Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-29
soPHS AND FRESHIEs
YESTERDAY RE-
0ARDED AS DRAWN BATTLE.
First Year Men Parade Streets in HUI
mility-Sophs Obliged to
Tess verdancy.

Things were interesting, as or yore. yes
terday for the sophomores and freshmen OF
George Washington University. Proceeding
on the theory that the freshmen have mo
business In college," that the lives of such
muckers should be spent in the nursery,
with toys. bibs and fuckers" the sophs en-
deavored to show the freshies a thing or
two. or three. They succeeded. But the
meek worm turned Without loss of time
the downtrodden set forth In quest of re-
venge. and they claim they procured all for
which they had thirsted. Ii is declared
that the sophs, among other things. were
compelled to mount The entrance steps OF
the building at the southwest corner of 18th
and ii streets and publicly admit in the
hearing of throng numbering more than
1000 persons, that they were greener than
the freshmen.
Il have no doubt that we'll get Il back
good and plenty" one of the freshmen re-
marked to a Star reporter today but we
certainly did come out on top in our little
engagement with the sophomores yester-
day.
Matters became interesting long before
the sun reached a position directly over
head. As the freshmen left the building
where they had registered and received as
slgnments to class rooms they were lured
TO what closely Appropriated destruction.
They were waited upon and beguiled into
going to Van Ness Park. the bait being that
they We're wanted there to try for places on
the football team and in other athletic
stunts. Some were wise and withstood the
temptation, but during the afternoon about
a dozen and half of the youngsters had
been rounded up.
Chain Gang Formed.
Without regard for personal feelings. the
captives. with hats and coats inside out,
We're formed as chain gang and tied with
stout ropes. In the way of decorations they
were plentifully provided with green's so
that 1t would be clear to all that they were
sure enough "freshies. With sophomores
armed with paddles acting as marshals.
the procession, after crossing the ellipse of
the Presidents park, moved along Pennsyl-
vania avenue, attracting great deal of at
tention.
In accordance with an agreement the
captive freshmen, when the party arrived
at 18th street, made a concerted break for
liberty, much to the entertainment of the
passersby and the clerks in the Post Office
Department, who FASTENED to the windows
Owing to the strength of the ropes and
the alertness of the sophomores only one
of the freshies succeeded in getting away.
He was quickly overtaken, however and
forced back into line
The war party then headed for the estab-
lishment of an street photographer.
where the fact of the capture was made a
matter of record. The festivities conducted
by the sophomores ended soon thereafter.
The Tables Turned.
In the meantime those freshmen who did
not figure in the Van Ness Park roundup
and the subsequent events met downtown
and perfected an organization. Under alert
leaders they marched to the university
shortly before 4 o'clock, knowing that the
sophomore body would be there prepara-
tory to attending a lecture. The sophs at
tempted to prevent the freshies from enter
ing the doorway. but they lacked organiza-
ton. and suffered in consequence
Fired with an ambition to wreak VEN
geance on their prosecutors, the freshies
waded in. and. they claim, for the first
time in the history of the university. con-
quered the sophs in a rough-house engage
ment that did not lack excitement. Hats
were smashed, clothing torn and other
damage wrought. Urged on by the cheers
of the "co-eds,'' the freshmen declare that
they made the sophs actually grovel in the
dust of 18th street, and as stated, mount
the steps and deliver orations, humbly ad-
uniting in the presence of the faculty the
girls and the assembled multitude that they
were greener, far greener, than the fresh
men.
The understanding is that further pro-
ceedings in the matter of initiating the
freshmen of George Washington Univer-
sity are probable.