The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-11
Pupils at Penn in
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r. HE LAST few days At the University nj Penn.
sylNan,a have been made memorable by
u the "high iinks" Of the students. II is the
in,mcmolial custom at the university that
| tho two weeks preceding the day OF graduation
bc made a time OF icsti,ity, oclcbtation and gen.
clal good fellowship among undergraduates and
! faculty alike. This year the custom was oh.
| served moro fully than ever before. The two
weeks allotted TO the merrimcnt ended yesterday.
when large number Of students cuoycd an cx.
cui>ion down the Delaware river to Washington
Park. They chartered small steamboat ana had
a banquet upon their arrival at the park. They
returned after midnight by moonlight, and all
agreed that they lad had, one OF them cN-
pressed it. "a gorgeous time"
While the students having good time
down the river. the few score co.cds, OF girl stu
dents at the university decided to have a little
celebration among themselves. Bcnnct Hall. the
womcn's dornior,, was chosen the scene OF
the celebration, and throuhout the greatest SO.
ciccy was observed The gymnasium in the
basement of the hall was beautifully decorated
with red aud blue bunting and flowers. II was
resolved to make the affair masquerade dance
given by the undcr.classwoincn in honor OF the
seniors about TO graduate. As no men had been
invited the tair students decided to have make
believe men, and professional costumer in the
noishhohood had soon rented out every kind OF
mans costume known to masquciadcand.
As a result Of al! these preparations, an event
took place last night without precedent in the
history of the institution The frisky girl stu.
dents who had tho clncritv TO don masculine
garb we're ariaysd in the most curious and out.
landish ways. There booted and spurcd
cavaliers Of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries,
soldiers and sailors OF every class and time,
drcss.sritcd mcn.about town. monks, athletes.
pages, actors. villains and hcrocs-al were there.
They played the gallant 10 the more scdatc sen.
iors in approved man fashion. II any OF the
seniors yearnrd to exchange the company OF the
counterfeit for the genuine man there were no
visible signs of il. They would have ycarned
in vain anyway, for there not real man in
sight. 1t looked as though every one had gone
TO the celebration down the river
The annual crcmati ion. which is the last official
sludcn. celebration OF tho year at Pennsylvania,
has occurred Each year the members of the col.
lcgc department of the university select the
most unpopular ot the faculty and show their
regard for him by burning him in cifcy amid i'm
pie-sivc rites and ceremonies The honor is con-
sidcrcd decidedly negative one. Years ago
professor who was thus signallv honorcd was so
chaGrincd that he resigned and was never again
seen within the university The professor who
this year underwent the ordeal OF having his
likeness crenlatcd WAS Dr. Arthur Ilobscn Quinn.
OF the English department, and author o: penn
syyania Stories.'' The students allcgc that DR..
Quinn is Il discinplindrian who looks with un.
necessary severity upon all students indiscrimac
ly. The hundred and fifty students who were
under the strict hand OF DR.. Quinn during the
last year foremost in the celebration. The
place of execution on Franklin Field was crowd.
ed with spectators, WHO watched the rcvCngng
students. as, in devils suits. they danced glcc.
fully around huge moniirc while the flames lick
cd the ciiigy Of the unfortunate Quinn Several
hundred volumes OF tho victims book, penn
syNania Storcs' were thrown into the fire
and consumed. w. II. b.