rying out their personal plans.

When one is a guest on such an occasion, he should remember that while
his entertainment may have been official, his obligation for it is
personal, and that he should personally thank his hosts and, in
particular, his special host and hostess, as if he had been their only
guest. No matter how absorbing the business of the congress or
conference, no matter how strenuous his own official duties, his
obligation socially is imperative, and must be met.

When one is a member of the graduating class of a school or college,
or of any small group of people who, as a society, are entertaining,
one should show the courtesy of host or hostess to every guest. This
does not mean that one is responsible to every guest, to see that he
or she is well entertained, but that, aside from his personal
responsibilities to his own guests, he should be, at all the public
functions, in the attitude of host to any stranger to whom he may show
even the slightest hospitality.

As for his own guests, there are one or two points of special courtesy
because of the nature of the entertainment. If he is inviting young
women, or even only one, to whom he intends to give his whole, or a
large part of his time, he must also invite her mother or chaperon.
This rule is invariable for the high-school boy graduate, for the
graduate of the men's college, and for the man graduate of a
co-educational university.

In addition to the usual provision for guests, he must provide for
their entertainment overnight or during their stay, if they be from
the distance. He should, in addition, and early in their visit,
acquaint them with the peculiarities of the local college customs.
These customs are distinctive with each college, and their etiquette
should be made clear to one who, though unused to them, is about to
share them.

CHAPTER X

DUTIES OF THE CHAPERON

THE need of the chaperon is recognized in communities where there are
large populations, and people are necessarily of many classes and
unknown to one another. For this reason the system of chaperonage of
the small communities of rural America has not been as elaborate or as
strictly adhered to as that of the cities.

The chaperon is the accepted guardian of very young girls, taking
oversight of them in their social life as soon as the governess gives
up her charge. The chaperon is only a poor substitute for the rightful
care of a mother, or takes the place of