| Show STUDENT LIFE Perhaps the greatest sensation Washington had experienced for ediyears came when the evening tion of the “S:ar” published an article using the following as a “scare head” : SOMETHING WRONG “Dynamite’’ Harkney and “Brimstone” Varley Disappear Leaders of Opposition and Support of the Notorious House Bill No 231 Have Folded Their Tents and Stolen Away There then followed several columns of reading matter which told of the disappearance of the men the article closing with the statement that “the cause of the disappearance of the leaders is a mystery Things are at a sfandstill in regard to the passage of House Bill No 231 and political circles are disturbed The act was to be voted on at Monday’s session and if the principals are not found it is probable that no vote will be taken but the notorious bill will be laid over for next session” 75 composed of mostly veterans a new and better system of coaching was being tried and all omens pointed toward a victory over the old rival from New Haven It takes too much time and space to tell of that eventful contest in which old Harvard laid her foe low with the score of 24 to o painted on Yale’s gravestone The enthusiasts who witnessed the game are e talking about it yet It was a scene indeed to see thousands of men bare their heads and with tears in their eyes sing “Fair Har- tu M W' t sab-lim- vard” as if their whole souls ed 7 de- pended on it When that multitude cheered it sent the blood coursing through a person's veins with an extra big thump Tfie fact is that howling humanity forgets itself at a football game Although it appears childish to see men and women howl yell sing and cry just because a man in padded clothes has carried a pigskin a few yards it is American patriotonly ism asserted It is the love for the mother country in another form that of love for the Alma Mater Imagine if you can about one d hundred “boys” whose ages range from 47 to 80 years ful-l- v imbued with the above spirit There is something doing : some thing fierce Well the class of ’87 Harvard went into convulsions immediately after Marshall had made the last touchdown for the Crimson The old “boys” betran to sing cry yell and caress each other all at the same time They were happy blue-blood- I 1 7 MT :Ja 44 27 (Ha 4ft m 1 fcr $9m 1 grav-heade- 5 jjl 5k 5k Sc ifc Harvard had not won for years Season after season Yale had cap- tured the annual football game but Harvard with the persistency for which she is noted came up each season and gamely took her beating From the very beginning of the season of ’oi things looked bright for the Crimson Her team was 1 r r j ? f 7 ? t |
