New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-01
POLICE FOR FRESHMEN.
Seoenty-ifUe Guards for Columbia
Class Dinner at AnSonia.
Use WEALTHY MANS HOME.

Extraordinary precautions were made yesterday
and last night by the freshman class OF Columbia
University to hold their class dinner in the An
sonia seyenty-third-st and Broadway, despite the
sophomores. To prevent themselves from being
kidnapped they invoked the protection Of the police
an almost unheard of thing at Columbia
Only about hundred freshmen attended the
dinner Nearly all the members of the freshman
football eleven captured. Most Of then
escaped but some were recaptured.
John A Neit, of No. 80 West Seventy-third-st,
who is wealthy and said be heavy stockhod-
er in the Standard Oil Company, whose son
IS prominent among Columbia freshmen, helped
make the dinner success by hiding ninety of the
u men in his house. and marching them through
guard Of police that lined Seventy hird-st from
the house to the hotel Mr.. Veit and the pro-
prietors Of the Ansona, it is said, asked police
protection from Captain Kemp. He took charge of
them, and had Sergeants Rehan and Londregan
RoUndsmen Solomon. HaUptner, Hoipge and Bird
forty men Of the reserves and lot Of court squad
reserve men on duty half the night. There were
about seventy-five policemen in all
a large number Of policemen guarded the ex-
terror OF the Ansonia, and II almost impossible
for q Columbia sophomore TO get within four
blocks OF the hotel. On every corner policemen
stationed, and none but properly certified
freshmen were permitted TO pass the police lines
The sophomores. however beyond this distance
were exceedingly lively and had many sl1irrnishes
IN one OF these Patrolman John J. bonds, who
was chasing some sophomores who were in turn
chasing a freshman. stumbled against a hydrant
aud fell headlong. sustaining internal injuries. He
VAS taken TO Roosevelt Hospital in ambulance
This the only CASUALLY. The freshmen came
no harm. and The 05 were chary of the
policemen's clubs
It was rurnored ct Columbia yesterday morning
that last night the freshmen 10 hold their
annual dinner at the AnsOnia. No one knew
whether the report not. but the
'sophs' were prepared 10 run no risks. In conse-
quence they forswoTe lectures, and in little groups
OF tWOS threes quietly approached every Va
grant freshman they could ind. II the freshman
tracJabe and promised not to attend the ain
he Was permitted 10 90, but II ne was at all
beIlIcose ne was captured Many first year men
No. As West OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES enlh-st.
There most OF the freshmen who showed hight We're
held captive until long after the dinner was over.
The SOpECmCreS closed the exits from the coIlese
buildings sffectually. at every gate was group
Of second year men, and no freshman escaped thelr
surveillance.
IL became generally known that the gathering Of
the freshmen to occur at o'clock at the
house or Sir. Neir. They went from there 10 the
lc1men- In small groups with po4cen-th IN 'front.',
at the and IN the entire, they went over TO
the ArsonIa, greeted b deT1s1ve ye.ls from d
bunch Of upper C4sSmen. The latter Ead no ~ N
uathv with the idea Of police protection, and be
lieved the freshmen should rely on their own
lice however. One dressed as beIboy ana
sailed into the hotel without moleStauon- len
yards behind came a real bellDoy: oeaIlhs ms
fake" prototypes evening clothes Another Iresn-
man came in messengers suit, wearing IaIse
mustache. The policemen were highly indignant
at being made 10 stand in the colo, Sald one; II
stand The cops did not take well TO the chah-
ing Of the upper classmen. After the sophonlores
died down. Nj Veit reIented and handed out wines
and cigars 10 the sC:.5cI-:crSs