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��Early Harvard.

��" Every one shall consider the main end of his life and studies, to know God and Jesus Christ, which is eternal life."

" Every one shall so exercise himself in reading the Scriptures twice a day, that they be ready to give an account of their proficiency therein, both in theoretical observations of language and logic, and in practical and spiritual truths, as their Tutor shall require."

" They shall honor as their parents, magistrates, elders, tutors, and aged persons, by being silent in their presence (except they be called on to answer)."

" None shall pragmatically intrude or intermeddle in other men's affairs." " No scholar shall buy, sell, or exchange any thing, to the value of sixpence, without the allowance of his parents, guardians or tutors."

" The scholars shall never use their mother tongue, except that in public exercise of oratory, or such like,, they be called to make them in English." "Every scholar, that on proof is found able to read the original of the Old and New Testament into the Latin tongue, and to resolve them logically, withal being of honest life and conver- sation, and at any public act hath the approbation of the Overseers and Master of the College, may be invested with his first degree."

" No scholar whatever, without the foreacquaintance and leave of the Pres- ident and his Tutor, or, in the absence of either of them, two of the Fellows, shall be present at or in any of the public civil meetings, or concourse of people, as courts of justice, elections, fairs, or at military exercise, in the time or hours of the College exercise, public or private. Neither shall any scholar exercise himself in any military

��band, unless of known gravity, and of approved sober and virtuous conversa- tion, and that with the leave of the President and his Tutor."

"No scholar shall take tobacco, unless permitted by the President, with the consent of their parents or guar- dians, and on good reason first given by a physician, and then in a sober and private manner."

" No Freshman shall wear his hat in the College yard, unless it rains, hails, or snows, provided he be on foot and have not both hands full."

" Freshemen are to consider all the other classes as their Seniors."

" No Freshman shall speak to a Senior with his hat on ; or have it on in a Senior's chamber, or in his own if a Senior be there."

"All Freshmen shall be obliged to go on any errand, for any of his Seniors, Graduates or Undergraduates, at any time, except in studying hours, or after nine o'clock in the evening." The faculty, if they were knowing to it, could stop the performance of an improper errand. They would have been likely to know little about them. Pages might be quoted of these curious and interesting rules and customs. But these must suffice. Enough has been given to show the immense progress which has been made from the time of the cruel Eaton to that of the dignified, able, and judi- cious President Eliot, under whose for- tunate administration, the University has wonderfully increased, materially and in every way.

The first President was Henry Dunster, a man of learning and cultiva- tion. He entered upon his office, August 27, 1640, and left it, October 24, 1654. It was during his admini- stration that most of those unique rules

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