Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-28
OLD PRINCETON LAWS.
College Rules Which Were in Force
a Century Ago.

The Princeton Alumni Weekly
publishes some interesting rules
which were in force in Princeton in
1903 They are taken lrom Tie
flaws 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 recite
or BY some urgent necessity Of which
he shall always be ready to give an
account to any officer of the college
vino may observe MS absence. "
Another rule was that every stu
dent should wear a gown agreeable
to fashion which the faculty shall
prescribe" at prayers, church, etc.
The rules forbade the students to
leave the campus on Sundays, or to
have horses, dogs or guns, or to hire
a horse or carriage "for amusement,
or "to 90 to 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 81 cents for such gen
era repairs as are not chsrgeable to
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 "at
the ringing of the bell for breakfast.
dinner and supper to the dining
room and had arranged themselves in
their several classes, each class giving
precedence TO the class above it.
and in this manner waited five min
utes. if necessary, for tutor they
were obliged to behave with de-
corum, carefully observing all the reg
ulations which the faculty or the tn
tor, shall make for their decent and
proper behavior
A solemn circular was sent to the
students paIcnts. urging that where
a.. few things corrupt the heart Of
Young man more than the power of
gratifying his vanity or his passions
TheDever he pleases, and whereas,
the necessary expenses Of the col
lege. exclusive of entrance, which is
dolls. 461. and the price of the laws,
which is 33 cents. and the requisite
furniture for a chamber, which may
be disposed of when the gentleman
leaves the institution. does not
amount at the utmost to above dolls.
III wear" (board was dolls 2 a.
week at that time) and whereas. "be-
sides these college necessaries dolls.
200 or ?2O 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 arc
favorable to morals and improve
mcnt and a less sum will be requisite
for those who receive their clothing
from home, and still less for those
who wish TO live with economy"
therefore, it is "most earnestly rec
omended to each parent OF guardian |
to signify TO the president his ac-
to these regulations.
This was signed by Joseph Bloom !
field, then governor Of New Jersey
and ex-officio president of the board. |