Word: ruling
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...once a law-abider, always a law abider. Harvard men have stood by the new parietal rule, and they will stand by Connecticut's law. They are urged by God, by country, and by Connecticut, to leave anything indicative of red, crimson, scarlet, vermillion, magenta, or carmine at home. At the state line men will be able to purchase black and white signs saying, "Fight, Team, Fight...
University authorities may find it difficult to enforce the bi-female rule recently inflicted on the Houses, but woe will be Connecticut when she tries to enforce a 17-year-old law tomorrow forbidding the conspicuous display of red banners anywhere in the State...
...rule bears an unfortunate resemblance to a mosquito. It is not a large animal, but after being irritated for a sufficient length of time, the tormented soul would cheerfully attack a lion with his bare hands to provide an outlet for his spleen. The rule, of course, works especial hardship upon the students rooming alone, but its nuisance value is appreciated even by men with several roommates...
...practical matter, the rule has broken down in several instances. It is hard for House officials and janitors to muster any enthusiasm for a regulation which the majority regard only with the greatest contempt. A rule, unpopular alike with administrators and students, certainly has no chance of enforcement...
What the mental processes were which produced this regulation are difficult to determine. The "scandals" of last year were the outcome of large parties, not small gatherings. Further, the "two women" aspect of the rule casts a shadow over the reputation of the unchaperoned lady in a manner decidedly reminiscent of a spirit which was supposed to disappear with the turn of the century. Next, perhaps, the College will show marked approval of ladies who discreetly veil their faces and wear low-heeled shoes...