New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-06
THE COLUMBIA sopHoMOREg TRIUMPH.
TAKING REvENGr UPON THEIR oLD-T1ME ENEMY
LEGENDRE.

TAKING REVENGE UPON THEIR oLD-T1ME ENEMY
LEGENDRE.
The Columbia Sophomore having Knocked their
heads against the knOtty problems OF LegenGre for
two wears took sweet revenge last night 10y con-
signing their ancient enemy to the flames. They saw
in a hdeous eiigy of Legendre the embodi-
ment of days and nights of toll. of failures i'll reel
tations and of unhappy hours spent in eXamlna-
tions 1t was 10 o'clock when passers through
Madison Square became aware that something I'M
usual was occurring at the Worth Monument
Various sheeted forms were seen gliding about.
They differed from the traditional ghost
in that they wore high hats and smoked cigarettes.
The robes which they wore were intended for togas;
but as the night was cool, they also trousers
and the combination of togas and trousers was
striking Likewise. these very lively and substan-
tal shades ore tail hats encased in white cylinders.
ON which was painted 4" 81" with skulls and cross
homes and references 10 sines and tangents Two or
three of the jOvial mourneTs wore tOgas apprO-
prately thrown over their left shoulders,
exposing bare and muscular arms Others
had adorned themselves with red sashes and
turned their coats inside ont which gave them
truculent aud war-hke aspect they shouted the
number Of their class with great yehe-
mence. While the perspiring wca1ers OF toga5
shouted "'s4" irreverent small boys shouted
900" and cast missiles at the conspicuous white
After much shouting a procession was formed,
and torches distributed. FIRST came
a band then there was cart III which
stood an efiigy displaying mask with long gray
side whIskers This said to he likeness of The
professor of mathematics Then came lines OF nearly
a hundred SophOnOres and Freshmen,
the latter bringing up the rear. EaCh
man carried torch. The Columbia College grounds
were hung with Chinese lanterns. On high bank
were very ,aky altar and stand. The etiigy OF
Legendre was placed behind this stand: Blue
lights burned on the altar, aud }. Foster jenkins,
who was called haruspex without resentng IT,
came forward and recIted poem. j. Ill. W ara,
onprobrlously called the carnifex, told of Noah's
discovery of Eucld clinglng TO theoa0llte at tne
time when the flood submerged HOnOken, ana MS
subseq uent expulsion from the ark Tor calculating
the right ascension OF MIS- Moan nose Inc
wildesi enthusiasm excited by his references
to sparkling beer. thirsty ups and the approaching
conyiyium. 1hcreupOn the haruspex ordered the
carnifex to kill the goat and look for Omens The
goat was lifted upon the altar. Ii was very hkely
goat constructed oil lambs wool ana PAPER mache.
The cariifex was perfectly Wiling 10 XII the
goal but just at this point the goat accidentally
caught tIe-an omen that was not looked for. But
the haruspeX, after the ire had been stamped out,
discovered, nOminally i'll the (sawdusU entralls of
the goat the OF large T.. and the coslne of
excuse IRON recItatIOns on account OF malaria,
a list of absences from prayers, ana other pOrtcn5
which BODIED Ill for Legendre, who shook until the
gray sIde-w hlskeTs got aSkew. 1t was resolved
that Legendre must die. But this was
only base pTetence. he audience. overcome
by the thought of beer. as one man
at the close of the speechmakng and rushed for the
gates. Legendre was neither stabbed nor crematcd,
but simply ANONYMOUSLY kicked into "A corner and
forgotten AT this some III the audience dispersed
with "a sense OF disappointment, which was somewhat
iQnened by the 1acL that the altar caught IRE and
WAS rolled down the embankInent. The exercises on
the campus closed at midnight Then the students
betook themselves i'll procession to the American In
stitute Hall, where q conyivlum TOOK place.