Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-19
THE uEEuArIoN rNEuclsus
Fun tho Campus Last SIEht at tho
Burlsl Rites OF Analytical Goumstry.

Burlal Rites of Analytical GEOMETRY.
The SophOmores certainly deserve to be
crowned with laurel aud bays for tho
plucky manner in which they carried out
their programme for the cremation Of the
students bauo, analytical geometry, in tho
face Ol difficulties that seemed iusurmount
able. Ia order 10 gain time, tho funeral
cortego moved before the 0ratoTical con
test WAS finished. They marched over
tho route already published, returning
shortly after the audience had left the
college chapel. AZ immense thronE, NUN
bcriuE upwards of one Thousand, were in
waiting u receive them.
The sad strains Of the dead march by the
City baud NJatei on the air, aud the muf-
He'd tread Of tho student mOuTners alone
broke the 3ilenCe. In front OF HaTbaugh
hall and the chapel, tho trees were hung at
intervals with gAily oD!ored Chinese
lanterns that lent picturesque weirdness
to the scene Slowly up the avenue came
the sad looking COrtegC euyalOped in their
trappings Of woe. The mIgtster cerGm0
Hinruu, G. 4. Santee, led tho SOLEMN host
Oh horseback. Uo was Conspicuous by au
enormous white rcgala that might have
been at ono time the shoot from some
studcntb' bed Next came tho band,
followed by the pOHhtsr marlmns
Al'A ligNtaytFt ~ ShSoNi ahN - A>'
KOOntz, ia flowing black robes and uu
covered heads. Tho class followed, wear
ing white bands on their loft arms. Tae
chief point OF interest for tho crowd CEN
tered around the hearsc, q baggage wagon
being improyised Tor the purpose, which
contained on white catatalquo "A cOlli u
about three and one half feet long. The
Juniors in particular scruttniZei the
coffin closely having determined 10 sto Il
1t At the first opportunity.
Arrived in front of Harbaugh hall the
fun began in earnest. A scafiold had
been erected on which TO hang the ana
lytical geometrioal victim, aud 1t
also served the purpose OF his ere
nation. SalutatOrian @. B WaIbert at
tempted to welcome tho audience that
were gathered round, but he WAS greeted
with such q storm of cheers, groans and
cat calls, that it Is doubtful if he could
hear his own voice. lie prosi9ted, how
ever, but 30 did tho crowd, and perfect
Bedlam reigned.
ID. +. Maugcr ext attempted to give
history Of the class. The Juniors promptly
began singing John Browns Body and
Here's 10 Good Old Whisky" Tho scGpo
was further eulveued by innumerable fire
crackers that exploded nearly under tho
nosO Of the speaker.
The corpse had already been hung 20 The
gbbes and the historian applied the torch.
a sheet Of Hams shot into tho air, and
ensued q scene of indescribablc confusion.
Ia tho excitement Of cheering, singing and
tho explosion of fire crackers, a six-fOoter
Of tho Junior class tried to steal the coffin.
lIo was promptly collared by two police
officers who had been detailed to tho spot
to keep order. This summary action on
the part OF tho police started howl from
the Juniors and the guardians of tho Law
decamped
When the efligy had beon entirely con
| sumed by the flames, the ashes were care
| fully gathered up and deposited in an uCn.
The line Of procession then reformed and
proceeded 20 the place Of scpulturc. Ar
rived there, a pretence was made of low
ering tho coffin into tho grave, but 1t was
| in reality whisked away by stout band
of SOphomores. guarded by police, who
| placed it in safe quarters fax from the ken
| of the Juniors Cheers were then giyon
| by the clatcd SOphomores for every ono
present, tho band aud the college but
| three groauR were heartily belchcd out for
| the GLASS OF 80.
II was Jolly evening, that left no bitter
ness behind it, and was hugely en- joyod by
the college professors alumni and citizens
present.
Following Is tho programme IN kilcheh
Latin of tho best variety:
ORDO RERUM
Mngi9tor CcromOniarum, {. \. SanteG.
PontifeX MaYmus, j. Il, Ca.sel,
POnliteN, l., y. kOJnl'.
/ S1ndapila EXposita, Musica,
gelutati N.,,,.,,.,... u, Walbsrt,
Corpus Suspensuln - ,,...
Pyra Ardescit' c,
Carmen Observation-Disclosures ''''''' 'bii77'
Pyra Flagrat. ., u,,,,,,,
n. A Ia II.
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