner. Mr. Eliason said his plans were indefinite.
Deny Connection With Liquor.
Neither had any further comment to make on the action of the board of regents other than to deny any connection with the liquor seized in the raid which resulted in illegal possession chargers being filed against Alan Williams, former university student arrested with the two instructors.
Williams will not be connected with the Prairie Schooner in the future, Dr. Wimberly said. He had been business manager since his senior year in the university.
Class room work of Dr. Wimberly and Mr. Eliason will be taken over beginning Wednesday afternoon by other members of the English department staff.
Students Not Involved.
Chancellor Burnett in his statement declared that the All-University party which was held in the
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Source
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Author: Staff, The Lincoln Star
Title: "Two Teachers Taken in Raid are Suspended"
Periodical: The Lincoln Star
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pages: 1, 8
24 February 1932
Nebraska State Historical Society, film 071 L63s 2233, copy and reuse restrictions apply, http://www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/services/refrence/use_policy.pdf
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TWO TEACHERS TAKEN IN RAID ARE SUSPENDED