History Summary

"The Disreputable History of the Loyal Order of the Basset Hounds" is written in small print by different people. It records the history of the Hounds from their founding in 1951 until 1975, when most of the Hounds detailed getting high on marijuana. According to the last entry, Frankie's own father had written the oath to where the History was hidden, but had done it while stoned, so the oath came out vague and explains why the book was lost for thirty years.

Entries include hiding the stone guppy statue on campus, setting up a tent with nothing inside that said "Do Not Enter", and posting phony rules in the cafeteria that tells students to only walk on black tiles. Other pranks include toilet papering the headmaster's car and putting Jell-O in toilets. Frankie is struck by the sense of unity between the generations of...