Eastern College Pranks

The following Boston dlspatch to tbe Detroit Tribune tells a story of wanton destruction, such as was never beard of at Ann Albor. When the tnie imvardness of 8ome of the eastern colleges comes out, our boys nppear to good advantage. They are noisy and boisterous sometimes but never such "high-flyers" as they have at Harvard and the east according to this: The social clubs at Harvard are n a high state of excitement over the action of the faculty in regard to soveral members of one of the most exclusive of their number. Every gradúate of Harvard knows tliat among the numerons social clubs at the university is one wblch ranks far above the others, as far as money and social standing of its members are concerned. It is known as the "Dlckey" it being so-called, because at one time the society was a Greek letter society known as the D. K. E. When a man is elected to this club he undergoes a procesa of initiatiou which Is known as "running for the Dickey," and which lasts three days and three nights. Last Sunday eveninj? tliree new caudidates were undergoing the pangs of initiation at the hands of several Dickey men in a house on Oxford street. They were "Dickey birds," they were, and they wanted it understood that they could do whatever they pleased. One of the "runners" told a candidate that hedidu't like that elegantly mounted plate mirror which stood in one corner of the room. Immediately the candidate for "Dickey" took up a chair and hurled it at the glass. The crash could have been heard blocks away and the nolse seemed to tickle the ears of the runners. They wanted more, so the three young fellows whose duty it was to obey the commands of their elders at once prooeeded to pull the pictures trom the walls, jump on the piano which stood in one corner, pull its strings out of place, and after a few minutes' work on it the iuside of the instrument was a mass of twisted wires. They were then set to work on the carpet, and in a few short moruents they had it rolled up lu a bundie In the middle of the Hoor. All hands took liold now, and purrounding the piano they lifted it bodily and hurled it througli a window, sasli and all, into the middle of Oxford street. They then withdrew from the scène of destructlon. Karly Monday morning the landlady of the house proceeded to President Bllot'l house and laid the whole story before him. Bbe gave Uffl the names of the gnllty parties and declared that the student had used most foul languajre to her. president at (mee bgn hu lanatigation, and at a meeting of the college ianilty Wcdnesday thice of the student were expoliad ttom tlie unlverüity and two others suspended for one year. All live of the festive youths are members of good families.