*Cad*, _subs._ (general).—A non-school or non-University man: in contempt. At Cambridge SNOB, the word Thackeray used, has long been a common term for a townsman; now the undergrad. says TOWNEE or TOWNER (_q.v._). The German analogue is PHILISTER. 1831. HONE, _Year-Book_, 670. Preceded by one or two bands of music in two boats, rowed by CADS. 1856. BRADLEY (“Cuthbert Bede”), _Adventures of Verdant Green_, i. p. 117. And I can chaff a CAD. 1860. _Macmillan’s Mag._, March, p. 327. You don’t think a gentleman can lick a CAD, unless he is the biggest and strongest of the two. 1873. _Saturday Review_, September, p. 305. At Oxford the population of the University and city is divided into “Dons, men, and CADS.” *Café, The* (The Leys).—Head’s House Hall for meals. *Cake*, _subs._ (Christ’s Hospital).—A stroke with a cane. Also as _verb_. 1844. _Reminis. of Christ’s Hospital_ [_The Blue_, Aug. 1874]. The mildest punishment consisted of caning on the open hand (ironically termed CAKES). *Caker*, _subs._ (The Leys).—A bicycle. [Originally “boneshaker”; whence “shaker” and “CAKER.”] *Calk*, _verb_ (Eton).—To throw. _See_ Appendix, _s.v._ CORK. *Call*, _subs._ (Eton).—A remission of ABSENCE (_q.v._). “It is a CALL,” _i.e._ “There is no ABSENCE.” *Calling-out*, _subs._ (Charterhouse: obsolete).—_See_ PULLING-OUT. *Calling-over*, _subs._ (Rugby).—Names-calling. 1856. HUGHES, _Tom Brown’s School-days_, v. The master of the week came down in cap and gown to CALLING-OVER, and the whole school of three hundred boys swept into the big school to answer to their names. *Calton.* SEE YOU ON THE CALTON, _phr._ (Royal High School, Edin.).—A challenge to fight. [The Calton Hill lies at the back of the school; it and THE DUNGEONS (_q.v._) are the two fighting grounds.] *Calves*, _subs._ (Winchester).—Pronounced _Caves_. _See_ HALVES. *Calx*, _subs._ (Eton).—The goal line at football. [From a Latin sense of CALX = a goal, anciently marked with lime or chalk.] At Eton CALX is a space so marked off at each end of WALL; GOOD CALX is the end at which there is a door for a goal; BAD CALX the end where part of an elm-tree serves the purpose. 1864. _Daily Telegraph_, Dec. 1. The Collegers were over-weighted ... and the Oppidans managed to get the ball down into their CALX several times. *Campus Martius*, _subs._ (Royal High School, Edin.).—Until recently the name by which the battle-ground in THE DUNGEONS (_q.v._) was known; now dying out. Formerly the scene of encounters between different classes. *Canals, The* (Stonyhurst: obsolete).—The two ponds in front of the College. *Candle-keepers*, _subs._ (Winchester).—The seven seniors in College by election who are not Præfects. They enjoy most of the privileges of Præfects without their powers.