The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-19

| summer. or tney may De grouped around the piano, while some musical genius cntertaIns me crowd with a new I song for next years Triangle Club l play. or the whole company sings the | roIlicking. happy college songs of the 1, past and present.
 | Spring Pastimes.
 | Comfortable reading g-rooms and we'll supplied libraries answer the desires of I those in search of knowledge or lit- erary diversion, and also afford d quiet atmosphere for study. in the spring and early summer, tennis courts. l shower baths and cool porches are a source of delight. If the club mem bership mas propenslties in the direc- | tion of ''fussing., the clubhouses af- many of which are held on the eve of l D. big game or before the larger uni- versfty promenades
 This general picture of pleasure should not be interpreted as one of luxurious ease and lazy comfort. The men do not get into the habit of re- maining close to the club, or there spending practically their whole time. They have their college work to do, and this is imperative. They have the Ioutdoor attractions of sport and ex- ercise In the afternoon, which are in- 1 sistent and they have their work in the organizations and college activities in I l Outside of the pleasure of the club | life itself, the very best feature of upper class life is the common inter mingling and close friendship of the men of all the clubs and of the entire class. Those who have been together l in their under-class clubs for two years and have there formed lasting | friendships, continue to associate very 1 intimately and profitably. even if nom | inally separated by their membership | in different clubs or In no club at all. The bond which draws them together does not fall to draw together other l members of tho several clubs, with the result that stronger general friend ship and better feeling is cultivated | throughout the clasg. The clubs are not closed to non-members as are fra 1 ternities At almost every meal some man outside the club may be found, and before graduation, great number of men have been guests in many of the clubs. By this association and inter mingling. a good close family spirit is l bound to be maintained. Then again. | the clubs are all situated on the one street, and, unimportant as it may seem, this fact is really vital. for be- cause of it the majority of men in | the two upper classes are enabled to see. talk and associate with each other i two or three times a day.
 l In its own life and affairs the under-g graduate body is pre-emlnently self governing. It Is the democratic l policy of the faculty to leave the reg l ulation of student life to the stu dents, so far as it can wisely be done. Better results are obtained in this way, because when duties are left to the students own sense of houor
 and m4nliness, they will recognize
 them rather than feel the impulse to
 beat the game" which is the ordinary effect of compulsion But a more i'm | portant result of this policy is the | thought, judgment and action. and in
 strong purpose and nitative-lessons l of the very highest value in round- ing out man for practical usefulness 1 in the larger affairs of life The ra- sponsibility of this government rests
 chiefly upon the upperclassmen. and is
 most striiingly Illustrated in the honor system and the interelub treaty.
 Honor System Committee.
 The first of these--the honor sys- I tenn in examinations-is in the hands 1 of a committee of six undergraduates. 1 of which four arc presidents of the four classes. The others are one sen
 for and one junior elected by the stu | dent body It is their duty to try all cases of violation of the system l (which have been exceedingly few in
 its history.) and to recommend for ex- l pulsion any who are found guilty. This duty has never been shirked nor weak | ly evaded by the committed. no mat l ter how unpleasant or painful-and it
 is always both. The senior members
 are responsible for a full explanation 1aof the system to the incoming class.
 and for impressing upon every man his
 own personal responsibility.
 The committee which has charge Of l the interelub treaty Is composed of one 1 junior and one senior from each upper i class club. Upon the men devolves the l duty of enforcing the treaty entered 1 into by the several clubs to refrain
 from influencing under-classmen to- ward their respective clubs, directly or
 indirectly, or from giving any intima- 1 ton in regard to club elections before ] the fixed date. near the end of the l year. when the results of all the elec- l tions are announced by the secretary or l the committee.
 It Is the aim of the committee to in-
 sure the observance of this agreement
 through which under-class life is kept l free from that restlessness of mind | and wirepulling for social distirction | bred by unrestrained club rivalries. tv- | pical of colleges possessing the frater-
 nity system. Another important ef- 1 feet of the treaty Is that it keeps the l two upper classes free from any hif-
 
 strained club competition might easily 1 provoke.
 But under tho wise restrictions
 which are the result of undergraduate | -sightedness. the clubs never inter
 fere with the robust. vigorous central l spirit for which Princeton is formed
 S1 in the undergraduate mind the in-
 terests of the university and it's orr
 ganization always stands first the
 class second and the club third. Ira
 dition, backed by the club treaty. &C.,
 coDplishes this
 Junior year Is probably the most en- | ioyable of the course. Men have then | become fully imbued with the Prince
 ton spirit and have reached tho climax 1 of enthusiastic enjoyment 0f university l life. The seniors enthusiasm is not | lost. but tempered by the increased 1 burden of college affairs and shaded by
 the near problem of choosing a life 1 career The junior is first of all self respecting, for he Is above the unso- 1 phisticated crudeness of under-class 1 lifs and is the equal of the senior. ex- | cept in actual responsibility. He ts 1 the molder of opinion, holds an 1 enviable position in that he has all 1 privileges, small restraint and little l burden of responsibility; nor Is his l pleasure cIouded by approaching grad
 uation and the burdensome problems l that it will bring. Juniors are spon- ] sors and protectors of freshmen, and
 as such are always regarded by the | latter with deferencc and respect A spirit of novel fun very often | takes hold of a class in junior year. A recent class invented parade of it's
 own on St Patrick's Day, following the
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