The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-25

an admirable degree. That first night of initiation was interesting in its novel; 1 ties. Our brawniest representatives up- held the class honor in wrestling at the l HoFkin's Grammar School lot, while many that were less muscular gave ex- hibitions to a select few in the privacy of their rooms, in sitting down on the | flcor and wrestling with temptation, or | getting in the fireplace and splitting like a log. However, it was pleasant even | ing, everything went off with such q rush Os we gazed down upon the up- per olassmen in chapel that next morn | ing, it seemed impossible to believe that tkese dignified seniors were the same men we had seen so successfully "lit | up" the night before in the torchlight parade.
 The choir had finished its obstacle race sometimes known as the chant, 1 the service proceeded. How impressive, how dignified, to start each days work in this manner. Just then we heard the words-"And may the grace"--what had happened-the rush down the sen for aisle approached that of Saturday might bargain at Malley's in it's mad ness In consternation we fled from the gallery only to find on reaching the campus all serene and quiet-Did I say all? No. not quite all, for Osborne hall Haunted it's. contemporaneous flow of neo paleozolc architecture before our hitherto unoffended eyes-(the new li- brary hadn't then been built.)
 Thus we were introduced to Yale customs. The fall term was period of acquaintance making. We became acquainted with Jake, the man who has done so much towards solving tho problem of the Freshman class. heard the other day that Treasurer Mo- Clung, in recognition of his service, was going to appoint him head of the Yale station. He would be an unusually valuable man for the positton-he has had so much experience in handling Yale "males" He would still retain his emporium at the corner of York and Elm, and handle all package deliv- cries" there to avoid congestion. Oh Jake is a good man in tight place. "Klig" attracted some of us because he charges no interest--a "capitar' idea others because they enjoyed his light" conversation-at any rate he is every Freshman's friend. In Leo we see how to be happy though insane-"Fine day, sir. Yes sir, am not crazy, was born here in New Haven. I stopped at the New Haven for two days on my wed- ding trip-No, sir, I'm not lying, my names right there on the register. Yes, sir, you wish new mantle here All right, sir. My son-thank God he's bet tor, sir. Anything else, sir. No, sir Good-day, sir"
 As usual the Glee club thought they gave the prom. concert, but they didn't 1t was 1907 who did the honors. Be- ing carefully instructed beforehand by the News, that practical paper-for shaving that all objectionable arti- cles would be excluded from the the ater, we had prepared oorselves with great care. That the management were unable to enforce the aforementioned threat was evident from the fact that there were fully thirty-I mean thirty full Shelf. men in the gallery. It was not our fault that we did not limit our enthusiasm to hurling streamers and cor rfetti. The hremen were familiar with the conversation of the fussihg juniors and rightly saw the danger of a confiagration with so much inflamInable material around On the whole we be- haved decorously and demurely. What difference did the presence of one or two more hens in the pit make. I per sonally would rather see streamers thrown than "Ostermoors" then. what is one to do when the fire de- partment 4nterferes
 Sophomore year found us all living in luxury, that is if the press is to be be- lieved. According to statistics by Pro- lessor Bailey, 249 men have shoes shin ed every morning-of this number 143 have a stand of 2.05 twenty-three use intoxicants, 120 drink White Rock-all smoke cigarettes. The remaining ninety odd. or odd ninety of the class who never have their shoes shined, are all high stand men--do not smoke, eat at the Chat Noir and have contributed total of $1.43 to Dwight Hall for for eign missions.
 Fond fathers behold the ruin of your indulgence By your generosity you have encouraged your son to extrava- gance. Rather should you inspire him with thrift. Give him an allowance suf- ficient merely for his necessities, then he could not squander your money on shoe shining and all the vices it en- tails.
 Perhaps the rooms in the Hutch. are luxurious compared to those in Van- derbilt. I know this winter when I wolud go into my room after Sunday chapel, light the gas, draw up to my desk and begin letter home, ! always felt like starting it like that old fam ilar song, "In prison cell sit, moth- CT dear"
 The general sentiment here is not in favor of dormitories with swimming pools like those of our dear rival. We would, however, like stadium. If we ever have one hope 1t will not have the same effect on our victories as theirs has had.
 Several years ago it was my lot to hear the Ivy oration at Cambridge. The orator endeavored to justify the name of cemetery which had been bestowed on their stadium by the Boston papers He informed his audience that in truth the stadium was cemetery and the first burial would take place there the following year when they would bury Yale. thought at the time such