The L'Anse sentinel., 1899-06-24
Freshman with n Cane.


The frcshman's place in the student
world at that time is well illustrated
by the following incident, related by
Mr.. Waterloo, wherein the sophomore
Sargent spies a freshman with cane:
Holy Moses! There's a little duffer
with cane"
Sargent stepped forward and deftly
twtched from the hands Of a natty young
freshman a light rattan which he was
twirlng in all innocence. Don't you know
that you are impious and immodest?" the
sophomore roared in the ears of the late
CaRe-bcarcr. "a freshman with cane
It's wonder the lightnings don't fall from
heaven and lick you up! Young man. I've
saved your lifc!"
Football Rules.
In 1865 football was but growing in
favor. Then there was not as much
Importance attached to il as now. The
game had not been developed and the
rules were few, as is shown by the fol-
lowing lines:
Asked what the rules were by Rugby
man who had entered the university, the
captain of one team responded, blithely:
There are none to speak of. save that
no man Is allowed to use an AK"
A College Crush,
The rivalry between freshman and
sophomore classes was extremely bit
ter, especially at the beginning of the
college year. The sophomores, who
were more or less organized, were con
tinually taking advantage of their or
ganization and rushing the freshmen,
who, at the beginning of the year, did
not understand how to conduct sue
ccssful rush. Mr. Waterloo describes
one OF these meetings as follows:
From the buildings near each end OF the
long walk, which because of recent rains
was bridge across lake, the waters
being foot or two In depth emerged
the sophomore and freshman classes The
sophomores formed swiftly In double file
thus occupying the entire walk, and ad-
Vanced slowly as a solid mass. At the
other building there was a swarming nd
busting and buZzing among the far
more numerous freshmen, and some tim,
passed before they were similarly ranged
evidently taking the cue from their oppo.
nents.
The sophomores, on reaching the lake
paused with kindly consideration They
wanted to meet the freshmen where tn,
water was deepest.
Slowly the forces advanced until each
body was encompassed on either side by
the water and but few feet lntervened
between them. Then each paused, and ths
sophomores gathered more closely, each
leaning a shoulder against the man Ir
front and stralning forward, ready fol-
the charge. The sonhomoras
gathered themselves together. and charged
forward at the yell of command, while the
freshmen met them as best they could
The onset was irresistible, ana, for
yards, the compact body swept ahead
while the freshmen were cast aside tc
watery graves-of a moment There were
too many freshmen, though. In the rear
The lines upon the walk were too long
There were In their columns too many
pounds OF healthy flesh and bone to be
entirely carried away by the sophomore
rush. - The freshmen, some OF
them giants, thrown into the water by the
first onrush, were scrambling to their feet
ieaping nercely against the sophomore
line and from IL tearing men down into the
water with them. Each such rough alb
stractlon weakened the hitherto solid col
umn, and II waved and swung. The strong
men In front grappled with those opposing
them, and they swayed and surged. then
toppled into the water by twos and twos
with mighty splashes.
More men rushed forward and went OF
In turn. and 80 this rush degenerated int
. mighty aquatic hand-to-hand struggle