The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-24
WABASH COLLEGE FOOLERY.
Annual Nonsense OF Some Very Fresh
Freshmen.

CRAwFoRDsvILLE, Feb. 22.-ISpecial +
All day Saturday aud yesterday the
Wabash college freshmen and sophomores
were going mysteriously about with their
pockets bullying out from unwonted bur-
dens OF slungshots and other weapons of
warfare.
The two preparatory classes were also
in arms, the penes backing the sophs and
the subs the freshmen. They were pre-.
pairing for the annual fun attendant on
the celebration of Washington's birth
day."
On Saturday afternoon five freshmen gave
it out that they would spend Sunday out
of the city, and boarded the train ostensi-
bly, Tor that purpose. They got off at the
junction, however, and went galloping
TO the college. They assembled into the
belfry and there remained for thirty-six
hours. Their object was TO be there
ahead of the sophomores and TO trium-
phantly float their flag from the top of the
building this morning. Custodian Burks,
who was guarding the building, saw a
gang of forty students approaching
from the west, bearing long lad
ders strapped end 10 end, max
ing one long enough to reach to
the top Of the three-sIory building. They
advanced, brandishing long clubs and
uttering dreadful grunts. They started to
mount he ladders and Mr.. Burke rushing
out ATTEMPTED to prevent them. There
was mix" but Mr.. Burke was powerless
in the hands of the young men, who
whooped and capered about like wild
Indians at a ghost dance. When Mr..
Burke was powerless to prevent their de-
signs he dispatched one of the Messrs.
Leach for the authorities, and Profs.
King, Campbell, Smith and Thomas
were soon rushing through the mud to
bear succOr. In the meantime the six
freshmen in the belfreH aroused by the
noise, came out upon the roof and hosting
their flag walked to the edge of the build
ing to rap over the Uranium with their
stuffed clubs whoever might appear on The
top of the ladder. The scaling was going
merriy on when Prof Campbelrs awful
voice rose above the din. Hostilities
ceased instanter and a death-like silence
fell. Prof. Campbell ordered all parties
down and the roof was soon cleared
of flags and combating forces. The
rooms and went away into the
darkness, but not TO their rooms. Gangs
of eight or ten could be seen bobbing here
and there through the trees and finally
Profs Smith and Thomas went down town
after the police, but they never came
back any more" At about midnight
Profs. Campbell and King went home,
leaving Mr.. Burke by himself. He was
watching the buildings TO keep off the
paint fiends when suddenly there came a
burst OF thunder wild. Dynamite had
been used on a small outbuilding which
was scattered far and wide. The explo-
sion made fearful racket. From that on
until morning the rival classes met and
battied among the trees. One gang,
consisting of Mather and Culbertson,
freshman, and Hunter, Rosebaum and
Wilkins, subs, were captured outright by
two powerful sophs. These gentle sophs
gagged and put handouts on Mather and
Culbertson and turned the sullies over to
some followers as prisoners of war. The
two freshmen, bound like pigs for a mar
ket, were tossed unceremOniOusly into
l0-cent hack and hauled out to a farm
south of the city, where they were
thrown on the floor of a smokehouse.
Iney were released this morning by
q passing milkman and walked back to
town. The three subs were given over TO
band of penes and sOphs. MIR. Wilkin
began to CRY and was accordingly released,
being considered too young and tender for
the rude adversities OF war. Hunter and
Rosebaum were ruthlessly dragged off
and imprisoned in the cellar OF the
Wishard place on w. Wabash-ave.
This morning they were released and
with blanched cheeks went home full of
strange and awful stories OF the cruel
barbarities of grim-visaged war and the
frightful spirits which haunt the gloomy
shades of the Wiehard cellar. Prof.
Campbell gave instructions to the police
last night to lodge in the body of the jail
any student detected in wrongdoing. The
two classes are still on the warpath and
blOodshed is feared tonight.