The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-19
WORK AND FUN AT PRINCETON
Some of the Joys and Responsibilities of Junior and Senior Years Democratic
 Spirit Prevails.
Newark Evenine News.

If the entrance upon college life is an epoch in a malss history. the en- trance into upper-class years is most prominent milestone in Princeton stu dents career. Hardly less great than the feeling of Independence and free
 dom from parent and school restraint experienced in mans individual and personal fife upon entrance to college Is the feeling of community and class freedom experienced In the change from under-class to upper-class
 IL is the change from a follower tc leader; from a servant of the law to maker. from one who in general is absorbing into his own life the per
 sonality and life of others to one who may continue to assimilate these im- pressions in his character. but who. in addition. Is supplying the example and giving in large measure of his person ality and character to others It is
 the change from the care-free life to responsibility: from the period of de- pendency upon others for leadership
 in general affairs to She period of iu- itiative; from the time when the lead CTS of college thought and action are regarded from afar as enviabiy deter mined and capable men occupying ped estals of unattainable fame. to the time when these same positions must be filled by the members of ones own class. The last two years life is the time when all the determination, pur- pose, and ability to direct which have been unconsciously but strongly devel- oping during the first two years are given the opportunities to show forth and prove their mettie.
 For upon the upper -classmen by an unwritten constitution rests the re- sponsibility for the sound maintenance and regulation of undergraduate life and customs. Into his hands Is given the control of the various organizations --the management of the teams, the musical and dramatic clubs, the form l ing and expression of college senti-
 ment in the college periodicals, the maintenance of the customs and tradi- tions which have proved their value \ the safeguarding of the institutions of I the university's life exemplified in the honor system in examinations and the | interclub treaty--in short, the initta- ] tion and preservation of practically all the many various activities and insti-
 tutions which go toward making Princeton life the powerful influence ! for independent and manly vigor than
 any other.
 Symbolism of Hats.
 The changes accompanying the en- ! trance from sophomore to junior year arc Iforeshadowed and expected to certain extent, but the reality Is revelation l ip suddenness and completeness. On the final day of college in sophomore year the symbolism of hats as mark of increasing authority is continued | from the previous year when the priv Y ilege of orange embroidery on the cay proclaimed the status of sophomore Now, as the wearing of high silk hats and the carrying of canes are marks of the height of power. these articles are very properly assumed by the new | ly made junior to express his dignity and authority.
 The first scenes of dignity and au' thority,r however, culminating in the smashing of hats, canes and perhaps heads, are far from impressive. The next step in this revelation of the rnys' teries and strongly guarded privileges of upper class life is that opening oi | exclusiveness of certain sections of tho town, previously forbidden territory tC
 the unholy presence of under-classmen The final step in this process of class | liberation is the blossoming forth oi | the happy junior into the purple and | fine linen of the upper-class club hat
 bands, affording a display and arrange ment of color rivaling the rainbow | Tn the evening the earstwhile sopho' more is formally ratified as a tuntoi | in the status of undergraduate life by
 his admission to the upper-class clubs at the club banquets. Meanwhile the l freshmen are celebrating their ad' vance to sophomore life by a large class parade, while the graduates III their various reunion headquarters are turning over the experiences of long past college days and are making old | friendships bright once more.
 The most noticeable change from sophomore to junior year is felt by the ! undergraduate in the institution oi upper-class club life. The manner oi living Is on higher plane than before not with an extraVagant, but profit able result. A mans under-elass clun was run by some outsider, and he orig inally went there principally for meals | and secondarily for sociability. Ills upper class club is directed by himself | and he is there for association and companionship. with the matter of ta' ble board incidental. Ills club has certain standing, mode of life and rep utation, for the maintenance and I'm provement of which he Is responsible | He therefore takes a great pride in liv- | ing in the way which will best add ! to his clup's standing and progress Conseauentiy he throws off the some what rough-and- ready. come what-may auick-Iunch. boyish manners and hab- | it's assumed during under-class years
 and becomes the man of affairs In hls ! uemeanor.
 Tin is not to assert that he is prig- rishly stiff or affectedly dlgnified, but | that he has the general air of greater maturity and realizes 1t. The condi- tions of living in the clubs are there | fore delightful. for these clubs are | clubs and not merely eating houses. The board is excellent and the expenses of the table reasonable. Tht associations of under-class life arc snlendid. but the equally firm friend l shin and congeniality of upper-class | fife. with the added charm of highly plea asureable and delightful surround | jngs, is a memorable privilege. The delight is at It's height on winters night, when, with little else to do friends gather around log fire Tn the open fireplace to discuss the college questions of the day, or to swap stories