The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-16
OLD PRINCETON LAWS.
College Rules Which Were in Force
q Century Ago.

a century ago.
The Princeton Alumni Weekly
publishes some interesting rules
which we're in force in Princeton in
1903. They are taken from the
claws of the College of New Jersey,
Revised, Amended and Finally
Adopted by the Board Of Trustees, in
September, 1902" and are in part
somewhat as follows:
"The hours of study shall be from
the time of morning prayers (atabout
dawn till eight o'clock, from nine
till twelve in the forenoon and from
two till five in the afternoon: during
which time each student shall keep
his room unless called upon to r%ecite,
or by some urgent necessity Of which
he shall always be ready to give an
account to any officer Of the college
who may observe his absence"
Another rule was that every stu
dent should wear a gown agreeable
to a fashion which the faculty shall
prescribe" at prayers, church, etc.
The rules forbade the students to
leave the campus on Sundays, OF to
have horses, dogs or guns, or to hire
a horse or carriage "for amusement,
OF 'to 90 to a tavern, beer house or
any place of such kind, for the pur-
pose Of entertainment or amusement,
without permission from some officer
Of the college"
As the campus was so small as to be
called "the front and back yards OF
the college," the exercise Of the stu
dents must have been restricted to
pretty short strolls on Sundays.
There was another rule against form
( ing "clubs or combinations Of stu
! dents for resisting the authority Of
the college" and one requiring every
student to"pay g. cents fors such gen
eral repairs as are not chargeable tc
any individual" "No hallowing
: loud talking, whistling or any bois.
ferrous noise shall be permitted in the
~ entries or rooms of the college at any
time" and after they had gone "a.
=. the ringing of the bell for breakfast
dinner and supper to the dining
~ omandh had arrangedthemselyes il
their several classes, each class givinl
precedence to the class above it,
and in this manner waited five min
;" utes, if necessary, for a tutor" the.
. were obliged to "behaye with de
corum, carefully obseryinga all thereg
ulations which the faculty or the tn
tors shall make for their decent an
~ proper behavior"
=, A solemn circular was sent to tn
=" students parents, urgingthat where
as, "few things corrupt the heart c
gu a young man more than the power c
II, II, gratifying his vanity or his passion
whenever he pleases," and wherea
al "the necessary expenses of the co
eP lege, exclusive of entrance, which
'e. dolls. 4.67, and the price of the law
'n' which is SO cents, and the requisit
furniture for a chamber, which ma
be disposed of when the gentlema
Ale leaves the institution, does nc
W. amount at the utmost to above dol
he III a year." (board was dolls. 2
week at that time) and whereas, SD
he sides these college necessaries dol
200 or 22O will be a liberal allowanC
for clothing and all other d
~ mands for those whom the
parents would wish to live gentee
but within these bounds which a
.ty favorable to morals and improy
ment; and a less sum will be requisi
for those who receive their clothil
2, from home, and still less for tho
who wish to live with economy
therefore, it is 'most earnestly re
$50 omended to each parent or guard
sos to signify to the president his {
~quiescence to these regulations"
ia This was signed by Joseph Bloc:
field, then governor Of New Jers
94A and ex-oficio president Of the boa.
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