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Spires and Gargoyles
AllTriangleshowsstartedbybeing"somethingdifferent—notjustaregularmusicalcomedy,"butwhentheseveralauthors,thepresident,thecoachandthefacultycommitteefinishedwithit,thereremainedjusttheoldreliableTriangleshowwiththeoldreliablejokesandthestarcomedianwhogotexpelledorsickorsomethingjustbeforethetrip,andthedark-whiskeredmaninthepony-ballet,who"absolutelywon’tshavetwiceaday,doggoneit!"
Therewasonebrilliantplacein"Ha-HaHortense!"ItisaPrincetontraditionthatwheneveraYalemanwhoisamemberofthewidelyadvertised"SkullandBones"hearsthesacrednamementioned,hemustleavetheroom.Itisalsoatraditionthatthemembersareinvariablysuccessfulinlaterlife,amassingfortunesorvotesorcouponsorwhatevertheychoosetoamass.Therefore,ateachperformanceof"Ha-HaHortense!"half-a-dozenseatswerekeptfromsaleandoccupiedbysixoftheworst-lookingvagabondsthatcouldbehiredfromthestreets,furthertouchedupbytheTrianglemake-upman.AtthemomentintheshowwhereFirebrand,thePirateChief,pointedathisblackflagandsaid,"IamaYalegraduate—notemySkullandBones!"—atthisverymomentthesixvagabondswereinstructedtoriseconspicuouslyandleavethetheatrewithlooksofdeepmelancholyandaninjureddignity.ItwasclaimedthoughneverprovedthatononeoccasionthehiredEliswereswelledbyoneoftherealthing.
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