Apparently unabashed, he again turned to the class president and said,
"Isn't a motion to adjourn always in order, Mr. President? If it is,
then I repeat my former motion. I move that we adjourn."

Hawley was too good-natured to treat the interruption as it deserved, so
he said, "Is the motion seconded?"

Apparently it was not, and still unabashed, Peter John again took his
seat while Walker resumed his remarks.

"I don't know that I have anything more to say, only to tell you fellows
to be careful. College traditions and customs have all the force of
laws, and though some of them may seem to be foolish, still I believe in
the main they help to make the life here what it is, and that's what you
all want to get. If you have any questions to ask, don't be afraid to
come to me with them, or to any of the juniors, and you'll be given all
we know, which, though I can promise you it may not be much, still may
be just a little more than you know. Or, perhaps, some of you," he
added, glancing quizzically in the direction of Peter John Schenck as he
spoke.

When Walker departed from the room, Peter John was again the first to
arise. "I move we adjourn," he said in a loud voice.

"Second the motion," said Foster Bennett quickly. The motion was put and
instantly carried, and the class passed out from the room.

"It was anything to shut up Peter John," Foster explained to Will as he
joined his room-mate. "Did you ever see the like?"