THE FLAG SCRAP. Freshmen Surprise Their Sophomore Guardians Early on Friday' Morning. Somewhere in the neighborhood of four o'clock Friday morning, the college was aroused f i rom, slumberi by the tolling of the bell in the tower of Old Main and for the fe -1 lowing hour pandemonium reigned in nearly every corner of the can pus. Just prior-to the signal sound ed by the bell, another factor was tiusily engaged in arousing the under class tenants of Main building and McAllister Hall. the Juniors, having been informed the night be fore that the 1913 nag was to be raised 'in the morning, were very much on the .:'.lert waking freshmen and sending them to the scene of actior. Thursday evening about eleven &clock, a handlull of fresh men set out 1 to arrange the pie liminaries for the next m3l - fling's battle and theirt work wa3 so thor oughlY concealed that no encounter wih the sophomore guards (fan red until . nearly caylight. The little band of freshmen had brought out their pole, carefully treated and well sand papered to suit conditions. frpm a nearby barn and were rapid ly approaching a site in the rear of the Agricul ural building which_they had chose s the most advanta geous poin from which , to defend their color , wheii without warning two of 1912's ' alert, gua smen stepped in their path One , was quickly captured and made a fast prisor4er, but the other, believing discretion to be the better part of valor, rapidly took to his heels and made good his escape and sptlead the alarm to the sophomore ranks in a flash. In those minutes. the pole was firmty plan'ted into the ground, Just as thebell pealed forth In tones loud VIE ST‘TE CoLLEOIAN The SiTi. Clothes , I I Tuxedo 1 , , Cornpryng Fashion's 'Nevest Styles frOm ttie recognized good clothesmakeis of i America. The largest and best line we d have ever had the pleasure to place iat your disposal. j ,It will I I be a pleastire to show you SIM THE CLOTHIER I I CORRECT DRESS FOR MEN BELLFONTE nc!i clear, announcing the scop to the attack of tide enemy and a grea the whole college _ . . , Freshmen responded to the call s , was hurled intio the freshman ranks. 1 in force and a sturdy body of men , i Battered. fatigued but undaunted, were huddled about the 'polce-before the courageoL.s wearers Of the gretn five o'clock, Then alt ild'yell and successfully repelled the onset of the _oncoming host of sophomores their opponents for two long hours; were seen making their way' through then as the seventh clang of the the littlelstrip of woods beside the bell \ abovethe .old Main clock, fell AqilculturaLbuilding. distinctly on the morning air, three Swift as the swoop of a haWk came hundred pairs of eyes were turned ready to wear and made to measure ' Sack suits, Norfolk suits a ll (1 1 ' 1 Raincoats and Overcoats Evening ,I volley of graphite, pepper and flour PtaE NI N R Suits
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