New-York tribune., 1890-01-27
WHEN RUTGERS WAS THE QUEENS
WE'RE IIKE-SU BJECr5 FOR SENIOR ESSAAS'

A RICH FIND-wHAT THE OLD " BLUE LAWS
WE'RE LIKE-sUBJECr5 FOR SENIOR ESSAYS
New brunswick y. j.. Jan. 90 (Special).-A rich
discovery has recently been made at Rutgers IN the
shane Of a pamphlet. yellow with age. entitled "Ihe
Laws of Queens College, in NewJeNey'' the name
under which Rutgers incorporated III l''O' INC
pamphlet ia both interesting and amusing. The ciap
ters relating to studies prescribe that in the summer
tlc times appointed for study shall be from O'CLOCK
i'm the morning until :, and from until H. ana Io"
3 in the afternoon until g." No allowance Is manc
apparenty for football and baseball practice ana
very Ettle time evidently is TO be Sluandered III Seep
or in eating meals. " Every student, the paiPnie'
continues. shall diligently attend 70 the studies pre-
scrilcd 10 him by his teacher and when an! student
shall male manifest from his recitalion' or o'"rr
,,sa that he ha~ been negligent in this RESPECT nc
shall lc rcprovcd by his teacher before the CLASS "
hisschool practice occasionally indulged III even n'"
succeeding chapter says Of dress that all students
shall wear gown, public occasions "a pra't'e u
fortunately fallen into disusc) and that All suPc'
euitv and extravaganza Of dress are 10 he clscouh"
,o,cnd students Of the lower classes are "a
mouishcd 10 Weld that modest and respectful depor'
mont toward their sudents in the hisher ola''c'
which Is due 20 their superior standing II" s'"u''
without leave first obtained from the prcs'ueh'' P'o
fessor or tutor shall 20 ahshng or sain"e, VI h'
more than two miles from the college nor >hal hc
ovuo.eI Ia uublcl view: nor could students Keep
= horse, mot the Bohny animal of buebooK iahel
nor be permitted keep dog, or any KIM "' nv
arms or gunpowdcr. nor shall he htc' "'t""'' w
pres, permission from Of the officers ol the 'o'
cre any hor,, or carriage for the purpose of aau'e
mcnt exercise 49,,
students are finally forbidden to Disguise 'hcDs''''
t +Ie uurnosc Of imposition amusement to attend
any dancing school assembly, or To a'' p"r' VI
lie present at The acting Of any Tragedy or 'o"'"' .
and they are given lengthy rules rs 70 '1e h'no"'
- rcsncct to bc shown 10 president and professors
| hcfore whom they were To uncover tie" he''S u"
mai, of bcng adudced guilty Of "a mi'dcme'nor'
This i discipline with vengeance. ana yct inc
=. .rr,,,,~ of tb, modern month is champloning the
cat, of the students IN such small matter oi uis'
pline as compulsory attendance al 'hapeI Sc'N'c'
i ur-cd that the present stringent ruIcs '"o"'u ~
set aside at any rate so far a. concerns Fe''''"'
,rdcnts II they desire to attend church In town
r,. j. , .uut in tho grammar school senior class
600. ,l,,. ella, election the scientific section having
Gained control and gobbcd' all ne ohceS, M!'aou. @
allowing the cls,~icals one Ine. 2nCe'' T"oIr ,In
ircrrt,ry Marshall Williams treasurer Jon ',i'sm A.
Professor Edward D. Merrlmal,' ,o'"i'S e, t,'roc 81
Grammar school, has. since Ms return Xo. i ~, t1r
bccu assisting Professor seymour oi '@''' III ''
edI'nF n Ttrrd.y ~ Mrs Henry NJ scudder sister Of
Clarence ~cnddcr the young Junior VINO was kl'" Nv"
year, aco by fall IN the y mna~ium was D%"r'H % m ~
I'M, city, next the gray" OF hci ni''"'I' 7' n,,..
/ t.,t,y i'm chicago. Mrs. scudder met her brother b
,l,.- many times during The daN~ lhAt I'HoW'" l'
ar'. .i..rt and u va, largely owing 10 nor chh'iN",
tn,, IN who had not vet tccoWo Openly ''"4'H''N
/ .tisr. lid 80 before leaving c0!lctc
nr t,,te. ha- returned from Washington, "het' ne
b, boon attending meeting OF the directors oI tl'
Jtr.r,ut aericulturad colleges and experiment 81"
uou-. , 81. Dc. r,r r,co', West
,,n, "a for many years lu charge oi me h"aiu q"
r,,.-,n VI ,- ions of the Reformed Church Df Nc-t
,t,. graduate Of Rutgei, n The class 81 ~ hh0
r,.r.i,ed he honorary degree u -. u. ln l~1O
Nearly "A hundred Of the college and seminary pro
ulo Including most Of the members ~ the ia'uIN,
have Iceu attending a. witnesses during the last week
IN the tral of trc men charged With robbine me
sixth Ward ballot box. The men arr an an s.s ,iun".,;
who had voted The Republican ticket al tho disputed
poll . 49,, .,,.
After n come, The sun then The " I'D but Ih'
Tribune has three times as many readers as both
cont lncd.
Tie photographs of The rar'hcnon frlczc have been
added 10 tlie lautNay collection ~ the coli -c.
Professor Peabody. u Elizabeth. has been engaged
as Instructor in ellCuln and orat0ry ~ ~" -rmunry
Dr. Scott has announced fh" subjects fur senior
ESSAY subjects They are: d" Tho Decision iu th" Dart
month COLLEGE Case. To what Extent has 10 le"n
Nodded iv Later Decisions" Tho Methods .
Amendment Provided in thc state Constitutions J."
for. and Nf'cr rr Adoption ~ the Constitution ~.
. " Tho Control ~ Election. hv a Law ~ fhc United
~in,-e o. PROPOSED by tho Ilils Introduced n the
Present Congress History ~ ~" Changes in Tho
Provisions of TIE state Constitutions Re1ntins Suf
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