1905-06 Volume 30 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

THE SCROLL. 97Now, some folks declare that a trust runs this "U."But I trust you can see that this isn't true;For whenever it's mentioned our Prexy says "Pooh!"In his wonderful, wonderful way.But the man that is backing us made all his rocksBy judicious handling of Standard oil stocks.And his door is e'er open'd when our Prexy knocksIn his wonderful, wonderful way."THE REAL STANFORD REGISTER,"The lines of scholarship are drawn severely tight at Stanford.Out of a student body which is purposely kept downto about 1500, 68 students were suspended for deficiency instudies during a single semester, and as many more warnedand allowed to re-enter only on probation.In addition to this faculty watchfulness, there is printed forthe benefit of the student public a little book which is so uncomfortablypersonal that it has achieved the name of 'TheBawl-Out." The names and college addresses of all the studentsare in this book, and also, the number of entrancecredits in which each is deficient, the number of years of universitystanding he has, and the number of hours of conditionedor uncompleted work to be made up. At Stanford menusually rank themselves in student affairs from the date onwhich they entered the university, regardless of when theycan graduate. So fellows who have been hanging on by thefringe, or who have "flunked out" once (if twice, they cannever return), place after their names the numerals of theirentering class, until it leaves. Thus many a man who wearsthe honored senior sombrero is "bawled out" in what is officiallycalled the "Address Book," as having to his credit onlysophomore or junior hours. Therefore, the "Bawl-Out" isrecognized as the source of a very obtrusive kind of information.Now as to Mayfield. Mayfield, through all the youngyears of the university, has been a synonym for beer. Ofcourse the authorities—"the powers we pray at"—have neverallowed the sale of liquor on the 8,500 acre campus. Thetown of Palo Alto, which is supposed to be the place wherethe university is located, but which in reality is located wherethe university is, has always been a strictly temperance burg.Because of these things, Stanford thirst has had to turn toMayfield, a small town over the campus line in another direction.