Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 116, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1914 — Rowdies Caused Trouble At Sophomore Class Party. [ARTICLE]

Rowdies Caused Trouble At Sophomore Class Party.

It seems to take Rensselaer a long time to outgrow that shamefully (backwoods practice olf Its , rowdy element in annoying members of classes when they undertake to hold class parties, and several hoys, whose parents were probably not aware of their conduct committed acts at the home of W. C. Baibcock Friday evening that would justify their sentence to the county jail for a week or two. In fact, at Idaville, a-week ago, boys whose acts were not so bad were actually' sentenced to jail. The sophomore class of the high school held a patty, the annual class affair, at the home of 'Margaret Babcock, a member of the class. The party was only well In progress when several boys, young men in everything except conduct, appeared and began measures to tantalize the participants. They, used "Jimmies” to pry open the windows, and then nailed them open. They made an effort to steal the ice cream and other refreshments and. almost succeeded, and they threw water through a win- 1 dow and soiled the dresses of two or three of those present. Mrs. Baibcock, who tried to prevent them from pTying open a window, had one finger severely cut- with the “jimmy” in the hands of one of the rowdies. They congregated on the cellar door . and broke it through and their acts of depredation deserve the attention-of the officers. Finally they left after the nightwatch had been called for. The party, aside from the annoyances, was a very pleasant affair and the large class enjoyed ft very much. . i ;