The stock of the Puritans has not died at Radcliffe, and if recent information is correct, is quoted well above par in official circles at that college. The rise and the dominant influence of this stock finds expression in a set of rules recently made known by the Student Government and Christian Association.
A comprehensive time-table, more explicit than any railroad bulletin, has been prepared, which all revellers from Radcliffe must rigidly observe. A nice distinction and sense of proportion determines the hours set by this table. All students must check in at home at midnight when returning from a dance. An 11.45 o'clock deadline has been set for the theatre-goers, while those who seek the Boston Arena on frosty winter nights must punch the clock at 11 o'clock sharp. The skating rink in Cambridge is honored by a 10.30 o'clock margin, but all promenaders along the Charles River must be under the wire by 10 o'clock.
Food and feeding comes in for a good bit of attention on the official bill, but the restrictions lie not so much on the form as on the substance of luncheons, teas, and dinners. A list is given of places in Boston where the Radcliffites may dine, and a supplementary list restricts the choice if gentlemen are included in the party. There are six Boston restaurants where there are tables for ladies--from Radcliffe.
A Radcliffe girl may not go to a concert unattended, and not more than five may attend a concert in a group. This group must possess the influence of one Senior. Chaperons to all affairs must be approved by the authorities, and shall in no case include the brother of a member of the party. Underclass-women must be chaperoned at any dance after 8 o'clock but their elder sisters may dance at a few specified places, provided they make the 12 o'clock deadline.
Smoking is forbidden under any circumstances and special permission must be obtained for automobile rides that will go more than ten miles from Boston. A fashion note in the rule book decrees that hats will be worn in Harvard Square.
A metropolitan newspaper yesterday declared that there was a law forbidding a Radcliffe student to walk home from Harvard Square with a gentleman if there was a full moon. A statement from more official Radcliffe sources branded this report as so much moonshine.
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