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...Buttery." The poor freshmen had a hard time of it indeed. No freshman could wear his hat in the college yard unless it rained, showed, or hailed, or unless his hands were full. No freshman could speak to a senior (and a senior for him meant any upper classman) with his hat on; or have it on in a senior's room, or in his own if a senior were there. All fresmen were obliged to run on errands at any time except in study hours or after nine in the evening. When on an errand he could make...
...UPPER-CLASSMAN...
...voice the sentiments of the majority in college, when he probably does not know more than twenty or thirty men-and those men in his own class? It seems to me that it would be far more fitting for this miniature Solomon to wait until he becomes an upper-classman, before he makes such childish and impertinent attacks upon those who probably know more about college affairs than he does. Let us hope that "Adolphus" will subside and not reflect discredit on his class by such a puerile display of inanity...
...freshman shall wear his hat in the college yard unless it rains, hails or snows, provided he be on foot and have not both hands full" ; "No freshman shall speak to any member of the upper classes with his hat on, or have it on in an upper-classman's room, or in his own room when upper-classmen be there" ; "All freshmen shall be obliged to go on errands for upper classmen, but only out of study hours." Life must have been a solemn matter in those days, for Latin was the only language in use in the college...
...temptation to take snap courses and as a beacon light to earn men from instructors who have the reputation of being hard markers, although these self same instructors may be among the most desirable men to be under, in the college. Moreover it kills the ambition which a lower classman may have, for a D once received in the freshman year, all hope of future distinction must be abandoned and a great incentive to work is hereby removed...