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...Ailing... as he judgeth in all about 3 qts. for which they paid 2d a quart." Barnard, the other Freshman, stopped in to see Alling and "found they had some rum, which they had been drinking of." Another pint was soon required and sent for "which was mixt with water and sugar. They drank it among them but he saw no excess." After this addition was gone, still another pint was secured, making the total for the three boys in the hours between noon and three or four o'clock at least two quarts of hard cider, probably a modification...
...Stanley, who signed with a cross since he, like all the girls and a few of the good burghers of the town, was unable to sign his name, reveals another visit to the College on January 3, with James Alling, the willing Freshman, fetching the pint to be again "mixt with sugar and water." The action of the college seems to have stopped with the slight fine imposed by Danforth in his capacity as justice of the peace. It is due to the investigation made necessary by the more serious scandals concerning the activities of Mary Ruggles, Hannah Arrington...
...President directs." The celebrations at these events caused the following order: "If any scholar be guilty of drunkenness, he shall be fined 5 shillings and make a public confession. No undergraduate shall keep by him brandy, rum, or any other distilled spirituous liquors; nor shall he use any such mixt drinks as punch or Flip...
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