New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-15

same distinction between cIasses and Tho sam.
jealous guarding Of the privileges attached IA,
prevail in college and university circles.
The mark Of superiority at the dear Oh
league. as the girls foudIy call IL Cthe rsgreaIrr
boys refer TO it as the 'lear oId~J is % be a
member OF life class This means that the
student has reached The point where he is quail
fed to Study the nude figure from living models
The life students. although only fraction 81
the entire number. constitute an oli-archy. Az
the other end are "the preps.r or thoee Who arr
struggling with preparatory antique" They
spend their hours drawing from plaster casts.
learning the mysteries OF masses" and planes
and frrtiveIy looking up the meaning OF nice
long words like "chtaroscu-O' ana -rnorbilezzar
when they get moment alone with a die
tionary.
Any body who inagines that the modern art
student in New-York is eccentric. or given 10
seeking after effect in his dress isl wJfu1v iris
taken quite the reverse is true. Student Gus
tom fcrbids absolutely most Of those peculiar-
ties of dress and Personal appearance which the
carieaturist IS so fond of giving % his artist
types. An individual " no had the t-meritv. for
instance. To appear about the Art Students
League wearing a tam O. shauter would never
get AN opportunity 70 make the mistake again
with that particular piece of headgear. while a
velvet coat or a pair Of corduroy trousers would
be considered quite provocation enough for the
action Of lynch law Posing Of any kind is
quickly observed and numerically ridiculed.
One Of the firmly established features in the
mems life is that Of making Up a POOL on the
result Of each "cOnc0Urs'' The "c0nc0urs" takes
place on Saturday. once every four weeks The
drawing of each student for the week just end
and every man Is graded by number according
to what is considered the merit of his work In
order to add zest to the concours. a number o.,
the students usually start a pool a day or 50
beforehand. Each one puts in a small sum-
usually ten cents. and then the names Of stu
dents likely to win are written out and pat in
hat, just enough in all So that each participant
in the pool may draw one Whoever holds the
name of the winning man when the concours
is decided gets the pool. and. naturally. holders
Of the different names spur on the men 10 work
in order to better their own chances.
of all the customs. probably the most honored
and inviOIabIe however. is that every new mem
Der must treat This means more than the dis
tributiOn of a few cigars or a round Of drinks
1t means providing a substantial II not an ee-
CANT luncheon for some fifty persons az the
MONDAY recess. There is usually at least one
treat week from the opening Of the school IL
the fan until Christmas. and. owing 70 the ex-
pense. several newcomers are usually permitted
to combine in financing a single fsstiyity-
Nothing but actual lack Of means is held as
an excuse for not treating. Iu other cases if a
disposition to ignore the custom is manifested
there are variety Of ways Of bringing the
offender to a better attitud- Of mind. He may
be 'crucified." for instance. or perhaps his fe-
lows will decide 70 MAKE an angel Of him
To be "Crucified'' is TO b. strapped head and
feet to a ladder and left On see the error Or
ones ways To make an angel of a student
to rig halter about his head and shoulders
and hoist him to the ceiling until he Is ready 70
repent of his decision not % trent
The treats are the principal social functions
OF the early part Of the year \ model staD4