Show no STUDENT LIFE "Halt” is called The combatants are quickly looked over and probably to the great surprise of any novice in the audience neither is hurt The movements were so rapid that he could not follow to see vhether the blows hit heads sword dades or handles or pads or bands 't seems almost impossible that vitli all this clashing of swords so near their heads they loth escaped without a scratch yet such is the rase in the great majoritv of Other attendSaenge (rounds) ants quickly run their hand with a tuft of cotton over the length of the sword blade wiping oft any possible blood stains and straightening the blade if lient by any unusually heavv blow In a moment they are readv again and the same series of calls luf die Mensur” “ Ilindet Ill is feriig” and die Klingen” "Los” are followed by a similar clashing and ultimately another call of "Halt” Thus one round after another is fought off ( )ccasion-all- y during a passage of blows we mav see a tuft of hair tlv off or hear a dull thud when the head or face is hit squarely When the halt is called a stream of blood mav have started down over the face or may be gushing from cheek or chin The surgeon calls for a “Pause” which is granted by the Unpartei-isel- t and he wipes oil the wound with antiseptic cotton or washes it quickiv with sterilized water and most likely pronounces the wound not serious In that case they examine the swords get readv and go at it again as if nothing had hap Thus the contest goes on through the regulation number of pened rounds or else until one of the combatants is pronounced incapacitated bv his surgeon because of an unusually serious wound or because of loss of blood At the close of the duel follows the Versocnung indicated by the (reconciliation) combatants’ shaking hands Then they quickiv loosen their protective bandaging drop off pads and goggles and hurry off to the rear room to have their wounds dressed by the surgeons The whole contest last from alnnit fifteen minutes may to an hour according to the number of rounds and the length of the pauses It is rare that either combatant without some escapes I suallv their faces are wounds covered with blood and their clothes streaked with streams of it so that whether wounded much or little they are a gruesome sight as they leave the lloor and a second set g:‘ts ready Half a dozen duels are thus often fought in the same half day The duels which are here described i e those in vogue among Herman students are fought with a light word called "Schlacgcr” which is ncarlv as long as the army saber but has a blade only about half as heavy The blows are delivered or parried almost wholly by wrist motions the body remaining The rules practicallv motionless of these duels do not permit any stepping back or ducking of the head to escape a blow Such an offense repeated would certainlv 0 |