Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-06-18

party, remember you are college bows,
careless aud light hearted, with lust Il
touch of deviltry in you. You IRE cur
ried away with the performance of 10.
Sephf JeifersonANIr. Jefferson, Is the
greatest actor on tile American stage,
you know-ahd you are enthusiastic to
do something that will show Your up
probation of his genius. That Is
enough for the present, except that
whntever you IRE called upon to do do
1t with youthful vim. Throw, your huts
in the uir, clup euch1 other on the buck
and make II noise. Mr. Joy here is
your leuder, and you are to follow his
instructions from this time ON. What.
you don't know. Mr.. Joy without his
whiskers? Well, 1t is he, all right. If
you do well, boys, tlierell he II rafting
fine dinner whiting for YOU after the
showrin addition to the 80 cents
"Ihe instructions to Mr.. Joy, who
was taken fully into our confidence
and who, in fact, was quite an intpIlf-
gent fellow, were more explicit. He
was given the Hopkins yell and told to
have his men proficient In this and
some other details WHEN the time for
action arrived
As the spectators were filirr ont
from the matinee at 1870 O'Clock among
1llcn Were our garnishcd friends of the
space who had been let in through
the stage entrance ana then PASSED. out
into the auditorium from behind the
private boxes. Out OH the street ana
before the crowd had dispersed they
were ready for business, beginning
with what l suppose was intended for
the university yell and which sounded
something like this:
'Rah, rah rah!
Who are we?
We're the Hopkins boys, you see!
Roo. roo, roo.
Clear the way
For the bunch from ]. H. IT,
"Of course, public attention was at
once centered OH this howling mob of
ardent collesiutes, and our fellows kent
things going hot until Mr. jefferson
emerged from the ullcy ut the side of
the theutcr. He was immediately sur
rounded by the Hopkins coterie, who
cried with one accord:
Jefferson, Jefferson,
Grand old man.
Let her rip. boys
All you can.
He's the stun
For me and YOU
Here's luck. Joe
From j. H. u.
well, sir, before Jefferson had time
TO recover from his surprise they seiz-
cd and carried him to the carriage, cut
the traces and turned tie horses loose,
, ana. s, shouting and Owing, up
LUZ, , street ' tn, llgt.y with the Ir LS On the
noX and ll'e~ actor inside r',I Liver by IL
mop " hundreds. They puIlo' %I ~, 10
n,s i'opei ana then as he MINI. - ave
nm Yhcer after cheer ''''eo {
a., 49,. Jefferson, or course ,h.o, hS
a lsnip."nt OF the true churnctnr ne MS
uoas admirers, made tbnn /, lie
speeeh from tive steps of tho ,,1 i,tdn
~pich he spoke ue tho I,aa io.ei. TT
antl three Ot four other tliiMgg .M.h
his hearers did not know the meaning
OF. hut which We're cheered to the
cello.
Naturally we saw to it that the ON
niscient eye OF the press did not over
look this interesting piece Of news of
the Johns Hopkins university boys
honoring the veteran actor. and il yUI
Will take the trouble to look UP tue
newspapers OF that day you will see
thpt they gave ample space to the per-
Torrance.
Our college boys of the hour, with
one or two dishonorable exceptions,
who sacrificed their dinners and lucrc
for the fashionable toggery we had
loaned them. received their due reward
and then Went bnck TO their uccli.s.
toned hnunts, ready to give their wills
kers free play until another advance
man should seduce them with tempt
Ing offer Of gold and food."-Washlng-
ton Star.