Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-05
NEW DISEASE
Of COLLEGE BOYS
Attack OF "RahrahitiS" Often
Develops Into Serious Case
OF KIeptomaniaCy.

1 dued with him on Tuesday
The silver was unique,
Decidedly Odd, say /,
And assorted, so to speak.
The cloth marked Albany,
The napkins Brown r.,
The knife and fork Holland House
And the spoon Kankakee.
The plate bore Waldorf. TOO,
The glass from sherry's came,
He was "a college Klep, so
Souvenirs were his game.
Have you ever encountered col
iege kleptomaniac? II so, then you are
plainly not a member OF the faculty or
some seat Of learning. and never have
been II you are q fond and loving
parent with the scion Of your house
"of TO school" VOC may have a college
klep In your own family. ! hope not.
But my hopes have nothing TO do with
this story, so III not dwell upon them.
Most everybody knows that when a
youth enters college his spirits are
wont TO effervcrsce: that he may wan
der about the streets OF the college
town as late as 10.30: that he some
times exercises his lungs by frequent
cries Of "rah rah." and he may possibly
patrOnlze the soda fountain with such
prodigality that HIS health is endan-
gered. But there Is another phase OF
the life that IL probably entirely un-
known even 20 the fond parents Of
these youths. ana 1t Is OF this hidden
side OF the variety boys life with which
this story deals.
RESULT OF "RAHRAHITIs.
College Heptomaniac Is only ono OF
the many complications that are the
result OF a severe attack Of rahrahitis,
disease to b. cured only by gradua-
HnH HN HaaHs In q
when most things Of an unusual order
are placed at the door OF peculiar cero-
bral conditions, the aiienist might des-
ignate a college klep as a sufferer from
psychopathic faint, which means "A
trace of moral responsibility" but re-
gardless OF scientific opinions. and the
testimony OF experts. it comes under
the definition of Noah Webster, who
defines Il as "a propensity 10 steal
claimed 10 be irresistible"
The disease has no sex limitations,
and the college girl as well as the boy
comes under go influence 10 q greater
or less degree, according TO the de-
velopment Of tie propensity" Like
the souvenir collector who has a habit
OF annexing everything IN a hotel that
Is not nailed down, 70 the everlasting
annoyance Of Sir BOuifacc, 40 tho coll
lege klep Is the hane OF the college
town stOrekeepcr who does not possess
an all-seeing eye
TOUCHES" BY A "KLEP."
An Instance Of touch" made by
college klep viii prove enlightening 20
those who have never heard or this
creature Of the knowledge plant"
remember perfectly my FIRST experience
with this type OF college thicf-horrid
woodland tha brayado with which no
accumulated hls booty.
10 was several days after my Initial
appearance on the campus when. in
company with another freshman as
"verdant" as myself ! entered a store
purhase my textbooks As We stood
waiting for the clerk We noticed Two
youths. we readily recognized by their
adopted afr of capitalization as eoph-
omOroa They were standing beside the
magazine counter glanclng over the arr
ray OF late reading inoftcr Just arrived
They plainly bore the mauucrisms of
the magazine Students" and we're
without doubt what some facctlously
term callers in"-that a.. boys who are
In school solely FOR the purpoae ~ re-
ferrlng later ln life 20 their period in
college as "a matter or prestige.
A. 1 idly watched Che pair I saw one
of the boys surreputiously Slip several
of the books beneath the elastic front
OF the sweater be wore. ! noted at me
around 90 see whether on not he was
being watched After "a short Discus
sion with his frands over the rospoo-
tive merits % two well known nuhIica-
lions and a remark 10 the effect that he
had better get home and 40 sonic
examining, they turned and len tha
store after making ceunin diauaraEing
criticisms io the clerk about the style
Of literature ON the shelves and Yoioing
threat that if There was NOT do-
olded Improvement soon they would 40
their trading elsewhere.
"FREsHfEs" KEEP MUM
This bruzen piece Of enrontorY which
vac carried through with an the ns-
nuranco and nerve or d professional
thief left me little short ~ thunder
struck Aud ~ for my friend his eyes