Just Like Mother Used To Do

The abolition of hazing of freshmen is not absolute in its strictest sense, although the first year men are not subjected to the indignites of the old medical school pump, as they were a quarter of a century ago. The only relic of the custom of hazing is to be found in the fraternity homes. "One of our freshmen " is a common expression among the upper class secret society men. The freshmen in fraternity houses are supposed to see that the evening's mail for everybody in the house is brought up promptly. The other eveniag a senior inquired if this duty had been attended to. It was found that it had been neglected, and, without saying a word and looking as stern as judges of the United States court handing down an opinion, the upper class-men took the guilty freshman in hand and removed all his clothing. Each one then took him in turn and, putting him across the knee, proceeded to give him a severe spanking, "just like mother used to do." The subject of this punishment was then hustled into a bath tub and given a good rubbing down. Not a smile was seen on the countenance of a single one of the tormentors. It was a solemn duty. The freshman was then dried off with towels, taken to his room, placed in bed and carefully covered up. As the upper class-men left the room, they imply said, "Good night," in a dignified manner. That freshman will not  forget his duty again.