The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-10-07
LARGEST ENROLMENT IN HISTORY
OF BADGER INSTITUTION EX-
PECTED AT MADISON.
MAY REACH THE 5000 MARK
Fraternities and Sororities Put in Busy
Week Rushing" and "Spik-
ing" Freshmen.
LITTLE HAZING IS INDUCED IN.

MADISON, Wis. Sept 3o.-[Spe-
cial. with the converting Of classes for
the first time this morning, the Univer-
sity Of Wisconsin opened its sixtieth year
with what is believed to be the biggest
enrolment Of students in the history of
the institution. No statistics in regard to
the number of students attending the uni
vcrsity nave been given out from the
registrars Office, but Registrar w. ID.
IIiestand is authority for the statement
that the registration previous to the reg
ular matriculation days-MOnday and
Tuesday of this week-waS the largest
since he has been connected with the
university. Mr.. Hiestand stated on
Wednesday that the enrolment of stu
dents living outside the state is more
tHln double what it was last year, and
tuat If this could be taken as a criterion
the number of students attending the
university this year will be close TO the
5000 mark.
Rooms Are Scarce.
Another indication Of the increase in
the number Of students is the difficulty
which students are having in obtaining
roumins places. Practically every room
ing house in Madison is filled TO over
flowing and several which are IN the
course Of construction have all been
spoken for by students who have been
forced to put up at hotels in order to
get accommodations. Fraternities, which
in years gone by had always had diff
Guilty in filing their houses early in the
year. are taxed to their full capacity by
incoming freshmen, and many older men
who had figured upon returning to col
lege later in the year, assuring them
selves that they would have little diff
Guilty in securing quarters in the frat
house, will be forced to live elsewhere.
Not to Haze "Freshies."
Owing to the agreement entered into
between the freshmen and the upper
cassmen last year, practically no haz-
ing has been INDUCED in up to date. At
that time il was agreed that if the
freshmen would subscribe to the regula-
ton and restrictions placed upon them
by the upper classmen they would be inn
muue from punishment in the form of
singing on sorority house porches or be-
ing dipped into Lake Mendoza. The
campus has been placarded with the rules
laid down for the conduct Of the fresh
men, which read:
No freshman shall smoke on any part of
the university grounds except in the WIS
cousin Union until after May |.
No freshman SHAH carry cane or walking
stick ut any time unless necessary because
Of injuries making 1t impossible for him to
walk without such cane or walking stick.
No freshman shall wear q stiu hat at any
time during the year except on prom
night. Between registration day and NO
yembcr /, aud between Easter ana com.
mcuCcment no freshman shall wear any 9th
er hCadgcar thun the prescribed green cap
with the cardinal button.
No freshman or sophomore shall wear
corduroy trousers.
No freshman or sophomore shall under
any conditions whatever sit upon the fence
In front of the gymnasium No freshman
shall sit or loitcr upon the steps of the IL
hrary, main hall or the engineering building
at any time.
The regulations have been lived up to
thus far by the entering class, especially
the rule about wearing green caps with
cardinal buttons, and hundreds of the
Emerald Isle sky-picccs have made their
appearance on the campus
Fraternities Rushing" Hard.
Fraternities and sororitics have been
doing Il rushing" business all week and
~ a result the ivories Of Madison are
doing a land Office business. Every in
coming train for the past four days
has been met by the fraternity men look
ing for men who have already been dat
ed and for strangers who may have the
appearance of being desirable fraternity
material" Already a goody number
Of the unwary and unsuspccting fresh
men have been Spiked and 1t is eX-