Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-07
U. OF M. soPHs ELATED.
.Down Freshmen, Though Assisted BY
Upper ciassmen, In Tough Old Rush.

, Orono, Me-, April 6.-(SpeciaD.--
There was a great surprise at the Uni
versity Of Maine Monday morning
when as O. result of the Freshman ban
quet the Sophomore and Freshman
classes met in q rush which proved to
be one of the toughest Of the year.
The whole trouble originated from
the feeling caused by the Freshman
banquet, which in spite of the con-
trary reports given in some of the
papers, was a decisive victory for the
Sophomore class, which broke up the
plans which the Freshmen had made
to hold their banquet in Lincoln last
Friday evening and consequently by
the rulings of the customs of the uni
versity made themselves the victors
of the occasion.
It is customary when the Freshmen
have failed to run off a successful ban
uuet for the Sophomores to keep the
Freshmen from entering chapel the
following morning. The 1910 men on
Monday morning started to perform
this duty which had been so well I'M
pressed upon the minds last year,
when to their great surprise they saw
the large crowd of Freshmen who had
gathered in the lower hall, start sud-
denly up the flight Of stairs which is
only used by the Juniors and Seniors.
In one moment the 1910 men who had
been guarding the Sophomore resh-
man stairs, were waiting with open
arms to receive the mass of Fresh
men led by several Seniors and Jul
niors who were rushing up the other
stairs, and 10 seconds later there was
the toughest kind of a mixup going
on. The Sophomores had by far the
better Of the argument until the upper
classmen, realizing the trouble they
had made, took hand in the scrap
with the idea of putting an end to 1t.
But it was only too evident to the
lockers on that they had underes-
tfmated their task. and in few mo-
ments the Sophs were holding their
own against the Freshmen combined
with tho upper 'classmen.
It was certainly q battle royal and
no one could tell how long it might
have continued if the Juniors and
Seniors, who had taken q hand in the
game, had not suddenly realized that
IHcy were 66tlIlli6 hONhAo ehAAN 4NA~'NNS
changed their tactics by pleading with
the 1910 men to discontinue the scrap.
It was some time, however. before
their. wish was granted and by that
time the hall where the excitement had
taken place looked more like stor-
age room than a college building.
This is the first time in the history
az the University of Maine that &
chapel scrap has been held, as the
idea has been very strongly opposed
by the faculty. However. the entire
trouble originated from the action
taken by many of the upper classmen
who urged the Freshmen into the
trouble and also the fact that in their
attempt to run off their banquet the
1911 men broke a very strong custom
Of the university in attempting such a
thing in vacation time. The Sopho-
mores feel very well satisfied. not only
from the fact that the victory OF
breaking up the Freshman banquet
belongs to them but also because OF
he fact that as q result Of the Mon
day chapel scrap they once more
Y,royed to the student body and es-
necially TO the Freshmen what kind OF
6ehtiug material 1910 is made Of.