Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-03-19

class Oh the CoDDecLlcut Agricultural
College at Storrs succeeded in holding
its class supper That the members of
the class we're one happy lot was evil
denced at the Putnam Inn when prac-
tically the whole student body of SO
sat down to the supper table at half
past eight.
The first that Putnam knew of the
affair was about o'clock in the af-
ternoon, when the first automobiles
containing the freshmen arrived and
gave a cheer. Car after car followed
and soon the entire class was behind
the walls Of the Inn and willing to
stay there until the purpose 50 dear
TO their hearts had been fulfilled
It WAC not long before several soph-
cnores. who are yearly confronted
with seeing that the freshies do, not
eat unmolested, IN fact do not eat at
all, arrived, and it was also not long
before two OF the vanguard were neat
iy handcuffed and tied to chairs in the
Inn boiler room
The two sophomores captured were
Walter f. Wood, captured by f. s.
Potter and Allen F. Bates, and Her
bert Beiseigel, captured by Phil M.
Lord and A. Hajasey There was lit
tie time lost in trusting the victims up
and storing them away in the cellar.
The s1phomores began to arrive
within an hour and at once learned
that two of their men were prisoners.
They were poweriess. Police were
summoned as precautionary measure
and the Inn was placed under guard
to prevent possible damage.
About 6 o'clock it began to look as
if there was to be some real trouble.
Landlord Rogers called for the spokes-
man of the sophomore CONTINGENT, and
there was heated argument for few
minutes when both sides said they
meant business The sophs said that
hey had a right to GO in and free
their men. Mr. Rogers told them that
no one would be denied admittance
uhe behaved himself. but said that ne
lad made arrangements for the BAN
1uet and was going to carry his agree
NEST tAfougn and that any interfer-
..nce wossi fcad to trouble.
Captsir Buiger ordered out his re-
serves and soon there were ten police
men guarding all of the entrances to
the Inn. The men whom the fresh
men captared were given their liberty
and about o'clock the sophs acknowl-
edged that they were beaten and left
for the college, thereby relieving the
tension and assuring there would be
no trouble.
Some of the members of the fresh
nan class did not catch the automo-
hiIes and came in on the 7 o'clock
train. Three of these were captured
by the Sophs.
The way the affair was arranged
and carried out was as follows
Eighty-seven of the class signed up
for the supper, but before the evening
vas over practically all Of the 80
members had arrived. The arrange
ments were made by committee and
none but the committee knew either
the day, hour. or place, when the sup
per was to be held.
For days the sophs had been picket
ing the campus. They had we'll ar
ranged set of signals even to the ring
ing of an alarm bell. They looked to
zee the lower class members Try 20
get away in the evening and when the
tart was made shortly after noon on
Thursday the sophs were taken com
pletiey unawares.
ArrangeuenE were made days
ahead for automobiles to come from
Putnam. A class meeting was called
for the hour and the sophs were also
having a class meeting at the same
time. The automobiles drove into the
College grounds BY back way
through q roadway lined with pines.
+, AT the CARS came to the, building Is
lad been arranged the class memoe5s
speedily filed thtn. almost oefoR
they came to a stop, and before tn
sophs realized what had happened all
but the last car or two had left Storrs.
Even the name Of the president OF
the class was kept secret. The palio's
were counted by the committee Oh ar
rangements and only the members
knew who the president was until II
was announced at the supper. EDWIN
q. Voorhees, was announced as class
president.
The commotion in front OF the Inn
attracted quite a crowd, and at o.
clock when the conference between
Landlord Rogers and the spokesman
of the sophs took place on the SIDE
walk in front of the Inn the square
vas over half full of interested spec
tators. Many of the sophs took up
quarters in the railroad station across
the way to get out of the cold ana AZ
the same time to keep an eye on sne
hotel. Mayor Marcy and Captain nu,-
ger were present and the night patrol
men were ordered on duty early IN tne
evening and reserves were also csiieo.
Mr.. Rogers feared damage TO ms
property. Although the young fel-
lows said they would pay for all dam
sge they did they were warned ina.
they could not do any damage under
any considerations or could not star
rough house" In the Inn Severa