The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-15
opinion IS DIVIDED
AS TODRINKINC AND
NECKING PRACTICES
Humorous Collegiate Type Of
Funny Papers Declared to
Be Relatively Few
HIGH IDEALS IN SCHOOLS
Young Men and Women Serious
and Well Dressed, Deans
Of varsities Say

Of varsities Say
Washington, April l5-Thc Amer.
ican collegiate" OF the stage and thl
comic papers constitutes an unim.
portant fraction of the American
college youth. and his idiosyncrasic.
are high school stuff" INDUCED ir
frequently by irrcsponsiblcs who ar,
not even students at any college, II
the opininon Of the deans Of men OF
presidents Of about 800 leading col.
legeS Of the United States.
According to these college officials
the American collegian today is I
reasonably serious minded younf
man, who is particular about his ap.
pearancc, keeps his hair neatly
trimmed, wears clean linen. ligh,
starched collars, shines his shoes ane
cschews the coonskin coat. tumble.
down socks, the gaudily painted
flivver. hard drinking and bad man.
ncrs.
These conclusions, with others
announced by Henry Grattan Doyle
dean Of men Of George Washington
university, arc based upon approx.
mately 800 replies received by him
from QUESTIONABLE sent to 400 col.
lcgcs and universities.
Dean Doyle made detailed rcpor,
Of his survey and conclusions at the
annual convention Of tho association
Of deans and advisers Of men ir
Washington, which closed Saturday
In spite of public opinion and com.
ment concerning the conduct Of thu
modern college man and woman, thu
Doyle survey shows that in the opin.
Ion OF the deans and presidents ol
American colleges, the student Of to.
day has higher ideals and purposes
does better and more serious scl,o.
lastic work and lives by q higher
standard OF moral conduct than thu
student OF any preceding generation
In the history of the country.
Among the responses were reptile.
from deans Of men, presidents OF
other officials Of practically all Of thu
leading universities. including Yale
Princeton. Columbia. Tufts. Union
Pennsylvania. Dartmouth, Williams
Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, Mime.
sofa. Leland Stanford, Notrc Dame
Rutgers. vassar. Goucher. Barnard
Drexel Institute, Carnegie Institut,
and others.
Dean Doyle propounded the follow
Ing queries In his QUESTIONABLE:
/. (a) Is the collegiate Of the
humorous press and the vaude-
. VILE stage the typical student Of
your college? or
(b) Is he an exception In the
personnel Of your enrolment. and
II so, what percentage Of the local
student body is like him?
2. "a Is q slouchy appearance, as
evidenced by garterlcss socks.
rumpled shirt and collar. sloppy
shoes and wrinkled suits of cloth
ing, typical Of your student body2
or
(b) Is neatness in appearance.
as evidenced by clean shaving.
we'll shined shoes. starched linen.
appropriate neckties Of neat ap-
pearance and well-pressed suits
Of clothing, typical Of your stu
dent body?
3. 90 In the main, does the psy-
Geological attitude Of your stu
dent body approve slouchy and
J. careless habits Of dress and con-
duct or neat habits Of dress and
courteous manners?
(b) Is there any appreciable
attitude Of disfavor In your stu
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dress and manners?
He inquired further whether. in tn
officials opinion, there was any con
nection between the attempt to b
collegiate" and such problems IS:
90 Drinking?
tb) "Nccking?"
tc) Neglect Of class work?
I'd Dishonesty in examinations?
(c) Other ethical problems?
The great majority Of the replie
stated that not over one or two pc
cent Of the student body attempts i
be collegiate" Almost without ex
Ception. the 800 college officials de
clared that slouchy appearance, gar
terless socks, ttree-day shirts an
rumpled collars were the exception
ana were disapproved In the opinion
Of the student body. It WAS stated b
nearly III that the great majority Q
students dressed neatly and that stu
dent opinion condemned slouchy an
careless habits Of dress and conduct
The deans and other officials wer
unanimous III their declaration tha
tl10 ecollAgiate" Is q rule did no