Memories of Brown; traditions and recollections gathered from many sources . r privacy or by cruel profanationof their persons. We had enough and more than enoughof these senseless diversions, and sufhciently tormentedthose who had us in charge, or who received in sorrowoihcial intelligence of our misdemeanors; but I do notthink that the students of that time were hard-hearted orheartless, and I do think that there has been a change inmore than one institution of learning for the we were fortunate in the circumstance that,whatever our disorderly exploits, nobody thought ofputting
Memories of Brown; traditions and recollections gathered from many sources . r privacy or by cruel profanationof their persons. We had enough and more than enoughof these senseless diversions, and sufhciently tormentedthose who had us in charge, or who received in sorrowoihcial intelligence of our misdemeanors; but I do notthink that the students of that time were hard-hearted orheartless, and I do think that there has been a change inmore than one institution of learning for the we were fortunate in the circumstance that,whatever our disorderly exploits, nobody thought ofputting them into the public journals. The insubordina-tion of some colleges has now become a staple article of M< emories es of B rown 67 news, and those who disturb their studious quiet appearto be bolder and more reckless than we were. A rem-iniscent may note this change; fortunately for himself,he is not required to suggest a remedy. At any rate, wedid not indulge in manslaughter in those unsophisticateddays. Charles Taber Congdon, in his Reminiscences, 68 Memories of Brown The Cloistered Life of the EarlyForties STUDENT life at Brown in the early days wasacademic life pure and simple. The studentslived together in the college, dined together inCommons Hall. The hours for devotion, forstudy and for recitation, the same for all, were regulatedby the college bell with the precision of entire academic body, officers and students, wasexpected to attend chapel service at six oclock in themorning and again at five in the evening, on whichoccasion after the prayer by the president, the junior orsenior who happened to be the orator of the day pronounceda spirited oration on some theme of academic, local or na-tional interest. Every student was required to meet histeacher in the class-room directly after prayers in themorning, at eleven a. m., and at four p. m. From sevento nine in the evening it was his bounden duty to be athis books in his own privat
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