The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-22

per. A prnfuss apology to the faculty By ths
s,ss Ssh Iohhy;c, nm ibs
ident White being absent the matter was
The next year "a also decided to try the
kidha ppinR plan. They partially sueeeeded IN
Keeping the officers away. hut did not break
were Kept i'm prisonei in a garret practically
within stones throw OF the campus. TheT
we're not discovered and were liberated after
across country in carriages They went BY
lonely roads. but 10 passing through hamlet
all sing college songs The sophs fell into the
trap. and the news that the college boys wore
10 sscs shs
lowed in an hour or two. The three men got
back &c ithaca in time to ofnciate at the sup
The class Of 20 practically did nothing to
break up SIS freshman supper. and the class
completely in the plan Of preventing - from
ENJOYING freshman feast This was the Only
The class Of 's1 dseidsd on a new plan. com.
mittee Olive was appointed secretly to arrange
all the details. the ret Of the class being
II had tecome the fashion Rt Cornell to en-
gage q catererer TO come from Rochester 70
for him and he brought the food. tableware
and ornaments from Rochester. IL was an
%oud ia. s; Il. ss Ss snG
speuial police were engaged to guarantees
safety from riot TO him.. About ten days be-
b.st.inovn sopbs disappeared on sick leave
He went straight to Rochester. told the
deisat sophomore schemes and detailed to re.
main IN Rochester to keep the caterer in
r. .SSpsr n.
burgh. twelve miles north Of Ithaca and
said that. TO deceive the sophs 1t would be nee
man committee as though no change was to
be made. He came with credentials. ap-
esier.r was eomeiePeIy deesi,eao The n deeos
soph kept com munieating with his committee
s sssTe ssg taTSpgh n. Ss tho ssss
to the real freshman. committee SAYING that
the caterer would be down In Ithaca on . GER
The day Of the supper came. The freshman
President got telegram from the caterer say
Ing TAIN owns to bo' hteS IN the
ments The freshmen suspected nothing. The
caterer really started on the morning train.
ceiver said the whole freshman class would
come up. to Tru.nansbureh on the evening
deeoy soph had hired special guards t to protect
the freshmen" and stood at the door to
mem should eet In the e1 s. none The eatsfer
Th ,;. had been CHARMED for his cIoekery. wa.
When the evening train came up from Ithaca
leo college men jumped on They were really
their confedsrate Secret word had been sent
to the sophomore committee early In the day
as ss o. shs but mot
ners sent on 10 whisper to the sophs TO meet at
the train for Trumansburgh. 1t was feared that
the secret night get out 10 word was sent around
TO q water tank Just above the station and
there board the train. They did so. but to
their surprise found . delegation OF actual
the caterer on the late down ward traiL. The
real freshmen were surprised when they saw
the sophs. but were relieved when they saw
not 60 on to the m Getting place OF the two trains
on the single track railroad
The sophs found q finely. spread banquet
found out that they had been dupsd when the
trains met; Down In Ithaca the whole fresh
man class had assem- bied at the hail. ready for
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was bare. and they went homo with their
speeches unspoken and their cheers un-
Toward the end OF the supper in Trumaus-
burgh the sophs revealed their identity to the
caterer: who became crazy for about a quarter
OF an hour. He refused their money. threat
ened Al sorts OF things: but finally took the
sensible view; got an advanced price for his
goods. and later made his peace with the
freshmen. Two weeks afterward he served
the class Of ~ voiunteer ring to act as escort to
tho freshmen to the hall
After this successful effort to break up a
habit Of going out OF town on these occasions.
For time this work ed well. but scandaious
behavior on the part. Of one or two i'm prudent
rest and on the good name OF the univsrsity'
and the faculty stopped these excursions. II
Is worthy Of note that the only successful at
cast started by p the class oi " wa: b1 n.
lass OF 'S1. WHEN no violence was used Since
the suPpers have been held again in Ithaca
and attem pied. but not until now have they
resulted seriously or escaped detection