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and the fourth was another heavy flat bottom boat which
was rowed by two fellows, each rowing one oar and sitting
in the same seat. It might have been so fun as
Patterson, who won, was hard pushed on the home stretch
for most of the way by one of the skifs but just in front
of the crowd they both lost themselves and ran into
the bank and the man in the skif in his hurry to get
away caught a crab and lost his oars. and Patterson
went over the line by himself. The other skif gave up
before getting to the stake, and the two rowers came in
about five minutes behind, pulling as though they were
winning a great race. The swimming match was much
the same and the polo game in the water turned into
a base ball game of throwing the ball and trying to keep
it away from the other side. I got disgusted here and didn't
wait for the tub race. I saw enough in the morning
and didn't go to the farce in the P.M. and was thankful
I didn't afterwards, as it was of little account. I didn't
think much of the plot to start with. The scene was laid
in a fraternity house. A good boy comes to college and
joins the frat, which was sporty and he follows their
example and shortly after he receives a telegram from
his mother saying she is to arrive at a certain time
with a yound lady, who he is in love with, and it turns
out that this young lady, who was formerly very quiet