ten o'clock
added Buster Beggs . It was certainly a night long to be remembered in the annals of Oak Hall , -- and for more reasons than one . At the start , several bonfires were lit along the bank of the river , and around these the students congregated , to dance and sing songs , and `` cut up '' generally . None of the teachers were present , and it was given out that the lads might enjoy themselves within reasonable bounds until ten o'clock . `` Let 's form a grand march ! '' cried Gus Plum . `` Every man with a torch ! ''