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With undergraduates of the '20s, whom he understood and liked, Hoppy was on intimate terms. Upperclassmen had a standing prank they played on him: they would leave a note on a freshman's desk telling him to call Hanover 65 (Hoppy's number) at 6:05 in the morning and "ask for Ernie, he's in a jam." Hoppy got scores of such calls each year...
Authorities, disturbed by the prank, attempted in vain to track down the perpertrators, but remarked that it must have been pretty expensive, probably costing around $20. They suspected that at least five men had taken part in the trick...
...Lampert's letter has apparently stirred up a nest of troubled consciences including that of his roommate, Mr. Nassau. The latter brazenly attempts to dismiss the incident as a "prank," but he forgets that the following facts have been submitted to the University authorities: (1) That Lampert was beaten up, (2) That one of the attackers had never met Lampert, (2) That both were members of the YCL, (4) That Lampert had been threatened with physical violence by members of the YCL during the last three months for his political oppositions to them...
...well-known prank concerning a glass of warm water seems to have been perpetrated on my roommate, Murray Lampert, last Friday night. Unfortunately, Murray has convinced himself that he is General Krivitsky, and has therefore transformed what was perhaps an ill-advised stunt into a fabric of international intrigue...
...official CRIMSON statement by the Managing Editor, Peter Dammann '42, disclaimed all responsibility for the prank...