Word: upperclassmen
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...sophomores seated at the back of the hall. A fresh delegation of sophomores now made their appearance at the door, and the rush that ensued lasted for fully three minutes, accompanied by the crashing of settees and the demolition of stiff hats. When this diversion had ceased the upperclassmen at the back of the room again lent their aid to the business in hand, and the election of Mr. F. E. Parker, of the Boston Latin School, was announced. Subsequent inquiry elicited the information that the office to which this young gentleman had been called was that of secretary...
...reaching the New Haven House, Harvard men found the balconies filled with the fairest of New Haven beauties, and the streets crowded. The celebrated fences were occupied by a struggling throng of upperclassmen, who pushed and jostled each other in truly fraternal manner, waiting for the only victorious Yale team of 1885 to appear. A shout, then a roar, from the unwashed announce their appearance; down the long street in silence and precision the class of '88 marches with the proud team in advance and with blue banners flapping triumphantly to the breeze...
...comparative quiet at last reigns there, one loud voice calls for the '88 glee club; which now, hoarse with cheering, begins to sing the Yale anthem, with laudatory verses to '88, '87, '86 and '85; all egotistic references to freshman exploits being received with howls of derision by the upperclassmen. This song leads to others, and long after the darkness has shut down on the city, the freshmen remain seated on their cherished fence, discoursing sweet music, till the hour arrives for going to the freshman banquet. Such is the reward they earn for defeating a Harvard team...
...freshmen brought numbers of the incoming class to Cambridge last week. Eighty-nine enters Harvard with just twice as many men as are enrolled in the freshman class at Yale. Her athletic record should be proportionally more brilliant than that of her rival class at New Haven. Let the upperclassmen, then, with all due sobriety and moderation, drink success to the class from which the college expects so much...
Princeton upperclassmen have organized a "law and order league" to enforce the better sentiment of the college regarding hazing and rushes at the sophomore-freshman base-ball game...