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A scan of The Carletonian's January 11, 1906 issue, page 114 (actually the 14th page; all pages in the issue were preceded by 1), with an article entitled "The Unwritten Rules of Gridley Hall." PDF taken from the Carletonian Archive and modified (cropped and rotated) by Trevor Burnham '07, who hereby releases the modified version into the public domain.

The text of the article is:

UNWRITTEN RULES OF GRIDLEY HALL. 

Numerous blunders sometimes arise through ignorance and many a Carleton man has committed errors through lack of knowledge of the traditions and rules of Gridley Hall. In order to lessen the chances for sad mistakes as well as to see how those same traditions and rules would look in print, the following collection of a few heretofore unwritten rules has been gathered together, with the hope that it will  serve a useful purpose in informing the Carleton man of what is expected of him under certain circumstances. 

1. A Gridley Hall girl must not stand in front of the Hall and talk to a young man, but she must ask her company into the parlor no matter if it be five minutes of the dinner time or whether she wants him there or not. 
2. She must not ask or allow her callers to sit on the steps. 
3. She must not sit on the college campus in the company of a young gentleman—nor on any lawn—it doesn't look nice. 
4. She must never take her gentleman caller into third parlor unless she be engaged to him.
5. She must never be caught driving with a young man, except by permission of the Dean.
6. Gridley Hall girls are strictly forbidden to go to a public eating-house with a young gentleman.
7. Gentlemen calling at the Hall are requested to ring the front door bell before entering. 
8. It is unnecessary to remark here that Gridley Hall girls are not expected to go rowing on Sunday. And neither are they to have anything to do with the young men on Sunday. 
9. A Gridley Hall girl must not think of going walking with a young man after dusk. 
10. Above all, Gridley Hall girls must not be seen in the business portion of town during a street carnival. 
11. General conversation is urged during meals. 
12. Girls wishing to leave the Hall via the basement door and finding it locked, are requested to go through the window— it saves time and looks better. 
13. The use of the fire-escapes for any other than fire drill practice or in case of an actual fire is strictly forbidden. 
14. If the meals are satisfactory tell others. If they are not—tell the Matron. 
15. Girls taking fruit from the tables will be charged extra. 
16. Gym work as conducted at the Hall is very beneficial and healthful, and all Gridley Hall girls are compelled to take it unless excused by their parents or a doctor's certificate. 
17. Any girl, in whose room, Gridley Hall butter-checks are found, will meet her just reward. 
18. No gentleman caller should ring the Gridley Hall door-bell during evening devotions, which last until six-forty, or on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings—those times being sacred to the girls. 
19. If the downfall of China occurs during the meals at the Hall, no disconcerting 
attention should be paid. 
20. Skating on the river is forbidden; if you do go and fall in, it is better to stay in, than return. 
21. No respectable young lady will be seen on East Road in company with a young gentleman. 
22. The meals at the Hall are wholesome and the food is in abundance, so there is no need of the young men obtaining eatables from Gridley Hall windows, after dark. 

A poem follows on the same page:

A young theologian named Fiddle 
Refused to accept his degree 
"For," said he, " 'tis enough to be Fiddle 
Without being Fiddle D. D."—Ex.

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(current)	03:12, 16 April 2006	Trevor Burnham '08 (Talk | contribs)		501 KB	Used version directly from the archive; previous changes didn't preserve embedded text data.
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