Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-21
FEMININE HAZING.
How it is Done at the Colleges for Young
Women.

Hazing in a woman's college is seldom
an organized attack of one class on an
other. 1t is more subtle and personal
and feminine in its working. The girl
freshman. in direct contrast to her broth
er. is welcomed with open arms:
Throughout the woman's college world
the attitude toward her is one Of hearty
good viii. Intellectual hazing. which
corrects the faults Of q girls behavior
or temperament. is the only kind that
finds much favor in a woman college;
At NaSSar each year there is a modi-
fed feminine version OF the struggle Tor
mastery between class and class. which
is so marked a feature of colleges for
men. 1t is the custom OF the NaSSar
Isophomores every fall to select class
tree. the dedication of which must be ac--
complshed at night in the presence OF
he whole class. The object of the fresh
man is to discover the tree and the time
appointed for the mystic rites. 1t is the
dream of their freshman life to greet the
sophomores creeping Steait ha Up ,,,n -
would proclaim a freshman victory.
Sometimes the freshmen accomplish their
desire and make the SophomoreS lives
miserable for them thereafter. but usu-
ally the tree secret is admi bly, kept.
At Smith, to be sure. the annual bas-
Iet bah game in the spring puts sophie
more against freshman. Glass feeling
Just before and during the game is very
strong The sophomOres have their rep
lutation to sustain, the freshmen theirs
10 make, and the contest is an intense
between the classes Is one VI great
friendliness.
A. RadCliafe the freshman is so well
cared for that she iindS herself at once
assigned to a senior adviser who. TAR
from tormcnting her, will answer al fer
InYestions patiently. talk over ner work
with her ana show her how to avoid some
of the pitfalls of college life. Yet even
lat Radcliffe the wholesome personal naz-
ing that makes a girl aware ~ her
foibles without hurting her too much IS
doing its work. ,.,., e.,,1,-
OF course. the pruning OF gni ia i,
is not always done consciously. college
rirls. as a rule, are very busy and could
sea rcelv undertake sngle-handed the re
formation of an egOtiSt, prude or 1t
idicnitv they thought of it. Much oil the
time they 40 not realize at all tnat they
are assisting in the process; SUI Iusl tne
association of one girl win another ac-
| cor,ulishes wonders, ana the Impossible
freshman develops into = popular senior.
College girls do not take themselves near
| " SO seriously as the world suppoSes, but
occasionally one eNcepuondllN wise Will
| n,,t her finger on the weakness of her
rornrnnion and help her out OF il. The
! surprising thing is that a girl utterly IN
| tolerant Of criticism at home Will accept
tbn frank fau!tfinding Of a college friend
| with the utmost meekncss, ana pfoht by
lit, too. ,,,-. ,z1
| in college one Of the best experiences OF
tbr tolir wears" an alUmna remarked 70
| a senior whom she was visiting lnCS
! taIIrht me more logic than | ever iearne.i
IN n textbook | was tiutter-budget and
- tivavoy. and my roommate and the
,bat | had TO learn 4 show of caiIlnesi
Mt least We were rather saucy TO the
! sophomores. too. my roommate and |;
ihi1l- we even tired TO patroni2e them.