New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-11
CELEBRATION OF VICTORY.
MODERATION MARKS THE DEMONSTRATION AT
ITHACA FOLLOWING DEFEAT OF PRINCETON.

ITHACA FOLLOWING DEFEAT OF PRINCETON
Ithaca. N Y. Nov 10 (SpeciaD.-The tendency OF
the end OF the century college man TO be moderate
in his celebrations was never strongly en-
Thaszed than at Cornell last Saturday night.
Never have the students OF the university had a
bigger or more important victory TO celebrate than
the their football eleven gave them by defeat
ing the Tigers Princeton field. 1t was some
thing that football team. however strong had
been able to do before. Only one victory can
be of more Importance to CorneIllans-a victory
over Pennsylvania In the Thanksgiving Day game
at Philadelphia. There a tremendous press
ure OF enthusiasm 10 be worked off. Yet so
strong Is the feeling against rowdyism which has
9rown up IN the last few years that the celebra-
ton was carried off IN orderly manner and
without injurinE Pennys worth OF any ones prop,
tearing things up generally seems to have gone
with the new era of bloodless class PUSHES harm
less limitations ana celebrations which do not cause
The news of Cornen's ~ictorv over Princeton
found most Of the students watching game of in
bIiskv v@Iit coats We're tunnel inside out and cans
arrred under sweaters Five hundred students
formed in solid columns the width OF the street.
In this fashion they marched into the sing
ing the praises of Alma Mater, punctuating the
songs with college and class yells As they
marched impromptu verse makers strung new
words to familiar music telling how BgTky,, Star
As the long and noisy procession marched
the
came TO the curb and Chcered with them,
for native Ithacans loyal lot. even II they
are ruthless bill collectors and generally bet their
money against the home teams After yell for
every member Of the team, another for the subs
Collectively and long for Coach Percy
Houghton and his assistants. sweater-clad senior
announced a campus meeting at o'clock. and
instructed the freshmen gather wood for the
fires of victory. which Were to be lighted the
hill In the past these victory fires have been
lighted In the OF the business district,
the damage OF the pavements and light fxt-
The freshmen went to work with a will. and the
shopkeepers submitted gracefully TO levy on their
empty boxes. one overzeaous crowd of young
STEERS carried away by the excitement of ceebrat-
ing their first college victory, in which OF their
classmates had assisted. cOnfscated farmers
team and wagon without the formality of asking
leave They only wanted IL to carry load OF
boxes up the hill. and the affair dnally
Strengthened out without the help of the police.
After a hurried dinner. Choked down with
which had been received, there a mad rush
for the campus Even the "co-eds.'' who usually
play depressing thinking parts occasions OF
this kind developed some OF the Cornell spirit and
gathered around the fire With the The
danes fed by hundreds of dry pine boxes, mount
ed up into the sky almost high the tall
library tower, which served a background. For
an hour the men in several large circles danced
around the flaming pyramid singing out the joy
which was theirs. A patriotic professor. the head
OF one of the mechanical schools. DOTTED official
dignity and made speech which pleased every
.
marty was in progress, seniors made speeches adj
vising better in the future for the furniture Of
that popular resort. Moderation in the air,
without riot will be sadly disappointed In Cornell
in ne