The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
AT COLLEGES
HAVE HARD ROW TO HOE
Youngsters Who Are AbnormaIIy Developed Become
Vain and Lose All Sense of Perspective.

! class room and go into actual tanir1Iu1s
of resentment with the professors for
differing with him! Pretty well for a
Kid not yet fifteen. Imagine Tommy.
there, when ne got to that age, calling
down splendid old mathematics profes-
sor, with gray hair, for having the te
merity to correct his spelling OF every
CAV words. He knew, absolutely, that
seperate' was the right spelling. and ne
argued about it until he made 4 holy
show Of himself, 1t would take the
whole faculty to convince a bov like
that that having become a freshman be-
fore he was fourteen didn't make him
fnfalhole about everything. authorities
or no authorities"
"Are-are they all like that" won
dered the college juniors sister.
All that I've encountered seem to be
tarred with the same stick. If they
didn't take themselves so seriously, there
would be some hope for them This
blooming cub over here Che turned a
page) IS a standing joke because of his
nabit OF addressing entire strangers IN
the gym aPd asking their class. When
they answer, he demands to know their
ages, and interrupts the reply with.
Well, I'm only fifteen. and I'm a grad
Uate of - college. How's that?" An
other OF the same species was in the
freshman debating society. and made
his appearance on the platform wear
ing regular grown-'Ip dress coat, low
cut vest, and stiff evening shirt, above
his knee pants. He was so satisfied
with the effect that it never occurred
to him what the audience was laugh
ing at"
Isn't there anybody toto explain to
them"
What would be the use? They're quite
sure they know it all. The normal
freshman would have sense rubbed into
him quickly enough If he happened to
be that kind of an it when he arrived
but-there's the worst phase of it, Nam
The young mans face grew sober They
haven't any friends. these freak infants.
Folks may assert that they are the phy-
stcal equals of good. sturdy YOUNGSTERS
OF their own age, and so they may be-
But they are not the physical equals Of
the big, husky fellows that they find as
classmates. And they haven't had the
everyday, knockabout. give-and-take ex-
perience that fits the average boy for
college and the life after. or they
wouldn't lose their heads as they do.
Normal boys of their own age fight shy
of them, because of their conceit, and
the men don't want such undeveloped
kids tagging them before they've had a
little modesty knocked into their heads
Frats don't particularly covet them, and
they're apt to be too Jealous of each
other to form clan Of their own. What
will they know NJ the best side Of col
leSe life when they graduate? Nothing
at ALL"
Poor babies!" commented the little
lady, picking up roly-poly Tommy apd
giving him a refreshing hug. What do
you suppose they'll be, after?"
Bob shook his lead They'll be fresh
men in the life class, that's sure! Like
sore thumbs, they'll stick out and be
knocked all along the line And they'll
have to take all they've missed before
they'll be At for living among every
day, wholesome men and women Bet
ter let the kiddie be normal, little sister
A freak is freak. however you
label it."