slid off his bed, where he had been reclining while he read the "Tattler." He walked over to the wall and revised the respective positions of the photographs of Chester Trask and himself tacked there.
This time he placed his own photograph above that of Chester!
What the "Tattler" neglected to explain in its genial squib was that the undergraduate body was seeking a Freshman with more money than brains, an innocent youngster who would blow the whole college to an elaborate dance at the Hotel Tate at his own expense. The Frolic was not an official social event at Tate University. In fact, it was very generally frowned upon by the college authorities and had been threatened several times with forcible suppression. For, not being held on the campus and hence lacking responsible supervision, the Frolic had frequently resulted in scenes of undue conviviality.
The Frolic was an affair pushed primarily by the Sophomore class, though the whole college attended practically en masse. The Sophomores were responsible for securing the Freshman host. Dan Sheldon was the current head of the informal committee arranged for this purpose. He had from the start had only one host in view—"Speedy" Lamb.
