The evening world., 1911-12-14
BAN ON THE MEN
STOPS DANCE At
I NORMAL COLLEGE
Freshman Class Calls Off the
Entertainment Scheduled
for Saturday.
IS AGAINST TRADITIONS.
Only Time Male Persons Are
Welcomed Is When a Ba-
zaar Is in Progress.

~ q mouse OF oonorfnaI ~proportfOns
had been set loose In the crowded as
sembly room at the Normal College in
Axfy-ciehth street, between Lexington
and Park avenues. to-day II couldn't
have created any o excitement than
an the rumor that the freshmen class.
of which Miss Edna Jacobs is President.
desired to ignore the time honored ira
d1t1ons OF the institution and give a
dance TO which mere men were to be
admitted.
~ the college to-day there were
strong deniais that such a triHe as the
prospsctive presence of . man In the
building could interfere with the regu-
Ter routine Of the place. But. strangely
eoough, the freshman dance will not
take place on Saturday afternoon. a.
originally scheduled. The official rea-
sen given In that no girls OF Miss ia
cobs' class could not agree on just what
form OF entertainment they delred. Mise
Jacobs declined TO make any statement
ehout the affair. because she didn't
vaut 10 got her head In . non-break-
ale moose"
TRoUOlE OVER THE ENTER.
TAlNMENT FROM THE START.
This little freshmen lance has been
about the most talked Of affair since
the building was opened to the public.
There was a dispute at the start be-
cause one little clique Of girls wanted
A.A.. nAre, Than AnANh..
littis crowd thought II would be we'll
q have . theatre party. Then a dance
was agreed upon. When It was found
that no mon would be admitted there
was CONSERVATION among the fresh
man, although members Of tho faculty
uay the Girls should have known that
men would not be admitted.
Miss Madison. secretary to Peoe.
Hi0ubo&hsm, DEAN Of the college, wa
Ia to.oay BY an Evening World re-
s.Nen! H~orrors.'t exclaimed Me-
Madison. why. II would b wolatins
u the principles Of the institution Ia
allow them In here"
The reporter umidly expressed MS
.thanks a being made the exception to
TIE rule.
.,oh. . or possibly two. at q time
would not matter" replied Miss Madi-
en-, but on more than that at one
time the ban must DO placed. Why.
the freshmcn must have known before
thsy thought Of this dance that they
vould not bs allowed to invite men,"
IL there any objection to the sex In
R~eusralf" asked the reporter.
pNo, men are al right In their places.
ThsT make splendid policemen. fine
seadiers. mannsrly Strest car conductors
"a are successful in business ara as
bsoksrs. But WHEN Il comes to going
seyoaA the portals Of this place 4 halt
uust b called"
oapN'T NEED NOTICE THAT
MEN WERE BARRED.
yves any ofhciaa notification given
u Ne freshmen class that they would
MT b allowed to have men Ut their
Iancsr" was asked.
ssrhsy didn't need any oficiai notinca-
tSen," said Miss Madison. They sim.
nh knew It was a ume-honored custom
"a. Of courss. must have realised that
Trey would not b. ailo wed to violate Il.
Just then Prof. Hi~genbothem came
VhuEen at q dance here? We couldn',
thinR\Qf IT," she said. "We haven,
The Sacii%ties in the nrst place. / hav,
uederstoA that the freshman dane,
Vas called OF because the girls coult
net decide they wanted to have a dance
unasrstood they were divided ~ (,
test. what form Of entertainment the,
should have. ] didn't have to tel
them they could not have men at thei
1anes. Tho, must have undsrstoo,
that from the start"
IL developed during the talk Will
pfof. Higsnbothem that there 10 an 90
oasion when the ban 10 raised. Tha
sers OCCASION ~ when = bazaar 10 he'll,
u the building.