FRESHMEN SUCCEED IN TAKING CLASS PICTURE

Aided by an hour and a half start, the class of 1926 succeeded in getting approximately 265 men into a group late Friday night and taking several pictures about 5 o'clock on Saturday morning near Hanover Center, thereby winning the annual freshman-sopho-more picture fight.

Two sharp battles marked the contest. When the group of freshmen were on their way to Hanover after taking their picture they met 75 sophomores near the reservoir. Although hopelessly outnumbered the sophomores put up a stiff battle and succeeded in stopping the march for IS minutes. Arriving in town the freshmen found 50 sophomores guarding Palseopitus. After five minutes of hard fighting all resistance was overcome.

Although the freshmen deserve due credit for their smooth organization it must not be forgotten that the rules as drawn up this year gave them an overwhelming advantage. They had an hour and a half start and the advantage of an inky black night. All they had to do was to keep together until dawn, take the picture, and walk in to Hanover. The sophomores were faced with the almost impossible task of finding a group of 300 men in impassable hill country on a black night.

It is necessary that the rules be altered next year, so that each class will have an equal chance. Perhaps if the freshmen checked out at noon instead of 8 at night and the sophomores at 1.30 unstead of 9.30 the handicap of the sophomores would be sufficiently lessened.