Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-28
RIVAL CLASSES.
'eo and 90 Boys Of High School
Up to Franks.
Junior Classmen Make Off With Senior
and Bring Him to Bay State House
Too Late for Banquet.

Boys will be boys" This quotation
means considerable more at the close OF
the 10th century than when it was ut
tered by the author AT that time it re-
lated to their playfulness, but now the
expression may mean almost anything
imaginable. If young men when they
enter college will practice certain pranks
it is to be expected that when the Sc
crets of how to do the thing leak out
their example will be emulated by boys
fitting for college. A time-honored
prank among college men is centred
about class gatherings more especially
class banquets. If one class can dis
comflt another in It's celebration, the fell
lows on the outside derive as much fun
and in their own minds, more fun than
those who are inside. A short time ago
many people were amused by the an
tics of students Of Amherst College, a
crowd of whom came to this city to
break up a banquet of the freshman
class The disturbers endeavored to
lddnap the freshmen's toastmaSter. but
were unsuccessful
Thursday night was the date set for
the banquet of the senior class at the
high school. AS college men tried to
kidnap a POSTMASTER, 1t was fitting that
under-classmen at the high school
should try to kdnap the seniors master
of ceremonies. This they did; but it
would be unprofessional to do better
than the college men, and they too
failed to secure the body and person OF
out to get a '9S man, and in this they
succeeded and prevented the senior
from attending the banquet, although
they brought him into the city in sea-
son to enjoy the closing hours Of the
celebration. Since the seniors have been
| arranging for their supper. there have
been rumorS that their pleasure would
| be lnterfered with, and the seniors.
| forewarned, believed themselves fore
armed. They would not divulge who
would be POSTMASTER or the names OF
those who were to respond to toasts.
Those bent on being sporty" how
ever, learned that Rufus H. Gould was
to be POSTMASTER, and a plan was set
on foot among a few trusty spirits to
kidnap Gould and prevent him from
| officiating at the banquet Gould was
suspicious and forestalled their efforts
by going Immediately to the Bay State
House, where the banquet was to be
| held and remaining there until time for
| the banquet. He then descended from
! his room to the dining hail and thor
! oughly enjoyed himself during the eve
ming.
The fact that Gould had taken up res
| idence at the hotel was not known to the
| 80 men who were most interested in
the kidnapping, and accordingly when
81 delivery sleigh drew up at the corner
of Main and Pleasant streets, about $50
O'clock, five stalwart '99 men jumped
aboard and started out to get Gould and
another of the class, who, it was believ-
! ed, was to respond to q toast. Goulds
absence from his home was soon learn
ed, and then the kidnappers started for
| the home of William A. Piper, on High
land street. They waited about an hour
| for the young man to put in an appear
| ance; and as soon as he was away from
| his house he was seized and bundled in
to the sleigh, and then, under escort of
| the six underclass men, was driven to
the Mt. Pleasant house, Jefferson. 1t
was believed Piper had been selected to
respond to the toast, Foot Ball." but
| he assured his captors they were mis-
| taken, and offered his watch in case he
was not speaking the truth. They didn't
pay any attention to him until the Hol-
| den reservoir was reached. Here the
captor was ordered into the road, and
was threatened with being left; but il
was finally decided to take him to JEFF
| ferson.
Captive and captors were glad to get
near a stove after the long drive, and
| for time all were engaged IN warming
up. The captors then ordered hot tur-
| key supper, and sat down &c eat; but
bethought themselves Of Piper and de-
| cided to provide for him. A table was
pulled close to the other, laden with
goods things; but Pipers fare was of a
| different kind. A box was filed with
hay and another with oats This, with
a pail of snow, constituted Piper's fare.
He wasn't hungry, and left the spread
untouched. In the meantime the other
members Of the class were gathered at
the Bay State House, and thoroughly
enjoyed themselves. A telephone mes
sage was received, imparting the infor-
nation that Piper was held by a crowd
OF SO men In Cranes lumbea. yard on
Prescott street. Four '9S men with a
policeman quickly jumped into a hack,
ana drove to the place; but, of course,
found no trace of their missing class
mate.
A crowd of '99 men were on hand to
receive the crestfallen crowd when they
returned from their search and
made the most Of their oppor-
became angry, seized Chester Allen
OF the Junior class and ran him into
the Motel. He was taken to the second
moor and made prisoner, The seniors
made him apologize for the actions Of
his classmates, and then made him sing
Aeo9AS ~ Giduy. Inc legs OF MS trOu-
serS We're then turned up above the
knee, his socks let down, coat turned in
side out and otherwise altered, and then
ne was sent out as a horrible example
OF the wrath of the seniors. He was es-
corted to the street by William T. McIn-
tyre. The sight of Allen enraged the 80
men, and for short time the '9S men
who accompanied Mcintyre were kept
busy taking care of themselves. A few
coat collars were ripped and linen was
disordered, but the arrival Of police
man settled matters, and the '9S men re-
tired to the Bay State House
The banquet was soon served, and
the boys remembered the incidents OF
the evening only as sharpeners Of their
appetites, Full Justice was accorded an
excellent menu served by a half-score
walters The discussion of the edibles
consumed the time until 1890 o'clock
and then the post-prandial exercises
were begun with the introduction OF
Rufus H. Gould as master OF ceremo-
MES. Under his direction the following
toasts were responded to Glass of
1898" Z. II Reed, Rowland Haynes;
The faculty." F. c. Hennessey, r ].
Hastings; THE ladies'" F. r. Smith, ]
Strauss; Athletics A. NJ. Butler; 'srhe
crew, L. E. Vaughn; The societies.
II. l.. Drury; Our past" p. p. Edison;
Our future, e. T. Lawrence Fred
r. Smith and Francis ]. Duggan rend-
cred several vocal selections during the
exercises. The class was guarded from
interruption by two stalwart policemen.
James O'Connor and andrew Harper.
Shortly after 11.S0 o'clock the corra-
doris Of the hotel resounded with the
cheer Of the class of 80. This brought