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A large proportion of the students in the different
classes having recently requested the Faculty to
state their opinion of the meaning of certain Sections 11 and 12
of Chapter 8 of College Laws I am directed by vote of that
said Faculty to make the following statement :

The sections of the Laws referred to are the following :

(Read here Sections 11 and 12 of Chapter 8 College Laws)

These laws the Faculty understand in their literal
and most obvious sense : nor will any explanation which
they can make render them more intelligible. They obviously
prohibit every student who has not a special permission
from introducing into College either personally or by proxy every species
of ardent Spirit and wine and from giving any [treat?] of the
same substances to his fellow students on account of or under color
of any appointment. As obviously each student is here forbidden
to prepare or to aid in preparing or to be present at any
festival or convivial entertainment in College or in the town. *[see note below]
What constitutes a festival and convivial entertainment the
Faculty [concurs?] is left for them to decide in each particular
case. And although it may not be necessary they the Faculty take
this opportunity to say that they feel it to be their
duty and it is their deliberate purpose to carry into
execution these sections of the College laws in every case
where a violation of them comes to their knowledge.

[signature]Edward Hitchcock[/signature]

Amherst College
April 15 1832

*[note] And though it might not be easy to define beforehand and in
general terms what constitutes a festival or convivial entertainment
yet it will be very easy in any given case to know
whether the spirit and intention of this article are violated.

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