THE COLLEGE AND THE CIRCUS
of any use I would try, but it would do the University no good, and incidentally," he added, thinking of certain ambitions, "it would do me a lot of harm."
"Heads out!" yelled other voices. "Everybody come to the indignation meeting."
II
Everybody did. The place was crowded long before the appointed hour, and they sang and talked and smoked until the meeting was called to order.
A self-appointed committee had prepared resolutions which were read with much mock ceremony and many "whereases" and "wherefores" and " aforesaids." Boiled down to a sentence, it meant: "As the cowboys got the better of us last year, it is the duty of every loyal son of the Alma Mater to pitch in and clean out the cowboys this year, particularly since the Faculty has forbidden it." It was received with great applause.
Then remarks were in order—they meant to have all the fun out of it possible—and
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