The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-09-29
Class Scraps to
Be Regulated

Glass scraps at Whitman college are
to be hereafter, according to the Pho
neer, the college paper, conducted in
an orderly and we'll regulated manner,
* $ will be arranged for the CO.
eds as we'll as their brothers >
and a small admission fee is to be
charged. There will be tugs of war,
baseball throwing and singing con-
tests
What do you think of that? What
is a college coming to that will have a
program for its class scraps and noe
have the real spirit of scrap? Where
is the chance for headwork and gen
eralship which makes a scrap interest
ing? Ye gods and little fishes. A we'll
regulated and orderly class scrap! And
the girls will take part. They are not
to send food up town to beleaguered
classmates; they are not 60 help make
the flag which is to be defended for "a
hours in the old way; they are sing on
the campus for supremacy. Shades of
"Old Hez" Brown and his confreres,
what win Whitman do next? And .
small admission feet.
The program for the day is to be rs
follows, according to an Informant 0wh.,
is we'll posted: There are to be q
major events for the boys and 19
minor ones for the girls, to occupy the
whole day Some of the more difficult
and nerve racking ones follow:
Major Events.
pie eatiDp contest smoking corn silk
cigarettes; holding hands with co. eds
(time limit; ''mumblety peg; trans
lating Latin, Greek, and Hebrew; re.
citing passages from the sculptures;
spinning tops and playing marbles
(under intercollegiate rules with no
professionalism or four-year men al
lowed) 100-yard walk; adding sums
of not more than three columns of fig
ures; committing. memory verses, anu
hair combing contests.
Minor Events.
These are for the girls and of course
are a trifie less strenuous: Making
a kimOna from bandana handkerchiefs;
singing Little Drops of Water; MAX
ing water color sketches of the ideal
hero; painting and powdering Gnclud-
ing general use of powder puff; hair
curling; fudge making; sewing pads
on football sweaters; hat trimming;
and several other less important events.
but all of which will be interesting.
Rules for Contest.
Some of the rules of the contest have
been given out in advance and the ten
most important ones are given. There
are 81 more which ;rre too long to- be
mentioned:
1. If any freshman dirty another's
clothes, or those OF a sophomore. he
shall say respectfully, Il APOLOGIZE; in
case of sophomore being thus rude
to a freshman, he shall say, Il beg
your pardon
2 No student shall conduct himself
i'm an unseemly manner, nor shall he
raise his voice above well modulats9d
tones, except in the singing contests.
3. All students shall be becomingly
dressed and in case the contest lasts
until after 6 O'Clock, the program shall
be discontinued until evening clothes
are donned. At noon proper time Will
be given for change of morning clothes
to afternoon wear. according to Ladies
Home Journal rules, prescribed by the
dean of women.
4. In transIating contests, no stu
dent shall be allowed to- encer, who
cannot recite from memory at least six
consecutive pages from the book IN
question. This is to insure high class
work for the spectators who have paid
admission.
5. In case the spectators indulge in
any form Of ap ,lause other than hand
clapping, or shall say ''boo" to frigheen
or distress any contestant, that con-
testant shall be allowed three nights
week at Reynolds hall until Novem-
Der /.
6. Under TO circumstances snail
professionals or four year men enter
these contests, particularly the corn
silk cigarette smoking.
Z. In case any student shall forget
part of any memory verse, he may
be allowed two minutes time, if his
class captain shall say Kings excuse,
before his opponent shall say vents.
s. Pie-eaters must not fast for more
than two days before the contest and
each side may have the right to cnal-
lenge two men. Girls who enter this
contest must have permission from
their parents.
9. In no case shall any student en-
ter any contest who is not fully Up in
his studies. Ard he must have per-
mission of his major professor to enter
TO- Rough work and all kinds Of un-
gentlemanly behavior such as pushing,
crowding or other unseemly conduct,