The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-20

HIT HARD
BY S0PHS
Drastic Rules for Their Guld.
ancs Posted About Brown
University Campus To-day.

This morning the hearts of the Fresh
men at Brown were made TO quail and
quake; they felt cold chill run down
their vertebral column; the clammy per-
spiration stood I'm beads on their fore
heads, and they bemoaned the fact that
they had ever left home and mother. Tho
cause OF all this fear and CONSERVATION
was an edict issued by their acknowl-
eleed lords and masters. the sopho-
mores.
These proclamations were printed in
green ink on enormous sheets OF white
paper like circus posters, and bordered
by broad double line of the verdant
color. Some unseen hands which worked
as mpsteriously as do the Anarchists
were busy during the long. dark hours OF
the night i'm plying the hammer and tacks
and when morning broke the evidences OF
their handiwork were all around. Every
bulletin board on the campus, and many
trees. posts and old buildings I'm the
neighborhood were adorned by haring
copies of the edict With bold headlines 1t
began:
SsREsHl
OH. GREEN FRESHlll =
Give heed to these rules laid down by
your elders and betters. the
CLASS OF 1904.
TO assist you in cAsting aside your robes
OF yerdancy and in your aspiring the
ways OF college men, TO prevent you from
becoming too deeply involved in the laby-
Gus anfrocluosities thereof:
| First: In every matter OF college inter
est FRESHMEN must render implicit
obedience 10 all upper classmen.
Second: FRESHMEN are not allowed
10 wear straw hats until Memorial Day.
Third: Under no circumstances what
ever win FREsHMEN be permitted TO
| smoke on the college campus,
Fourth FRESHMEN must not carry
Fifth: FRESHMEN must not wear
loud or conspicuous clothing OF any de-
scripdon.
FURTHERMORE.
We do graciously condescend to call your
attention to the following:
FRESHMEN are urged TO do all they
can 10 foster a healthy college spirit.
For the sake OF the propagation OF
sense OF medieval chivalry among
! FRESHMEN they are cautioned against
| hugging, kissing or otherwise annoying
Facial appendages do not become the
| verdant physiognamies of FRESHMEN.
FRESHMEN are advised TO keep of
! the grass as the similarity OF appearances
! would render them unconspicuous.
The FRESHMEN class Is expected 10
notIfy the Sophomore class of their ban
| quet at least two weeks in advance.
For the prevention of collie. Group,
among the FRESHMEN we advise them
! TO have their milk bottles sterilized at
least once a week. (Sgned ,oo,
II ended with an enormous 1904, the
| seal which carries dismay 10 the hearts
| of the Freshmen. Too we'll do they know
the fate which awaits them If the COM
| mand is not obeyd TO the letter. No less
| conservative and learned body than
! the Cammarian club originated the prin-
| cipal order. when they recommended to
| the students a code of college customs.
| In a mass meeting of the entire body OF
undergraduates il was unanimously voted
TO accept the following rules and enforce
| them strictly.
| /. Seniors alone shall be allowed TO oc-
cupy seats upon the Van Wickle gates.
p No silk hats shall be worn by any
undergraduate until the junior week Of
| his class.
g. No freshman shall smoke on the
campus.
| A. No Freshmen shall wear straw hats
| until Memorial day.
II an unwilling Freshman is rash
| enough 20 undetake 10 break any or the
| above rules he will find that the whole
| college will pounce down upon him. IL is
| right that they should for without some
/
large heads that they would be simply
| unbearable.
They. come onto the campus with the
| idea that it was built expressly for them
and that they are the liege lords of all
they survey. Some Of them even feel call
! ed upon 10 give advice 20 tho faculty;one
poor ignoramus went 10 the office and
| complained because his professor was de-
tained from a recitation on account or
sickness saying that he did not propose
to pay his money and put I'm his time at
| a place where the instructors cut classes.
| AS for the new rules which originated
| i'm the massive intellects OF the Sopho-
| mores they are even more TO he obeyed
| that the first and more conservative code
OF the Cammarian club. and any infrac-
/ ton OF them Will bring down the wrath
of the entire class upon the head OF the
| poor offender
For once the "Freshy" will he made to
realize that this earth was not all created
| for his own glorihcation. 1t is quite prob
| able that this edict will be the cause OF
many class scraps" vet u should not
! for the Freshmen must realize that the
| underlying motive OF IL all Is embodied
4 I'm the clause Freshmen are urged 10