Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-12
LED INTO CAPTIVITY.
Sophomores Parade Fresh
men Along Streets.
VICTIMS. TIED TOGETHER
Resenting Of Offensive Proclamation
Of George Washington Upper
Classmen Starts Trouble.

With a score Of pretty freshmen co-eds
watching from safe distance, the soph-
mores Of George Washington University
descended on the baby class Of 1915 at its
first mass meeting last night. For fifteen
minutes the freshmen fought sallantly to
defend their colors. but the rush OF the
sophmores was too well planned, and the
youngsters were ANONYMOUSLY worsted
before the eyes Of their fair classmates.
Only the swift escaped.
The freshmen had gathered for. a mass
meeting to decide best how to resent the
proclamation OF the sophmores ordering
members of the 1915 class to doff their
caps to their lords and masters and other
wise show due respect for the dignity of
the 1914 men. The proclamation in glar-
ing green letters. was posted at conspic-
uous points of the city. 1t meant a dec
laration Of war. The sundry freshmen
read 1t. breathed maiedictions and vowed
vengeance Hence the mass meeting
But he who laughs last laughs best
The policemen when they went out on
their beats encountered numerous posters
pasted on waste boxes, conspicuous walls
and even mall boxes. There were tele-
phone calls at the first precinct, telling
the police that the city regulations, not
TO mention the postal regulations. had
been violated. Somehow or other the
Sophomores got wind that the police were
on the lookout for repetitions OF the
onense, and they remained content to
post copy of the proclamation in the
university building.
Warm Words at Meeting.
So the leaders of the freshmen hastily
called a mass meeting. Even the co-eds
went, just to see the fun 1t was an. in
dignation meeting. There was a great
deal of fuss and words were plenty.
Never will we submit to the tyrannical
yoke Of the sophmore class" said Presi-
dent Cannon, while his cohorts gathered
about him, cheering frantically. Even
the co-eds chimed In and said they would
never. never speak to those horrid sopho-
mores. 1t was a great moment for the
that they were ready to throw down the
gauntlet they made arrangements to issue
u proclamation OF their own, defying the
sophomores to do their worst.
But IL was a still greater moment for
The sophomOres. Led by r. w. ArgO and
Alvin McBrown. fifty OF their most stall
wart warriors were in hiding when the
first freshman, seeming danger, peeped
cut of the door. There was not a person
in sight.
Careless and free, the freshmen some
with co-eds upon their arms. stepped into
the trap set for them. There was a
frightened feminine scream. The co-eds
quickly forgot their escorts and thought
only of escape. But the gallant sopho-
mOres, determined not TO war upon wom-
en-. engaged in a lively combat with the
freshmen They struggled all the way
from 1JlsS I street where the mass meet
ing was held. until they got in front of
the Arlington Hotel When the dust
cleared away twenty freshmen were
bound hand and foot like galley slaves
and marched triumphantly off.
Paraded Along Avenue.
Pennsylvania avenue was selected for
the grand parade. Their faces painted.
otherwise decorated, the captive fresh
men were forced to march in a body
with their insignia, in the shape Of a
lighted paper box, stuck on a pole. bear
ing the glttering words of their ignoble
deieat. Two were dressed as babies,
bearing a sign which read, Free .arih
on milk bottles.
But the sophomOres were conscious that
the rush of two years ago led to seven
or eight arrests, and they maintained
their dignity as tar as coming directly
in contact with the police was cOncerned.
There were attempts at rescue by loyal
freshmen, but they We're futile.
This is what caused all the trouble: in
green letters il was posted about the
city:
Freshmen. take notice:
I'VE, the Sophomores of the George
Washington University, having noted
with regret your 'simplike Interpretation
of a bevy of walruses, have set forth
these rules whereby ye shall be gov
erned Heed well these regulations. oh.
microbes, if thou desirest thy iil-fa-
vored person TO be tolerated by your
masters.
~ AS your class will be organized like
a scrambled egg, SO let it remain.
- Thou shalt not cross the path of a
sophomore. except it be TO clean it,
Must Fold Hands.
80 Thou shalt use the word sophie
more discreetly, and in speaking or
reverently fold thy hands and cast thine
eyes on the ground in properly humble
manner
"A. At the approach of sophomore.
in any OF our own buildings thou shalt
not fee to thy accustomed retreat in
basement or attic, il being diSpleaStng
to our finer sensibilities to have to pass
through a cloud of dust raised by thy
scurrying feet
more honors the street with his dignified
promenade restrain thy malodorous
presence to the alleyways which a wise
and beneficent city government has pro-
vided for mules and freshmen.
IS. Whenever a sophomore looms on
the horizon turn thou and nee that thy
days may be long in the land
-. II, unavOidably. thou should en-
counter a sophomore. venture not In
kneeling to protect thy trousers with thy
handkerchief Such insolence shall incur
dire penalty.
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