2011 09 23 freshers advice from 1913

8/4/2019 2011 09 23 Freshers Advice From 1913

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To the Freshers at Cambridge,these Remarks and Hints are addressed

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A S Y M P A T H I S E R , ( B .A . )

T H I R T E E N T H E D I T I O N .PRCE6

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A S T O D R E S SDon't fo rge t to cut the tassel of y o u r cap j u s tlevel w i t h t he boa rd . O n l y G r a d u a t e s w e a rlong- tassels.Don't w e a r k n i c k e r b o c k e r s w i t h cap and g o w n ,n o r c a r ry a st ick o r u m b r e l l a . These a res t oc k e c c e n t r i c i t i e s o f F r e s h e r d o m .Don't we a r your S c hoo l cap in C a m b r i d g e , as' Vars i ty a n d School f a sh i on s differ .Don't wear School o r o t he r c o l our s w i t h o u tb e i n g " s u re t he y a re n o t i d e n t i c a l wi t h a' Va rs i t y or Col lege c lub colour .Don't asp i re to S e n i o r i t y b y sm a sh i n g 1 y o u rcap or tea r ing" y o u r g-own , as you dece iven o one. N e i t he r c u t you r gown , a s i t is n o ts u i t ed for a covert coat , and the style i s no tp o p u l a r w i t h t he Don s .Don't b e a t u f t - h e a d . T he s ty le i s m o r efavoured by errand-boys than g-ent lemen.Don't c o n t i n u e the use of a b e a r d , i f you ha v ea c qu i re d on e s i n c e leav ing" s c hoo l . T h i sexcess of m a n h o o d i s n o t p o p u l a r i n the' Vars i ty .Don't affect a h u n t i n g - sca rf or w a t c h g u a r du n l e s s y o u r e a l l y a r e a h o r s e m a n . Y o u rf r i e n d s w i l l o n l y l a u g h i n t he i r s l e e v e s .Don't by a n y c ha n c e s p o r t a t a l l ha t i n Cam-b r i d g e . I t w i l l c o m e to gr ie f .


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N4H A L L ,

Don't take seats w h i c h h a v e b e e n r e s e r v e d , ora t t e m p t to s it at a bo a t ing - or f oo t e r t a b l efo r w h i c h y o u a r e u n q u a l i f i e d .

Don't ta lk s h o p , or try to air y o u r a c q u i r e m e n t s .I t i s mos t d i s t r e s s i n g to l i s t en to a'Fresher,w h o h a s j u s t c o m m e n c e d th e s t u d y of C h e m -i s t ry , a u d w h o c o n t i n u a l l y asks h is f r i e n d :"To pass the H2 O," etc., or e v e n w or s e toe n d u r e t h e c on v e r s a t i on o f a b a t c h o f w e l l -m e a n i n g / a n d n o d o u b t h a r d - w o r k in g - Freshers,w h o t a l k a b o u t n o t h i n g ; e lse b u t t h e k n ow -l e d g e t h e y h a v e g a i n e d . to-day, a n d t h a tw h i c h t h e y h op e to gain t o - mor r ow .

Don't b e . c o n t i n u a l l y e n l a r g i n g - on the e c c e n t r i c -i t i e s of y o u r bidder, or the r a s c a l i t i e s ofy o u r l a u n d r e s s . W e a l l h a v e bedders a n dl a u n d r e s s e s .Don't a u d i b l y c r i t i c i s e th e m e n u o r c o m m e n t oni t s i t e m s , n or a t t e m p t t o t r a n s l a t e t h e r e m a r k si t c o n t a i n s . I t wi l l on ly appear tha t you a reu n a c c u s t o m e d t o d i n e out.Don't j ok e w i t h the w a i t e r s . T h e y are apt to

grow f a m i l i a r i f e n c o u r a g e d .Don't forget that an occasional tip to the waiter

w i l l not be w a s t e d .

N Y O U R R O O M S .Don't "sport" d u r i n g y o u r f i r s t m o n t h . Y o u

wil l only e a r n th e u n d e s i r a b l e a p p e l l a t i o n o f"Smug."

