New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24
CLASS RIOTING AT CORNELL.
SOPHOMORE Stiffness AND FRESHMAN FOOL
ISHNESS-A AGRICULTURE EXPERT.
MENT STATION.

MENT STATION.
Ithaca Y. V, Feb. % (SpcciaD.-Last week was
a week of trouble to the members OF the freshman
class and of painful anxiety to sophomorcs.
Early Tuesday evening +. p. Chaplin the fresh
class president, seized by four students sup
posed to be sophomorcs. bundled into "A hack and
carried of before he could do than give the
class yell and shout for help. The news spread
rapidly and freshman scouting parties started in every
direction. Detectives were hired sherIGs and police
help procured and the search carried on for
three days when the freshman president was allowed
10 return In for the class banquet lie has
far refused to give any information of his where
abouts during his captivity.
on Guday cveiang the sophomores were TO
banquet at the osborn House, Auburn. and the fresh
men at the Ithaca Hotel The former were 70
leave by special train and the freshmen were deter
mined to keep the banquet officers and speakers
at home II possible. several hundred students
gathered at the Leigh Valley railroad and rush took
place. one Of the scvcrcst ever known here. Many
students were badly bruised, two or three knocked
scnsclcsS, many hats were lost and some clothiuE
destroyed. Bags FLIED with liquid lampblack and
asaloeda freely used, and it not long before
the members Of both classc, rc-cmblcd a regiment
of chimney sweeps Many hoodums sided with tn"
attacking freshmen, while the sheriff. police and
railroad men aided the .ophomores ON the defensive
Even with thi, help it nearly an hour before Tie
train got away. The greatest cN itrnent IreVaHN
among the citizens duriug the contest, the windows
and vcrandas Of the hotels were rlcd with spec
Gators and the freight in the yard were covered
with people.
Professor H. T. Thompson. Of the University of
PcnnsyIvanla. Will soon adore, the Cornell Con
gross in favor of protection. ln answer to The al
dro,, Of Thoma, g.. Shcarman. on the Last evening
President Collin on saturday night sent t' the
Cornell Cousrc-, the names 81 hs cabinet officers. ~
follow,: John Ford. secretary Of state. W. = Holt
secretary Of the Treasury G.. G. Dickinson. secretary
Of War c. \. Dunucvay. Secretary Of the Navy .
J. G.. Parsons, secretary OK the Interior. hrrt
smith, Attorney General; J. Z. Hll secretary %
Agriculture, The CougN>, {, making sensation
among citizens a. Wen a., in college 'li'le--
one hundred and ten Of The 'ia~, we're present
at the sophomore banquet. The orator Wa g. j. g..
Parsons The class poet was u. Iutto. ot Wat"n,
the historian. L. T.. Ware, Tire oh-- prophet 'II-
Tie most important Agricultural Experimental station
iu the state D. that lDcat"d AZ C'r'.l HI.'i-l.- ~"
other institution % the Kind iA- create. ii'l.' ''
i.ncul- he'd ~choa~, connected with %, council. l"'
Giir,i "F al re -,1u'' ' 49, -, o'.- t,' f-u..
lectures aHd addr~--c' al NaIl'l, i'..'t, 'o
Throughout the state have attracted -' lut'N 'i
- efficient deputy director and -'' c't'. i"' ~ '.''
council - represented hy &. r.. Adams. president 'i
Ion J,,n., WOOD president Of state Agricultural
-ocictv. J.. Eolcri. professor % Agriculture ana
who has been connected win IT, uN 't','A j. '.n'
cepacty from thr very first. Professor . in'- Low,
dean OF the college n veterinary -irI,r. - "h''.
of the pioneer prc-,prs q cornell. ana i" -'' wa,
poe said ~ Professor Prcnt.s, ~ TIE IolHl. f" ID rt
ncrr Among tIe other professor ar the vel .' .0a
p-o.-or u Iiortcuitu-r. and rs, H. DHdi"y ,.'t'.,
professor a. trpt"en'na Loan, N, ,ii, AL
suhycrt- connected Will their special d"ia. tr". -,
~ DE- station constant experiments Ore r'i, "i ".
age fully reported boo %" bulletins % ~ 81. ltl,,
- which fifteen have been issued. All af" ttIlAhl'