University of Maryland College Park - Terrapin / Reveille Yearbook (College Park, MD)

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College Rules. . 1. Students shall be subject to the laws and Government of the College, and show in speech and behavior all proper tokens of respect and odedience to the Faculty ; and are expected to conduct themselves, on every occasion, with the propriety and decorum which characterize the society of gentlemen. 2. Students shall observe order in their rooms, as well as in every part of the College buildings and grounds. Loud talking, scuffling, boisterous behav- ior, throwing water or stones, or unnecessary noise of any kind, is strictly prohibited at all hours, in any portion of the building. 3. If any student is known to indulge in habits injurious to the morals of the College, or calculated to destroy the established order, he will be immed- iately dismissed. 4. Any student who shall be intoxicated, or shall use, or bring within the College grounds, or have in liis room, any spirituous, venous, fermented, or other intoxicating diinks, shall, for the first offense, receive such punishment as may be inflicted by the Faculty ; but for a second offense of a similar kind shall be dismissed from the Institution. 5. Gambling and card-playing of every description are strictly prohibited and will be punished in the discretion of the Faculty. 6. Profane, obscene, or vulgar language, or conduct is strictly prohibited, and will be punished by the Faculty. 7. No student shall absent himself from the College farm without first ob- taining the permission of the President. 8. Students are not to join any convivial club or other association, nor shall any general meeting be called or hel d by them for any purpose without the express permission of the President. 9. No fire-arms or fire- works of any description, or gunpowder in any form, shall be introd-iced by any student within the walls of the College ; nor shall the same be used by any person within the inclosure of the College farm without the sanction of the President. 10. All persons are strictly forbidden to cut, mark, or in any manner de- face or injure the walls, buildings, porches, or public property of any kind. Any one so offending will be required to make good such damage or injury, and be otherwise punished as the case may require. 11. Students are not to congregate, for social or other purposes, in the halls, nor sit on the stairs or front steps, nor lounge or stand on the porch or ffroimds in front of the College, They are also forbidden to smoke in the halls or on the front porch, or to play or smoke on the grounds in front of the buildings. They are also required to leave the hall imineJiately after roll-call, and are not allowed to use the south stairs of the College at any time. 12. Study houi-8, except on Saturday and Sunday, are from 8 A. M. to 14