Don't a t t e m p t to m a k e a palace of y ou r r oomsin t he f i r s t w e e k , as vou w i l l a f t e r w a r d s-f in d that many of y ou r p u r c h a s e s w e r e n o tw a n t e d .

Don't i n t r o d u c e t ea -cos ies , or s u g a r - t o n g s , or youwil l regret i t.

Don't n eg l ec t t o offer t ea in the a f t e r n o o n , orcoffee to . evening v i s i t o r s . Y ou s h o u l d a l s ooffer tobacco to a!! c o m e r s , w h e t h e r v ou^s mok e y ou r s e l f or not.

Don't p l a y the p i a n o all day, h o w e v e r ac-c o m p l i s h e d you may be. I t i s not k i n d toy o u r n e i g h b o u r s .

Don't a t t e m p t to keep e v e r y b r a n d of w i n eu n d e r t h e sun. M o s t U n d e r g r a d s c a n n o td i s t i n g u i s h "Bordeaux" f r o m " B u r g u n d y " 'i f served f r o m a d e c a n t e r .

Don't h a v e b u s i n e s s w i t h t ou t s of any d e s c r i p t -i o n . T h e best t a i l o r s do not t ou t , and i t isfa ta l to g i ve an o rd e r t o t he m an w i t h "Ourlast series of e n g r a v i n g s . " i


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Don't, if you are poor, dole out tea and s u g a rto the b e d d e r or l an d l ady . T h e y w i l l soonf ind t ha t you a re not w o r t h r o b b i n g ,

Doil't, if you are in lodgings , get too f am i l i a rw i th y o u r landlady 's d a u g h t e r , as she is p r o b -ably m o r e clever than you. With o t h e r m e n ' slandlady 's daug hte rs you m ay be less partic-ular , b u t even t h e n t a k e ca re !

Don't forget to be cour teous to your landlady .M an y l an d l ad ie s h a v e once held good posit-ions, and if you are fort una te in hav ing such

. an one, it is as w e l l to respe ct he r and notc o m m a n d . T h e r e is so m u c h a l andlady can ,but need not do, and a l i t t l e k indness w i l lnot be t h r o w n away.

7A S T O C O N V E R S A T I O N .

Don't mo n o po l i se th e co n v e r sa t io n am o n g seco n dor th i rd yea r m e n . ' T h e y m a y c u t you af ter -w a r d s .

Don't, s h o u l d you h av e left a Public School,air this fact before less fortun ate Freshe rs .T h e y wil l not apprec i a t e i t , nor like you thebet ter .

Don't, if you played Footer for a sm all School ,pose as an a u t h o r i t y on the g a m e , or talktw o m u c h of your prowess . If you are goodth i s w i l l sh o w i tself , and if not you a p p e a rf o o l i s h .

Don't, speak d i s r e spec t fu l l y of a m an "Whoonly got a t h i r d in his Tr ip , and so can ' tb e v e ry good ." Befo re you go d o w n y o u ropinion w i l l b e "That a m a n m u s t b e r a t h e rgood to t ake th e T r i p at all."

Don't, i f you are aspir ing to one of the th reeprofess ions , a t tem pt to pose as a K.C., aSpecia l is t , or a Conver ter of Sinful Souls.The leas t i n f o r m e d p e o p le a re u su a l ly m o s tf ree w i th the i r i n fo rm a t i o n .

Don't speak w i t h a prov in cia l accent . I t givesyou aw ay .


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sDon't repeat suc h jokes as the one a bo u t

"We're a ll Chr i s t ' s m en here." They a rewel l -roas ted ches tnuts .

Don't, i f you are from th e Colonies , le t i t heobvious tha t your intention is "To showu s something"." We are not m u c h b e h i n dyou. Nor t h i nk tha t our f ixed purpo se i s"T o score off you." Y ou often save us thet rouble .

Don't forge t tha t St. Peter's Col lege is "Pot-house/' C a ius is "Keys/' S t. C a t h a r i n e ' s is"Cats," Ma g da l en e is " M a u d l e n , " S t. Joh n ' sCol lege Boa t C lub is ' ' L a d y Margaret," a n d sa Science m an is taking "Stinks."

Don't forge t tha t Cambridge men "keep" andnot "live."

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T OC O N D U C T .

