At the Courthouse the final act of the drama was played out. Large crowds of locals gathered to see the festivities. The defeated were forced to pay homage to the winners, yell the winner's yell, sing, and perform stunts. One year a freshman was stripped, covered in paint and required to give his interpretation of Eva Tanguay's Dance of the Seven Veils. Once this was done the Tank Scrap was over.
Parade of Tank Scrap participants in front of the Courthouse.
Source: "The Tank Scrap," 1910 Debris (Lafayette: The Senior Class of Purdue University, 1910): 63.
