Sobriety Rail
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Title |
Sobriety Rail |
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Rollins College (Winter Park, Fla.) -- 1910 - 1920; Rollins College (Winter Park, Fla.) -- 1920 - 1930; Rollins College (Winter Park, Fla.) -- 1950 - 1960; Chase Hall (Rollins College, Winter Park, Fla.) -- 1910 - 1920; Dormitories -- Florida -- Winter Park -- 1910 - 1920; Dormitories -- Florida -- Winter Park -- 1920 - 1930; Students -- Florida -- Winter Park -- 1910 - 1920; Students -- Florida -- Winter Park -- 1920 - 1930; Students -- Florida -- Winter Park -- 1950 - 1960; Lakeside Cottage (Rollins College, Winter Park, Fla.) -- 1910 - 1920; Rollins College (Winter Park, Fla.) -- Buildings -- 1910 - 1920; Rollins College (Winter Park, Fla.) -- Buildings -- 1920 - 1930; |
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Description |
This is an article describing some of the humorous sides of life at Rollins during the first part of the 1900s. "1920 Dean Of Men Made Students Walk Sobriety Rail
Rollins has changed. An understatement, naturally .
But take, for instance, in 1920 when a male student couldn't be seen with a coed off campus without a chaperone. You wonder, however, if they always found a chaperone or always managed not to he seen .
But the spirit of Rollins and party-time has always been with us, it seems. However, way back at one time, after a night of gaiety, it was required of a student who had indulged, to walk the rail in back of Chase Hall .
This was to prove to the Dean of Men that he was sober enough to take care of himself. Anyone who could pass this test was truly remarkable - and truly sober. Needless to say, there were few who could muster up the co-ordination .
But the students of way back did not spend every spare moment walking rails and hunting up chaperones. They were able to find enjoyment in other things, too .
Perhaps they were a little unusual in that they did not depend entirely on others for entertainment. They relied much more on themselves and their own minds. To give diversion, when bored, they used their imaginations .
One of the more humorous incidents happened around 1915. At that time, Lakeside was a men's dorm housing both students and several professors .
Late one night a group of students sneaked into the dorm and bored a hole in the first floor ceiling into their Latin professor's second floor room. Then they rammed a fire hose-through the hole and turned it on .
This had required a bit of ingenuity and thought - but nowadays, it's much easier to be lazy, sit back, and wait for the effects from the trusty rusty bottle to acquire that feeling .
Perhaps Rollins students have changed." |
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Date Original |
1957-12-06 |
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Date Digital |
2004-06-23 |
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Resource Type |
Clippings |
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Resource ID |
sobrietyrail |
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Language |
English
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Relation |
Sandspur, 1957-12-06, pg. 4
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Coverage |
Winter Park, Fla. -- 1910 - 1920; Winter Park, Fla. -- 1920 - 1930; Winter Park, Fla. -- 1950 - 1960
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Rights |
Rollins College Archives |
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