Don't a t tend Chapel every day to commence wi th ,or you wi l l be expec ted to keep i t up .Don't cap the M a s t e r of your Col lege , unless y ouhave ac tua l ly been in t r odu ced to h im. SomeMa s t e r s d on ' t l ike U n d e r g r a d u a t e s . Nei t he rcap a l l D o n s , w he t he r y ou have m et them ornot. You either irri ta te or f lu r ry t hem .Don't mistake a Don for a

t he sm a r t e r i nd i v i d u a l .Gyp . The Gyp i s

Don't show contempt for the Deans . They area w e l l -m e a n i n g c la ss , a n d v e ry p o w e r f u l .Don't try to s p e a k first or get up too f r e q ue n t lyat y o u r College Debat ing Soc ie ty . You may, be snubbed.

join all thebe invi ted.Don't a t tend all the m e e t i ngs , orSocieties, to w h i c h you may. Y o ur f u t u r e deser t ion wil l only cause worrya n d a n n o ya n c e . N e i t h e r subsc r i be t o every

Miss ion "or P hi l a n t h ro py b ro ug h t be f o rey o u r n o t i c e . There i s no pop ula r i ty to ga inby th is means .Don't hang round o ther men ' s rooms for nopurpo se . Y ou wil l get a bad n a m e .


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10Otherwise and

Don't o f f e r t o s h a k e h a n d s . T h i s i s o n l y d o n eo n th e f i r s t an d l a s t oc c a s i on o f seeing am a n d u r i n g " th e t e r m . T u t o r s h o w e v e r arca l l o w e d t o s h a k e h a n d s .

Don't l e a v e y o u r c a r d o n a S e n i o r w h o m a yha ve c a l l ed in y o u r a b s e n c e . It is y o u rd u t y to call on h i m a s s i d u o u s l y u n t i l y o uf i nd h i m i n .

Don't ask your Seniors to breakfast, etc., beforethey ask you, and never forget the respectdue to Seniors, remembering' that a SecondY e a r m a n e x p e c t s m u c h m o r e d e f e r e n c e t h a n

,a Third Year man.Don't t a ke th e g i r l f r o m th e T o b a c c o n i s t ' s o r

C o n f e c t i o n e r ' s h o m e . Y o u g a in n o b o d y ' sr e s p e c t b y s o do i ng- , a nd t he g i r l ' s o n l yn o t i o n is to e n c o u r a g e a g o o d c u s t o m e r .Don't b y a n y c h a n c e speak to g i r l s w i t h o u t in -t r o d u c t i o n . H o w e v e r i n n o c e n t m a y b e t h em o t i v e , s u c h p r a c t i c e s a r e t h e wors t d i s t ra c t -io n a s t u d e n t c a n f o s t e r . W e k n o w t h a tit is o n l y n a t u r a l t h a t a m a n s h o u l d r e q u i r el a di es ' s o c i e t v , a n d t h a t i f he c a n n o t m e e t

l a d i e s in his own s t a t i o n o f l ife he is d r i v e ninto l e ss d e s i r a b l e c i r c l e s . W e a r e a l so o fo p i n i o n t h a t th e D o n s , b y a r r a n g i n g - a t t r a c t i v e" A t H o m e s " a n d " S o c i a l G a t h e r i n g s , " c o u l dd o a g - o o d d e a l to l e s s e n a g r e a t e v i l ; b u tn o t w i t h s t a n d i n g - we s t r o n g l y a d v i s e y o u D o n ' tm a k e c h a n c e a c q u a i n t a n c e s .

Don't r e p l y to a B o a t i n g C o a c h . H is p o s i t i o nis a very t h a n k l e s s one, and i t i s no w o n d e rt h a t h e i s occas i on al l y i r r i t a b l e , o r e v e n m i l d l ya b u s i v e .

Don't, s h o u l d y o u b e c h o s e n to p l a y F o o t e r ,s h o u t a b o u t t h e f i e l d . Thi s is the C a p t a i n ' sd u t y .

Don't f o r g e t y o u r e n g a g e m e n t s. N o t h in g i sm o r e r u d e .

