The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-01-06

10 order the whole freshmen class. or any
particular member Of II, IN order to be IN
structed or reproved, TO meet at such time
and place as they shall appoint. when and
where all freshmen shall appear, answer
all proper questions aud behave d~ecentlv.
These instruction meetings were Tor a long
time carried on with dignity and -icccs-
by III" scniors but the 'uston slowly de,
Of horseplay. Prof Olmstead. ~. alter,
ward professor of natural philosophy ana
astronomy. relates that he was haled before
a court Of seniors n soon as Ne reached } al"
and pat through "A colrs. nf instruction which
he ever alter remembered In ht- Inc VI"
merely Tor the seniors. ana Young plulf.e"u
waa s'ernly commanded "a, appear before a
T9omia OF ssn.or fl1 an ~ , Ls%r ms .p '"ra'V that,
he could hardly breathe, and he vas lectur"d
to solndly against forming the evil hablt
OF smoking and instructed on the paths ne
should follow to become a creek scholar
and a learned man lie did not ENJOY III"
instruction particularly, but his tor.nentor-
fOrmance. This instruction meeting IN IN"
middle Of the last century sometime, took
the form of a smoker out. where the fresh
men was ushered into a ,roort Of smoking
upperclass men and forced To make n speech
and smoke his first pipe a. NE same tlinr'
mat the right to give orders to Il freshman
was regarded a. something Of great I'M
portance To- the upper Il ssmcn l. evident
from q rule instituted nv the college IN VA
regarding II Says III" cull"g" Law " any
freshman at umIn"nC"m"n shall IRE ~"
Dls GUNS III ITi'llTf ny money li'll UIlllN.
by any other person. or tllunInat" N" yard
either from without or within the 'oll"I"
bu1ldlnss. or dig or sorape in the yard. +"
shall not send freshmen FOR three months
after the eud uf IL. year such u PENALTY
undoubtedly stopped the antics of the fresh
men referred to IA the law
Freshmen we're the target Of many other
regulations that seem nowadays Rrotesgue
No freshman up to 1913 could wear n hat IN
the college yard until after the May vacation
nor until the end Of the. year IN the chapel or
recitation room. No freshman could wear
a gown or carry a cane or appear, on OF his
his hat" and whenever a freshman spoke to
a superior or Wa spoken to 10y one "lle shall
keep his hat off tli lac is bIddcn to put 4 on 81
Another rule was 4 freshman shall rot PLAY
with ANY members 81 an upper "liss without
being asked. nor H. he permitted - use any
acts ~ familiarity with th"Iu, NOT oven In
study I'm" 20 \ junior Ms permitted by
oulleE" law TO- call NJ u freshman VINO had
been I'm oft" nd re" rem NJ nm
sophomore was permitted, with "a" l"dN" %!
u senior. t. take charge at % "ontvrl aci"us
freshman, ana he may dl~ciplu" said fro>'-
man, not OBTAINING hiiu NOR" thnn i've. milt-
utp~, however. after winch the freshman
may l"'ir" cy"n without being dI-"nS-r,l.
by must ~r"tr" ln q r"-prr,inI manner
Other laws read When called ~" FRESHMEN
uulsi attend and give n respectful answer.
and when attending upon tE"E .~ll"rui-
th"v A." not 10 depart uu'lI r".HIl1rIy dl--
messed \ senior may tax" a freshman from
a sophomore, or n graduate from q Junior.
aud a master from a -''l"r frr-u'Hru
shall not run IN the ward, nor NJ and down
ui , ! "' '"" " "'' ""
There was an earnest attempt as cail' ~
hut ~, rul.. 81 iS,u .tII r.ylui,d tagging
In lsu4 President DW igut formally acted Ui p
th" Representations r"gnrdI'' NE custom
ror, M, r,r- 81 NaIe
FROM tagging the freshmen H." transition
I" lh2lng Wa "nry her, az" instance ~
lar mr. "' ri Z q" a. a oii nrT1 a." H'Esa'in., The frc.u-
men after iu" old day II fasging ""r" over.
- ',,tsst. tho snuI,t'' ,.. rsruIk Ihvld-
cd tho 1trr,.ts 81 thss civ armed w.th inick
s'phN ,n,'u 1910. '" .,l.i ,,
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Strength For a long tine il VA. ,oustdercd
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men i"tn.ru III " 'uut 80, tt,u,.H, "a, ,r.'
"a, d.,nanrr IF ito ,opnHror,- ITO latter.
IN H'Iah'' ~ . 1890, III. dr,I., No.,
NnIl ~ uu" m"r,C H., ,I iI,rir nur
a"T r,atCbnd oLnrt town IL wn- inevitable
,iIt ,n' NJ, d.. 10 Ami aim Of ,lri. and
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n"hu ~, orcor. ',,o,, H.. Tra.i n en-
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