Evening journal., 1909-09-20
COLLEGE BOYS
AT MANY FRANKS
Lower Class Boys Are Given
Plunge Baths And Put
Through Other Stunts
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.


NEWARK, Del, Sept. 2O.-Since the
overwhelming victory by the Freshmen In
the annual rush at Delaware College. on
last Thursday and the superiority they
showed in the numeral painting on Fri
day night, the sophomores have been
slowly getting even by individually haz-
ing almost every member of the new
class. The men are coaxed away by all
kinds Of ruses until about twenty OF
the second year men have one-hfth IS
many first year fellows. The latter are
then given orders to do all kinds OF
stunts which make them appear as silly
as possible. II anyone refuses he Is
Immediately thrown into a bath tub full
OF water but being allowed to remove
none OF his clothing whatever.
on last Thursday afternoon, the night
set for the posters to be put up, the
sophomores captured three Freshmen.
They were locked in a third-story room
OF the west wing Of the dormitories and
we're kept there until noon the next day.
In the meantime they we're kept busy
amusing the sophs by singing and dane
ing and making love TO each other. The
parents OF one OF the lads became wor-
ried when their son did not appear at
ten o'clock; consequently they telephon-
ed to Dr. Harter about him. He knew
nothing OF the affair. and the parents
/ had TO be contented with mo news Is
good news" After the posters were put
up. the Freshmen we're turned loose ar
ter having spent nine hours In their min
ature prison.
On Saturday morning a member Of the
"olass or 1919" appeared at the college
attred in a high. closing-htting collar
The Sophs were soon wise" and the
young fellow was ordered 10 prance up
fight Of stairs on his knees and to rub
his collar on each step as he ascended
After being introduced to tho depth Of
the water IN the bath tub he obeyed his
superlors.
Polo games. I'm which penny is the
puck and matches held I'm the teeth are
the sticks, have become quite common.
Neither is water from the second-story
windows anything new.
Taken as a whole. the rivalry between
the two lower classes at "Old Delaware
is warmer this year than It has been for
many years. and nothing short Of a good
big scrap will conclude the intense ex-
citement.
College Notes.
r. II. 1istimer, 70. will not return 70
college. After spending the past two
months IN the Summer School at Cornell
University. he has become qualified to
enter the Sophomore class at that insti-
tuition.
A new study has been added to elective
branches in the modern language de-
partment. Prof z. L. Smith has cone
sented to teach Spanish to a class OF
eight sophomores.
]. N. Lyndal. senior captain Of the
battalion, spent Sunday with friends az
Amber Pa
oliver Hudson has been a recent visitor
a. scaford.
William Knowles. II. has entered Har
ward Law School, much TO the regret ol
his many friends at Delaware.
George p. Mnlington was member oi
surveying squad at Newark. n j.
during the summer vacation.
Freshman Diggs. who measures sil
feet 1--WE and one-half inches met hii
waterloo at the hands OF the Sopho
mores on Friday last. He spent the nigh
locked I'm a room in the west wing o.
the dormitories.
John W. Alden returned TO the colleg'
on Friday.
Members Of the Freshman class wer'
, assigned to their respective companie
. BY the cadet commandant on Thurs
day.
L. c. Fowler. until recently a membe
OF the class OF 1870 was married In Phil
+ adelphia the latter part of August
The football team win greatly miss tn
services OF the captain-elect, Leon p. Ed
J, wards, who has decided not to return I
q, college.
Beverly Cause, Princeton. 10, and Ro
Tucker. ex-Dolaware. II, were recent col
lege visitors.
n Edward Rice. ~. was a member Of tn
u city engineering corps Of Wilmington dun
p ing July and August.
n DR.. w. o. sypherd spent Sunday wit
II Wilmington friends.
,e Heisler Harrington. 10, will enter III
e. Massachusetts Institute Of Technolog
$. this week instead OF returning to Dela
m ware.
,e Walter Dougherty. OF Wilmington
is spent Thursday with his brother, VIII
-. has entered the college as a Freshman.
+, The regular classes began this mornin
,u at 800 a. m, and routine life at "Ol
a Delaware" has replaced inter-elas
!. =, "scrapping."