Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-08-25

If the punishment is meant to be
particularly obnoxious a man is gated
from p. m. The milder form is
from p. m. or 10 p. m.
Wines" other than merely pri-
vate ones, follow the same line. Ok
ford is full of clubs. 1t is said that no
three undergraduates can find them
selves together several times without
forming a society of some kind, and
electing each other Hon. president.
Hon. secretary and Hon. treasurer.
and then proceeding to fix the date
of the annual dinner. This may be
a slight exaggeration but it is true
that ever college has it's wine club"
They have regular meetings., much
after the fashion of the wines, al
ready described, but certain nights
are guest nights, and the proceedings
then are more elaborate. The COM
pany wear evening dress, if the club
has any plate of it's own, and many
clubs have, it is set forth in it's glory
loving cup goes around; a we'll
arranged program of songs and
sketches is arranged and care is
taken that some Of the best singers.
reciters, ETC., of the undergraduate
world are there as guests. Once a
year all such clubs have their ami
versary dinner. This will be held in
the college hall, specially granted for
the occasi tn, if the club is an es-
tablished wine club" and the Junior
enough for the number of members
and guests. After dinner an adjourn
ment is made to the junior common
room or the rooms of some man who
has large apartments, for coffee and
liquors. A further move is very often
then made either to other rooms or
back to where dinner was taken
gone through-dessert, music and
much liquor of various kinds.
There are, of course, wine clubs of
all sorts. Some recruit their mem
bers from different colleges. Some
colleges harbor within themselves
several wine clubs, membership of
which is confined to the college, But
all at frequent intervals are hospit-
able and invite their friends to make
merry with them.
To make bull, one might, how
ever, say that the most excellent of
all Oxford wines is not a wine but a
supper-a dump supper to-wit: If
a college torpid or eight has done we'll
in the college boat races, gone up five
or six places, gone to the head of the
river, or kept it's place at the head
of the river, then the members of that
college from the senior down to the
youngest freshman celebrate that
event right royalty. Great bonfres
are stacked in the college quadrangle,
in the center if it be a gravel quad,
on the paths of it be turf; plenty of
fireworks are purchased, and later on
let off in the most erratic fashion;
cigars and liquors are got ready in
great plenty and the college sups
with it's guests. Among the guests
will be found the crews of those boats
the rejoicing college has vanquished,
some of the leading varsity oarsmen
and athletes and so forth The sup
per or dinner is eaten, a few toasts
are drunk formally, and many scores
informally, then the bonfires are
lighted, and to put the matter short
ly pandemonium reigns. In latter
days, one hears, the bonfire has been
somewhat tabooed on account of the
risk of fire for every Oxford college
is museum OF great value. But the
writer has danced around hOnfires IN
famous college without let or him
drance, though the authorities showed
their nervousness by having fremen
with hose ready all night on the roof
of the famous Bod1eian library, which
is close by. No damage, however re-
suited the most serious being that
to the face of the lightweight cham
pion boxer of the university, who
was badly knocked about by Roman
candle with which he tried to light
the short end of a cigar.-English
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