The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-10

eyes and nostrils. This last apparlton
threw an old maid residing near the uni
versity into commissions, and almost caus-
ed her death. Incidentally it also caused
the expulsion from college of the artist
who designed it. All these incidents were
credted-and rightly too-to the Med Fac.
The class of SO, however, which COM
prised a number Of the sons and nephews
of the origfnators of the society, again re-
vived the Med Fac for the two years, 1880
and 1851, and held meetings in the same
old room as their predecessors, but this
time the faculty We're soon after them and
stopped their game before they had time
to commit anything of any especially
startling nature. University Hall, how
ever, suffered the same as before. No less
than sixteen different sets of windows
were inserted in the venerable building
during these two years, due to the
mingled effects of gun-powder and rocks.
In 1853 the edict went forth for the final
time that the Med Fac must stop, or all
the members-if they could be found out
would be at once expelled from college.
The Med Fac languished.
For over thirty years from that time
there is no record that the Med Fac, as a
corporate body, existed in Harvard, but
pranks Of the same general character as
the old ones were continually committed,
and the same old mystic characteTs-Med
Fac-were continually in evidence.
In 1882 Mr.. Samuel J. Bridge. an elderly
and somewhat eccentric gentleman, pre-
scented the university with a BEAUTIFUL
statue of its founder, John Harvard,
which was placed on a pedestal in the tri-
angle in front of Memorial Hall. This
same statue has been thing Of JOY and
glory to either the Med Fac or its des-
cendants ever since Three times nave
they decorated it in red paint and black,
each time after some athletic victory Of
the university teams, and once the horri-
fed Waterman woke up 10 find flaming
red wig around the throat of John Har-
ward, giving him the appearance Of having
grown a red beard N the night. The red
beard incident effectuaHy settled the DIS
position of the donors will He had in his
original Will. planned to leave all his es-
tate, amounting to over $25o,0o0, TO the uni
versity, but the wig settld him. He tore it
up and bequeathed all Of his property to
two of his nephews. with whom he had
not spoken for years. ~ ere
! Five years ago valuable relic. known
as the Louisberg Cross. called 50 by hav-
/ ing been taken by the Colonial Governor.
/ Sir William Phipps. at the sack OF Louis
/ berg in the old French war, was taken
/ from The museum. and in its stead was
/ left a card with the words Med Fac
/ written upon it. Such q feeling Of indig-
/ nation throughout the whole college was
/ aroused at this that the Med Facs return
/ ed The cross one night and nobody saw
/ them do it. The matter was finally allow
I ed 10 drop.
In the year 1857 the citizens Of Cam
I bridge awoke one morning 70 find an ar
( ticle strung up TO the top Of the fasstah
. on Cambridge common. which excited ths
: Wild indignation Of The police and also ths
city 0Iscials. The article in question i.
useful enough in its place. but is place /.
+ distinctly ROY al The top oi q flagstaff o.
( Cambridge common. The rope mad beer
+ cut and there was IA way OF getting 81
down without calling out the fire depart
ment This was done. Later IL the yeal
the statue o. the soldier on the soldiers
. monument was found. one morning z.
have been decorated during the night wiz
. precisely the same article the l2Es.a =
THIS riIae i was worn Oh top of the hea.
after Tho manner ~ cap. Again tae-5
neye go traces 81 the perpetrat8-z IL.
Sled Fac za- The c-cIi-. however
The beautiful new Fog AR Museum
also has suffered al tae hands - Il.
rrau-auders. One morning three year,