"4. A suf-fic-ien-cy of sleep and plain, whole-some fare are strong-ly
re-com-mend-ed.

"Early to bed and early to rise
Makes little Freshie healthy and wise.

"Avoid late hours and rich food, es-pec-ial-ly fudge.

"5. That you may not be tempt-ed to trans-gress the pre-ceed-ing rule,
it has been thought best to pro-hib-it the Freshman Din-ner, which in
pre-vi-ous years has ruin-ed so many young lives. The hab-it of hold-ing
these din-ners is a per-nic-ious one and must be stamp-ed out. To this
end the CLASS OF 1904 will ex-ert its strong-est ef-forts, and you are
here-by warn-ed that any at-tempt to re-vive this lam-ent-able cust-om
will bring down up-on you severe chast-ise-ment.

"We must be cruel only to be kind;
Pause and reflect, who would be dined.

"Heed and prof-it by these PRE-CEPTS, dear child-ren, that you may grow
up to be great and noble men like those who sub-scribe them-selves,

"Pa-ter-nal-ly yours,

"THE CLASS OF 1904.

"You are ad-ver-tis-ed by your lov-ing friends."

This startling information, printed in sophomore red on big white