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Olympics On Thursday night of the week before the Olympics operations were started, several zealous Freshmen were discovered posting, signs of defiance which were deeply humilating (sic) to the noble Sophomore. The actions of the Freshmen were reported to the Sophomores who, not to be outdone by mere Freshmen, proceeded to do likewise and also attempt to demolish numerous Fresh signs. While returning home, just before disbanding, they discovered a Freshman innocently wandering on the streets. Ah! Happy thought! Mere Freshman was captured and a glaring '17 was painted on his pate with iodine. But, alas, this thought was fatal, for it only gave birth to greater dreams of conquest which were to lead to a sad Waterloo. One Freshman was not enough, and so the brilliant plan of making a tour of frats and rooming houses was conceived. But as it is with most great plans of conquest, the end was not looked forward to. Entering a house whose cradles were familiar to one of the raiders, they disturbed all peacefully slumbering Frosh and left them trembling with the foreboding "'17" glaring like balls of fire (no kidding) from their foreheads. The Sophs, glowing with success, started in search of other fields.
But Fresh did not tremble long. No sooner had the Sophomores departed than the telephone wires began to hum and buzz with Freshmen voices, as they called their gang together. Within two hours after the first Freshman was painted, there were ninety Frosh assembled and out searching for the Sophomores. They were soon found at the point of disbanding, and were surrounded by the howling Freshmen, and a grand mixup started. The Freshmen outnumbered the Sophomores five to one, and the scramble resulted in several dignified Sophs being sent home, clad in B. V. D.'s and a downcast countenance. Both sides sustained some black eyes, broken teeth, and other minor injuries.456
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