New-York tribune., 1922-12-31

side Of ThermopylR was torn down. for
one thing. | regret the passing OF this
virile tradition II | ever make lot Of
money shall present my beloved alma
mater with memorial alley. in which the
good old custom can be revived. Thank
goodness II lasted long enough for me
10 get in a few good kicks at the class
which followed minel
A fete day or night which had touch
Of the supernatural about il was bottle
night. This came in the late spring on no
definite date. It's celebration was mat
ter Of sheer Inspiration Floating in the
June air was the knowledge that soon,
very soon, it would be bottle night Then
suddenly a wave Of realization would
sweep the campus, telling hundreds Of
young men that It actually was bottle
nisht Instantly n hundred windows
would fly up and carefully amasscd collec-
tions Of bottles, water jugs, tooth mugs,
soap dishes and more intimate containers
would be hurled into the outer darkness.
Courts and campus resounded with the
crash Of crockery Dormitories wed with
each other, laying down a deadly baTage
in front Of their respective entries and
cheering loudly when some especially inn
portant piece Of faience added its deep
note 10 the drum FIRE II was a gorgeous
orgy Of destruction, a splendid releasing
Of that pent-up desire to smash things
which lies hidden in every breast. When
| read old 0mar's wish TO shatter the
world to bits and remold It nearer to the
hearts desire / always think, "Oh, old
boy. you never knew bottle night" How
ever, his jug had wine in it, which is diff
ferent
or course, the best Of college fun is the
least organized, the accidental and spon-
taneous. My mind goes back to a joyous
fire which occurred during my senior
year II was in frame house occupied
by paperhanger. On the first floor was
his shop; above was his stoek-room. There
is no one so helpful at a fire as college
student He always wants to do the fire
mans work for him, though this is not
always appreciated. In the case ] speak
Of a large section Of the student body
mad succeeded in evading both police and
fire departments and reached the second
floor. where they proceeded TO save the
stock This was done by throwing rolls
of paper out Of the windows, care being
taken to hang on to one end. II was like
hanging banners on the outer wall. Never
have seen such decorative fire. The
house looked as if it had suddenly turned
inside out and the streets for blocks were
raved with acanthus leaves and cabbage
rose designs. At the end Of an hour the
FIRE chief departed, mopping his brow and
saying: Il kin put the fire out, but III
be damned if | kin put them stooderts
out"
What lovely day il was, too, when the
pie wagon ran away. / can see it now,
careening up Chapel Street. Directly op-
posite the college, by some divine chance,
the entire bottom Of the cart dropped out
and drawers Of pies began raining into
the street. Within two minutes every
student face was full Of pie. The last to
arrive on the scene, naturally, was the
dryer and his efforts to collect his pic
rioney were as successful as that Of the
Allies 10 collect from Germany
Other days, other customs. They have
nWbifenpoofs" now. organized clown
earnivals during football games. AT