The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-29
DOINGS At BROWN.
Victory for the Frsshmen-0thsr Notes
From The University on the NIL.

ysotory m the inter-class strife seems
10 have perched on the side Of me fresh
men An front OF the reflector y. thir fort,
- hammer of whhs. with this motto
in red. ."Only Sophs. II speaks the TRUTH
FOR the freshmen have seven more cap
tivea than the sophomores yesterday al
tsrnoon Preston h. Moulton or TINS
oaty, vice president OF the freshman class,
vanished from the circle OF those that
knew and loved him BY all present m
dtcations. he Will not put In an appear
anoe today.
ON the other hand, Ernest F. Lewis
Colgate Hoyt, Jr., Harry 3. Harding
Arthur r. Brown, Francis II. Sheidon'
@. w. Holmes, Harry Kinds, and Lewis
p. Damon are "held by the enemy.
The freshmen showed great generaIshlp
An making the refectory their stronghold.
All day yesterday II seemed az a shelter
for their men, until there must have
been over 80 there by nightfall. There
is only one means OF approach TO the
upper rooms where '06 had pitched their
tents This was a narrow sthlr"aS'
strongly barricaded. IL was hopeisss
but a brave effort when Archie Wepp
charged the stairway at the heao OF a
storming party The freshmen repulseo
the Invaders with water at first and
then. when the water was turned on
even beat them with rails.
The sophs however, climbed the stairs
and tore away the barricade. but even
then their efforts were fruiuess, for the
freshmen were able to pull UP some OF
the sophs In the foreguard of the battle
and take them prisoners OF war.
This morning still finds the freshmen
IN possession OF the rerectory, where, IN
deed, IL Ia useless TO try TO storm them
AS the defense OF this stronghold VIII
compel the absence from class of con-
siderable number OF the freshies. II may
be that the faculty will take the next
step in this fratricidal warfare.
Certain Il is that the endurance OF the
faculty has been severely tested by the
| ''roughhouses" and scraps or the last
few years and they may before long de-
liver an ultimatum on the subject Az
present their only part In the matter mas
been TO prevent the kidnapping from be-
ginning before Tuesday noon. This the
Dean required and II proved very userui
10 the freshmen, as II enables them u
gam thcir place of refuge unmolesteo-
The Offer of the New York Alumni asso-
citation Of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
namely, to give a prize OF *'0 10. t"5 poS, s,,
essay on '-rbe Effect OF the Fraternity on
American College Life" was recently an
nounced in The News. The association oil.
| fering the prize wishes TO announce tha'
ex-President Grover Cleveland, CnahceI-
| lor K. BENJAMIN Andrews OF the CidVer-
sitV of Nebraska, anu fINShuthh
| Ide Wheeler Of the University OF Cnhtor-
MIA have consented TO act as JUDGES In the
| contest s,
This competition is open to any student
| in any American college or university. no
| essay shaall contain more than SUo worus
! and all essays must be submitted by lhe
| nrst OF May. For further Information Oh,
| this subject, II. w. Pitkn. chairman oa oa
| the committee, who lives at bI west E'
street. New York city. may be consul'eu'
| The Columbia whist team that is 10
plav Brown at Providence on May .. con
sists of the following men; Ralpn M
Pietzel. William A. Tice. Bernard
Moore, George A Ellis, Thomas L. reI,y'
ana w. e. Thomas. with A. e: Gaile,.e
and G. L. Wolf as alternates. rhe bfoMn
team on account of the troubles In con- cor,
nection with the freshman banquet; WI
suffer for lack OF practice. and 1t VIII ho
he surprising II she loses.
The following seniors have been selecte'
Z, pronounce orations at commencenlei,,. !,
clarence Curtis Gleason OF bonsuaie
Henrv Otis Green OF Renrock. o.: WiIhari
rhomson Hastings OF Fielding HIS Mass, MASS,
and Maurice Benjamin Rich OF froVi
| heuce