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book and going through the orientation, he is afraid to speak to anybody even in the halls of the new office building. “They have me scared,” he said.
Those who have gope through their freshman term and are now sophomores say that in reality the blue book contains the rules of the club. Violators are not drummed out; they are simply ignored. And being ignored in the General Assembly is the worst thing that can happen to a legislator. His effectiveness is completely lost.
There are many horror stories circulating about those freshmen who came here inspired by Jimmy Stewart’s maverick ways in “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.” The example most often repeated concerns a freshman member of the Gass of 1976, who came here to fight the system.
For about the first two weeks, this legislator spoke out on everything that reached the floor of the House. Finally, the senior members grew tired of the newcomer’s impertinence. He was sent a message, a polite message, but he got the meaning. The note read simply: "Thank you for explaining things to us.” It was signed, "The Other Side.”
The freshman had no idea how many legislators were on the other side nor exactly who was on it. But he knew that he had breeched the rules. “Good mornings” were harder to come by.
He changed his style. Now, he is a sophomore member of the Gass of 1978 and has leaned his lesson. He sits quietly and as one legislator said. “He’s doing better.”
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