The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03
INWRITTEN Laws At SMITH.
Rules which Govern the Attitude of the
students IN Various Matters of Importance.


students IN Various Matters of Importance.
The Smith College girl is practically law
unto herself. for there few arbitrary rules al
III" college: hu, there is mass Of unwrtten laws
which she obcys ~ regously as II they were
issued by Joint, solemn convention Of the facul-
~ No one says 10 her, thou must not do this"
or thou must do that but after she has stumbled
through the first term Of freshman year she has
learned 10 avoid doing certain harmless little
things frowncd uron by her classmates
The uneophiSticatet freshman has 10 learn
first Of all that however well she may know an
upper class girl at home she must not treat the
senior with any familiarity while at college or
she will Dc crushingly sat upon Woe 10 the
freshman who calls on q senior before the upper
class girl visits her She may adore the senior
at distance ~ even become her crush but she
must not take the initiative in calling
while the seniors make preicnSc Of frowning
upon The crush hab!i' 1t is well known fact that
they really approve II II and even enjoy II. To
bc senior crush" is 10 be her steadfast admirer,
cXtonc her virtues and singing her praises
con SANITY: running her brands whenever pos
sibc: ending her flowers when She is going 10
some social function aud in shot being her willing
slaN" Ere hmcu have even been known 10 wade
through muddy places for the first forget tine
no,S ~ spend half ~ day hunting for arbu,us
because their senior has expressed a wish for them
Besides the etiquette between senior and fresh
man there ~ certain etiquette to lr Observed
between sophomore and freshman. They are
bitter rivals IN all sports entertainments AID
even scholarship, a. the freshman class as
whu" tries L. surpass the previous record made
by the srCund class The sophomore takes
every occasion To- call her younger sister fresh.
10 impress upon her tina, She has last choice for
tiaLpt and ali "Nxsi ttnt
second table" On the other hand the freshman
takes pleasure in getting up original entertain.
mrnis, recalling past green performances 81 the
second class. which she has learned from junior
friends, and doubling on every occasion the wis
dom Of her sophomore comrades
Tie Junior class always takes sides with the
freshmen and the senior with tile sophonores
aud they support their protcgcs at every Uppor-
, more ssS w WHINE #. "s noTr yng to m
press the sophomors that superiority should lie
III greater wisdom.
The recitation room ahounds in rules, The
method 81 rcSsrving SEATS Is one 81 these. As
soon as ~" door Ii opened at tlie close OF one re
citation the incoming girls rush forward and
throw note books papers, pencils and even wear
ing apparel. into 'lc front SEATS which are then
considered sacred to the gin who owns the property
in thc morning and put on the backs OF the chairs
small printed slips Of paper which rad, Taken
which reserve the seats as finally as u tho signs
were Put ,hcrr by the order Of the President Once
III WI'ilf XIII, WHO mas D'CH unlOrtunhtc
to occupy a back scat Tor a month, will n'u,iny
and take q reserved sat" but when its owner
arrives and says Jelly, Didn't you see the taken
mcekly back again to her drtes,cd back seat
In the Classroom one girl rs allowed to ACCOUNT
out Of town" when her friends name is called
In the tHll, and the instructor unhesl'a'ingly
accepts this excuse. for he seldom nnds that he
Another classroom rule is that no girl should
refuse To- hide another Hiding u girl means
10 spread out in such way that II ~ difficult for
wishes TO he hidden and thus is less likely to call
on her Tor recitation Occasionally some prod
will refuse 10 aid her moro ignorant sister in This
The three cut rule IS an unwrittcn law winch
isrcgardcd riGidly by both instructor and students
i'y tins system a student may have three uncA
fourth 'uncHcgsSd' brings forth a rcprmAnd,
regarded with some SUSPICION iii" or 'ou, Of
town are regarded as Inc only valid excuses
and i Is in vain that the SUDDEN, pleads company
'Fitccn minutes Is almos, up" is o1nn heard
in The classroom, siGniying thu time limit for "A
has arisen the understanding that II the instruc
Tor does not appear within fifteen minutes after
the bell has rnng, Tor the beginning 81 recitation,
tor may be coming down the hall only minute
or two late but II the girls have left the room no
understood that II an examination docs, not take
place al the hour for which il /" scheduled the
students Cenpo, be compelled TO take H. In the
while forget an, examination period and the stu
dents taking that course will boast for weeks
OF how they skipped out Of an exam"
he rules Tor man etiluCtt" are innumrrnblc
and mlstliy all the masculine callers cNcrp; the
Amherst =, mcn' who are such frequent. visitors
every unwritIen law The man who calls must
never come without his card and he must never
and he must be careful 10 go before the warming
bell rings I" remind the students that il is time