The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-29
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PAINTED HIN GREEN.
President of the SOphOmores Kidnapped
and Punished by Freshmen.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j, Jan. 2S.-There
is trouble in store for some frolicSome Rut-
gers College students, who kidnapped G. NJ.
Ridgway, of Trenton, president of the soph-
omore class. while he was on his way to
one Of the fraternity houses. Late last
night several freshmen took him to the
bank of the canal, where his clothing was
removed and his body covered with green
paint Ridgway was compelled TO suffer
this indignity on account of the action Of
the sophomores the night before. The
freshmen had their annual dinner on
Wednesday night, and had half finished be-
fore the sOphomOres, who made a practice
of stealing the feast had learned that the
event was to take place. The outwitted
sophomores attempted to get square by
routing out of bed several freshmen in
Winants dormitory who had not attended
the feast and painting them green. When
the banqueters returned there was a lively
time in the dormitory which the Senate
the controlling body of the hall, finally
que;led
Then the freshmen decided to be re-
venged. Many plans were discussed. 1t
was no ordinary revenge that they wanted.
They finally decided that the leader of the
offending sophomores should have a coat
be harder TO remove than those their own
classmates had received. Ridgway, presi-
dent of the sophomore class, was the man
they wanted. Some of the freshmen lay
in wait for him last night A close watch
was kept by freshmen scouts, who knew
he would probably visit one of the frater-
nifty houses during the night 1t was dark
and cold and the wind was high, but the
freshmen did not seem to realize it, They
We're willing TO endure greater harlships
than those which confronted them so long
as there was a. prospect for finding Ridg-
way. The victim was late in appearing
but he appeared at last AS he passed the
waiting freshmen they surrounded him,
and before he had realized his danger they
had overpowered him and were hustling him
off toward the canal
In a dark and lonely spot on the bluff.
near the seminary buildings, overlooking
the canal, the procession halted. A pot
filled with green paint was produced and
was begun. The high night wind chilled
young Ridgway as the freshmen disrobed
him. The freshmen were obdurate. The
they said. A half dozen Pickering lanterns
lent a weird aspect to the midnight specta-
Gle. The keen and nipping air tossed Ridg-
ways hair into tangle. The poor boy
shrank from the paint brush, but il was
no use When the freshmen got through
with him he was covered with green paint.
To make the paint stick they added lib
eral handfuls of flaxseed. Then they al
lowed Ridgway TO put on his clothes. That
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gloated over his agony. 1t would have been
only half the fun with ordinary sopho-
more, but Ridway was the president of
the class. Finally he was led back to
Winants dOrmitory to spend the rest of
the night trying TO scrub off the paint and
faXseed. This morning Ridgway looked as
though he had lost ten pounds during the
night. The sophomoreS are now deter
mined that they shall get square, but there
Is fair prospect Of mysterious faculty
meetings and detective work among the
professors TO locate the leading offenders.
President Austin Scott has ordered a thor
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