It's the Spring Air

(The following items appeared in TheDartmouth on successive days).

FRESHMEN MOBILIZE; BURN CAPS IN BLAZE

The larger part of the freshman class, rebellious with the coming of spring weather, organized in front of Dartmouth Hall last night and voiced their challenges to the sophomores to come out and fight. Receiving no response they proceeded to build a huge bonfire in the middle of the campus and threw in their caps. A few claimed their traditional privilege of storming the Nugget. The majority, however, expressed no inclination for a free show, but preferred to continue their boisterous challenges to their tormentors.

Finally news came abroad that the sophs were mobilizing in South Massachusetts Hall. The over-enthusiastic yearlings then attempted the futile task of entering South Massachusetts en masse. However, Palaeopitus intervened here and prevented them from injuring either the dormitory or the outnumbered sophomores.

VIGILANCE COMMITTEE

All members please be present at a special meeting of the Vigilance Committee tonight at 7.

VOX POPULI

To the Editor of The Dartmouth: For six months we, the supposedly insignificant and puerile members of the lowly class of 1933 have been taunted by the valiant upperlords of 1932 and reminded, sometimes by the aid of paddles, of our own shortcomings. For six months we endured these revilings in silence until Monday night we rose in righteous wrath and indignation to prove our undoubted merit.

Palaeopitus has given you, 1932, the opportunity to redeem your lost prestige in a fair fight tomorrow. We are ready to meet you at any time in any place in fair fight or foul.

1933.

1932

The class of 1933 challenges the class of 1932 to a fight on Thursday afternoon, subject to such rules as Palaeopitus may prescribe. 1933 Class Officers.

1932-1933

If both classes express a desire for it, Palaeopitus will arrange a sophomore- freshman fight for Thursday afternoon. Important meeting of class of 1932 this afternoon at 3.15 in 103 Dartmouth. All sophomores are urged to be present.

VOX POPULI

To the Editor of The Dart.moxdh,

For six months, as the pea-greeners have so succinctly put it in their one syllable lisping, the men of 1932 have been slowly weaning the home-town boys from their high school antics. They are, we admit, on the road to improvement. Gone are the bellbottom trousers and the jazz-bows. But it is our candid opinion that it will necessitate at least two months more before they are ready to assume the true college-boy stereotype.

They have learned to order a toast side with passable nonchalance, but not yet have they acquired the granite of New Hampshire nor are they mindful of the Lone Pine above them.

Look well, oh brothers, look well.

1932.

1932-1933

Owing to the unsuitable condition of the campus the freshman-sophomore fight has

been cancelled.

PALAEOPITUS.

(Blood-curdling details in next issue—ED.)

NOW THAT CULVER IS GONE