Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-10-31
JUNIORS AND SEN.
TORS HAVE BIG TIME.
Annual High School Class Scrap is
Fiercest in the History Of
School.

The annual class scrap between
the juniors and seniors this year was
one of the fiercest in the history o.
the high school. Several of the
members Of these two classes are
nursing minor injuries from yester-.
days ARRAY.
Though it has always been the
rule in the past for the seniors to
punish the juniors at this time and
also keep them from enjoying thei:
Halloween party, this year the
tables were turned and the under.
graduates reigned supreme during
the entire day over the upper class
members.
This is caused by the small num-
Der of seniors in the high school at
present. The scrap started Sunday
afternoon when some of the boys in
the lower class procured an automo-
bile and after overpowering some Of
the seniors carried them about nine
miles into the country, where they
kept at the home Of farmer near
woodstock. After this they return
ed to the city and it is said that 9th
ers were found and kept in different
places. However, the day was not
spent without some little glory for
the top class men, as they also sue.
ceeded in capturing some of their
opponents and hied them away 10
different places for safe keeping.
Though no injury is meant by the
young people in this affair, they are
some times careless about the treat
ment given to their rivals. On one
Of these occasions one of the seniors
was taken from his boarding place
and spirited away. His rivals IN
order to keep him bound him secure
ly with rope. After staying In this
position for several hours the boy
gave up and was returned to MS
room in one of the local rooming
houses He was unable to walk to
the place and 1t was necessary 10
take him back in an automobile.
When he had reached his room It Is
said he was placed in the care OF
physician and for time he was
thought to be seriously injured.
However, yesterday afternoon the
lad returned to the fray and has en-
tirely recovered today.
The class girls also enter this con-
test although not with such vigor
as the boys. Yesterday there was
Just one young lady senior who
braved the dangers Of captivity and
attended school all day. Several OF
the girls who wished to attend the
senior party last evening went To-
the home Of Miss Bessie Cunning
ham, who was hostess, where they
were in hiding during the entire
day. At the Cunningham home tho
night locks on the doors were kept
in constant use. There were four
young ladies in this crowd. Sunday
morning the president of the senior
class, Miss Katherine Kelly, was
taken by friends to the home OF Miss
Bessie Lyon, one of the high school,
faculty, where she was kept Tor
safety until evening, when she was
returned home Monday afternoon
she was dressed in disguise and tax
en- to Cunningham's to the party.
One Of the seniors was imprisoned
at the home of Verne Buxton, jun.
or and after staying there for some
time was rescued by his classmates
who used ladder with which they
assembled to the second story OF the
house.
Though some of the members OF
both classes were used quite roughly
at times, they are very agreeable 20
wards each other today and are COD
sulting between classes as to which
IMMINENT is the best for the bruises
they received.