The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-12-19
SENIOR HITS BACK.
rsns Of Glass Rivalry at Logan county
Hiah School.


one one would suppose that high
school class could enter a little friendly
rivalry with another class Of the same
school without someth9g serious hap-
penlng
The class rivalry OF the juniors and
seniors OF the l.. c. H. s.. when first
opened. last week. was OF a friendly ma
ture. The senior class resolved to put
their coiors Cpink and white) on the
school The juniors. hearing OF our in-
tentions, gathered force Of freshmen
and juniors to the number OF twenty
FIVE and went out the school at an
early hour IN the evening 10 Prevent the
seniors from carrying out their intcn-
tions.
About nine O'Clock two senior boys
arrived at the school house. to be con-
fronted by the mob Of freshies and jun
lors. They made one or two attempts
to detain the said seniors but thought
better Of Il and permitted them % de-
part. The seniors having communi-
Gated with two more Of their class. re-
turned and the juniors failed to detain
them. The seniors tried the doors. but
as they were securely locked. an at
tempt 20 gain the roof from this source
was impossible. After satisfying them.
selves to this fact. the two seniors
again departed and Joined the other two
members of their class and made a Wide
deiour, coming up from the 4oar. The
juniors. expecting general attack. were
scattered around to guard the approach
os 90 the school The seniors succeeded
Ia getting through This line OF guards
ana applied an their energy TO the sec
ond story windows, but they were too
securely fastened to gain admittance
Aftec they had worked for some ten or
fifteen minutes they were discovered by
two prowling juniors who gave ,he alarm
and were taken down by the seniors
but were let up on the promise that they
woutu make no outcry nor run. which.
am sorry TO say one OF them did when
the afss chance presented itself, and it
was not long until he had the PACK Of
frcshies and juniors back to the school
The four seniors walked through their
midst without even an effort to hold
them bS this mob.
The seniors, now 1--WE in number. hay-
ing been Joined by another OF their class.
came TO the conclusion that the only
way to gain the roof was from the our
side. procured ladder and advanced
with 1t as near TO the school as pos
sible without being discovered. the mob
still keeping up its old method OF guard
ing the approaches TO the school left
the way clear for fast work. as the
seniors had succeeded the second time
In getting through their line OF guards
They made a rush for the south side
Of the building. putting tho ladder ND
as they went and IN a very short time
there was a general scramble OF five
seniors to get up the ladder. They had
only drawn the ladder up after them to
a sufficient height that it could not be
reached from the ground, when the
freshie and junior mob. being attracted
by the noise, rushed TO interfere with
the work OF the seniors. They were too
slow, however, and the seniors pro
ceeded TO the roof and from there to
the tower and Gag pole to which they
nailed their colors. much to the dismay
Of the mob on the ground.
The seniors. having sang some songs
and given a few yells. came down to
the arch entrance on the south side OF
| The school, as the north wind was very
cold AS this was about twelve O'Clock
they began TO get hungry and asked one
OF their class mates. who had been att
\ tracted there by the noise, to get them
something 70 cat He got sack OF
| crackers and tossed them up TO the
| boys on the roof Some OF the Junior
mob started 20 take him down for his
assistance to his classmates. but no
proved too much for two Of them, so the
whole mob downed him, and then came
the first dirty work OF either class Az
ter tho mob had taken one senior down
a junior ran up and kicked him In the
back. He was reproached by his own
classmates for his action.
About hve seniors having been at
tracted by the racket that WAS made,
had gathered and the boys on the roof.
wishing to come down and knowing they
had help, lowered the ladder, which was
promptly taken by the juniors. leaving
the seniors. as 1t seemed, without any
way Of getting down. but by a little
stretching they succeeded In getting to
a third story window which happened 10
be open. and they made their way down
through the building and unbolted the
door which the janltor, who was in the
building. and who tried TO keep the boys
from getting out by the door, but was
| TOO SLOW hniAtA -AA't Ait'iAs ANN "N''
iors on the ground being reinforced by
the bays from the building. took pos
session Of the ladder and took 1t back
whore they got f..
After The seniors had gone home q
few juniors got "a ladder and went q
the nagpoie ana tore the senior color
down, but they ala rot have the nerve
TO go clear up and take thom from the
pole IKE they were put up, but tool
the end OF tine sueamer and tore Il
down. but lef two little strcamers oI
pink and white which stin float over the
Logan County High school
There was a statement in Sunday
paper that they Kicked the seniors
home which is lie from start 10 Nm.
ish. Although they oulnumbered tho
seniors two 90 one they never had u
their way an amy stage oe the game
and as for the faculty assisting us r
he first fight or those afterwards. q
Is also fake, as they tried 10 dissuud'
us from causing any more disturbance
aud IN every way tried 70 discourage ans
more class spirit.
n anybody doubts the statements
aboye. Ca the Junior class or elsewhere
I can produce members Of the junio
class who vii and have admitted tina
1--WE beat them fair and square and tha
at no time, although the seniors wer'
ounumbercd by the juniors. were th'
seniors bestod n the consciences O.
the juniors who Wrte the article fol
the Sunday paper do not repr0ach them
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