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know at what moment a contingent from U.C. might appear in sight to regain their fence and take its purloiners back to Berkeley as hostages or spoils of war. At Milpitas a telegram was sent by them to our campus, stating that Berkeley was in pursuit and urged us to come on at full speed to defend our prize. We were to meet the fence at Alviso eight miles away. Thirty students, myself included, engaged a bus, and hurried off to meet the fence. The telegram arrived at 9 A.M. Along the road the big four in hand rushed, the fellows singing songs and swearing vengeance upon U.C. for the theft of our [?]. We were a jolly set and eager for a good "scrap."