The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-07-07
PRINCETON'S
COMET JUBILEE
Wild Hight Waiting For Swish Of
HaIlGy'S Visitors Tail.
GREAT PARADE OF STUDENTS.

How They storred the observator
and Carried Off Comet Chaser Fac
cheus Daniel = Catchy Marchin
sons-Very Little Sleep For tn
Town.
Eight hundred comet crazed student
stormed the observatory in Princeton
n. j.. at midnight on May IS, kidnape
Iaccheus Daniel, the astronomer, an,
compelled him to make two speeches
/ The comet hunter was carried in tri
: umph through the campus to the law
4 in front Of President Woodrow VII
/ sons house
/ 1t was great night for Princeton
| The demonstration started right afteI
the senior singing and plunged tn,
timorOus among the townsfolk int
| terror. We'll II might. for the uproal
sounded like the breaking up of q
boiler factory or million cook stoves
falling from the MILKY way.
Ii began on the campus with the fir.
ing of every spOtgun and revolver that
could be scared up within the college
precincts, then TO the muIic of four
drums. "A buGle and two fife the pee
rade.' as they call It at Princeton,
started. II was the biggest peerade''
ever got together In the unwersity's
history. In Ii were youths IN bath
robes. paiamas and anything Else that
seemed appropriate costume foe comet
gazing.
Hunted Comet Hunter.
To the tune of ''Nyhoop 'er ~ for
Haliey's Comct-siss-boo the
parade marched round and rouLi the
campus for awhile. and then somebody
started n yell for Zach Daniel I'm
mediately the celebration swung off
toward Prospect avenue, firing ro&nan
candles, reviewers and guns. The ,0m-
ct hunter aud reporter were on taeir
way TO the campus to see what che
rumpus was about when they encc..In-
tered the parade.
Say, I'm going TO get out of hes.,,"
said the astronomer nervOusly ind
slipped behind "a bush and so esca. Led
for the time being.
The parade deployed on the lawn In
front If the observatory. yell.ng
zach, Zach! We want Zach"' and
then. se'lng no lights about the place,
IL was decided ID take 1t by sto,m.
Three students formed a human ladJer
against the wall. and several light
weights Skinned mp them to the plat
form leading TO the dome.
Find Zach and bring him out" WIRE
he orders; hut. no Zach being found,
hey amused themselves by squirting
through the telescope and working :he
lone machinery. Suddenly Zach. who
lad ventured out of hiding TO make
'ure no damage was done to his be-
owed instruments, IVES spied Instant |
Y the mob fell ON him and hoisted Aim |
hOulder high.
Carried Him Away.
speech. speech. speech they yelled.
while roman candles Jared and the
and played funously.
Boys. can't speak" pleaded the
omet hunter from tbs perch.
You must! Speech, speech! WIoop
sr up for Zach"
omet"
"Oh. get out!'
"Quit your kiddingw
Its lost its tailw
oh you ZACH
"Oh. you comet"
Despite his pleadings the astrono-
Ter was borne of amid meteor show
: of remarks like the foregoing
traight across the campus they took
i'm TO President Wilson's house. This :
me the marching sDaS was
Comet comet. you've got no tail! ,
What the HALEY do we care?
What the Haley do we care?
In front OF President Wilson's house, .
lat dignitary not appearing in re-
,onse TO lnsistent demands, the stu
,nts again forced Zach to make
'eech. !
why aren't we deadF" yelled one.
Because we are alive" replied the
tronomer. and with that they let him
cape. The "peerade" kept on till
,arly midnight. when 1t broke up
ON sheer exhaustion.
Town Was Comet Crazy.
Princeton went comet crazy at night. !
ID there was no sleep for the just.
EN- had the latter felt inclined for 1t. !
hich incidentally they did not. From
In the evening. when the senior !
iss-a senior singer. to be Prince
on benches In front !
Nassau hall and made the campus
lg with college songs. till long after !
dnight Princeton celebrated the
met Nassau street held its throngs
bareheaded "sophs." Juniors and 7
city girls. !
Il you have never been at a senior
lging you don't know what you've
ssed The juniors and townies
ind or lie on the grass OF the campus
lille the moon when there is one, as
IRE was the other night-plays peek
10 with the old green elms and makes
black and white shadow crazy quilt
the camp" The senior class.
used on benches. sit In the dark
ldow Of Nassau hall. the group illu-