prominence which foot ball has gained
in college sports within the last few years
makes the formation of such a league
an important step.
Among eastern colleges it is the one
sport that absorbs the greatest amount
of attention. Rivalry between the dif
ferent :colleges for the supremacy in
sports is always the most marked on
the foot ball field. The game has been
improving - steadily from year to year.
Objectionable features have been cut
out, and the real scientific knowledge
of the game has been made a requisite
to the playing of it successfully. How
ever in the past. not having any rules to
govern the relations between the oppos
ing colleges, many misunderstandings
have arisen which have sometimes caus
ed. very bitteryeeling.
The formation of the Foot Ball League
will obviate all such trouble. It places
all. the colleges in it on an equal footing
to begin the struggle for the next year's
pennant. Each college has a fair chance
in the, contest, The question of victory
lies with the team that is willing to put
earnest conscientious work in its prepa
ration for the season's work., The foot
ball business manager will hail the for
mation of this League with delight.
It will save him more than one half
the work and worry with which he is
harrassed. The lii.xecutive committee,
which is provided for in the constitution
will arrange our schedule of gar esi.
choose the umpires and referees, settle
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any point of dispute that may arise, and
in fact is so invested with power as to
not only be the executive part of the
association but the judiciary also.
With our own college the forming of
the League will be appreciated for the
fact that it will make it possible to get a
fair number of games on our home
grounds. This should and will arouse
far greater interest in foot ball among
our students ; and when next fall comes
P. S. C. should have such a number
trying for a place on the first team that
she shall be able to put two first teams
in the field instead of one, if necessary.
IT seems to be a question with many
of the engineering students whether
they can profitably belong to both the
literary and the engineering societies.
Of course where both can be kept up it
is well so to do ; but in case this cannot
be done, we ask the engineering student
if he can afford to lose so easily the
splendid opportunities which are offered
in the Engineering Society.
As no student of a lower class than the
unior, and who has not been a member
of one of the literary societies for at
least one year is eligible to, membership
in the Engineering Society, it. is expect
ed that he by that time has become so
welt trained in the literary society, that
he can concentrate on the special work
of his course for the remainder of his,
time at college. The work of the En,
ginee ring Society while it par takes. some,: