The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-15

.r,hers OF the freshman and soph-
Iss " ~ ssex Al the state university yes
fHess .sraIlv settled the question as to
tte15e ~,rs composed OF the better men ~
u ,,rs- honored method OF cane rush-
u< 49, .sdev morning the class number OF
Inal.nssn,nsrss. '08, appeared In white let
~ ~ e5 she roof OF the armory,. and notice
NJ iced on the college bulletin board
z. ~ class would defend their emblem
90. ~ ~ oer1od Of twenty-four hours from
~ W u THURSDAY evening. Thursday
u es1rn,r however, President Graves or
tils11 ~ number removed. as II violated
zek's ~ prohibiting defacing college prop
~ .,,Anve was then issued TO the fresh
~ M sophomores for "a cane rush,
- Mace yesterday afternoon. for
10 49,, 800 committed Of Judges wa appoint
y ~ f,orr the upper ciassmen-
osasss.eav evening, however, the sopho-
- heard Of a plan of the freshmen to
seEssss 4 large banner bearing their class
J1ess~ an the university flagstaff, and
a%Ase v,rnraratf onE 70 receive them. The
t,r5crs hy tradition are supposed 20 be 81
kss ~ the freshmen, and two OF their
.,ex who had wandered over 20 the
I. s.Asri,ary early in the evening were
Z 800 III crowd OF sophomores, bound
~ taeEed in one Of the rooms. They
~. s,,rceeded in untying themselves,
M he Jock Of the door and making
Z IN s<cape. and Immediately began 70
VA VI freshmen 20 assist them in. obtain
~ revenge.
IN sophomores had. during the early
E.rs ~ the evening, been catching solitary
i <sssrren and tying them. and for time
ss.rea masters 81 the situation. They
80 curgYatulating themselves on then
,srsssv when large crowd Of the enterine
sists saddenly appeared. released all pris-
$3.50 ara tied several ~ the sophomores
m freshmen then began 20 search the
s<.s.ndx and soon had nearly all OF the
I frsemores IN bondage. Two OF them
\ 49, discovered IN the brush at the lowel
"a 81 the campus, struggling with
y, .~sr,,lar freshman, who had kept them
beSy for nearly three-qusrters Of an hour,
What 70 do with the prisoners was now
a auestIon The plan 81 dumping them
sists the lake, leaving. them under guard
& n Inc college steps TIL morning and other
mrs Of disposlng Of them were discussed.
/ aM none Of them proved satisfactory. X
M finally decided 10 send them 70 town
! ~ the last car; 90 that they would be
sorpsIled 10 walk home.
5 THIS was done but only three sopho.
I r,6fes reached tho city. When they were
sfsing 4 senior slipped n knife 70 one or
sxm with which he secretly released him
IN and companions. One succeeded In es-
gfaenR before the car left. aud all the reat
rzsfhAd the city. These three were held
= " the freshmen who we're guarding them
aBd vsnt out on the first car yesterday
1xniak
t!s<fs DEFEAT However, and insisted on the
fsxne rush for which the challenge haa
tSen .ssued. For this each class turned
+ Mt IN force. A stout oak stick was Sc
I~tsd and three from each class We're al
Z hwsd h take firm grip. The rest were
spmpsed 20 stand fifty feet away on
( Atif respective sides. At the shot Of a
yHiui eaah made a rush for the group IN
4 lie center ana used his utmost endeayors
I eshsf 70 keep one Of his opponents away
\ a. N get his hands on the cane. For the
.s7srs % Eve niinutes the struggle contin.
! Nsd OF mast - this contestants nothing
4 NJ; feet and leRs was visible Head and
I hands were after the cane.
I Al another pistol shot all struggling
masfd and those who had hand on The
s4pe Nere counted by the junior and seu-
NJ judges. II resulted In tie, there being
fsftsen for each class
< sTa's meant that Il had 20 he done All
fmS sEain. The Seconi time the freshmen
1 proved 70 be- the lucky ones. the count
tsAaxng twenty hands for them as against
sxhieen Tor the sophomates, and they
tqzssgucntly keep the cane az trophy.
y fhsrs was an Interested crowd OF spec
4 faors for the contest The juniors and
Nnloss were out In farce, cheering FOR
sueIf respective allies. The Judges were
eeailsseA n three from each Of these
! rlAssss They we're Guy H. Robertson
& Edgar J Wright, '0i D. A. Millet, '0i
" Y. cnrson. 90 W r. Laube, 90. and
s ", finntoon. "a