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Show m j THIRTEEN HUNDRED STUDENTS GO ON STRIKE AT "U" TO CELEBRATE VICTORY Salt Lake City, Nov. 19. There nro no classes at tho University of Utah today. It is not tho fault of tho facility, lint Hint f t'r.e studcntii wlio fittuck" 1,-unedir.tely nfter nssomlily and refused to go to class oven though tho police were called upon to force thorn to return to their stu- u US. U Is an old adage that "One man i can lead n horso to water, nut ten cannot make him drink" That adage was exemplified this morning when tho students, bubbling over with enthusiasm en-thusiasm because of tho defeat administered ad-ministered to Colorado collego Saturday Sat-urday on Cummings field wnen tho valiant Tigers wero snowed under by a score of 43 to 0, decided to take matters In their own hands and hold a rear colouration. The nssembly was tho real starting start-ing point of the Insurrection from tho domination of tho faculty and from tho rigors of class work. Thcro were enthusiastic speeches iy tho football fans and by tho admirers of tho victorious team. Tho speakers did not hesitate, to say that tho foot-hall foot-hall men wore tho Idols of tho school President Hamilton Gardner of tho student body wept with emotion emo-tion as ho tried vainly to tell what tho students thought of tho gridiron heroes. Prof. Lovi Edgar Young promised tho warriors tbo greatest banquet In tho history ot tho big school. Ho said that pictures of tho team will bo hung In ovcry building of tho scllool, and that he will always keep ono In his class room. Prof. Squlro Coop had hfs'-collo-Elans out in forco, with tho band and tho singers and they tried to tmrst out tho walls of tho building. "Caseys" Take the Leacr When tho chapol oxcrclso was ended en-ded tho engineers, known as tho "Caseys," headed tho student body In a parado around tho buildings. Seeing that thoro wcro some students stu-dents who had not Joined tho Caseys Ca-seys sent search parties through tnc building and routed all students from class rooms and laboratories. There wcro but few who seemed reluctant re-luctant to Join tho celebration and thoso few wore taken by force. Tho married men from tho medical department, de-partment, who wero delving into the secrets of anatomy, wero nurrled away, and compelled to drop their scalpels. Tho girls Joined In tho fun, aim then hied away to their sorority liouu es whero fudgo parties wero the rider ri-der of tho day Faculty Member Threaten Dr. Joseph P. Merrill of tho school of mines appeared on tho campus nt tho height of the insurrection insur-rection and endeavored to get n hearing. hear-ing. "In tho name of tho president ot tho university," ho commanded, "I order you to desist or I will call an officer." Tho students failed to heed this threat and tho police department was notlQed to send a squad ot policemen police-men to tho campus. That order was reclnded aftorwards as tho officials of tho school realized that a handful hand-ful of policemen could not change tho minds ot tho wholo student body. Tho students marched to Twelfth East Btreot, tho girls going to tholr sorority houses, whllo tho boys gathered gath-ered wood and carried it to. tho "U" on tho mountainside to build a great bonflro and to dance tho famous serpent ser-pent glido. |