Excerpt from The Sophomores of Radcliffe: Or, James Trafton and His Bosom Friends

That portion of student life termed the sopho more year has obtained an unenviable notoriety. The sudden change that then takes place in all the relations of college life, the elation cousse quent upon passing at one stride from a sub ordinate to a higher position, and the college traditions connected with this period, all con spire to make it a trying one to youth whose minds are not yet matured, nor their habits con solidated, during which some fall, and but few rally. Many, who during the freshman year commenced to form bad habits, selected nu worthy associates, and lost their interest in study, become rapidly and utterly demoralized when compelled to encounter the peculiar.

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