Don't be r e a d y to t h i n k a m a n h a s c u tyou.C a m b r i d g e s a l u t a t i o n s a r e a l w a y s d i s t a n t .

Don't w a l k th e s t r e e t s a s i f y o u w e r e p a r t - p r o -p r i e t o r o f t h e T o w n . W e have o f t e n b e e ns u r p r i s e d t o s e e U n d e r g r a d s w a l k i n g f o u r - a -breast a n d j o s t l i n g a l l c o m e r s , e v e n l a d i e s ,into th e g u t t e r .

Don't, i f y o u a r e a t e e t o t a l e r , w e a r a b l u e r i b b o n .An o b t r u d e d virtue is almost as o b j e c t i o n a b l eas a - vi c e .


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12Don't b e a r o w d y o r a d r u n k e n m a n . R o w d y i s m

is m o r e a badg'e of i l l -breed ing ' than o fyentilitv.

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Don't t r v t o be a " B l o o d . " T h es e p e o p l e are*m o r e d e s p i s e d t h a n a d m i r e d .

Don't l i v e a bo v e y o u r i n c o m e . Thi s only , m e a n s .w o r r y an d d i sg r ace .Don't bu y dog's o f i t i n e ra n t v e n d o r s . They w i l l

not be t h o r o u g h - b r e d s , or i f by any chancet hey are of value , they will be stolen dogs,a n d y o u w i l l h a v e i r a t e fo rm e r o wn e r s t os q u a re .

Don't a t t end D i v i n e Service a t the P i t t Pres s .Th e m u s i c i s no t f o o d .

L A S T L Y .Don't let y o u r r e s i d e n c e i n C a m b r i d g e cause y o u

to a s s u m e s u p e r i o r i t y o v e r others less f o r t u -nate . ' Th e objec t of a U n i v e r s i t y car eer isto i m p r o v e th e m i n d by s tudy an d social in -t e r c o u r s e , so t h a t th e fo rm e r Sc h o o l -bo y m aybe f i t ted for an h o n o u r a b l e an d us e f u l car eer ,for the g-ood of h is c o u n t r y and the b e n e f i tof t h o s e w i t h wh o m h e m a y c o m e i n c o n t a c tin af te r l ife.


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C A M B R I D G E :A N D CO . , T R I N I T Y S TREET .


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with tArms or Ute ^Address.

Paper w i t hPrivate Arms, Crests,

and Monogramsstamped to order.

Steel "Dies with Trivates t s ^ ^Monograms , or ^Addresses cu t to orde r .

Designs submit ted.

" K e & l n & C o m p a n y ,s e l l e r s ^ Stationers,, and Fine i4rt "Dealers,

1 6 , Trinity Street, Cambridge.

E N G R A V I N G S , P H O T O G R A V U R E S ,M E Z Z O T I N T S ,

E T C H IN G S , C A R B O N PR I N T S , K T C .A Large Sioc^ to choose f rom

F r am e d and Unframed,j

PICTURE F R A M I N G ,Mount Cutting a n d G i ld in s r .J

T R e M n ^ C o m p a n y ,'Soo{se//ers, Stat ionery a nd Fine tAr t ' 'Dea ler^

J 6 , T r i n i t y S t r e e t ^ C a m b r i d g e .


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v Visiting Qard TlatesSngraved and ^Printed to order.

V I S I T I N G C A R D & T R E A S U R Y N O T EC A S E S C O M B I N E D

\r\ Large Variety of Leathers.C o m p a n y

' B o o k s e l l e r s ^ Stationers., and Fine n / f r t1 6 , Trinity Street, Cambridge

' p h o n e , 2 4 6 . 1 Evevf i tb ins fo r ' D a r s i t g i K H e a t . | E M . wo.

High-Class University Tailors,Robemakers, Hatters, Hosiers,Bootmakers & Outfitters.

Agen t s for. "Jaeger" C f f "Cellular" Wear.o J > A"Lotus" floats.

"Kenneth fDurward'" 5 * "'Dexter" Coats .C l u b C o l o u r s a S p e c i a l i t e .

5 7 6 0 , Sidney Street,9 & 1 0 , M ar ke t Passage,

& 1 , M a r k et Street, (Boot Depart.),C a m b r i d g e .

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