“’The Freshmen are forbidden to wear their hats in College yard (except in stormy weather, or when they are obliged to carry something in their hands) until May vacation; nor shall they afterwards wear them in College or Chapel.

“’No Freshman shall wear a gown, or walk with a cane, or appear out of his room without being completely dressed, and with his hat; and whenever a Freshman either speaks to a superior or is spoken to by one, he shall keep his hat off until he is bidden to put it on.  A Freshman shall not play with any members of an upper class, without being asked; nor is he permitted to use any acts of familiarity with them, even in study time.

“’In case of personal insult, a Junior may call up a Freshman and reprehend him.  A Sophomore, in like case, must obtain leave from a Senior, and then he may discipline a Freshman, not detaining him more than five minutes, after which the Freshman may retire, even without being dismissed, but must retire in a respectful manner.

“’Freshmen are obliged to perform all reasonable errands for any superior, always returning an account of the same to the person who sent them.  When called, they shall attend and give a respectful answer; and when attending on their superior, they are not to depart until regularly dismissed.  They are responsible for all damage done to anything put into their hands by way of errand.  They are not obliged to go for the Undergraduates in study time, without permission obtained from the authority; nor are they obliged to go for a graduate out of the yard in study time.  A Senior may take a Freshman from a Sophimore, a Bachelor from a Junior, and a Master from a Senior.  None may order a Freshman in one play time, to do an errand in another.

“’When a Freshman is near a gate or door belonging to College or College yard, he shall look around and observe whether any of his superiors are coming to the same; and if any are coming within three rods, he shall not enter without a signal to proceed.  In passing up or down stairs, or through an entry or any other narrow passage, if a Freshman meets a superior, he shall stop and give way, leaving the most convenient side,—­if on the stairs, the banister side.  Freshmen shall not run in College yard, or up or down stairs, or call to any one through a College window.  When going into the chamber of a superior, they shall knock at the door, and shall leave it as they find it, whether open or shut.  Upon entering the chamber of a superior, they shall not speak until spoken to; they shall reply modestly to all questions, and perform their messages decently and respectfully.  They shall not tarry in a superior’s room, after they are dismissed, unless asked to sit.  They shall always rise whenever a superior enters or leaves the room where they are, and not sit in his presence until permitted.

“’These rules are to be observed, not only about College, but everywhere else within the limits of the city of New Haven.’