After this they are Senior Sophs until their last term, when they are Questionists, or preparing "ad respondendum quaestioni.
The official appellation for the students until they have passed the Previous or First Cambridge Examination, otherwise called the Smalls or Little Go, is Junior Sophs or Sophisters.
Miss Dexter told me that the sophs and freshies were usually lined up against the two older classes.
I fancy there are some 'cut-ups' among the sophs who will try to make our sweet young lives miserable.
And we sophs really shouldn't nag you freshies, you know, for we must pull together against the seniors and juniors.
And now none of the sororities can solicit members among either the sophs or the freshies.
Besides, I fancy the sophs need us freshmen--our good will and help, I mean.
The sophs were ready to initiate the frightened little freshmen.
They were waiting like prisoners jammed into the gym lobby, and a guard of sophs patrolled the entrance.
Undergraduates are junior SOPHS before passing their “Little Go,” or first University examination,—senior SOPHS after that.
Was it that theSophs were going to turn the college proctors against them in some cowardly way?
Sophs undertook to make him paste procs--no, Lee first.
A Junior dressed in a conspicuous white flannel suit came running over, shouting, "The Sophs are just beginning to form over there by the cannon.
The Sophs generally bring theirs out first; they are like big bill posters.
In a few minutes a lot of freshmen had crowded into the room and there was a sprinkling of sophs also.
We have our friends, of course, among seniors, freshmen and even some of the sophs, but the sophs generally have very little use for us.
But the sophs mostly grew more inclined to consider both boys a menace to their peace of mind.
Phil says the sophs are talking about giving the frolic earlier this year.
There are so many freshies the sophs think they ought to hurry and make them feel at home.
The freshies are going to play their first game against the sophs one week from Saturday.
Lectures to the Junior Sophs began, 39 names, lasting to Dec.
I lectured the Senior Sophs and Junior Sophs on Higman's side.
I have the attendance-bills of my Lectures to Senior Sophs (16) from Feb.
My lectures in this term were to the Junior Sophs from Apr.
Still, as was characteristic, her spirits quickly rebounded, and she flew away to find some of the sophs and reel off a graphic report of what had just occurred in the principal's study.
Sophs are not in the habit of telling us everything.
In the meantime Rattleton had been cornered, and the disappointed sophs resolved to escape with him.
Finding that they could not hold the freshmen back, the sophs had each singled out a man, and the contest became hand to hand.
Harry came with a rush, and the other freshmen followed at his heels, the party having been abandoned by the sophs who had been placed on guard over them.
I've got it straight enough, for the sophs know all about what our crew is doing.
In the front rank of the sophs were Browning and two 'Varsity crew men.
Of course the sophs would have given a great deal could they have kept the story quiet, but on the following morning it seemed that every student in the college knew all about it.
It was their duty to "hook" out men from the ranks of the sophs and break the force of the enemy's rush as far as possible.
When we become sophs we'll be able to give up boarding houses and live in the dormitories.
He called one of the sophs over and said: "Say, what are you bringing it in here again for, my boy?
Some of the sophs had been unable to render much assistance, and they now did their best to aid Swallows and Emery.
It was a doleful and weary crowd of sophs that came filing back into town and sneaked to their rooms that night.
More than that, the sophshad closed and fastened the gate, and they proposed to hold it.
That seemed to break the sophs up, and then a great shout went up as the freshman boat forged into the lead.
If I do not my days as king of the sophs are numbered.
Well, what can you do when three or four bigsophs are holding you?
You see, we had to keep it quiet, because those sophs will put it on the blink if they can.
And no sneak went and told the sophs where you put it, did they?
They're rotten singers--the sophs this year--but that is neither here nor there.
They tried to put me in there, but I fought 'em, and then there came a yell for help for the sophs who were bringing up a lot of our fellows, and the ones who had me and those on guard cut for it.
Our committee has everything in shape, and we'll fool the sophs this time.
I am very happy to know you both,” he said pleasantly, offering his hand, “any assistance Charlie or myself can give you in dodging the Sophs will be cheerfully rendered.
Whenever you see a party of more than two approaching, cross over, for only the Sophs go in numbers.
Tell me all about the way the Sophs treated you when you first came.
Oh, I see, Sophs devilling you and you resisted; right, too.
It was evident that the sophs were either indifferent or absolutely confident, Will could not determine which.
I guess the sophs found out what sort of a fellow I was the other night.
It'll be better to follow up the wagon quietly, and then if we can find out where they put the canes, maybe a little later we can get them away without the sophs knowing anything about it.
We're freshmen and we don't want the sophsto get those canes.
The sophs will be here in a minute and we may all be hauled up before the faculty.
The silence in the building was unbroken, though the first thought of the bold freshmen had been that their sophs would throw open the window and summon their classmates to their aid.
Then the sophs must have been to both places where we had them.
Say, the Sophs haven't done any hazing this term yet; have they?
But have the Sophs give it to Fairfield and his chum good and proper; will you?
Has a Freshman the right to help the Sophs haze us?
I don't like to see one of the sophs mixing it up so close with the first years.
I'm glad the sophs didn't think of a game like this to play on us when we tried to break up their dinner last year," observed Sid, as the four entered the room.
The sophs are going to have a little picnic on Crest Island, in Tonoka Lake, next Wednesday, and it will be one swell affair.
I'll wager those sophsare mad enough to chew nails.
Maybe it wasn't sanctioned by the other sophs at all.
If those rustysophs smash any of this stuff I'll go to the dean about it!
Oh, the sophs are around and may come in and make a rough house any minute.
There was an air of direful expectancy among the Sophs .
That afternoon word was passed around among the Sophs that the ducking was going to be pulled off as per schedule.
He'd made things miserable for us Sophs all year and the worst thing about it, he'd slipped out of every trap we'd set for him.
He'd tipped off the Freshies and they had waited, in hiding, figuring on catching us Sophs flat-footed at the trough.
Time out while the Sophs all heaved a big sigh of relief!
The Freshies acted as if they were going to applaud but the Sophs looked like they were going to use their hands for some other purpose as soon as convenient.
The Sophsglanced in my direction in dumbfounded surprise.
A Freshman writes thus on the subject:-- The Sophs did nothing all the first fortnight but torment the Fresh, as they call us.
The Sophs did nothing all the first fortnight but torment the Fresh, as they call us.
Third-Year Men, or Senior Sophs or Sophisters, is given to students during the third year of their residence at the University.
The Juniors vainly attempted to show That Sophs and Seniors were somewhat slow In talent and ability.
Freshmen have got quietly settled down to work, Sophs have given up their hazing.
If the sophs can stick things around why can't we?
I think I can get down all right by the ivy, and I'll unlock the door if those sophs will let me.
It's very nervy in the sophs to ask us to do such a thing.
I'll write a notice instantly asking the sophs to meet me in the gym at four this afternoon.
The juniors did that very thing when two of the sophswere sick.
It's those sophs with Rowena Farnham leading them on.
Arden discovered Sim's pile of apples from the afternoon gathering and was putting them into the bag; they could not return to those sophs without filling their orders.
But if those snobby sophs think we're going in that orchard in the dark, after what we just heard, to get apples for them, they can have my resignation.
With mocking smiles, thesophs withdrew to their room below.
I guess we're all just worked up and nervous because this is our first night and we've had to stand a lot of annoyance so soon--those sophs and all that.
I think yousophs are going a little too far in this hazing business.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "sophs" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
