The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02
Woes OF THE COLLEGE FRESHMAN.
a Lot or Things u Man Must Not no-The Ath-
lete's Ambition.

WILIIAMsTowS, May About the first
thing a student has TO do when beginning his
freedman year at college Is to ascertain what
he Is FORBIDDEN to do bv the custc ms Of the
college. or course. he cannot smoke II pipe
on the street or carry n cane. but there are
many other local customs Differing In every
college to be kaown and observed. These take
some time to be learned. and.they are the canse
OF many rnintentional breaks. which often
Lead To the offenders being considered fresh.
Any d!sobedience Of n college custom brands
q freshman as fresh. It Is rather hard to do
hne the meaning of that word fresh, because 1t
70 used as applying to most Of tho pee uliari-
Ties OF a freshman. II he is too easygoing or
Too dLRnifed, or oven IL his manner is not
pleasing to the NJ Der-class men,, he is described
O. fresh.
After having passed two or three weeks in
college a man usually Understands what he is
forbidden to do. He finds, In addition to the
restrictions regarding pipes and canes. some
such as these: That he Is not allowed TO wear
corduroy trousers: to st on the college fence;
70 go around town In warm weather without a
bat; to pass out Of chapel before tho upper
class men. or to remain In the grand stand
Snring.the observation-disclosures baseball game
played In the fall.
These restrictions are omitted. one ny one,
Shui! az the beginning. of the junior year they
nave all been removed. In some colleges tho
Nshnio haIolhllOWtu 10 carry Chncs IL tHey SUE
ssea IN overcoming the sophomcres In a cane
rush: and tho right TO sit oh the COLLEGE fence
= also given tn the freshmen provided they
neat tho freshmen of the rival college in o
game OF baseball or football.
r,Sophomores are also oLund by q few rules.
Ihey, too. are forbidden TO wear oorduroys
untll they have become. upper-ciass men. and.
although H. Is not as riRidly enforced IL with
shN class below them. they are expected to
show graf respect Tor the wishes of the up-
per'clasa men. Even juniors are forbidden TO
10 one thing. tho seniors alone e~ajoyinR the
neht to spin tops and play marbles during tho
tprinR term.
There are some rules that apply alike to
sshiors and freshmen; those regarding the
wearing OF the initial letter of che college or
.ne class numerals on sweaters or athletic
suits. To wear his college initial 10 consid-
oIsa a great honor by the average colleRiAn.
ehn lew persons. not themselves college men,
comprehend the full meaning of such q letter.
oL course the rules regarding tho wearing
shey are, in most cases. as follows: II the
Searer IL n baseball or football man he must
nave been Il member of the varsity team. or
= substitute who has played n game with the
seAhl; while oarsmen must have been either u
member or a Sub" on the varsity crew.
,ihe rsauirements REGARDING the track ath-
rsIes diner somewhat. from tho others. Every
member OF most college track teams IS al
lowed to wear tho initials of the college ath-
letic Ashoeiation, and the right to wear the
Sollere letter Ia only given when the athlete
mas scored = Loint Tor his college by winning
3 place IN his event in some college games.
Practically the same rules are carried out ro-
Team being required. The LAIno idea has also
oeon adopted By moot of the larger pFepATa-
~ SCHOOLS ~ regards their Omblsml and