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XL.IX GAUBIEB, OHIO, OCTOBER 30, 192 VO. 1 SOPHS DECOY FROSH FALL FROLIC VIES WITH BIG REGULAR 0CT03ER KENYON OPENS DOORS TO INTO FATAL ARENA MICHIGAN-STAT- E GAME ASSEMBLY UNEARTHS 250 NEW AND OLD MEN NOTHING BIG '25 Swing Tradition Over From '26 Unusually Small Dance Crowd Sap-por- ts Over 40 Living In Village in Fight Very Good Party Freshman Caps Standardized The ninety-nint- h year of college had Michigan-Stat- Cane-Rus- h Ceded to Frosh e game, or Fall To the Kenyon College Assembly its formal opening with Evening Prayer Dance? That has been the point at goes the credit for a step that promises on Wednesday, September 21, 1922. Combining an equality in numbers week-en- issue for the d of October to affect relations of the cordial kind To the men just entering this was a with superior cunning, the Sophs gave twentieth and twenty-firs- t, and it was between Gambier townspeople and the new experience, but one they will long the class of unexpected trounc- '26 an settled rather evenly between the two. college men. Mr. Lichtenberger, chair- remember, for Evening Prayer formal- ing in the annual Tie-U- p, which took The Fall Dance, given by the Seniors, man of the Senior Council stated in ly started their life as Kenyon men. place in cornfield the foot of the his that the committee was un- a at came in for enough support, however, report The old men arrived earlier than morning animously in sympathy with the sug- Bishop's Backbone. The next to make it a wonderful party for those usual this year which indicates their gestion presented at their first meeting the Frosh staged a comeback and won who attended. October weather was by Pres. Bowman that the assembly keen desire to once more get back on the Cane Rush by the score of 13-1- 2. certainly the never more beautiful, and deprive the college men as individuals the Hill and resume their college work The Freshmen started out bravely affair itself was well "staged." of the privilege of building bon-fire- s and activities. Everyday brought more enough; assembling behind Bexley at at The commenced with the expense of local taxpayers by vest- men to college and the Hill soon took 9:30, they distributed pieces of rope entertainments the unfortunate Mt. Union game on ing the conduct of this frequent cele- on its familiar aspect of students walk- among their forces and intrusted them- Friday afternoon. Following that, a bration solely in the Senior Council. ing about, laughing and talking. selves to the general oversight of the tea dance was given by Psi Upsilon at Hereafter therefore, the preparation There are more students attending 'knowing' Juniors. With fearful threats bon-fir- the Chapter house. Close on its heels for es for any and all festivities the college than ever before. The on their lips they began to search the followed the Formal, in Rosse Hall. will be supervised by the Senior Coun- question of housing them became so countryside for vestiges of the unfor- As for the hall, never has it looked cil as a body and according to the acute that as the last resort, Rosse tunate Sophomores. Minstrel Shows, than this time, through the ef- terms of a blanket arrangement with Hall was used to quarter the students Freshman Out, Lineups, and Boola better forts of Mr. Lorenz, the dance chair- the mayor of the village, the people of that came late. The dormitories are Boola, were all to be avenged at one man, with the aid of a decorator from Gambier will set out for collection crowded, students are living in town fell swoop! Cleveland. The music, by the Smith debris to be used for this purpose and and Rosse Hall wasbeingused as a dor- But Alas! The Gods of Battle had orchestra of Louisville, Kentucky, was will cooperate in the collection thereof. mitory. What better argument than this decided against them ! After much not all that was hoped for at the Pres. Bowman stated afterwards that for a new building? tramping and many premature discov- Formal, but the fact is easily accounted this move of the assembly would effect During the summer months some eries, the Class of '25 was found in a for by the long day journey and the a saving for the villagers of many changes were made. The road that cornfield, huddled up behind a fence. afternoon's work which preceded their miles of fence and a considerable last year cut across the campus and That fence was soon disposed of and night in Rosse Hall. amount of money represented by porch passed Rosse Hall and Hanna Hall has the Frosh charged them with apparent On Saturday, the Hill seemed to furniture. been done away with and a new road murder in their eyes, albeit, many of migrate to Columbus for the Michigan-Stat- e Secretary Van Arnam reported that was built which leads into the campus their number had but a faint heart for Game. Few cars were to be petitions presented to the board of trus- back of Cromwell Cottage and Hanna the impending battle. 'Catch as Catch seen until along in the evening in time tees at their meeting at commencement Hall. This is a one-wa-y road and a Can' with nothing barred was in order; for the Informal. This time, the music time were lost. The first asked that big improvement over the old one. Freshman tied up Freshman; the was undoubtedly splendid, and 'Smiths' the Reveille assessments be placed on Two professors houses are now un- Sophs tied up Freshman and untied justified the fame which preceded the term bill of each semester; the der construction. One is on the campus each other in the grand mixup; lights them to Gambier. A number of Mich- second that the Puff and Powder Club behind Dr. Walton's residence and the from several cars added a fantastic igan University men took the occasion be reimbursed for wiring the stage at other is opposite the home of Prof. touch to the scene of conflict. After to pay Kenyon a visit, and Rosse Hall Rosse Hall so that their productions West. These houses will be modern an hour of hard fighting, the Yearlings was quite filled before the evening was might- - be offered under respectable homes and a big step in the building accomplished the almost unprece- over. conditions. program that the college is planning. dented feat of tying up all the Fresh- On Sunday the great exodus of out-of-to- wn The Senior Council offered a Reso- Four new professors are with us this men. girls and other guests began, lution amending the Constitution: year which is another indication of the The next morning a little before and the college started in to regain "Be it resolved that starting with the growth of the college. eleven, a large crowd collected be- lost sleep. class of 1923 and continuing as a per- These improvements and the addi- tween the Library and Ascension. All The Fall Dance is to be considered manent institution of the assembly, the tion to the faculty leads us to predict the Upper Classmen were there ; all the a great success. It is thought by some colors of the class caps shall be as that this year will be one of the best Faculty; Harcourt was there (properly that in spite of the fine weather which follows: Class of 1923-gree- n. Class in the history of Kenyon College. chaperoned) ; everybody of any con- usually prevails at this time, October is of 1924-orang- e and black. Class of all sequence in Gambier was there; 1925-re- 1926-purp- a bad month for a dance, because it d. Class of le and The Rev. Geo. P. Atwater, '96, rec- were impatient for hostilities to com- brings it so close to the beginning of white. The above colors shall rotate tor of the Akron Episcopal Parish mence. the year, and is in the peak of the foot- in this same order. made a recent, and hurried visit to The Sophomores took their position ball season. That is being proved a Messrs. Van Arnam, Burchenal, and friends in Gambier. at the south end of 'the lists,' a look of mistake as time goes on. This is but Ruleson became new members of the James Beech, '19, and wife attended grim determination on their faces, the fourth one, and the precedent honor committee. Upperclassmen the Hiram game. (Daniel might have worn such a look started by the class of '20 should, and pointed to the freshmen that whatever before they threw him to the lions). does prove a most excellent one. other morals Kenyon men may have, the Commons Committee and the Sen- A few minutes later, the Freshmen cheating is the most despicable form ior Council respectively.