Chemical Bomb Defies Freshmen, Lingers in Union Despite Porters

Ultra-violet ozone lights were still burning along the walls of the Freshman Union last night, three days after the chemical bombing at the Jubilee Dance. Fans, open windows, deodorants, ammonia, and other basics have also been used in an attempt to eradicate the odor, but freshman dinner-goers reported only partial success.

Only the office of J. Vernon Patrick '52, Secretary to the Union, remains uninhabitable, but last night the windows of the Union stood open for the first time this year in an effort to eliminate the aroma.

As a result of complaints from freshmen, the Union Committee issued a plea last night urging constituents to refrain from violence against the two bomb-throwers, who were apprehended Sunday night. They left the University yesterday. The Administration had no official comment.

The pair struck the Union twice, with home-made bombs of butyric acid, a chemical described as smelling "like a combination of rancid butter and decaying Parmesan cheese."

The first attack came several hours before the Saturday formal dance, when the pair apparently crept into the balcony overlooking the dance floor and spread the chemicals on the floor and railings. The second bomb was thrown into the main entrance of the Union at 11:15.

Irate porters said that they had spent several hours scrubbing the steps of the Union, but admitted that they had succeeded only in transferring the odors from the steps to their clothes.

Although efforts to eliminate the noxious odors during the Jubilee were unsuccessful, University slouths, including an official "sniffer," had located and eliminated most of the chemical-laden objects by Monday.