Tuesday, September 23, 1919

Cloudy, overcast mild day. Up 6:45 A.M. To college until 12 M. Official class scraps in P.M. Sophs won salt-tomato scrap and cane rush. Frosh won idol scrap. Bowled at star alleys. E.L. meeting at night. Home with D. Smith. To bed 11:45 P.M.

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Class scraps were contests between classes that were common at colleges during this era.  I'm not exactly sure what a salt-tomato scrap is or even a cane rush.  And I'm completely baffled by the term idol scrap.  One can only speculate!

Below is a picture of a more traditional contest: a tug-of-war scrap at Whitman College in 1919. I took it from the Whitman Digital Collections website.

Class Scrap Tug-of-War, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA  - 1919
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  1. UnknownSeptember 24, 2013 at 12:46 AM

    I participated in the Freshman vs. Sophomore Tug-O-War across the Kalamazoo River near the Athletic Field at Albion College in 1947 & 1948. I don't remember any of the details other than it was a lot of fun and everyone ended up in the river.
    Jason G. Closson

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