The San Francisco call., 1903-09-11
FRESHMEN HEAR
! A WARNING WORD
President Jordan of
Stanford Counsels
Collegians.
Women Students Incur Re-
buke for Not Paying
Their Dues.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Sept. 10
Assembly Hall was crowded to overflow
ing this morning by the students and
faculty assembled to listen to President
Jordan's address to the freshmen class.
This was the first general assembly II
the college year and the hall was made
to echo with the familiar songs and yells.
Previous to the address by the president,
Instructor Putnam Of the English de-
partment announced that Charles FrOh-
man, under the direction of. Ben Greet,
would present the Shakespearean play.
Twelfth Night" on the night OF SepteH-
Der q and "Everyman' the following
night. The productions viii be under the
auspices Of the English Club.
President Jordan in giving his annual
address to the freshmen spoke in part as
follows
You know what 1 am going to say-the up
per classmen have told you and they are to
help to enforce the lesson. They will tell you
that the university IL part OF life. that its
for you to break but when you go wrong YOU
come into collision with the universe. That
tha few rules exist in the nature Of things,
that men who break them are not wanted
here. but are escorted to the edge OF the cam
pus and dropped OF" This Is not because
erty is forbidden by the faculty but because
drunkards, rowdies. vandals and idlers are not
worth educating, or at any rate. not worth
education so choice as try to furnish here.
We do not forbid visiting saloons. but those
who do this Will very soon find their work neg
lected and little pink card viii remind them
that Stanlord Is ohly reInlllsSelce; we 40
/ not go out of our way To forbid hazing. but
you know that we regard men who use ply
sical force In their tricks on boys as towards
and sneaks. We do not require you TO attend
your classes. but those who neglect them are
marked for speedy return to the bosoms OF
their families. The freshman class OF this
year has been stfted more closely than any
other I know OF here OF anywhere else
DIR. Jordan then referred to the habit
of some students In failing to support
student body enterprises and to pay their
annual assessments to the treasurer of
the Associated Students and criticized
this action. which is particularly preva-
lent among the women students. He
said:
A college would not be worth much II II
did have its student activities sucn as
athletics. dramatics and literary enter Ilses'
and these must be supported by the students
treasurer without paying their dollar women
have too long been admitted free 10 the Ice
cream parlOrs to think il necessary 70 pay
for the support Of these legitimate college ac-
tivities. Their action in this respect may be
responsible TO a large degree for the adverse
criticism Of cOeducation.
who is able to understand life as life. To
this type the Stanford man belongs. 1t was
I
sity should exist for such men-men Of ad-
vanced enlightenment and accurate training,
men for leadership in action and leadership
in thought This ideal is beginning 20 unfold
itself The Stanford man has something that
: other men may not haye-erfectiyeness broad
/ mindedness. self-restraint and the beginnings
/ Of these. Stanford spirit.
/ President Jordan read and strongly in
I dorsed the following letter from man
/ prominently connected with atheletics at
| Stanford:
In your talk on Thursday will you kindly
suggest to natures perpetual freshmen Of all
! classes that this season of the year Is a good
one in which to let the football men alone.
/ The football weary Of telling how
they feel and how much they weigh; they are
J tired Of answering questions in regard 10 the
makeup OF the team, and tired to death OF
| fool advice They are glad 10 give their leis-
ure to football but outside OF practice they
would like to have some time 10 devote TO
/ themselves and to their work. Next to the
man who offers to treat athlete during
the training season the worst enemy OF Stan
I ford athletics is the who up the
I athletes time and nerves in useless talk