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to those customs which are so dear to many of our alumni, and
which undoubtedly served a useful purpose in their day. We do
feel , however; that their departure is our very best evidence of the
progress and development of the college , and in this fact no loyal
Princetonian can fail to rejoice.
“ But ns is the case in all transition periods, while we have in
a large measure destroyed the old customs of the past we have
found no substitute for them in the future. Those evidences of
class feeling, which so materially helped to unify the classes, to
cherish class spirit and to throw classmates together, have almost
entirely gone, but nothing has as yet developed to take their place.
The result is very apparent. Its effect is most felt on those in
coming classes who have never known the painful joys of being
a Freshman in the old sense of the term, who have never been
thrown on each other by the fear of a common enemy, and who
have never felt the immense satisfaction of scoring a victory under
innumerable difficulties. Natural as this may be, we are very
sorry to see it. We believe that a true college spirit must be based
on a strong, healthy class spirit, and we are assured that, should
this disappear, Princeton will lose one of her most precious
legacies.
"We beseech the present Freshman class, therefore, to make a
special effort to arouse a strong class sentiment —something which
to judge from appearances, is entirely unknown to them now—to
back their teams and organizations with that enthusiasm which,
they deserve, and in every way to cultivate that feeling of com
radeship and co-operation among members of the class which has
been characteristic of past classes, and which must continue to
exist in the future. Thus, and thus only, can Princeton tide over
these trying times of transition and conserve the old spirit until
men and better customs have been found to replace those which
are gone. ’ ’
A COLLATION OF COLLOQUIALISMS FROM VARIOUS CLIMES
Where a community is made up of people from different States
each one is apt to hear his neighbor use some very queer expres-
If we start from Pennsylvania and go up into Southern Canada
we hear the English localisms such as " pig ” for pitcher; “ tram
way” for street railway; kettle for tin water vessel. We hear a
As Others Hear Us.
AS OTHERS HEAR US