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that she had never been glorifled Cor
publicized) before. Seated behind me
was an alumnus, somewhat artif1cially
stimulated. who went into ecstaSies OF
delight at the sight of the band. Some
bandi" he kept shouting. Some bandl
And he turned to his companion ano
exclaimed. "Bill, that's the best college
band in the worldl"
noted, however, that many OF tne
undergraduates around me were 500
deal less enthusiastic about the panu.
They were wriggling around, somewhat
embarrassed and uncertain, thought
1t might have been the quality OF the
gin. / reasoned, but 1t seemed more ike
disapproval. Finally one youngSter salo
not too loudly: well, get that band out
Of there and let the game start! dldn :
bet on the bandl He and his fellows
quite obviously disapproved OF the snow
on. In an earlier college generatloIl
their predecessors would have neen on
their feet, yelling their heads on 1or Ine
band, the mule, the loyal senol,lei lSaa
that showed any intention OF proving
that Siwash was the great and only
the finest of the lot. and God bless ner'
Decay OF spirit Denlcus
don't believe this marked decline IN
ostentatious foot ball exuberance moi
Gates a decay in college spirit OF ieS,
seninr of genuine interest In foot pan
as a game, I think it Is only part Oh
an undergraduate change-oyer toWaLu
conseryatisni--a revolt against extIeneSs;
IF one could credit the descrlpIloh %
college fraternity dances oeplcCeu "a
the movie screen and in comic we - ~,
these dances are the last Woru ~ 81,
and "necking." That may nS iN r,,t If
a true picture few years BACK, puS ~
has been my observation recently Gr .aii
most college dances are rather wen
conducted and well behaved-parClcu-
larlv so If compared with dances COIL
monty held in hotels and country CLUBS
For this change, the faculty commit
tees on student supervision can CIal y
little credit, for they are ap!e 10 W
now no more than they ever olo. ~
do credit it to quickened moiai Sen9S
or to any kind Of fear. 1t is al feiaSe4
to the peculiar campus CODE OF WndI
"is being done" and what "JuSt simply
isn't done" Again, 1t is revolt against
extremes.
It is perhaps In the deld OF personanCy
and behavior that this trend toward re-
serve conservatism is most noticeable 10
those who are in constant contact VIII
college undergraduates. Your coiege
youth today who is lin the mooe =
comparatively unobtrusive, .quiet any any
genteel, having quite q lot OF polse anu a
considerable charm. He Is likely 70 oe
a good deal less irritating in all Sorts OF
situations In which there are people
who are easily irritated by youtniui
mannerisns than were his other proth-
ers.
I can remember when it was the func-
ton of Y. M. G. A. secretaries and SYM
pathetic faculty members to take green
freshmen In charge and try to lessen
their awkwardnesS and backwaroneSs
and to make them feel at home in col
lege. Now the taxing Job OF upper class
men Is to take the freshness, bolster
cusness and sophistication out OF the
prccocious high school graduates VINO
storm at college gates. During the
rushing season this year In the thou
sands of fraternity houses, for every
freshmen who Is blackballed because
he is thought too shy and retiring there
will be four freshmen blackballed be-
cause they are deemed too forward and
loud.
Styles In Girls Changed.
So also have the styles changed as To
the girls whom these boys are import.
ing for their dances. A few years age
the preferred type had to be sensational
noisy and eye-dazzling-the more SC
the better. Such girls nowadays are