The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-03
SOME OLD PRINCETON LAWS.
Study Hours For Students, Who Were
 Expected to Be Quiet.

Princeton, N. J., May 1.-The current is- sue of the Princeton Alumni Weekly pub fishes some interesting rules which were fin force at Princeton in 1903. They are taken from the Laws of the College of New Jersey, revised, amended, and final ly adopted by the board of trustees, in September 1S02'' and are in part some what as follows:
 .The hour of study shall be from the time of morning prayers Cat about dawn) till O clock, from till 12 In the forenoon and from till in the afternoon; during which time each student shall keep his room unless called from it to recite, 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 student should wear gown ''agreeable to fash ion which the faculty shall prescribe" at prayers, church, etc. The rules forbade the students to leave the campus on Sum days. or to have horse, dogs or guns or to hire a horse or carriage flor amuse- ment," or ito go to a tavern, beer house, or any place of such kind, for the purpose of entertainment or amusement without permission from some officer of the col lege."
 As the campus was so small as to be called "the front and back yards of the college the exercise of the students must have been restricted to pretty short strolls on Sundays. There was another rule against forming "clubs or combinations of students for resisting the authority of the college" and one requiring every stu dent to "pay 67 cents for such general re- pairs as are not chargeable to any indi- vidual." "No hallowing, loud talking whistling or any boisterous noise shall be permitted in the entries or rooms of the college at any time" and after they had gone "at the ringing of the bell for breakfast, dinner and supper" to the din- ing room and had arranged themselves in their several classes, each class giving precedence to the class above it." and in this manner waited five minutes, if nec- essary, for tutor" they were obliged to ''behave with decorum, carefully observ- ing all the regulations which the faculty or the tutors shall make for their decent and proper behavior"
 solemn circular letter was sent to the students parents, urging that whereas. flew things corrupt the heart of a young man more than the power of gratifying his vanity or his passions whenever he pleases," and whereas. "the necessary ex- penses of the college, exclusive of en- trance which is dols. 467. and the price of the laws, which is 83 cents, and the reuui- site furniture for chamber, which may be disposed of when the young gentleman leaves the institution, does not amount at the utmost to above dols. I'll a year, " tboard was dols. week at that time) and whereas, besides these college nec- essaries dols. 200 or 220 will be a liberal allowance for clothing and all other de- mands for those whom their parents would wish to live genteely but within these bounds which are favorable to morals and improvement; and less will be requisite for those who receive their clothing from home and still less for those who wish to live with economy therefore 1t is most earnestly recom- menaed to each parent or guardian to sig nifty to the president his acquiescence to these regulations"
 This was signed by Joseph Bloomfield then governor of New Jersey and ex-ofri' cio president of the board.