Radcliffe Raid Follows Big Yale Rally On IAB Steps

A 1000-man "Beat Yale" rally sounded off with songs, speeches, and cheers on the steps of the Indoor Athletic Building last night, and then exploded into the most successful Garden St. campaign in recent years.

Fifteen University policemen and at least 20 missing bursar's cards notwithstanding, over 300 men successfully assaulted the steps of Moors Hall after the rally, until police chief Matthew J. Toohy arrived.

Sandwiched between "Harvardiana" and the "New Locomotive," varsity football captain Bill Meigs told a cheering crowd that "there are 15 seniors on this team who have never lost to Yale, and they're not going to lose on Saturday."

Following Meigs, Coach Lloyd Jordan praised his captain as a "really fine man. A representative group of Harvard men," he continued, "is going to go down to New Haven tomorrow and sock it to 'em." And the band played on.

After "Fair Harvard," the band made a half-hearted effort to divert the spectators from the Square, but their attempt soon failed, and the whooping students spilled down Garden St. toward Radcliffe, stopping only to dodge police and frighten the ushers at the University Theatre.

Once on the quadrangle, the rioters were not exactly sure of what to do, unaccustomed to their unexpected success. While Radcliffe girls diverted the crowd's attention to their windows, all the dormitory doors remained locked.