The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08
FRESHMEN ARE VICTORIOUS.
Defeat the Sophomores i'm the Annual
Cane Rush at Washburn College.


cane rush which occurred at WASH
burn college last evening resulted in
an undisputed victory for the fresh
man class. The rush was accom-
panied by the usual amount of danger
but fortunately no one was seriously
injured. Many bruises, cuts and
scratches are the more serious results
of the fight.
For years the annual cane rush at
Washburn has been one of the most
spirited events on the college pro-
gramme and last nights scrap" was
no exception.
1t is the object of the fight for the
freshmen to carry a bundle of canes
through the gateway at the corner OF
the college campus to the steps of the
same way. The duty of the sopho-
mores is to prevent the freshmen from
reaching the chapel and if possible to
capture the canes.
A public meeting of one of the liter
airy societies provides an opportunity
for the rush and last evening it was
the Washburn college literary society
that held the meeting.
AS early as Z o'clock crowds of stu
dents and people from the neighbor-
hood began to gather at the gateway
through which the freshmen were to
make the run.
BY O'Clock a crowd of probably
500 people were ready to witness the
event. At each side of the road for
200 feet were lined the spectators,
waiting anxiously for the appearance
of the freshmen. The enthusiasm OF
the crowd was kept at a high notch
by the yelling and cheering OF the
girls of the two classes who, equipped
with flags and bunting, gave gooo
display of class spirit. On one SIDE
the freshmen girls would yell:
strawberry shortcake, BURBERRY
pie,
V-i-c-t-o-r-y!
Are we in it? Well 1 guess
Washburn naught eight, yes, yes
yes
the sophomore girls:
lice cream, soda water, ginger ale'
pop.
Sophomores, sophomores
Always on top"
minutes of nine when. with the rush
and roar of New York nm1ted.
bunch of thirty-five freshmen boys
hurled themselves against some TWEEN
ty sophomores and gradually 1ought
their way to the chapel steps. Inc
distance is about half block and the
sophomores put UP such SUN opPosI-
ton that it required fully twenty IlllIl-
utes of hard fighting for the freshmen
to cover the distance.
When finally the victorious fresh-
men entered. the chapel, the yelling OF
the two classes could De hedro 1iOln
quite a distance away from the oulIo-
ing The appearance of some OF lhe
freshmen was such as to suggest a
person who had had a trip through
threshing machine. The SopnoInOrSS5
chained the feet of one freshman WIN
SNYDER. and the chains were filed loose
before the other freshmen started
down with the canes. Earlier IN tne
evening five freshmen were tleo haIIu
and foot and left in pasture near
Low1nan Hill, but one got loose anu
unfastened the others.
The literary programme I0r eae
evening was necessarily short In go
ing down stairs the freshmen resor'eu
to strategy. -o,,o,,
the first of which made a rush as II
thew had the canes, while the Secoho
group, consisting of about eight men,
ran around the Sophomores ana soe
through the gate. Ralph Johnson PIsoz
ident of the Freshman class carr leu
the canes away on horseback
The entire fight was clean one ana
no bad feelings exist between tne wv
classes. The Sophomores, althouSn
outnumbered put up game nght anu
deserve credit for their work
All the buns and hOodlums in the
west part of town were tnere t tti1u
caused considerable trouble py sila T ~,
ing the remnants from the girls. Ihey
also gave vent to their surplus enerSy
by fighting and filling up at the corner a
of the campus. 1t was in one OF these
skirmishes that one of the colteSe ooyo
who was merely looking on,Was KNOCK t'l-
ed down and tramped upon He-Was
taken to one side and cared Tor by
some of the upper classmen' untll ne
regafned consciousness.
Tue cane rush was refereed by Jonn
Dadisman, Sumner Pressy, Pliny Sny-
der and Carkhuff, four upper class
men.