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were now compelled to live all the fat {another word for "lubricator"} of the Jamb.' How could such a body of people ever adjust themselves to common conditions of order and regulation? But by a common feelingof interest and respect on the part of all the members of this crowd, and a willingness to acknowledge a common head and authority-that is, a willingness to sign a pledge to keep all the college rulcs-c-thiscrowd was bound by cords of mighty force into an organized and peaceful body. 'Veil, we were now at the college. Our highest hopes had now beenrealized. Nothing further, we thought, was necessary to give . ".'.-. us successfuland influential liyes- unless it was to get a "down-town girl." So after having gotten such a girl, as many of us as could, we began our work with lightness of - heart-and ended up with lightness of pocket hook. We fclt now that . we were not made for the world, but the world for us, and that it should move in conformity to Our ~ ideas. The college soon became too "JfR5".~ .;:~:: ~:::~LH~." small a place in which to confine our extensive thought and research-we therefore went" on the town." Our r00111Salso became too small far US-we occasionally broke a window pane, and then our rooms ex- tended as far as infinite space. This feelingof pride and importance was greatly enhanced by an event which occurred SOonafter our arrival at the college. And why should we not feelof the greatest impor- tance when the" best class" in school had such suspicion of our real worth, though we were Freshmen, as to contem- plate a class rush with tis? But we were thinking, could we ~- 49 -,-