AN UNUSUAL SORT OF HAZING.
"AMONG the guests at a recent college alumni dinner in New York City was Frank Hinkey, Yale, '94, the famous left end of Old Eli's football team of that year. He told what his listeners said was the best hazing story they had ever heard:— "'It happened,' he remarked, 'in 1892. Some sophomores noticed that two poor country boys had begun their house-keeping in a room on the ground floor of one of the college halls, with a miserable apology for a bed, no carpet, no table, and only two chairs as the sum total of their outfit. They proposed to board themselves, but had only a few dollars for their food during the term. They expected hazing, and were not disappointed. "'One night the trembling youths were summoned by a sophomore, who was not over-courteous, to go to a room up-stairs. They obeyed, pale with fear. They were detained about an hour, but were only quizzed by the circle of students in the room. Then they were released. Entering their own apartment, they were dazzled by a new carpet, a tasteful bedstead, fully equipped, a study table, easy-chairs, a handsome drop lamp, a bookcase, partly filled with books, a stove, pictures on the walls, rugs, etc., while in a closet were enough provisions to last a week. "'That,' declared Hinkey, in closing, 'was hazing to a blessed purpose, but, alas! I fear it has no parallel.'"