Word: upperclassman
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...advisers will not be academic advisers primarily, but will attempt to aid the freshman's integration into every aspect of college life. We feel that an upperclassman, whom the freshman can meet several times a week, will be more valuable in this way than his regular advisor," Harrington said...
...train to New York or Philadelphia, and those without, or those unwilling to use it, stay, on campus for club parties. New jersey forbids selling spirits to students who are under 21, and the college and town enforce the rule. For encouragement the undergraduates usually call on an upperclassman who can purchase through the club custos...
...gentlemanly ideal origination in freshman year, then it is doubly strengthened during the last two years when juniors and seniors join an upperclass eating club. Here in the gracious atmosphere of linen tablecloths and heavy leather chairs the upperclassman eats, entertains his female friends, and holds his parties...
...percent system has not come without adjustments and complaints. In particular, the more exclusive clubs object to having to take in less desirable messmates while those fur the down the social hierarchy resent getting the leftovers. But these adjustments are small in comparison to the value of giving every upperclassman a regular place to eat. Fifty years late, the new system has proved Wilson's charges partially wrong...
...titled "The Princeton Man and His Education," the paper wrote that "To a European, the most noticeable fact about the Princeton clubs is their tendency almost completely to isolate social from intellectual pursuits which form the raison d'etre of the University." The paper explained that when an upperclassman stepped out of Firestone Library or his dormitory, and crossed Washington Road to Prospect Street, he left behind him his books and his intellectual education...