mark now if his grades only reach 75. Of course, in men working for honors, it will cause greater activity, but, it is a well-known fact that we have a class of men who never think of such a thing and these are the ones it will be injurious to. We are hardly in accord with the above opinion, for we think that a man whose work has habitually earned certain grades will continue working the same whether he. knows them or not. The only place we can see any harm in it is in its use with the lower class-men, especially with the Freshmen in the Fall term, for they should know, in our opinion, their exact figures, so that their work can be regulated accordingly and it certainly is a matter of im portance for them to know whether they have made 75 or 89, between which numbers group B runs, inclusively. It is a little too soon to speak of its effect as it has hardly been given a fair trial yet, consequently we must wait for some time before we will be able to notice its results. Since the return of the students we have heard many opinions, expressed both, pro. and con. WE would like to call the attention of the persons having the supervision and care of the campus in hand, to the fact that the working-men employed about the new buildings continually take "near cuts " across the front campus and, as a conse quence, owing to the soft and unprotected condition of the ground, the grass is being entirely tramped at somes places. We speak of this because the students have been, on several occasions, requested not to walk over the grass and we think that it is not right, after they have tried to preserve and protect THE FREE' LANCE. our beautiful campus, to have its beauty mar. red by those who have no interest whatever in its appearance WE desire to again direct the attention of the authorities to the condition of our fire-escapes. If a fire should break out in the lower part of the building at night it would certainly sweep with great rapidity up the two wells of the stair-cases, which would act as great ventilating flues, thus destroying all chance of escape by these means. Indeed, a fire gaining considerable headway on any floor, would, from the very nature of the case, tend in the same direction and have the same effect. As an additional means of escape besides the stairways, the college department has but one fire-escape at the rear of the central wing, difficult of access and only ex tending to the window on the third floor. Even if it could be reached in case of danger, the high fall would necessarily result in breaking of limbs, and in all probability, in some cases, of loss of life. Please attend to these matters without delay, gentlemen ! THE hotel and boarding places are so crowded with students and workmen that it is almost impossible for visitors to find entertainment for even a day. During the first week of the term several, who spent two or three days at the college, could be provided for in no other way than through students giving up their rooms for the visi tors' use. If some enterprising person does not soon erect a hotel, people who wish to see the college will have to be satisfied with a three or four hours visit, and should the present state of things continue until com-
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