Letter, James Gleason to Kate Gleason
A letter to Kate Gleason from her brother, James Gleason. Jim asks Kate to pass along an article in the Cornell Sun that shows fraternities in a better light than their adult acquaintances view them. He compares the behavior of students at Cornell to that of the students at the University of Rochester.
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Cornell University.
Ithaca, N.Y., Feb 28 1890
Dear Kate,-
Your letter and postal
received. Todays Cornell Sun contains
a piece which I wish you would let
Father read. You know yourself how
much exaggerated the accounts of the
rush in outside papers were. This paper
would be a good one to let Mr Redmond
have as it is principally on the Coeds.
I mentioned the Cotton Mill to Prof
Canaga as a good place to visit in
the hopes that Mr Vickery would taken
with the students. I think that the
boys will be able to change the bad
opinion he has formed of us lately.
Perhaps it is risky business trying to
persuade Mr Vickery to entrust his
son John to the tender mercies of
the villians and toughs at Cornell.
John would be in safer company at
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the Rochester University where the
students engage in the harmless
passtime of rushes in the University
buildings under the Superintendence
of the Professors, They also fill in
the time at lectures by throwing muddy
rubbers and overshoes at each other.
One never hears of rowdyism here in
connection with University work, as the
destruction of college property etc, this
can be said of but few institutions
of the kind in the country.
The register will be sent direct from
the Registrars office to May Irwin
So I cant very well send a note
with it.
Yours
Jim.