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VIDEO: James-Younger Gang, Schiller Crash Carleton Graduation
Two members of the infamous James-Younger Gang interrupted Carleton's commencement on Saturday morning by arriving by horseback and yelling "Schiller!," but they weren't alone.
It's not a true Northfield gathering without the .
Or, apparently, without Carleton College's favorite poet, .
Two members of the infamous James-Younger Gang interrupted commencement on Saturday morning by and yelling "Schiller!," but they weren't alone.
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They brought a bust of Schiller, which arguably carries as much historical clout as the Gang in Northfield.
It's not the first time the James-Younger Gang delivered a Schiller bust during a Carleton commencement, said Chair Chip DeMann. The last time was more than 10 years ago.
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Schiller's arrival on horseback on Saturday will just add to his growing legend, which on the series finale of Desperate Housewives last month, an appearance on The Colbert Report and a photo-op with President Bill Clinton.
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