New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-02
ItSSOES AND TNDERG TIES.

Though the distinguished Buralo Fill has gone
from us, his teachings still lnger, and their prac-
ticol application has just been witnessed in an
unexpected quarter, namely, Rutgers College.
That the lasso should ever be brought into use
in colleges not means for promoting athletics,
bnt Indirectly to help the thoughtlcss under
graduate along the flowcrv path of learning, was
hardly to be expected. but is non. tie less true.
We are told that Last Wednesday night the
Junior class az RUTGERS was ia the observatory
with a professor. making observations on tie
constellation Of Taurus. 10 see if anything new
had happened in that direction, when some of tho
class. unmNlftl Of the sweet Influences of the
pciadcs. "brokc away and began a war-dance
about tie col'c-c building' They also locked one
professor in his room,7 and began bowling about
the building The astronomical professor brought
ont his camera and tried 10 get hash-hght
picture of them at tb-r worst, but failed. About
this time tho janitor arrived on the scene Ihe
janiior of Rutgers College IS an old palnsman.
having been with Buffalo Bill on Staten Island
Two seasons. 10 say nothing Of his experience
with him in Madison Square Garden. The anitor
has had many Wild and exciting adventures. In
tie fall Of l--s he Was with Colonel Cody in
Philadelphia, and saw any number OF redskins
in Lincoln Institution He has also been with
llr. I ArNcI W III West SHOW. Wtfi' III NlI tp'h
service He was in Pittsburg. Pennsylvania. in
1879, and saw much wild work, and had many
AN exciting adventure Colonel Cody speaks
highly of him and his good work in the turbulent
times which followed tie settlement of Erasiina,
and besides being an expert with the
lariat lie is dead shot with either
revolver or rife and was the only man who was
not scasic the first time the show went 10 Europe.
As ac saiD. the disturbance WAS at rs height
and tie Photographic professor was rcircatuS
with bat one Leg left on his camera. when the
mniior arrived. His practised eye took IN the
situation al tie first glance Going 10 his rooms
he got his trustv r.whidc larint and returned 10
Tire scene If The war-dancc. As Dc collcd II IN
his hand the oh times VIXEN, needless of danger,
he had ropcl tie bounding buffalo IN London
came back To him. His cheek was flushed, and rs
hc prepared for the cast. lee was again surrounded
By the mad rush Of stampcdcd steers IN Madison
square Garden. He threw the lass0 and caught
a Junior around tie neck, then he gallopcd away
drareinr tie CAPTURED UNDERGRADUATE behind him.
Once around the room took all Of tie nonsense
out of the stGdcnt and he was released. With Il
whoop the ianior again swung his rope, and tins
time got q student hy tie foot. Wien tins one
was properly Subducd, he was released and an
other canrlt. Fora halihour this hardy frontiers
man dragged down members of the junior class.
But he met with failure al last. The students
allied captured his las,o and drove him from the
field Then they made bonfire Of some of the
anitors personal property sercnedcd the pro-
lcssors with nsh-horns exploded giant-irccracAcrs
and otherwise enjoyed themselves The Ianitor,
aided by the professors. rallied and chased "a num-
Der of the students some distance, but failed 10
catch any Of them
II seems ia u> that though the janltor was de-
fcafed the Usefulness of the lasso a: u means ct
college discipline was clearly proved. The trouble
lay IN the fact that there WAS but one man against
several dozen. Had the professors been armed
with good rawhidc ropes instead Of telescopes ana
nash-light cameras. the result might have been
different Rutgers apparently needs more lassocs
and less scientific apparatus.