journalism. In this course as established, the
instruction is entirely practical, the students
and the professor in charge forming a class,
the latter acting as managing editor and the
former as his reporters. Under such a plan the
instruction imparted is valuable to those intent
upon pursuing such a course. True, few of
the journalists of our clay have had the benefit
of such a course, but it may be safely accre
dited to their lack of opportunity.
When such a course comes to be more
widely established we may expect to see many
more of our young men laboring in the great
field of popular journalism.
THE students have succeeded in sustaining
the foot-ball team in the face of discour
agement from some quarters to which they
had looked for much encouragement. The
exceptionally wet season combined with the
military drill has made it difficult to develop a
team upon the field. This has been overcome
by the energy and perseverance of the boys.
The next question was the one which has been
urging itself upon our attention more strongly
each year : how can we push our sports be
yond the merest local limits, and extend our
relations in this particular with other colleges?
Financial aid is necessary. After due canvas
the students responded creditably, also most
of the authorities connected with the college.
But there are some, whose word of encourage
ment or cordial contribution of means would
have gone' far in aiding, who have not clone
what we think could have been reasonably
expected. We speak from the standpoint of
the college student of the last few years, but
we believe we also express the sentiment
shown in the policy of our most live and grow
ing colleges when we say that success in sports
means larger accessions of students. Are not
the efforts made in this direction by our stu
dents worthy of all encouragement? That we
arc deficient in inter-collegiate relations is
THE FREE LANCE.
against the college. That we can successfully
compete with other colleges we do not believe
any one doubts. Let us then establish a firm
custom to send our athletes into the inter-col
legiate arena. This fall it is the foot-ball eleven
which especially interests us; next spring it
will be the base-ball team ; and we think it a
matter of chagrin if both can not be fully en
couraged and sustained in a trip abroad ; any
half-hearted support, much more any denun
ciation, which such a movement meets at the
hands of the college authorities must be hos
tile to an effort in a direction which can only
be called proper, and can not but make the
students more impatient with their unsatisfac
tory position. A good advertising investment
would be the ;investment of $2OO for the
establishment of an inter-collegiate reputation
in foot-ball and base-ball.
THE study in Political Science substituted
for work in Physics by the senior class
is a step in the right direction, The General
Science students do not undervalue a special
knowledge in the various departments of
Physics, but for their purpose of education
they could wish that the present substitution
of work had been made complete. The de
mand for . this change is not temporary, but
permanent. The fields of investigation sug
gested by Dr,Atherton only serve to awaken
a greater interest, and subsequent classes in
the General Science course must necessarily
insist upon the advantages which this change
promises, for they are brought the more to see
the benefits of the newly expanded field, and
at the same time to feel that the former, or
even the present burden of Physics is dis
proportionately large,
SUCH a formidable array of argument in
favor of an extension of the Presidential
term beyond four years, as appeared lately in
the New Vark Herald would seem to claim for