The Washington times., 1923-01-20
GEORGE TOWN IS
BETTER YEAR
BY YEAR
University Life Improved Much
in Century, Says Father
creedon.

Day by day in every way, life on
the Hilltop is growing better and bet.
ter. President John b. Creeden, 8. J.,
admits 1t.
The lot Of the averages ''boarder'
at Georgetown today isn't what It
used to be nearly a hundred years
ago, in 1919 for instance, under the
stern dictatorship Of the Rev. Thomas
F. Mulledy. In those days the old
north building, like prison walls, con-
fined an altogether different variety
Of collegian. When the prison doors
opened once In great while. instead
Of making q. bee line for the popular
thoroughfare since become famous as
F street, the Georgetown student
OF 1929 made pilgrimages to the dig
nified hall OF the Supreme Court
but always under the watchful eye
Of masculine chaperon.
Even II an occasional swain did
give the project Of discipline the slip.
he couldn't possibly be led from the
straight and narrow path. His total
pocket money was limited to 1914
cents .. week, always deposited with
the directors of the college, who doled
1t out, probably, niclxle by niclkIe. Sc.
NOR smokers and junior prOms, at Sc
q throw, were things about which the
students only dreamed.
Better Equipped Now.
They were a serious-minded lot
Of young men," President Creeden
explained, .'but with all the restric.
tons and their hours spent in dill.
gent study, I can frankly say that
the Georgetown student OF 1928 ID
better equipped to enter the battle
Of life than was his predecessor Of
1929. Strange az 1t may Seem, he
ID q better man morally as wen. I
: President Creeden recently came
into the possession Of q copy Of the
college catalogue Of 1928. nov
stored safely away in the archives
in which these amazing rules o.
discipline were brought to light. II
was presented to the college by the
Rev. John Casey, pastor of St
Aloysius' Church at Leonardtown
Nd, who found 1t when looking
up the family records of Leonard
Neale, president of Georgetown
from 1893 to 1906 and who was the
second bishop Of Baltimore. II.
To be admitted to Georgetown In
those days IL was required that 9
student at least must know how tc
read" and must have good
moral character" Vacations were
tabooed, no student being permitted
to leave the college except once q
lyear-which happened to be when
the school closed for the summer
months.
II a students parents lived ir
the District, he was dealt with Z
bit more leniently, being allowed
to visit them once q month. .'but
not oftener, and he must then al
ways return to the college before
night"
No "CaIxe Eaters" Then.
The ''strictest economy and sim
plicity" was observed In the mat
ter of students clothes, for IL
Those days the cake eater" style
was not in existence. The STUDENT
wardrobe consisted of one suit o.
clothes, as a uniform. which was
in winter, "a blue cloth coat and
| pantaloons with q black velve
waistcoat; In summer, white panta
looms with a black silk waistcoat.
AS there was no automobiiing II
those days or street cars, thre'
pairs Of stout shoes were required
besides the customary handker
chiefs, shirts and stockings, six o
each.
1.-THE distance between the col
lege and the Capitol being only al
ordinary walk" the catalogue re
cites, 'the students have an op
portunity Of hearing OCCASIONAL!
the debates Of Congress and tn,
pleadings before the Suprem'
Court-always, however, ATTENDED
by their project.
During their whole stay at tn
college the strictest attention i
paid to the morals Of the students
and they are always under the ey
Of one or more Of the prefects-evel
in their ordinary walks and recrea
TONS" Seven years Of this cor
finement, it appears, led to a degre
of Bachelor of Arts, now accom-
plished in four.
with regard to pocket money,
the catalogue continues" 1t is de
sired that all the students be place
on an equality, and that 1t shoul
not exceed 12h cents week; an
whatever is allowed must be dc
posted in the hands Of the director
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