Show Who Struck Billy Patterson 7 A number of years ears II ago ngo go throughout hout the United States the query Who struck Billy Patterson 1 had hael as fiS wide a currency as enjo enjoyed ed more recently h by How old Is Ann The question became became- a part of or American slang DIll Billy Patterson was Uti an actual person person per per- son n student at nt a 11 college collee Hazing at this college took tool a rather h highly hl developed form and It was the practice to put the time freshman through an nn elaborate mock trial and sentence him to death lenth In laying his head on a n block on which witch an nn executioner swung swung an nn ax being careful to come corne nowhere near the victims victim's neck Billy Patterson when whon subjected to this treatment died from shock All the participating students were arrested ar or rested and at the trial the Important qu question was of ot course Who struck Billy mu- Patterson 1 m I |