New-York tribune., 1907-12-22
TOURS OF COLLEGE GLEE CLUBS.
Arranged for the Holiday Vacation-Ncvel
Means of Keeping Men Up to Time.

The time of year has arrived when the collsxs
musicians have their innings the leader or the
Clee club becomes much Of a parsonage the
captain Of the football team the coxswain OF
the Varsity Within day dozens OF
glee clubs in all parts of the country viii leave
their respective campuses and tour cities whers
the alumni strong enough to secure good houses
Harvard. Princeton. Cornell Yale and PennsyI-
vania big Eastern colleges whose glee clubs
take the most extensive trips a concert by tho
musical clubs OF any OF them Is well worth
hearing and they will receive a hearty welcorns
wherever they go.
New York is on Corncn's schedule this year, the
club leaving Ithaca the middle Of this week and
describing circle. which also includes Rochester,
Troy Brooklyn. Wilmington and Pittsburg- Special
sleeping cars have been secured from the Pullman
company for the accommodation of the sixty young
men who are eager for the week and half Of
night stands
To make the gIee Club trip is Of the greatest
honors of the Cornell students wear. 1t means
hard work at six seven concerts. bur il means
the same number of smokers dances or recep-
tions at tho hands of interested alumni II means
no end of new firtations and additions to the
"undergrad's' collection of photographs and sofa
pillows
The road to the Cornell Glee Club trip is not N
easy one. From the first week in October until the
club starts for the Christmas trip there are thres
rshearsals a week These must he attended faith-
fully and not until the last rehearsal do the con-
testauts actually know whether or not they win ba
among he sixty elect The musical director has
no hesitaocv about disrnissing singer mandolin
pIaver who displeascs him. There is long waiting
list of under class men hIl every place
1,, tour there is more difficulty keeping discipline
Cornell has worked out novel plan for keeping
tho mo, IN to the mark a deposit of s. is de-
r,ardad from each student before the trip begins.
,rbis is known as the fine fund. II a member OF
tho club behaves in a manner unbeconinS TO a
c,o-,eu student the entire deposit is forfeited and
tho careless one is shipped home at his own ex-
ns,sa II singer loses his voice on tour through
his ovrn carelessness he must make his way back
10 ithaca without aid from the management. II
,,ar,har misses any entertainment arranged by
a,,,,ni n fine of s. is imposed. Generally the
bars Of the club are glad enough 10 10 the dance,
rscention or smoker arranged for their amuse-
rnent Sometimes there are counter attractions
which are only offset by the fine The club ap-
,aars in this city at the waldorf-Astoria De-
csnbsr 81 and the Cornell University Club has
MANNED to give the boys a smoker at the club
house in West street. after the concert 1t Is
expressly understood. though that of the stu
dents Will be fined not attending the smoker.
The local alumni know the attraction that tho
Rroadvay crowd has New Years Eve
If a member misses a concert n fine OF s. Is i'm
nosed Hardness is considered about great y
fauIt The students encouraged to catch the
trains assigned to them under penalty OF s. hna
and TRANSFORMATION for any failure TO be time.
one of the most important fines in Corners list Is
one of S for disturbing the peace of sleeping
between midnight and a This fine Will NOT
annlv during the New York visit. for the singeen
viii have quarters at one of tive Broadway hotelA