Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-04-17
YAiE COLLEGE.
An incident. % the fnteeneeine War Ne
tween the Freshnaea and Juniors
-NA~ Haven News

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The scientific freshmen ON Friday night
fastened flag marked 81. S. on one OF the
pinnacles OF the Peabody museum, and is
staii there until Sunday a ternoon. and
was what may be called a thorn in the
side Of the juniors. Sunday afternoon the
latter got il dowa, aud this is the way il
was d0ae:
The more they looked the worse they
felt. Suddenly one man ran away from
the group. He returned in few minutes
Then two or three others went away with
him. Fifteen minutes later they were
back. With them they had ball OF
strong twins and long rope. Somebody
tied the string to stone. Then a Chicago
junior took few stel forward and hurled
the missile into the air. Ii rose, sailed
gracefully away in long curve and fell
back TO the ground. The Chicago junior
bad attempted more than he could accom-
pIish. He had missed the pinnacle by
twenty feet. Someone else tried hand
and came a little nearer the mark. Two
or three more trials were made, and then
shout of triumph went up from the
party. The stone had passed around
the iron rod. More string was let out.
and the stone carefully lowered. Then
the end OF the rope was fastened
70 the string and slowly drawn up 70 the
iron and around it and down 20 the ground.
There was pause at this stage of the pro-
ceedings. The young men felt OF the rope
and looked up at the flag. It seemed like
a long climb. and the prospect of fall on
the frozen ground was not pleasant. Some-
n = T.
do for Scientific freshmen TO trample on
the Juniors. The flag must come down.
One young man rose To the emergency and
took of his Overcoat, looked at the flag
deaantly, twiEched the rope TO test its
support. and toen began 70 climb ~ hand
over hand. Two or three juniors grasped
the bottom of the rope and tried to steady
Il as best they could. The man on the
rope went ahead rapidly at first. hut grad
ually Stacked his pace. Then be stopped
altogether. His companions shout ed to
him 10 20 ahead He looked up, saw how
iuaHy feet be had yet to raise himself aud
shook his head. His friends below urged
him 70 60 on aud he resumed his task Up
he went and again the programme was
repeated, but when he paused for the sec
Again his friends cheered him end
again be went to work When he
- 4 his next rest he was har liy tn
feet from the height ha wished to reach.
Bat those ten feet seemed very long in
deed as he started for the fourth time. Up
be wpnt until be could almost grasn the
iron rod Nhies supported bo-h haz aud
rote. He reached out one hand 70 grasp
the iron, bat as hs did SO, he slipped back
foot His classmates below were quiet
enough now. The man on the rope rested
for a moment and then slowly drew him
self Up. and this time he was successful
A moment more and he stood on the roof.
It was not a difficult task TO secure the
dag after that. ard IN FIVE minutes the
Junior class champion began his decent.
He came down slowly ss sirst. but his
arms were tire-i AID his grip had lost most
% It's strength. He began to descend
faster and faster. The flag slipped from
his arms suol fell 70 the ground, the men
at the bottom of the rope jumped back and
ths young Excelsior struck the earth with
a soiii thumn Not thar Il hurt him
much. Scientific Juniors and cats are
not easily killed. X friends picked him
up. assured him that be hal saved the
hoaer oe his class. gathered up The rope
snd departed % 6ttinxly celebrate the feat
and divide the fax which had Al disfressesa
their souls for two lays