New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-10

ana p''n ~, y1ho now speaks Of assoc iatioh
ar Rugby football and who does not .'pmr-
the abbreviated forms OF So.'er a.. rbangnd
,,.r"o ON whose lips association hrSt """9
fto .soccer' history is silent II "oulu ~ 80.
trrasting. also, to know whether In No., ,,,on
sock'-meaning to kick violently 10 y"'Ir ia
-, '',i,a beans" to-was itself a further u'li w.
,i,.o ~ ..socccr or has totally dil'reh' 81 ,7
0f its own soccer" however. IS al -, ,''- -ho
evanple Of oxford mintng. whether u ~ 20
can claim tn. credit Of its lnNehli''i. ,a,,Snn
i " 49, follows. Take any word IN common
use. knock the end off ana adu II. ,,hor
should sound acceptable II suffers Nv ,,s
,outiIotion If il is still harsh ana ca'oPnptt'u9,,
see what it will look like by striking oll Us NJ
and the casual removal Of an lnterneh@le ~
liable All these processes appear " no. fr,,n
conc through in order 90 produce soccer HDn IN,
association. Rugby VAS Hi''r '''
only tail 10 lose
"JAGGERS." "QUAGGERS." ETC.
There has been Juror at oxford n re'"m ,,
,-ears far word coming Of this character. ana
s,tno e,,rrrising effects have been acheN"" \
freshman became a "fresher IN me +aI"r ,,
Victorian era. and promises I" remain 80 ~ ''
time and existence. The unattachrd 7'"I'"'
,'h.,o Dotr,n saint is =. katheTin"-WaS
promptly labelled "tosh"T' wn"n n'st ne nan,
his unloved appearance. The Kuii'n'n'3 -
Faith and Religion" now ch"erIuHy an'"9"''l'
,,.rn known as "RuddoIs.' Their successor
The Divinity Examination. IS usud"y SPVAr"
Of as "Divincrs" or "DivYers jesus '"i''Sf
MN we're called "Jaegrrs.' long o"tore 'rr-
tam messenger boy played The part Of Mercury
, ,'r's ~. tho atlantic. and queens men are
~Ouaggers" The Torplds are pSBrr5' ana
breakfast is and will b" br"kkrr M
Narvols have been done win m" most IN
ur,mising material For example. IN" "'u'i
have thought that the Union d"f'd ,orrup-
lion. But not So Some ingenious WY hai an
irspiration and called 70 The ger ana ms
frinnIs bowed low before him. The lean u
college is the "leanrr' ~ the lager Wme
even this is reduced by some 10 lhe idS.
when i'm their mercy Ia" dpnS began - -N'bar
mi mar a
a policy of pin prick instead. IN me snap u
"A rolcau. this ~ a. known rs 4 r'""t y ''l
you passed an examination you 'p't.r ii
testamur or certificate. when vas .1""n'i
"testuggor" and thanks % il You Gould proceed
to TAX. a odegrugger" which is oxford tor To-
rrc. Paddingt1n Station. dearest u all me
Tnndon termini To the Undergraduate heart iur-
inc torn is Padder. \ bonfir" Is a bonner
ana "conections a ceremony at Nhi'h me
Whole host of Dons. sitting IN solemn '"i'i'"
frankly say what they think ii you are col
Each man has sitter and 'bedi~r," at,
tends as cheerfully As he can ms lr''"is
and after lunch devotes himself - zee.
which is, i'm ordinary parlancc tx 'iSe ms
may taxi, the shape of "footer.' or 4 m.li con
stitutional known as a 'r"nSutui"' Nil''r II
any one. lounges idly about he is. of curse, 4
/ stacker" 4 Canadian cauo" is a "Canader
while if man is i'll. or thinks he is-the vii
often being father 10 the Thought ne goes On
down on the sick list and obtains the luxury =
"A hot dinner in his rooms But the triumph
~ his iargon was reached when some one
christcned the Martyrs Memorial the Martyrs
MamWgger" shades Of Ridley and Laumer'
To think they "lit such fire. for that one
wonders if the Undergraduates u their lay
stood round and said that their execution was
bishop Bonn"rs bonner.
THE Bug SHOOTERS"
s.. Mars Hall is known as Skimmery. ani
- EJ,nund's as Teddy Hall IND rr"ath me
fearsnme form Of "Wuggins' turks Worcester
College. while the proctor is referred 10 as
Proggins. ard 10 pr1ctorlze becomes % prog
The Church ~ -. philip ami st James - AZ
fcctionatcly spoken Of as PM ana i'm ana
all who have dNclt near st Peter s-in-th East
and been tortured 10y its fearsome bell Nlll un-
derstand why despite its pleasant situation and
curious crypt il should be referred % As st
Peters tn, Beast" \ Snug is a hard reading
the verb TO SNUG" also bears the more re-
stricted significance of having cold dinner in
your rooms \ Brown George Is huge earth
cuwarc jug which holds the water for your
are disoourtvously spoken Of as bug shooter 4,
if you return and ind your rooms IN a state
Of chaos your friends have been iniulging in 4
| rag" Should the rag" b" serious that is 20
say. should all the furniture be piled in one sad
hpap in the middle Of the room, with the coal
scuttic atop depend upon it some one has been
giving "A "binse" \ "bingr.' il is To Dee oh
served. connptes liquid refreshments while ITO
be hinged" is som times followed by sad
/ breakfast at a nsighoorng che mist's
Such are some Of the better known examples
| Of oxford slang. Another feature Of under
graduate conversation IS the tendency ID seize
upon some unfortunate word or phrase and
work IL to death. few years ago An under
graduate who wish - express his lively ap-
probation of ANYTHING would remark. I'm fear