The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-11
RATS OUTGENERAL
COLLEGE sop HIS
Freshman Class Has Banquet,
With Fair Colds as
Guests.
sopAoMoREs DO TALKING
Hlonors of War With I'reshics,
Who Commit Unhcard-Oi'
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Yellow Will hereafter be m integral
part OF the colors OF the sophomore
class of Richmond College. in the opiu-
ION OF the freshmen The rats last
night pulled on thcir annual supper.
with the added nerve OF calling it II
banquet. and aggravated the oncnse By
having as their guests Il score OF CO.
eds. Yet the sophs beyond mailing
three freshmen in their rooms and pre-
venting their Attendance. together will,
Milling all the rats furniture up in dis
order, tailed Ia take the time honorcd
vengeance on tho trst class
1t is unpardonahlc effrontcry for Il
freshman class 10 have II banquet. not
~ mention having goods as guests.
The sophs had picnty OF notice Of the
afmir, ami attacked several OF the
freshmen who fought their way to
liberty AMI ~ Murphy's Hotel All
the Sophomorcs waited until o'clocil
III The morning for the return of the
rats. ISN'T lhc little band OF freshmen
walked boldly ur Broad Street TO the
college, Went in by the front gate ANA
the front door To the dormitory, ANA
We're unmolested.
Took u ont In Talk.
There ws,s a lot OF talk just before
the rats arrived that they should h.
allowed 10 so TO bed and then be
dragged thcrcfrom and be punished
separately. Which Was tantamount To
saving that nobody intended to do ANY
timing.
Ii Was the night OF nights for the
rat. in the academic department. for
the class voted separately this year.
the law students having different
night OF IL The arrangements were
MADE many days ago. TIL" supper
lacked nothing of the requisites for
calling it what the rats wanted 10 cal!
it-a banquet. They had everything
from grape fruit and raw oysters
through broiled squad to ice cream and
demi tassc.
Also they had speeches. one youth
full orator was telling how Of all glad
words that We're ever said the glad
dest was the word coed, when he was
interrupted by receipt OF Il message
To the effect that the sophs were arm
ing for an ARRAY. with paddles as wea-
wops. The class At once passed a rcso-
luton to the effect that it would meet
the sophs behind science Hall at 1880
O'clock
The banquet over. the rats not act
ing. as escorts to goods gathered on
the bridge ut NIurphy's and deter
mined 20 go back to the college like
men. They decided 70 walk all the
way-up Broad Street. Not more than
twenty-five were in the bunch.
Three RntR Captured.
Two newspaper men and two hotel
guests had preceded the bromcnading
rats. When the quartet arrived, half
down the campus. telling what they
would do for the crrinE freshmen. One
youth produced y chair which he said
he would first use on the head OF Il
reporter who had been walking around
the block.
There was much talk OF the three
unfortunate rats who had spent the
evening locked in their rooms, having
been captured singly by brave band
OF thirty sophs. Nlsv ,hcre was much
said Of the beds piled on top of trunks
and bureaus.
a few minutes later the rats APP
pcared They walked quietly but firm
~ into the gate, up the walk and into
The dormitory. The sophs said never
a word. the silence being unbrokcn
and even urcanuy. The sophomore
with the chair stood SraspinE 1T by
the back. but he moved not an inch
1t was said fifty sophs were Tassed in
two rooms, buI ii also appeared they
had locked themselves IN. Perhaps
score of aophs watched the score OF
rats come in and go TO bed.
1t was ali over. The rats had clear
~ won the day, haG pulled off their
banquet had covered themselves with
glory in the eyes of the goods. and
had successfully deficd the hated sophs