New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-16
RUSHING AT COLUMBIA.
THE soPHoMoREs STEAL SOME FRESH
MEN AND HAZE THEM

ONE II RIDDEN IN BABY.cARRIAGE. ANOTHER
TIED 10 A BuoKING GOAT. AND THIRD is
BoNNET-A HOT RUSH FOLLOWS
IN FRONT OF THE LIBRARY
ThA best rush In many years. from the under
~raduate's point Of view was fought yesterday
afternoon In One hundred-and-sixteent IN
front of the Columbia University Library. when
the freshmen and sophomores OF the SCHOOLS OF
Arts and Mines came together with locked arms
and struggled for almost half an hour Wneh
they finally Strengthened themselves out many
of them, like Falstaff's army. had but haif
coat in front and less than that behind. Inc
sophomores claim the victory, but the individna
honors are conceded 10 the freshmen
The sophomores those inveterate potters
against the peace OF freshmen. determined
that the men Of 01 should respect and obey
them Even though they last year defeated ~
IN the rush. the fact that 'O1 might turn tne
tables and humiliate them led 70 conference
OF the leaders Of the class at which plan OF
battle was agreed upon Accordingly "hen
about dozen freshmen were eating SANDWICHES
and pies in the West Hall lunchroom. amour
thirty sophomores swooped down upon them
and made them captives Despite the plead
they were bodily dragged off the grounds With
out time TO pay for their lunchcons huch 10
the regret of the cashier.
Once of the University grounds. the FRESH
men were dragged TO the vacant lot at one
hundred and ffteenth-st. and Amsterdam-aNe.
Three or four Of them fought their keepers ana
escaped Mitchell. strapping six-footer' ndu
seven men on him. and. Notwithstanding 'he"
combined efforts, he was hardly mastered r"
twenty minutes he put up so vigorous nsn'
that his name will become famous IN class MS
tory. Although his arms were pinioned' he
used his feet so effectively that he laid many
Of his guards on the ground
Meanwhile two sopho,nores had gone in search
OF goat, They brought vicious brute tha'
continuously bucked. and put rope around It's
horns L. Ward. Misunderstanding freshli'dn'
WAS attached to the other end Next to "arn
was stationed W f. Mitchell who VAS forcea
@o drink milk from a bahy-bottle. on TIE left
Of Ward two sophomores led baby carriage IN
which Walter Grace was tied. An ola POKE
eun- bonnet uss captured by y" ere" iiidh'
who then went 70 p dressmaker and housht
yellow wig On the road home he found cast
off wheel. our Of which he quickly klckeo 'he
spokes Then Eller. no was CONSIDERED me
prize captive, was forced to don the Wig, nat
and wheel and stand In front OF the other 'r'ee'
and was &c lerously guyed
Each Of the captives then forced 10 MAKE
q speech. lauding the lberality and generosity
Of his impacable enemies and CONCERNING MS
classmates New a candidate for the Glee Clun'
was given the option Of singing his own version
OF The Old Folks at Home or 10 walk around
the block backward He chose the song
The sophomores finally tired of this sport ana
determined lead the freshmen in front or the
library where they could be exhibited 10 greater
advantage inasmuch number 81 BARNARD
girls we're there When the crowd had arrived
et that vantage spot II seen hat the fresh
man class or rather those who had not been
captured. were Just out from a lecture ana
challenge as shouted to them. The! hesitated
for time. until the juniors urged them on
Locked arm in arm they boldly marched down
the library steps and into the cutters. where
the enemy drawn UP in line Each side
numbered about one hundred and giving lneir
class cries. they rushed upon each other They
came together with great force. and the end
men were thrown. The main body quickly went
down in a solid mass. and after extricating
themselves they went at each other again. From
2;30 Cor almost half an hour the battle in com
memoration of the Battle cf Harlem Heights
fought.
While the sophomores claimed victory the in
dividual honors went to the freshmen. Smith
and Bruce were suddenly thrown from the heap.
and instantly seven sophomores attacked them.
They fought with hands and feet and with each
blow their enemies numbered one less Finally
they had cleared their particular field, and went
home in high spirits and armless coats. out
side Of some scratches ard bloody noses. no one
was hurt lnasmuch as these peasantries were
conducted outside % The grounds. il is thought
unlikely that the college authorities will take
any action.
If you want to vote in the municipal cleo
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