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November 3, 1936
Henderson Daily Dispatch
Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina
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A North Carolina State College freshman, E. H. Sayer, broke his nose when his roommate accidentally threw a ritual brick from a window during Keramos fraternity initiation, hitting him in the face.
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"Irish Confetti" Spoils Schnozzle Of N. C. Freshman
Dally Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
By J. , BASKERVILL
Raleigh, Nov. 3.-Irish confetti which was a part of the initiation of State College freshmen into Keramos, the Ceramics fraternity there, spoiled the "schnozzle" of one of the pledges last week, it was learned today. The result is that E. H. Sayer, of Tryon, is this week nursing a rather painful and battered probiscus, which was the immediate portion of his physiognomy, with which the brick came in contact. For in plain English, Sayer's nose was broken by a brick.
It all happened as a result of part of the initiation ritual which required that each of the pledges to Keramos carry a brick with him every where he went for an entire week-to classes, to meals, on dates. to picture shows-since a brick is perhaps the best known product of the ceramic engineer's art-or science. So the freshman pledges to Keramos, which may be the Greek word for bricks, if the Greeks had a word for it, lugged their bricks around with them religiously, including young Sayer.
So one evening Sayer forgot and left his brick in his room. So he called to his room mate to throw the brick down to him, who obligingly complied. But in heaving the chunk up, [rained some] Irish confetti from the window. he evidently put too much "English" on it or something. For instead of dropping into Sayer's hands, it hit him in the face, knocking him out and his nose in and [cut] a gash over one eye. He was picked up a few minutes later by two passing students and taken to the infirmary. Sayer is now recovering nicely, but he has no immediate desire to look another brick in the face.
Dally Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
By J. , BASKERVILL
Raleigh, Nov. 3.-Irish confetti which was a part of the initiation of State College freshmen into Keramos, the Ceramics fraternity there, spoiled the "schnozzle" of one of the pledges last week, it was learned today. The result is that E. H. Sayer, of Tryon, is this week nursing a rather painful and battered probiscus, which was the immediate portion of his physiognomy, with which the brick came in contact. For in plain English, Sayer's nose was broken by a brick.
It all happened as a result of part of the initiation ritual which required that each of the pledges to Keramos carry a brick with him every where he went for an entire week-to classes, to meals, on dates. to picture shows-since a brick is perhaps the best known product of the ceramic engineer's art-or science. So the freshman pledges to Keramos, which may be the Greek word for bricks, if the Greeks had a word for it, lugged their bricks around with them religiously, including young Sayer.
So one evening Sayer forgot and left his brick in his room. So he called to his room mate to throw the brick down to him, who obligingly complied. But in heaving the chunk up, [rained some] Irish confetti from the window. he evidently put too much "English" on it or something. For instead of dropping into Sayer's hands, it hit him in the face, knocking him out and his nose in and [cut] a gash over one eye. He was picked up a few minutes later by two passing students and taken to the infirmary. Sayer is now recovering nicely, but he has no immediate desire to look another brick in the face.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Fraternity Initiation
Brick Accident
Broken Nose
College Freshman
What entities or persons were involved?
E. H. Sayer
Where did it happen?
State College, Raleigh, N. C.
Story Details
Key Persons
E. H. Sayer
Location
State College, Raleigh, N. C.
Event Date
Last Week
Story Details
During Keramos fraternity initiation, freshman E. H. Sayer of Tryon carried a brick everywhere but left it in his room one evening. His roommate threw it down to him from the window, but it hit Sayer in the face, breaking his nose and cutting his eye. He was taken to the infirmary and is recovering.