Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1904-12-29
MEXICO, AUDRAIN COUNTY, MISSOURI, TIL

pretty and could not be overcome by
the yells of Colorado's thousand root
ers. When the .rooters sang "Glory
Colorado" every man stood up, bis hat
on and waving his flag in time to the
music.
After game with the University OF
Utah, which was played In Salt Lake
City the news was received in Bould-
er at 7 O'Clock in the evening, telling
or the victory. The chapel bell was
rung by jealous freshmen, as is the
custom, and, and as the news spread
over the bill the news from the frat"
houses, dormitories and boarding
places came out and cheered. One
house would yell "Say," another
What" the answer whats What?n
the reply That's what they all sayl"
and in return "What do they all saypn
and all together
Colorado radol RADIO!
Rah! rahl rahl
Rahl rah! rah
Rahl raht rah!
RADIO! radol Colorado
The band would hurry to the cam
pus and play the college hymn, the men
would hurry to surround it costumed
In their 'robes de Mutt and when
everyone had arrived the parade would
start for town and the town was
theirs. College life is full Of stories,
both absurd and pathetic, the latter
being heard occasionally, the former
quite frequently. shall detail a few
Of them in closing. A frat" and
sorority are next door neighborsl
one evening about II O'Clock distur-
bance was heard on the "frats" front
porch and on looking out some of the
men beheld their next door neighbors
tying a large goat to the veranda.
The goat was quietly removed by the
boys to their basementand decorated
with pants, shirt and sailor hat dy-
the animals beard green. About 8
O'Clock, with much labor, he was de-
posted on the roof Of the sorority
house and Sunday morning when the
young ladies arose they beheld his
goatshlp in all his flnery calmly inspec-
ting the large crowd Of students
gathered below watching him.
Two Of the students recently quar-
relied, one being from Old Mexico,
challenged the other man to duel.
Seconds were chosen and pistols de-
cided upon as the weapon. In place
Of lead bullets small balls of dough
were inserted in the cartridges. The
man from Mexico not being informed
Of the fact prepared everything for
hasty retreat should he kill bis oppo-
nent. They met, the shot was fired and
his enemy fell, presumably killed. He
was told that the could not possibly
live and he must return home with all
speed, and not until he started to buy
his ticket was he informed Of the joke.
The freshmen, always the mark for
prank, ARE especially worried in great
house, II be be timid In the presence
Of women, he will likely be sent to a
sorority houe TO wait on the table for
one evening. II he is very dressy he
= s-,sse~.a- -.-.t- i,a. ras1s..dirt on his face
chapel services close.
The freshmen must step OH the
sidewalk when be passes an upper
classman of his frat" must not
smoke In his presence and at times
act as ''flunky.n This is an excellent
preventive for the big-head, disease
prevalent among freshmen.
The men that attend western Uni
versities, in most cases, are older than
the majority In the south. The morals
are very good, there being little drink
ing or carousing. One feature of this
university is rather odd. There are
men here from almost every large
school In the country because OF Ill
health and consequently the ideas and
customs of these many schools are be-
ing mingled to form the school life OF
the U. Of @.
Una MITcUEII, WHITE,