University of Utah Student Newspapers--The Chronicle | 1940-04-11 | Page 1 | To the Ancient and Honorable (?) Order of Sophomores:

TO THE ANCIENT AND HONORABLE ORDER OF SOPHOMORES From our superior and exalted position we the freshman class have noticed that an insignificant and puerile assemblage of nincompoops under the cognomen of sophomores hereinafter hereinafter hereinafter herein herein- after to be referred to as the party of the lower part have assumed assumed assumed as as- themselves to be the equal of our learned and esteemed selves They have dared to seat themselves in the presence of we almighty freshmen and to trod upon the same walks that I Iare are used by us Even have they dared to challenge us to do I battle in in the annual sack rush in which we hove up and smote them ignominiously to the ground Therefore to mitigate any and all suspicions that said group of yearlings second-yearlings are worthy competition and just playfellows we the freshman class who are generally recognized recognized recognized to be the cream of the crop and the nucleus of the school do hereby challenge the aforesaid aid party of the lower part to do battle in the annual toothpick tussle This ee rollee wherein the freshman class does solemnly promise to thoroughly bash and break the heads or of any and all sophomores is to be held during the nocturnal hours of May 2 in connection with U day festivities The field hill of battle shall be beneath the block U IOU Uon on the mountain where where- if the competition should arrive we will take it upon our mighty selves to administer such com com- and maceration that incarceration will be bethe bethe bethe the ultimate goal of the entire class