Memories of Brown; traditions and recollections gathered from many sources . First Baptist Meetinghouse, 1870 now. Lines were sharply drawn between the fraternitymen and the Oudens (a man who did not belong toany society was an dodh). The first number of the LiberBrunensis was published in the senior year of the class of Memories of Brown 253 70. The Brown Paper, a four or eight page sheet, hadbeen the fraternity organ up to that time. The Delta Usociety that same year published a book of their own, the Caduceus. The great scholastic event of the academic year was thejunior exhibition. It came
Memories of Brown; traditions and recollections gathered from many sources . First Baptist Meetinghouse, 1870 now. Lines were sharply drawn between the fraternitymen and the Oudens (a man who did not belong toany society was an dodh). The first number of the LiberBrunensis was published in the senior year of the class of Memories of Brown 253 70. The Brown Paper, a four or eight page sheet, hadbeen the fraternity organ up to that time. The Delta Usociety that same year published a book of their own, the Caduceus. The great scholastic event of the academic year was thejunior exhibition. It came about Easter time. Eightor ten juniors were selected because of scholarship or ora-torical ability to pronounce orations stage ofManning Hall. Many maidens, attired in Easter hats. University Hall, 1870 and things, were wont to attend. Two programmes wereusually published for these exhibitions. The official one,distributed by the ushers in the hall, was always severelyformal. There was not much that was formal about the mock programme; sometimes it was witty and worthpreserving. At other times it was vile. The undergrad-uates valued junior ex much more than commence-ment. Class day had not developed to the great func-tion it now is. 254 Memories of Brown Only a few of the rooms enjoyed the blessing of of Hope were of the elect. We formed an associa-tion which was embalmed in the Liber. The mystic let-ters H. C. G. L. A. may there be seen surrounding a skulland crossbones, the letters standing for Hope College GasLight Association. Singularly enough, the one reallyimportant office in the association, that of treasurer, alwayswent to a freshman. This may have been because thetreasurer was responsible to the gas company for the bills.
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