New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-17
Vsndal, spare that fence
TO-fch nnt n CtuQla rail.
IUlUH nut a SIIIbIb IdIIf
In youth We roasted there

IN youth We rUOatsu tlerc-
Touch not the roost OF Yale:
The Chicago alnmnl-elghty strong-wlll be found In
ca b1 E' s4s Few s Ws e@ went Ss a Y, 1' learn
10 spout and were too parsimonOus TO enjoy the social
advantages OF the roost. They treated with the
For half century the old Yale fence has inclosed
1e 10 lar csP~s on he the po
OF College and Chapel SIS. This Will necesstato the
removal Of the fence When the project bccsms known
mass meetings, in which decidedly Anarchlstio ten
who approached the fence with sinister motives
were finally Superseded by more diplomatic measures.
sea e @ Ss a ha n'
printed and mailed to svery aumns In the United
States ard Canada, embodyng the following preamble
Whereas, The erection Of this building on tho site
and entirely destroy Its true character; and
Whereas, The fence, as the centre Of the social life
marked exponent OF the manly democracy Of Yale
life, and to tho alumni one OF their most Cherished
Resolved, That We the students Of Yale University,
do earnestly petition the corporation to use the means
in their to prevent the efS rS OF this building
Resolved, That a committee be appointed by the
Chairman OF this meeting 70 present thls peIton 70
the corporation and to procure for 1t the signatures
f. s. Winston c7p walked the floor Of his spacious
ofico Ike an enraged tiger brought to bay. lie had
received copy of the circular -,
teeth 8 10 would be unconstitutional
"Wnl the alumni of Chicago stand by the roost as
VIM theyi Well, you Just read thls' and the
excited young lawyer picked up cabegram from his
desk. Does that look as though we were going to
The dispatch was as follows:
=, Madras India, p m, May 6 6;-To e: s. Winston.
steamer.
"The circular was cabled to him. explained Mr..
What action Will the Chicago alumni probably
We shall move on NewHaven by forced marches
and occupy strategic positlon-'
yes on ~ senior roost We shall march s.,s IN
fsne saS "'u''' "a ''N'' '
D: B, lyman coo and Henry y. Freeman Geo
:" have Just returned from visit to New-haven,
roost on the old fence, and it seemed quite like old
times 1t was comparatively comfortable roostng-
three-cornered ones the corporation put In Tor the
benefit of US $50 chaps
@was not the corporation impressed with the social
Its fhree-cornered rail scheme evidence as TO
that especially the sharpest corner was uppermosc
But, bless you, that didn't stop the roosting. Wo
roasted Just the same 1t was trifo wearing on
thetrousers first, but several evenings ot indus
application of our pocket knives put the roos'
into ship-shape again. ...-,..
II seems almost Ike sacrege TO talk about tearing
down the Old roost," sighed Mr.. Lyman. wasn't
quite 50 much OF rooster as my classmates, on &c.
count Of the facility with which Dd y limbs dis
located I'm the daily struggle between the soph9mores
and juniors disputed territory, S,nl 49,
enough OF rooster so that Yale would hardly seem
Iile Yale 10 mo with tho old fence torn down. inc
last time was down there went past tne campus
IN the middle OF tho afternoon Every Ioot VI u oP
fence was occupied by students, ana every O1 On
them was I'm his swallOwtail. They SAT as vi ol vi
tbe ION rail with their feet the bottom one, oPI
ing rampant OF knees to posSiDle E nS manfred Of
street. wondered at the dress coats' anu 'i4 "
o"s is there banquet tonight of the Skull and Bones
or the Scroll and Key -. Loo, 70 q heastlv
Nav, was the answer "oNo O0'N "
recoptfon nd ire cooling on
"A recc ptOn by one OF tho socleuc9 srecra como
Nav: blow the societies. You Ola unY so for
here TO iOn societies ard spout We havo ~ To-
societies and don't spout We roost anu pS stoves
ball. and when got out we re- guns ~ ,sot,I,
and pack pork and make ourselves criaced for the
No Il won't do 10 let rho fOOsI 10 sa0'' ~ ~
sake Of recitation building" -. ,,orrined
Are yon a rooster. Mr.. Blaine y =, oo..r. r.t
Yes sir. am a rooster. We are All rJ r Nv
tbon, tear down tbe Old roost At their peril
Put the new recitation build NJ. whsI rrh,, ,s n
Hang the new recitation buldln., Sr -" L"noreJ
brand new recitation building to TINS 1 t,rne tbere
was no need Of a recitation building. we SAT oH 'H'
roost and recited TO the stars
R-I-N-G-O,
D-I-N-Ci-O,
D-r-N-C-O,
Binco was his name. -
What Is the use OF a recitation bulldnE' s he's been
Judge Magruder csc IS in Vernon III L. i-,,bJect
,rired IN ratrn To Chicago Mt and give inc sDJ
10 honcgt ~ his legal exDereuce. Librarian IuOe
TGn has heen assigned the task Of compiling s Ho~
OF protests Edward G. Mason Ctn; Se t SconsnIt the
ga. and Chester ". Dawes are deIaIru 70 FRANKLIN
authorities in search Of prcceden.s ch,nf ~ fbS
WacVeaeh c7 will enter the campo On as Ehl 1 mn
Commssary Department. Among oInr .s Owen r
who are not backward in coming iorT yos norton
srrarue and Dudley winston The nrsr o tt ~
ction nv tbe Cbcar alumni will be taken tO-ngh' d.