Show 1 cm C ca B y MMEL VW 00 0 ila e ba A a ir HAVE just had a letter from a friend at bonn y university in which among other thing h hol mention mentions with a chastened joy he be belongs to A j another student corps that the kaisers keisers kai sers old ohl cora come the Borus Dorus sla baa has been suspended and that the members are rearing earing extremely lengthy face fac e at beier deprived for or a time of the chance to get their cara stars it seems that the bo I 1 russia hl had imprudently hazed one ot of their num 1 her unfortunately for or the corps they forgot 81 f that they were erving serving their military term under military regulation and that in ragging rag gini the ob act of 0 their displeasure they aare ere really sz A superior officer and defying discipline thia this could not be brooked and the kaiser who has juat just made the crown princes wife an officer a grade higher than thin her husband with a keen appreciation of the jest that the crown prince mutt must ak A k fit 1 1 40 consequently obey his wife wile a jest that the german gierman people do not relish put ha his foot down htA hilly vily and awl there will be no ro dueling in this corps for some time the kaiser who by reason of his noble blood was not permitted to take part in the duels of his corps the Bo Borus rusala sla at tit bonn university nevertheless la Is stated on one occasion to have doffed his dignity and under a pledge of secrecy from bla his fellow students to have played bis his part lie ile hae has never lost bis his sympathy with the aim and oba ct of this traditional custom which to the uninitiated seems a survival of the brutal day dayot of 0 medieval times but which in reality has a specific end what football Is to the american student rugby and boxing to the english Engl lib so Is the duel to the german a test of endurance and a lesson in keeping an equable temper and restraint under provocation the halser kaiser with a eye to the championship of personal and national honor has expressed an that this custom should not die out and that there was nothing equal to it for the steeling or hardening of the leaders military corn com mercial and professional of the empire I 1 never enter a car and hang by a strap without looking at the back of the man in front of me and becu lating as to his profession or his nationality the clothes indicate very little they are american and well fitting but the instant their owner oner turns his taco fac you exclaim inwardly with a sense of mental satisfaction at having found something definite german there Is no mistaking the telltale scar that runs from to ear or decorated decorates his chin with a puck puckered cred ridge not all germane germans wear honorable scars how ever eye the badge ie Is the prerogative of the student of bonn donn heidelberg leipsic lc freiburg or the other german universities and as they average 1500 1 students each the class la Is limited the laisers ka kai laere sers edict will not prevent dueling at donn however are still other corps each with ita its distinctive name cap rules and regula tlona and clearly defined etiquette chiefly of the higher cl chedes asses each university baa has he its frater cities with u membership of a limited number seldom exceeding 30 20 or 1 25 5 and to join one of the better known ones la is a much bought sought honor the object of those clubs la to to all appearance of a cont convivial mal nature aa as beer and wine drinking enter largely into their ceremonial observances but they are really to promote camaraderie and to enable the too often lonely student to form friend ships which will endure through life and be of masonic service to them deoudes the specific corps torpa there are other bodies composed of the middle class students etu dents ucb such as the bandmann handmann ichart which was the earliest order of student fraternities the duel may have ite its origin in any quarrel r difference of opinion but usually hae has not it 9 a thing of Sti etiquette quette and in 1 used to prove a etu stu lent the more duels one fights the bigger swagger one may display and a scar ie Is a eign sign that one has come out of the ordeal with honor and Is a silent and epe op aking taking testimony to the bear ere ers courage the larger tho the strips of sticking plaster which bold a cheek together or a sliced nose none in position the higher one goes in the affect tion of the and what Is the world with out wein welb und gesang when a duel la Is arranged a pretext having been contrived by the simple expedient of a mem ber at of the corps clumsily treading on the tall of a doe dog owned by a member of another corps or by some such obvious excuse the combatants are swathed with bandages on the body and right arm the head bead and eyes and throat are protected and nd the only vi pot left are the cheeks chin ind no noie e the swords are razor edged at the point and ivilue the french dueling sword which Is used lo 10 fill fashion they are meant simply to make a x downward nick which serves to form the scar without rit bout much further damage than a copious a re ream of f blood and a sore ore face to a bit those agua jg UA Q 4 7 4 J 7 AN 0 1 1 J clua 44 q 14 0 V I 1 11 A 1 14 9 A OLD OV are and are the ecar scar formers on the other hand to wipe out an insult the eine alne duel la to rt resorted sorted to that roeane means that the bodies are left without almost any protection and the swords are sabres fabres which bayo balle no limitation of 0 uee bhea the couple face each other and the W ca ca ca ca ci c 3 ri r i ti t i 11 ii i i ci ti t i 1111 1 ii i i ii sch lagers lagera begin to play about their heads beads a dole close watch la Is kept upon f in cage case they flinch or draw bacic back their heads it if they do they disgrace did grace thear corps finally one sword land lands t and a sprinkle of blood appears it i it Is not riot likely to cause a seve severe rescar 1 the tight continues until at last inot a cun ning anick does the trick the surgeon who la Js at nt hand Is allowed to try bis his prent prentice lee hand be Is I 1 often a first k year meds med and the wound la Is bound up or sewn sown then an adjournment la in 1 ai made and the evening la in spent with beer and ani song the wounded on one e receive receives his congratulations and stalk stalks la in an ecstacy of lay joy it he thinks his sear la Is not going to be beautiful enough he may keep the wound open tor for day days und and prevent tta ita aa rapid healing cut but there are other duels besides th those ose of the sword there ie Is the bon V 4 arable drinking trial where he who succeeds longest in delaying his de scent to below the table Is crowned As it ie Is treason to refuse to drink a toast and as there are toasts all night the president hae has a busy time euper super cisine the proper filling at 0 each glass it ie is quite to tr aake room r for more b beer eer when the r ie to thI cheat und the conga songs bave died to a hoarse babble it la Is time f to make the count N I 1 cace has her victor lej and no doubt to the students tu denta of the fatherland thie this la Is a laudable J cles of peaceful victory iaac ceic ae it |