Deacons Odorized; Techmen Lead Suspect List by a Nose

In Kirkland's Bryan Hall lights burned brightly as eager crammers poured over their weighty tomes in preparation over their weighty tomes in preparation for impending hour exams. Only the gentle tap of typewriters, and the soft strains of Network melodies, mingled with the soft love calls of mermaids wafted from the mysterious river, pricked the all-pervasive silence.

And then, confusion, panic, A strange, asphyxiating odor swept through the courtyard. Frantic students, donning gas masks and air warden helmets, followed their noses to M-31, from whence the choking fumes emanated.

Charging into the polluted chamber, they discovered the offending member--a mattress impregnated with a vile chemical concoction. Its owner, Walter Barker '49, suspects that he has been the victim of foul play. But investigators are still toying with the idea that some of the kiddies down the river may have misplaced some of their playthings.