Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-30
Penn Celebrates
Sinking of the Nauu'

Continued from rsse One
ecllpsed in enthusiasm any held A. ths
University In several years. '"'
Formal declaration Of a holiday vss
made by about 100 students assembled
building. '''"s
No sooner was the decision reached
mon squads Of upper classmen were
alspatchcd through the halls Of the
building pounding on doors and break
ing Oil classes which were jT session.
FROM the engineering building the
crowd proceeded TO tho fine arts build
Ing. the chemical laboratory, College
iail. Logan Hall and other department. [.
buildings. everywhere calling q halt to
nll classes. ~
Go. eds Join In Celebration
Coed classes were not exempt and
the womer Joined In the celebration Of
the victory holiday"
AS each school was visited the crowd
grew III size Until moro than 1000 stu
dents had Joined in the procession. De.
partment heads then urged all instruc-
tors to discontinue all classes. fearing
down where tho celebrators insisted on
gatpins admittancc.
One section Of the celebrating mob
held forth In front Of Weightman Hall
where Coach Heisman, perched on n
straw dummy Of Navy player, I'D
dressed the students and was given a
series Of lusty cheers. Members of the
team Hero also present at this cere.
mony and received cheer after cheer.
That Penn had vanquished the Nayy
.ras impressed upon the public at
Thirty-fourth street and Woodland ave. I.
nue., where some Of the students cut
tho ropes g,iying the trolley poles and
pulled the poles from tho wires.
Soon all of Walnut street, Woodland
avenue and Spruce street, between
Thirty third and Fortieth streets, were
solid mass OF blockadcd traffic.
Policeman Forced to FREQ Student
Patrolman Moon, Of the Thirty &C.
ond street and Woodland avenue sta. /.
ton, wanted to stop tho first offense in
halting street car traffic by placing one
student under arrest. 1Io was sur.
rounded by throng os he attempted
to call the wagon, and finally agreed
to release his prisoner.
leasing the student and carried for sev-
of celebrants.
Then, to show their good will, the
students headed for the police station
at Thirty second and Woodland ave.
nue.. There the procession was met By
q squad Of mounted police
Headed by the police, band, several
wagons carrying banners and signs, the
parade" began march on the central
section Of the city, coming down Market
street.
Snake dancing, cheering madly, and
singing. the mob followed along after
the poiice leaders toward City Hall.
Lewis Kroskoe, 2i44 South Eighth
street, a huckster, contributed a horse
and wagon to the general celebration.
On the wagon q plank extended to one
side. on which Navy rumny was
walking tho plank.
Other Horses Communicated
Several other horses were commau.
deered to help in adding prestige to the
head Of the line Of march. One Of
these animals, belonging to Frederick
Gerry Lumber Company, ran away at
Thirty third street and Woodland ave.
nue.. lie was captured several blocks
away, however, and no one was hurt.
AS the line Nendeu lts V3y toward
tho center OF tho city Market street
trif1ic was halted, and the marching
students foil into more or less Of an
orderly line. varying the procedure here
and there 10 stage snake dance or
eiyo Knockout drop" to tho Navy
GOAT which was ignomininously dragged
along through the dust. under the sign.
."rhc Nayy's Goat--We Got It."
AT Thirty. first street Ralph Mayers,
S1l North Fifty fourth street, an OK