Morning journal and courier., 1886-06-25
| FENCE FOR THE FRESHMEN.


 ,s9 Presented with a Rail to Sit Upon
 by the hOmOres-Wfllfam HI.
 Fitzgerald Makes the Presentation
 Speech and Louis O. Dupont Re.
 spends.
 Last night the sophomore fence was pre- scented to the freshmen. A fewer number were present than usual owing to the rainy weather, and besides many had left for home at the close of the examinations. Among those present were number of former 'o6 men, who have returned to see their class mates graduate. MT. H. R. Petrikin, who accepted the fence for '86 in their fresh man year, was an interested spectator. The senior pow-wow was omitted, and the e1er- cises began without preliminaries. MT. Will liam H. Fitzgerald, of Chicago, spoke for the sophomores as follows:
 My Little Friends: am pleased at seeing so many bright and rosy little faces turned up at me tonight, attest.ng their owners pleasure and surprise at finally being able to sit on the fence. When you left papa and mamma, a year ego, to come to MT. Porter's college, you had not learned much about that ho1rid rough game of base ball. and it was inconsiderste, to say the least, to make you practice with hard ball. You ought to have been put on bean bags and tennis rack
 
 to see men pay little attention to the cares and troubles of fife, but that of '99 suits me too we'll. But it was hardly their fault that the game was not won, for they practiced once regularly everv week, and once there was not single man smoking in the field. Then there were some good men on the nine. There's Lew Smith, don't know where Lew learned to play ball, but for true beauty of motion and wonderful anatomical contrac tion, Lew takes the premium. Why, they say that every time Lew throws the ball the yellow-haired ''trunner" of the discus turns over in his grave with envy. Lew is good all around ball player, but his great point is on the pickup.
 By the way, if there's any man in college envy it's "Pa" West. If one could only cul- tivate that contented, self satisfied, fatherly air of hitl But ''Pa-' sometimes makes mis- the other day, and when asked him what he'd have to eat he called for ice cream. Now isn't that nice thing for a man to doa
 There is Hal y Atkins. Harry is little fellow and may not be very good looking, but don't see why that janitor won't allow him on the campus. One of Harry's best friends is Charley King. Harry told me good sto- ry about Charley. Charley went to Fore paugh's couple of weeks ago, and while standing in the side show alongside the fat woman lady came up and asked him how long he had been on the road and Q. As I said before, it is a great class, sandy class; the gym. bath tubs show that. It is great athletic class, in fact there are too many athletes amongst them. Nobody can complain of 99's birding proclivities, at least one poltion of the class.
 However, it is now my duty by req son of the office delegated to me to surrender to you, '89, the sophomore fence, a duty not altogether pleasant, for we are to part with an object full of the most tender memories to us and which will long be cherished as the place where we have formed our truest friendships. May you prove yourselves worthy of it next Thurs day and may it always have large and tender spot in your hearts as I know it has in ours.
 The freshmen responded through MT. Lou is 0. Dupont of Wilmington, Del, who spoke as follows:
 GENTLEMEN-Before commencing a reply to the stump speaker of 'S8, must ask the pardon of SS if through want of sufficient command of language I cannot do full jus tice to her many noble virtues, which have been go concealed by the class through their innate medesty that tsn 1t IS IS r;n tbe pretty big HndeE in der case want the fact to be considered that l have not been able to kiss the Blarney stone, as my predecessor has, and have been una ble to do this, as only persons of his hercu- lean frame ana uneQualleQ prominence Tn athletics can accomplish this feat. Therefore I cannot serve up imported jokes for your enjoyment, nor can I impart to them his del icate foreign accent.
 Now in case 'e9, under the bellicose leader from Hartford, he might be called Josh l Most, and his Minneapolis satellite, by hurl- ing dynamite bombs in the shape of torpe- does and squibs and other weapons, offer any violence, I shall claim your protection. No appeal to the armed majesty of the law. as 'S8 through forced and frequent party calls at the jug have become somewhat fa- l miliar with them, but if one or two sub l scription men will stand here ky the fence will feel pretty safe from the whole class. Because, speaking rith that veracity which characterized the daddy of our country, sub scriptions are not SS's strongest point. If I the new gym. ever does get there it will not l be through the frantic efforts of '9S. But | joking laid aside, it is my pleasant duty to thank you, '88, in the name of '89, for the fence you have given us. And I sure I only voice the senti- ment of the whole class in sayirg that we fully appreciate the honor, and while ex- pect.ng to pass many a pleasant hour at the I fence, we will faithfully guard it, keeping in | mind the class from whom we received it. And | would repeat in the name of '99 our heart l felt thanks for this honor shown us by the l class of '89.
 At the close of the speeches the freshman glee club entertained the college with several songs which they vera unahle to render altar