Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-27
3 HURT, 5000 DAMAGE
IN FRESHMAN -S0PH
BATTLE At COLBY

One of the worst battles in recent
Years between the members of the
freshman and sophomore classes took
place last evening in Hedman hall at
Colby college when three students
were severely injured, necessitating
the services of DIR. Blynn o. Good
rich to repair the damage.
Inc three men who were in the
worst condition after the victorious
sophomores left the freshman dormi-
tory were, Harry A. Kaufman, '27, of
Whlte Plains. n. y; Gordon NJ
Mari. 20, of Cooper's Mills, and Paul
r. Sherman, ~, of Brooklyn. n.
Y. At first 1t was feared that KauCf-
/ man had received q fracture of the
skull and was dangerously injured
, but yesterday morning his condition
was reported as greatly improved. He
was rendered UNCONSCIOUS for several
! hours and a hurried call was sent for
a surgeon when he was found under
bed on the top floor of the dor
mitory.
Mari was one of the members of
the invading party of sophomorcs
and in charging up the stairs through
the barricade which the freshmen
had erected to keep them out. he
was hit on the forehead with large
steel ash can and knocked to the
ground. He was unconscious for
some time and received Il bad cut
on the forehead which DIR. Good
rich dressed. He was confined to his
bed all day but is reported to be
greatly improved and will be able
to get around.
Seidermann received blow at tho
base of his skull which completely
l. III 1 -
time. He fell down the flight of stairs
and at the bottom several upper
claSsmen caught him and carried him
to the open air to revive him. Yes
terday afternoon lie reported for
football bat was in no condition to
play. Seidermann is considered one
of the best OF the second string
guards on the Blue and Gray eleven.
Several other students received
minor injuries in falling and being
hit with the many varieties of mis-
SileS which were hurled about and
damage to the extent of two hun
dred dollars was done to the col
lcge building. The affair started
shortly after eleven o'clock and
seemed to have been an invitation
affair by the freshmen who had spcnt
Il greater part of the evening in erect
ing very effective and dangerous
barbados on the stairs leading
from the second to the top floor of
Hedman. AS a general rule the
SophomUres chose Monday night for
the "raZOOS" and cVidcnt3llv had no
intention of rounding mp the first
year mon until the challenge was
made. President Daniel J. Shane han
OF the sophomore class was ont OF
town and the round up was conduct
ed without his aid. The freshmen
gathered on the top floor and hurlol
beds. mattresses. ash cans fun OF
water lime and other articles on the
heads Of the advancing second Ne"r
men. The stairs were about as safe
as walking on banana skins and
many of the students received bad
falls. After clearing away the de-
bris in the way the sophomorcs
landed on the haplcss freshmen and
the free for I'll began in earnest. ono
10y one the defeated freshmen were
flung down the stairs. slipping and
sliding most of the way on their
faces and backs. into the arms OF the
waiting reception committee who adj
ministercd the paddle in no easy
manner. After the affair was Over,
the three injured mon We're found
and a doctor called in to treat them.
President Arthur J. Roberts stat
Cd in chapel yesterday morning that
with and the damage done to tho
hall would he paid for by tho STU
Gent body.