Evening star., 1925-11-18
YA[E'S COAL POSTS
ATOP TIGER FIRE
Great Blaze ProcIaims
Princeton Won Title
of big Three"
BY ROBERT r. SMALL.

PRINCETON, y. j., November l8.-
bowling northwest gale sweeping a
long banner of orange flame into d
-blackened sky told all the coun-
trySide h"reaboutS that Princeton stu
dents We're celebrating their dual vic
tories over their ancient enemies, Har-
ward and Yale. This foot ball bonfire
lighted only when the Tiger has de
voured both John Harvard and Eli
Yale in the same season. is really one
OF the classics Of ali college days. IL
IS not an ordinary bonfire, thrown to
gether in haphazard fashion. II is ii
masterpiece which would have done
credit 10 the pyramid builders Of old
Egypt. II Is a studied effort, built up
at great toll and expense
The truly magnificent pile was top
ped this year by a grand piano by =
couple OF ice wagons and an autOmo-
bile, while the farms adjacent 70 old
Nassau contributed their share Of out
houses and other paraphernalia repre-
SentinE just about every adjunct OF
tarm civilization or country life in
America.
finder Is Bought
1t must not he assumed that all this
loot was the booty of depredation II
II We're, the farmers OF northern New
Jersey would be found embatlted after
every Tiger victory. Time was. of
course, when perhaps there were a. few
| raiders abroad in bonfire years. but
nowadays il is a dismissal offense for
freshman TO grab any flaming ma
terlal unless it be absolutely detached
Inc boys buy the tinder
This years bonfire will go down in
history as particularly a ella ssfc af.
Iair lnasmuch as the prowlinE Tiger
freshmen. securing the Countrvsidr.
ana finding an old farmer in the
depths OF despair because the mort
gage was due tomorrow, promptly
! raised the necessary funds. lifted the
mortgage. chased the sheriff from the
heart thStone-and then took an old
grand piano and 4 busted" Ford as
| the reward for their beneficence. The
| farmer told the boys they could have
anything loose" about the place
There is the sinister suggestion that
the farmer bought a lot Of Junk" In
anticipation Of the visit He had dealt
with the Princeton students before.
Ills mortgage story was a new one.
however. and caught the boys some.
what unprepared. But with tears in
their eyes they raised the $500 so that
little Nell could stay on the farm. and
collected about S14.3j worth of more
or less picturesque comhustihles.
Trucks Were Used.
There are go members Of The
princeton freshman class and it was
their privilege 10 build the bonfire.
For two days they had been CombinE
the countryside. Today for q radius
OF 20 miles there Is UoJ Il loose 81 ici.
or an unclaimed dog house chicken
coop or other farm accessory. \
dozen big motor trucks We're pressed
into service to bring the tinder in.
tionary cannon in the center of the
rear quadrangle. a huge tree, de
nuded of limbs, formed the backbone
| OF the pile. To this the freshies had
| strung block and tackle, and in this
| manner the high lights of the big
| blaze, such as the piano, the Ford
| and the ice wagons and small houses.
! We're hoisted to the top of the heap
| The F'reshies swarmed over the pile
like so many industrious ants.
On the very top of the pile, OF
| course, was a large section of the
Yale goal posts. There were innu-
merable Yale signs as well as q big
pre-Volsteadian painting of a bull dog
surveying with pleasing smile at a
tremendous schooner of beer. Thus
In the old days We're the college boys
| tempted.
Bedroom paraphernalia and utensils
abounded on the heap and, lastly, sew
eYal barrels OF gasoline We're poured
over the pyre. At O'Clock the stu
dents gathered. They came with the
band and carrying bright flaming
torches. The gale howled and the
Tiger boys howled with il. Just be-
fore the fire started the local fire de-
partment arrived on the scene and
began to stretch its hose. Naturally
the fire laddies were greeted with
loud "boohs." The "razzing" was
turned 10 cheers later. however. wher
some OF the stately elms Of the campus
| caught from the flying embers and
the department saved them with
squirting hose.
In accordance with tradition the
captain of the victorious eleven
touched the torch. This year it was
big l.. Mcmillan. The flames leaped
heavenward in d grand rush. Large
! segments of blaze seemed 10 detach
{ themselves from the pile and flow off
in space. The celebration lasted far
into the highland all Princeton was
Illuminated.