The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-10
STEVENS BOYS ON A LARK.
They Visit the Hoboken Theatre and
Raise sold Harry,

Hilarity reigned supreme about Hoboken
last night, and the students of Stevens Col
lege were responsible for There were over
atre party" and congregated in the boxes
and front seat of the Hoboken Theatre. One
might have thought Bedlam had settled there
for awhile. In reality '96 and '97 were
giving the party, but other classes partici-
pated in the occasion. Headed by a fife and
and drum corps the shrieking students pro-
ceeded from the college, at Hudson and
Sixth streets, marching down Hudson on the
sidewalk. Naturally there was no room for
ye1ls, or whatever else they were, pierced
holes in the dampened atmosphere and
caused peoples tympanni to vibrate in a
lively fashion Everybody knew what it
was, and everybody. was willing to
concede all excuses except Policeman
Gebhardt, and he thought the students in
their strange shouting language were per-
haps insulting him. So he grabbed demure
and harmless chap, an Italian STUDENT and
marched him off to the station house. The
front part of the line knew nothing of this,
and the band, followed by half the line,
trudged merrily on. OF a sudden shouting
noise like unto fiends, or ghosts or some
thing else weird, startled the band. and it
turned around to find itself separated from
some more of the parade. About one hun
dred students followed 'Coppie" and his
prisoner to Police Headquarters. Sergeant
Jacobus took Policeman Gebhardts COM
plaint as disorderly person against the young
man, who registered as Edward Solo OF No:
81 Second place, Brooklyn, eighteen years of
age Three students, with matted hair, who
had squeezed through the door, got hold
of Captain Hayes endeavoring to prevail
upon him to release Soto, who was
carried back to cell Being unsuc-
cessful, they hunted up Recorder McDonough
and the student, about the middle of the first
act in the show ssOh, What Night" came
prancing down the aisle. Though he only
was ''fresh" everybody yelled like mani
acs, while the performance stood still.
Assemblyman Michael J. Coyle went the
lads bail.
Anybody who wasn't a student when he
entered the theatre felt more like two or
three at the close of the performance. Sus-
pended across the curtain was the
insignia of '96 in red and yellow CLOTH
Then 97, with red and gray cloth, had the
boxes decorated up stairs and down. Thirty
of ninety-four's students occupied lower
box. The two classes, '96 and '97, competed,
one against the other, in decorations and
stage ''gags" '97 came out way ahead.
They expended over 500 on the stage and
the girl quartette that plays with the show
was attired in dresses made in 97 colors.
Ribbons on the leading lady were also the
colors of '97, while boutonnieres of '96 pattern
adorned the gentlemen's coats.
In gags 1917 was Sin the SOUP" Once
'96 started sort of effigy of '97 across the
stage on strings for the purpose, at the close
of the act. Some of '97s boys mounted the
stage, and, after a deal of jumping, tore it
down. A few '96's up in box commenced
ripping off '97's decorations to make things
even, thereby breaking standing compact
On the way home the boys awakened any
body who had fallen asleep, and they were
not particular about going home early,
either