Held as part of RAT Courts from the late teens through the 1940s.
  Upperclassmen issued orders to freshman RATS to meet at designated location wearing pajama bottoms and a leather belt and bring a roll of toilet paper.
  Each rat held on to the belt of the student in front of him as they were paraded to downtown Atlanta from the campus.
  A frequent destination was Henry Grady’s statue on Marietta Street.
  The rats were told to drape the statue in toilet paper, which frequently ignited from the sparks on the overhead trolley wires.
  Sometimes the parades ended when the police were notified of the mischief.
  Dean Griffin was known for bailing the frazzled rats out of jail, if and when it came to that.
Tech Students in a Pajama Parade

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