The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-19
STUDENT VlNDALs
BURY LANDMARK
GLASS OF '78 MEMORIAL OBJECT
OF ALLEGED JOKE.
Prank Is Laid by Campus Run,or at
Door Of Engineering sophomores,
who Work All Night to PLANT the
stone-Indignant Upper Classmen
Talk Of Drastic Punishment.

: Buried under three feet of campus
soil, with resting place marked by the
spades stuck upright in the dirt mound
above it, the historic 1878 classstone
at the university has disappeared from
sight and campus visitors today were
unable to see one Of the most inter
esting Of university landmarks. Ac.
cording to campus rumor, the task or
burying the stone was undertaken by
sophomore engineering students who
worked all night in undermining the
'78 monument. h&G% -. - sEa
Much excitement has been caused on
the campus as the result Of the burial
of the stone and upper classemn threaten
to start a movement to secure the ex-
pulsion from the college Of the under
ton Of the Oldest class memorial on the.
campus. Altho the perpetrators OF the
latest college prank evidently regarded
tn ematter as joke, college authori-
ties and majority Of students fail to
see the object Of the "college come.
dians," and owing to the stories and
traditions connected with the '78 stone
the affair is generally considered a dis
grace to the university. - e.. Z.
Eventful History.
The '78 stone is huge rock with
the chiseled numerals "78'' on it's sur
face. It made its appearance on the
campus in the fall Of 1877 when the
seniors, wishing to leave a campus me-
mortal, placed It on the campus opposite
the library building. ~: ~ ~
! Alumni of the university who were in
| college during the spring of 1878 will
remember the stone best for an incident
connected with it's first appearance on
the campus. On the night following
it's location Juniors buried the rock and
erected placard above it's resting place
bearing the sentiment, 2" '7S stonibus
gone to hellibus.p .Y4;, :: -, ~.
The stone will be;4unearthed at once
and placed in it's former position on
the campus. >,.| 8 .s->
Acacia Club Installed. -.: :
The Acacia club, an organization o.
Masons at the University, was installed
as a member Of the national Acacls
fraternity last evening by p. E. Miller
Of Leland Stanford university, who i
the grand treasurer. The fraternit.
is composed entirely Of master Mason'
in god standing, and altho only abou
two years old has chapters in tWelv'
of. the larger universities and college
of the country. The Minnesota chap
}. ter. altho the latest to join the nationa
Organization, has been in existence
:. number of years as a social club, an
lit was the frts body to adopt the nam
now the appellation, Of the larger body
= it being suggested by. H. R; Adams
! past grand master. of the Minnesot
grand lodge. The local chapter, 49, e.
!, pecially strong among the profession:
schools and iin the faculty, the Mason q ri
a about one hunddfed,1 AID a large propoo!
ton of this number r. are 81 E., Acacia men
> ' The officers Of the Minhesota bod
~ are:. DR.. C, A: Erdman, presidents:
e Lambert, vice president; E. i. Bake
= 'seeretarY; Professor ], T. Frelin, tr ca
e |urer; &. &C. .Borchart, steward. -, II
y, board, of directors Of the Acacia corp
II ration, besides DR.. Erdman. who is &
Iofficio president: O. o. Whited. f. :!
'e Stewart; J. NJ. Tate, W. H. Murin, I
re re IT., Reynolds and DR.. T. G. Lee. Thr
y more clubs have already applied f
ri admittance to the national Acacia al
to will probably be accepted before t
=, grand conclave.: which meets at CT
n Cage next month. A chapter is to
lg installed at the University Of Wisco
sin in about a week. 49,. :.