Show p rt rr J Ilif of m 12 j i I ii 1 7 I r X J 1 h MEDICS PI ABSCOND r WITH ENGINEERS ENGINEERS' BLARNEY STON POSSIBLE 1 RETURN 1 t j FRIDAY Brass Plate Mou Mounted o oStone on Stone Proves I IV V Validity a ty 1 1 j Engineers Proc Proceed With Program Minus linus j i Rock t 0 i t When the Engin Engineers sto stoop to p JJ ta to td kiss kIs the Blarney y St Stone e they hey wilf wilt have hare to t be satisfied with an imitation imitation imi imi- tation tor for the teal real and authentic Blarney Stone re rests ts carefully guarded in the they poss possession possession-of ssi h 1 of the thc Medics Ml- Ml icS icS' I I. n all J Engineer officers officers' rs' rs e emphatically deni denied i this s statement t ore swore it if 14 not true frue suited slat d the the Medics 1 in nothing but but lut a i fake f k ock and d' d dy y t the fact the original Blar Blar- ny ey toe ohe i is he held d b Mn Medici s Fastened to to the huge P pound oblong granite block i is i a nl brass pI d placed d there py y the Engineers Engineer's Engin rs r's own hands hands' which clearly y t sUi-t states s the rock ft authentic I. I t. t M tf Just how the Medics s i gained d control of oft t the sacred Engie relic is Is n not t known but it is s known that Docs are the thep p proud pos posses f the b fh cherished prize prizer This r s f n h time in the t e. e ry of QC the r brick t that it h ha has been eq put t of the t En Engineers Engineer's i ers er's V. V f f Indi Indignant n t Engineer eer o officers f rs' rs T nied that the stone had beep i taken when qu questioned sUo c a about nt it Great st made b br byth t tm m to m-to to cover up Upi i loss A At Ms firs first fis jt t was declared d that tat UJ the as still still- hel held by them heJI heir carefully ar ful hidden no condition would voul they at mit that it was missing So q thor thorough ough we were ver they h r I i in their I V I I b I f 1 the school scho and zid 1 even v n r. he P. P class mates J that they succeeded eded 1 m getting photographers from ft- ft local lacal newspaper pap r t to t ta ke e pictures s. s o th thery unearthing the thc h fa fake e stone I r However the thea E gies did dd dido m pp give one story k to HI it Iato o Thursday two two m members m c s o of the tha p n- n n- n school l trapped trapp d when Vh they made contrad contradict contradictory r statements tatern to a Chronicle reporter were forced fore forc ed d to change ir s story ory Th They y the stated sUIted that had nn part of of the st stone n ne but but that it ws vii is the un unused s h h. h half 1 which ch had lieen separated fr fp from the thet actual aMunY i st stone nc several everal years years years' ago go The plate oh on tl trie stone which is in the Medics Medic's c possession n how however ver ca causes ses soo some c doubt to be cast on the v r rl itY of r the Engie statements c The Engineer ihl t t today day will indeed be c a sad affair fair w with without h t the sacred sacr d st stone ne Tradition Ti built b up about the stone has m ma made Jc it t very very valuable to th thE E gin gins ers Jt It was believed by the Mcd Medics cs th that t t f many attempts wo would IJ be be made ade to recover the the r rock c but b the tie Engi Engineers were either so completely cowed by th their r traditional iQ 1 nc i or else so heartbroken over ver the loss o of their relic th that t no no c conflicts n had occurred until late lare Thursday when several sever l Engineers rs' rs came me upon upon the Medics ns as us their pi pictures tures were being being- taken with the the Blarney Stone f for r the Chronicle At that time me the tha gave chase to the Docs but were outwitted The Medics announced that should the Engineers fulfill any demands that may be made of ot them the Medical School may be willing to return the stone A Ames mes mes- messenger enger bearing full details and possible location of the rock will willbe willbe be Le sent by tl the Medics Medic to the the En- En Enies ne gies gics ies this morning at the start of ot the he initiation ceremonies on t the Park Eark esplanade t |