Evening journal., 1911-03-29
COLLEGE BOYS
AT FRANKS AGAIN
COIOred Minstrel Makes
Merry Before Night Of
Real Fun

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. Del. March 29.-The first
real live college spirit of the year was
brought out yesterday in Newark by
the cadets al Delaware College. For
the past eight months things have
been running along very smoothly at
the State College and yesterday the
students all OF a sudden burst out in
the kind OF tricks that are always con-
nected with every piece of fiction in
which college men are concerned.
The fun began when Harold l.. VIII
son, 70, found a wandering colored
minstrel tramping through the streets
of the town picking odd change here
and there by an occasional selection on
guitar Wilson saw his chance and
jumped at It. George was escorted
to the dormitories and taken TO the
Review" room where he awaited the
conclusion of the morning chapel ser-'
vices In the oratory DR.. Rowan was
conducting the meeting and some
method had TO be employed TO get the
Tennessee Warbler in the oratory
unbeknown TO the eminent faculty
member. Accordingly. Babe Heisler,
II, treasurer OF the College Athletic
Association, announced a short meet
ing for the purpose Of discussing ath-
/ letic finances DR.. Rowan retired to
Recitation Hall Immediately. The
negro was then escorted to the stage
and the fun began.
He began with several selections on
his guitar. Then he played harmOnica
! by singing an occasional song. A col
/ lection was taken up among the boys
and George" stayed on. Nine and then
$3.50 passed and still none of the stu
dents left for recitatiOns. The pro-
fessOrs knocked their heels around
their respective class rooms, but no
students appeared. The matinee did
not break up until 10 o'clock. and then
with a pay of two dollars and prom
Use of two more. The visitor departed
to return at o'clock i'm the afternoon.
Promptly az the appointed time he
was on the job with a banjo guitar.
two mouth organs and a husky voice.
Nearly every cadet was ON hand to
Join In the fun and this time George
played steadily for two hours He play
ed all the popular rag time pieces. inn
/ itated the fowls. etc, of barnyard f;
initiated a country bass violin player
with broom stick and one finger and
kept the whole audience IN an uproar
Soon the party grew a little monoto-
nous and Brinton Raughley, '13. liven.
ed things up a little with a buck and
wing dance 10 the tune of Turkey IN
the Straw George also introduced q
Delaware song for the students ant
the old walls rang steadily with it'
echoes for quarter of an hour At
o'clock the crowd dispersed. but thrill
ed with the spirit Of spring and gooC
time. collected again at night for
continuation OF the revelry.
Some more music and entertainment
In the oratory began the midnight az
fair. Then some musical instrument.
we're found and headed by a band tn,
fellows sailed forth on the Maii
street IN a genuine old time snakl
dance and paiama parade. Up an,
down the street the procession joggle,
and sung and ended by taking an oil,
peanut roaster used by a, fruit deale
and placed Il on the roof of the dor
} mitories. The tired heads could no
figure out any thing else to do so lat,
and the party adjourned with silen
promises Of a renewal in the nea
future