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Mtm gear ' s Celebration. DECEAIBER 31st, 1898. What member of ' 99, however forgetful, can cease to remember this eventful d ate which brought down upon our heads, victory and elation, then — arrest and dismissal in one great crash like plaster from a rotten wall. A New Year ' s celebration. The hows, whys and wherefores of this great essential to every graduating class had been carefully pon- dered over, worked out and kept dark b} ' a committee of five, selected by the class upon their past merits as rollers, schemers, strategists, and all the other qualities that go to make up successful Mollies. IVlany a midnight meeting did the board hold in various seques- tered spots, where gradually the plans took form, developed and became possibilities that were calculated to stir things up to an extent never before reached in the Institute ' s history. That our task would be no easy one everybody fully appreciated, for had not our Commandant stormed, sputtered and hurled threats at us every time the subject managed to find an entrance into his mind? But tRe difficulties to be overcome only made the game more inter- esting, and rapidl} ' the long expected day drew near. 26
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In the crush of Christmas boxes that arrived, on or about that hol- iday, came five large coffin shaped boxes that could have contained edibles enough to sustain a regiment. When questioned about them the cadets to whom they were addressed, promptly squelched the offenders, with the word Feed, accompanied by a look, such as only a first classman can assume and only a cadet survive. Closely packed away in one of the old towers, hid among the rafters and deep beneath the floor, rested the bundles that m.ade bankrupts of every member of ' 99, watched in fear and trembling by those rooming below. On the evening of the thirty-first the completed plans were for the first time laid before the class, and when the announcement was made that the roof had been selected as the theatre of operation, a gasp of satisfaction went up from the crowd and one of the light-headed members offered the suggestion that the fellows had better be careful and not slip, for if he fell off the roof he ' d be sure to get caught and shipped. The offender was promptly lifted out, and business went on. At 9 :30 p. m., as the calls from the companies below gradually ceased, the thirty-five members of the class, one by one, began saunter- ing into 91, each wearing a gilt-edge look of unconcern on his face. Once inside, the necessary articles for the elaborate pyrotechnic display were handed each man and he was sent up the hatch, into the dark tower, where masks were donned, and the awful job of waiting com- menced. With doors padlocked tight, the men crouched down in the dark- ness with strained eyes and saw nothing, and ears that heard but the flapping of the flag ropes against their poles and the dash of sleet against the tin roof and small windows. Slowly the moments ticked by, while hearts beat louder and faster and every ear awaited the word Nozu which came from our presi- dent stationed at the small door leading to the roof. At that magic word, every one gave a sigh of relief and watched the Elder Pliny (a name from that moment one to conjure with in the history of 99) light and throw the first bomb, which burst as the last soft note of taps died away among the hills. Then began the carnival of fire, brightening and leaping, fed by hands wild with their last half hour ' s inactivity and pent up feelings, while down in the courtyard a very small group of subs and authorities gazed helplessly up at the fun they had vowed should never take place. 27
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