The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-21
WASHBURN CANE RUSH.
Freshmen Charge Into the
Chapel With Canes
And Gain the Much Sought Aft
en- Front Seats.
Annual Opening Session Of the Gam
ma Sigma Society Literary and
Musical Programme


Musical Programme.
Last night at Washburn college there
was a cane rush in which the freshmen
charged up the stairs and into the chap
81, and an attempt was made by the
upper cIassmen and props to prevent
their entrance with canes The occasion
was the annual open meeting of the
Gamma Sigma literary society. As the
time drew near for the meeting, about
80 upper classnen and some preparato-
ny students stationed themselves on the
stairs leading to the chapel Ihey
guarded the entrance and made ready
for the charge of the freshmen.
Shortly after 8 o'clock the two large
lower doors of the building We're burst
open. In rushed Is yelling, struggling
freshmen, canes waving al0ft.Ihe class
men on the stairs prepared Tor the at
tack With a mighty rush the fresh
men charged up the stairs yelling.
''Wh00p EN- up, scoop EN- up
Through and through.
We do. we do. why don't you2
Always loyal, always true
To 1900 and Washburn blue"
The people who We're inside the chap
al were startled by the noise and turn
ed about in their seats to see what in
the VernaculaT of the day is called a
rough house
Up stairs the freshmen rushed. The
upper classmen stood firm as a rock.
The freshmen advanced yelling and
waving their canes frantically. Did
the upper classmen 'FhOld the bridge"
Mo- they shrank back and left a wide
opening for the wild men to pass
through The freshmen halted as if to
dare on an attack
The noise was deafening The class
men almost drowned the furious fresh
men with a burlesque response:
s.Whoop roop, soup roop,
Through and through,
zoo zoo, booze zoo, OO-OOO-OD.
Always in trouble never out,
Is 1900 t-h-e humbug"
The noise continued for some time
but nobody was hurt. Finally the boys
smoDthed down their hair, Strengthened
their clothes and sat down.
OF course the freshmen sat on the
front seats, which was the cause Of all
the trouble.
Just as order was called by President
Burge McFall. the "freshfes' again
gave their shout. They kept quiet for
the remainder Of the meeting
The college chapel was comfortably
filled to hear the specimen meeting Of
one of Washburn's hourishing literary
societies
Eddie Epps, who has recently resign
ed a position as commercial traveller,
and enrolled a the college, sang For
hidden Music and responded to an en-
core with See the Days of Y0re.
There was a piano solo by r. s. Pond
and a quartette song Down on the
Ohio sung by Messrs. Epps, Pond,
Tucker and Letson, which was appre-
A select reading by p. IT, Noble, an
essay by S. IL. Little, a defamation by
Geo T.. Tucker and an extempore ad-
dress by Edward Epps We're entertain
ing numbers furnished. The interest of
the evening centered in the debate
on the subject. Resolved, That
the influence of the modern newspaper
H. q Croker said: THE modern
newspaper is not a factor for good in
our civilization. It's influence is not up
lifting IT is not the best medium
through which political arguments are
spread. To say that the stories which
are published in our newspapers are
trash, is insufficient.
Vice and crime are dealt with fn 2
very amusing and ridiculous manner. 4
Excita bility is produced in this way
Another great feature of newspapers is
the sunday newspapers. They are made
a catalogue for everything to happen
during the next week. The advertising
in a newspaper is a direct tax on the
consumer. Things which could be hand
led less prominently in the papers
should be more wholesomely dealt
with.
c. Z. seeIey said: There are some
articles in the papers which are bad, but
there is much more that is good.
we have in this life the righteous
and the unrighteous-Th Then why not have
our newspapers represent this princi-
ple2 The newspaper is the great agent
to mold and unity public opinion. The
newspaper is the great agency to slim
ulate the inventor, the artist and the
scientist. We should not take the news
paper only with its good. we should not
take it only with its bad. The newspa-
per press is ciVilizing. lit is uplifting as
an incentive, higher attachments in art,
science and literature.
Robert Oglivy said. "Who can be up
lifted to a higher manhood by the pub
lished details of prize fight? Many
editors are incompetent to conduct their