Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-05
BEsrEGED BY PRETTY GIRLS.
Srof. Murray, of the University, the Vic
tim of a Practical Joke.


tim of Practical Joke.
New YORK, December 4-The young
men who are studying at the University OF
New York avoided Chancellor Mac
Cracken as ngCch as possible yesterday
afternoon. The Chancellor was NOT ii,a IN an
amiable frame of mind, but his condition
was nothing compared with that OF Prof..
Murray. Prof Murray is 2 young man
not over twenty -eight-snd Is very bashIGf
when in the presence OF ladies.
A small advertisement in the World was
the cause of al the trouble. Under the
head OF Help Wanted, Female" appeared
the following:
WANTED-TYPEWRI1 Err: SALARY el5.
w Inquire at room a. University Building
Washington Square, Thursday morning, BE-
tween 1910 and u
Room No. al is Prof. Murray's office He
sleeps in another room in the upper part OF
the building. Prof. Murray has no use Tor
typewriter and did not insert the adver-
itsement. In fact, he does not know who
did, but he would like to know.
1t is not often that position as type
writer at a salary of $l5 week is vacant,
and the advertisement caused t1utter OF
excitement in typewriter circles. Two
hours before the time indicated in the ad-
yertisement young women began to gather
around the University building. There
were girls of all sizes, types and ages, and
they were all anxious to secure the posi-
tion. One young woman. with blond hair
and blue eyes, determined to get ahead OF
the others by applying for the position be-
fore the hour named N the advertisements
She entered the building, and was accost-
ed by young man who asked her II he
could be of any assistance to her.
81 wish to see the gentleman who occu-
pies room No. Al, she replied in hesitat-
ing but anxious manner.
"I will show you the way,n he replied,
and he led her up two fights OF stairs.
On arriving at room No. Al the door was
found to be locked. The young woman
showed her disappointment so plainly that
the young man suggested that she might
find Prof. Murray-the occupant Of the
room-at his apartments on the top floor.
The girl was pleased with the suggestion,
and he offered 10 escort her up. After
climbing several flights Of stairs and head
ING their way through narrow passages to
the south turrett of the building, the young
woman was left standing in front Of Prof.
Murray's apartments. II was not long be-
fore she left the building looking somewhat
disappointed, but at the same time some
whatamused. She said nothing OF her in
terview with the professor to the crowd Of
girls who had congregated in front OF room
No. Al.
1t was 10 o'clock when the professor a2-
peared at his Office. 1t was much later
when he had succeeded in inducing the
crowd to move away. After he had done
so his troubles were not over, because ap-
plicants kept coming all day. They be-
sieged the professor in his class room, and
they also kept Chancellor MacCracken
busy in explaining the joke.
The faculty, it is stated, has discovered
that the Beta Delta Beta and the Theta
Nu Epsilon secret societies are responsible
for the trouble. and has offered reward
of 800 for information concerning the per-
son who inserted the advertisement. 1t is
said that a special meeting of the faculty
TO discuss the affair will be held this after
noon.