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Show The Flag RushHE annual Farce, otherwise called the Flag Rush, occurred on the twenty-third of September. One somewhat unusual occurrence gave promise of adding a little excitement. On the evening previous to the rush, several Sophomores gained positions as linemen for the Utah Light & Power Company. They started toward the north bench with ropes, searching for street lights that were in need of repair. On the way, by some mysterious providence, they ran across a few luckless Freshmen, whom they immediately bound and gagged. After several Freshmen had met with this misfortune, the Sophomores took them to a point about seven miles north of the city. The intention was to keep the first-year men there all night. But, after stamping around in the silence and loneliness for some time, and ruminating on the results that would probably follow their escapade, the second-year men came to certain conclusions. In the kindness of their hearts they decided that the Freshmen might freeze while exposed to the inclement weather. So they turned their captives loose. Other considerations, doubtless, were "cold-feet" on the part of the Sophomores. If the Faculty got wind of the affair, the reign of the Sophomores would be short. At any rate the plot was not carried to a finish.The next morning the usual signs appeared on the bulletin boards forbidding class rivalry during school hours. In spite of the Faculty mandate, however, the warlike under-classmen appeared, about 10:30, clad for the fray. The two opposing bodies marched to the field of battle in lock-step formation. The officious upper-classmen arranged the affair, intending to give the Sophomores the advantage by allowing them complete possession of the flag at the start. When the Freshmen rushed upon them the Sophomores tamely layed down on their treasure like a lot of logs, and the first-year men, outnumbering the Sophomores, two to one, pulled their rivals off the pile and carried them away from the scene of action. When time was called, not a Sophomore hand touched the flag. The annual joke had been easily won by the Freshmen, who took great joy in their victory.(186 ) |