The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-02
DEWEY DAY. CELEBRATED
ST TUDENTS HAD 4 LIVELY TIMI
 FAST NIGHT.
Fierce Rush Between Freshmen and ophomores-Former Take the Lat- tcr's Fencc-Big Parade Through the streets-.Ovor 400 Undergraduates i'm

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 A fitting celebration of Deweys great Manila victory of two years ago was held by the freshmen and sophomores of Yale last night, when they made things hum on the campus and immediate vi cinity As a starter the two rival classes had what Is known as rush., the battle ground being the sophomore fence. One member of the freshman class was knocked out, and two other contestants were badly bruised in the fence scrimmage.
 Almost the entire sophomore class was quietly assembled on or about their cherished fence, opposite Durfee hall, and to a man were just looking for what very shortly came, rush with the college babies-the freshmen.
 The freshman leaders held counsel of war and decided to follow the ex- ample of the man whose victory they were celebrat ting and use little strate- gy in their attempt to push the proud sophomores from their stronghold. Ac- cordingly about half the class were sta tioned on Elm street near Battell chapel and the other half went around the entrance at Vanderbilt hall. At a given signal the two Hanks swooped down upon the surprised members of 1902, and the combined forces, one attacking from the front and the other at the rear were too much for the upper classmen.
 The battle was long and fierce one, but gradually the freshmen took pos session of the fence amid great cheering by the class. A part of the fence was torn away, but later when quiet was re- stored the more loyal members of the sophomore class got out with shovels and hammer, and put the fence in it's original condition.
 The members of the college band were collected, red fire and cannon crackers purchased and part second of the cele- bration was begun
 Two open hacks were hired and in them were such notables as Dom Paul Kruger, Governor Roosevelt, Admiral Dewey, Dr. Steyn and others. The stu dents were made up so as to look like these gentlemen, and in this they were very successful, These two hacks, headed by the band, and followed by al- most 400 students, then started on the Dewey day parade. The procession went out College street to Sachem street and from there to Hillhouse avenue. At the foot of Hillhouse avenue the pro- cession halted in front of the home of Judge w. K. Townsend. The Yale cheer with Judge Townsend" at the end was heartily given, whereupon that most popular Yale man appeared on his piazza. Silence fell over the great throng, and, Judge Townsend spoke a few words to the undergraduates. He said he had been witnessing the differ ent crews at work on the harbor yester- day and he could not but help feel that victories almost equally as great as Dewey's would be celebrated very soon after the fast approaching races at An napolis and New London Judge Town send then went in, and the procession went to the homes of President Hadley and ex-President Dwight. They both were at the reception in the Art school. The students went through College street and completely ransacked part ly torn down building on the future site Of "New Yale" and with boards, etc., they took from this building they made a great bonfire on the campus and danced and sang around it until it tired itself out Governor Roosevelt" loom Paul." "Dewey" and "Dr. Steyn" maae humorous speeches during the evening