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HARVARD MEN CARRY THEIR OWN BAGGAGE IN STATIONS

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Harvard men carry their own bags in railroad stations "as a proof of virility according to Haywood Broun '10, well known columnist in an article in defense of the underpaid station "Red Cap."

Broun's survey of the "Red Cap" situation shows that men tip more generously than women, and that women tip more in proportion to their homeliness. College girls carry their own bags despite their pride in feminity; a mild exception in favor of Wellesley and Smith is made by the "Red Caps."

"Among the men's colleges Dartmouth is at the top of the heap in tipping with Harvard and Princeton in a camera finish for dead last," Broun reports.

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