“16.  The Freshmen shall furnish bats, balls, and footballs for the use of the students, to be kept at the Buttery.[27]

“17.  Every Freshman shall pay the Butler for putting up his name in the Buttery.

“18.  Strict attention shall be paid by all the students to the common rules of cleanliness, decency, and politeness.

“The Sophomores shall publish these customs to the Freshmen in the Chapel, whenever ordered by any in the Government of the College; at which time the Freshmen are enjoined to keep their places in their seats, and attend with decency to the reading.”

At the close of a manuscript copy of the laws of Harvard College, transcribed by Richard Waldron, a graduate of the class of 1738, when a Freshman, are recorded the following regulations, which differ from those already cited, not only in arrangement, but in other respects.

COLLEGE CUSTOMS, ANNO 1734-5.

“1.  No Freshman shall ware his hat in the College yard except it rains, snows, or hails, or he be on horse back or haith both hands full.

“2.  No Freshman shall ware his hat in his Seniors Chamber, or in his own if his Senior be there.

“3.  No Freshman shall go by his Senior, without taking his hat of if it be on.

“4.  No Freshman shall intrude into his Seniors company.

“5.  No Freshman shall laugh in his Seniors face.

“6.  No Freshman shall talk saucily to his Senior, or speak to him with his hat on.

“7.  No Freshman shall ask his Senior an impertinent question.

“8.  Freshmen are to take notice that a Senior Sophister can take a Freshman from a Sophimore,[28] a Middle Batcelour from a Junior Sophister, a Master from a Senior Sophister, and a Fellow[29] from a Master.

“9.  Freshmen are to find the rest of the Scholars with bats, balls, and foot balls.

“10.  Freshmen must pay three shillings a peice to the Butler to have there names set up in the Buttery.

“11.  No Freshman shall loiter by the [way] when he is sent of an errand, but shall make hast and give a direct answer when he is asked who he is going [for].  No Freshman shall use lying or equivocation to escape going of an errand.

“12.  No Freshman shall tell who [he] is going [for] except he be asked, nor for what except he be asked by a Fellow.

“13.  No Freshman shall go away when he haith been sent of an errand before he be dismissed, which may be understood by saying, it is well, I thank you, you may go, or the like.

“14.  When a Freshman knocks at his Seniors door he shall tell [his] name if asked who.

“15.  When anybody knocks at a Freshmans door, he shall not aske who is there, but shall immediately open the door.

“16.  No Freshman shall lean at prayrs but shall stand upright.

“17.  No Freshman shall call his classmate by the name of Freshmen.

“18.  No Freshman shall call up or down to or from his Seniors chamber or his own.