Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-16
Eo Tall Hats Just Yet.

At one o'clock yesterday afternoon theIe
arose from tho campus of Columbia College
noise such as fifty Dennis Kearneys 10 tu pur'
suit of a moop.eyed epsr might be proud to
make. Howls multiplied upon hoHls woke
the quiet of Madison avenue and drowned the
sputterinp of tho locomotives IN the Graod
Central Railroad yard. Windows of houses 90
Forty ninth stree! fronting the campus were
thrown open aud the heads OF wondering W.
men peeped cut.
The occasion Of the tumuIt was the antual
rush of the Freshmen and Sophomore Glasses.
of the college, and the object of the ciashing OF
tho caus Vas to decide whether. or not the
Ffeshmco MI sht wear high hats aud canes fortce
rest Of tho year. The annual !ush to settle th's
monentou5 question occurs on the Ito ol w
tober es sure as big guns.
From the opening OF tic college stLer vaoa-
ion until the Jlth Of October the Ercshmen
ara boupd by a law Of custom rot to assume the
beaver nor to swing the stick. But II tho
Freshman, 10 the rush, eau carry of the rush
ing cane the Sophomore virtually contessea
his own superiority IN the matter OF dress to b.
a hollow farce. Last year the rush between
the Freshmen aud Sophomores was draw
Ia Difference to the ieeliogs OF the upper class.
however, the Freshmen wore low hats anu cGr'
riad their hauts in their pockets tor one terra
more.
At the close Of reciGaions yesterday the two
classes formed 10 two parties facing each other,
near tho centre of the campus grounds. va
hats and clothes bad been donnod lcr the occa'
sion. The juniors gathered about the oontcs
tants to SEC fair play and prevent hghts. The
Seniors mounted tho campus hill and Inflated
their lungs to assist with tho noise. The actors
in the rush wcro instructed previously that
when man was tumblcd down to stamp upon
him would be entirely improper, and that 70
strlks man with the cane 10 controversy world
be Gisgraceiu.
When everything was ready dgo'I ID
Junior cast the cane, stout, heavy stick, ou
lhe ground midway between tho opposing
parties, acd each made rush Tor 1t. Those
10 the iroot ranks tuggcd for the pessts';an OF
tho coveted sick. Those 10 the rear yelled.
The crowd surped frcm oDo end of the CAMPUS
to the other. The eophomores werc but seventy
iu ucmbcr, while their opponents numbered
pinciy.
The iunio,a, full Of excitement, danced
about, secretly iavoring the freshmen, 10 dClc',
but prom pity nuttlng at an end al scrlout
berercat d. demonstrations. Montgomery, oayro,
Foster and RaWson were III the Van OF the
sophomores struggling vallentIy Tor The ciac
Often were they thrown upon the slippery grass
and Ssyre lost his shict and undcrshl!t, bu:
after struggle Of three quarters OF an hour
he and Montgomery got the stick and held II.
The sophomorcs were pushed to . corner o: tas
campus near Fourth avenue.
The Freshmen wcuid not alloW that thoy Wer!
beaten. The Sophomores formed l'nr, grasped
hands and started witha ye.l and ru:h TO b;es&
through rauka Montgomery and Sayrc. bear
log the precious stick, followed CLOSELY 10 :hr
rear of tbs line, aud small body guard o'
Sophomores protected tho rear. There Wa,
deafenirg howl, tho Froshmcn scattered and
! the vicors made s!rAight for the college doors
To enter the building WAS au ubh.ard OF
| thing 10 Columbia College rushes, bu: tao ,,
Dhomorts we're determined to carry the SICK
toto the presidents ohi,s. The professors,
hearing the approaching roar, rushed to TIE
entrance aud ordered the boys away. lac J'a
tor got one Of the leaders by the coar, aud
the plan of storming tho presidents otl'' wa
abandoned. Instead, the Sophom5res c,rrla'i
the stick to The Office OF the college paper 'n
the basement, where it waa handed to 40 ,In'
partial Junior, and the rush was cndcd-Nc~
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