Milford chronicle., 1936-07-24
WHAT IS A CoLLEcE7

II 7 CAME about that early one
Autumn, during the Days when
the Ipples and the Ki Yis were
rushing the Freshmen, looking
for SaxophOne Players. there came
to the Campus Of Bingham an old
Grad who had been a Football Hero
away back yonder. He had with
him the Only Son, just out Of Prep
School, the Offspring was a Husky
who looked like an incipient Lum-
berjack and walked like a Sailor.
He was thrice welcome at good old
Bingham because he had all the
Ear-Marks Of a Bird who might
travel 10 the Footsteps Of his IL
lustrious Dad and butt large irregu-
lar Holes in the opposing Elevens
and especially the hated Atwater.
Now 1t happened that Beef" Hin
kle, the honored Alumnus whose
Achievements on the bloOd-sOaked
GrldirOn were preserved in the Folk
Lore Of the School, had btlen a class
mate of Erasmus Twigg, D. D. L. L.,
Ph. D.. etc, now the honored Prexy.
Beef" had kept on bucking the
Line and mussing up the Opposition
after cOpping his Degree and It was
generally agreed that he had put
away more Kale than you could
load on an Army Truck. For every
Degree that Erasmus had annexed,
Beef" had swiped another Hunk Of
Currency.
One operated in the quiet CIOis-
ters and the other was up to his
Neck in Battle. One was the ApOs-
tie Of SchOlasticism and the Other
was the Disciple Of Rough and Tum-
bic, but when they met on the Cam
pus they were Just like a couple Of
Twins, for they had sung in the
same Glee Club in the Days of YOre,
and each had a large and glowing
admiration for the other.
Beer explained to Erasmus tina. |
he had brought the Kid back to the
dear old knowledge Works so as to
head him in the right direction and |
be sure that he got all the Education
he could stand.
ANYTHING POSSIBLE THESE
DAYS
Erasmus was full OF Al Advice.
he said that If Beer would help
him, between the two Of them they
might find it possible to make young
Mr.. Hinkle a Credit to Himself and
to the College.
Erasmus said that the average So
called student was so ALFRED busy
with House Parties. Dramafies. Jazz
Bands, Daily Papers, Pop Sessions
and other extraneous Forms Of Low
Brow Excitement that he seemed to
regard Recltations as a Side Issue.
Beer listened with great Re
spect. Then he said to Erasmus: Il
get you. Erasmus. I know just how
'iled yop are because these Inn
,ulsive COmmanches are interested
n the Things that interest them,
instead OF being keen for the P1r-
iuits which appeal to one Of your
Habits, with a Blood
PRESSURE below 100. The situation
which Is fussing you seems to have
,ot the Goat Of many an Educator.
Hence all the earnest Talk About
bolishing Athletics. Mebbe It could
ie done.
TN these days Of Prevention, Re
friction and Regulation I suppose
re viii find out how to lay a Man
n Table and surgieally remove I
II Of the usual Impulses which he
as inherited from a long line OF
ough Ancestors. Possibly you can ,
onvert every Institution OF Learn ,
1g into a Workshop surrounded by
lately Elms.H
'RExY DIsAPPRoVEs DIDoEs
Erasmus allowed that what this q
Country needs, next q
} a noiseless Auto Horn, is a gen. l
raj Leaven Of Culture. He said {
lat In England the Varsity Men '
ring to their various Professions q '
t Of Dignity and an abiding Love
" all that is top-notch in Litera.
ire, Science and the Arts. '