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Tutor Sees Local Fauna Obey Law of Jungle in His Room

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Purely in the interests of science, a number of intellectually curious Lowell House residents dumped four large (eight or nine pound) chickens plus a good-sized stray cat into the C-entry room of Kurt W. Lessen, teaching fellow in German, early Sunday morning.

With Lessen away for the weekend, the animals had a high old time, knocking over sundry articles and tearing open a pillow case. When Lessen returned, around 10 p.m. Sunday, the melange had messed things up considerably and, to add to Lessen's troubles, the culprits who broke into his room in the first place had blown the light fuse.

One chicken was dead and the cat was stalking the other three, huddled together in the middle of the room, when Lessen summoned a janitor for assistance.

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