The Free lance., June 01, 1891, Image 6

on. college duties before the summer is one third
passed. It would be more suitable to all concern
e.l to spend the hot months of summer in sonic
other manner than in hard and trying mental ex
ercises. If it requires an act of the Legislature to
gain the desired,end we say let us make some move
in that direction to get the college year shortened
a week or two.
Let us find out first whether it will pay to short
en it ; and second, how to get it shortened.
Then if there is any way possible let both faculty
and students work together for the desired end so
that in the future we will be free from work after
June Icth, or IGth, instead of July 2nd or June
,both, as we have it now.
WEhave had all this term but one tennis
court, and that a very poor one, which
the students can call their own. Through
the kindness of its owners the students have also
had the privilige of using the Professor's court.
This makes but two tennis courts on which the
great bulk of the tennis men in the college are
c3mpelled to play. That the number is inade
quate is easily seen from the fact that there are
every evening twenty or thirty persons waiting a
chance to get the use of a court.
We cannot understand why the college authori
tiei have not long since built more good courts for
the students, when we have so many places where
they could be conveniently placed at so little ex
pense, ard we ask, in behalf of the students, that
some move will be made in that direction during the
summer, so that when we return to work in the fall
we shall have enough courts that every one will feel
that he can find a place where he can play when
it suits him best, instead of having to wait hours
fo.: a vacancy in a set.
TED?, La He of '92 was recently put in the
hands of its subscribers. While the Editors of
the FREE LANCE are not in a position to criti
six or praise the book in detail, yet we can safely
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say, for it that it is the opinion of all who have seen
it, that it surpasses all previous efforts of our students
in that line. We make this statement simply to
call the atrention of the Alumni and Friends of the
College who get the FREE LANCE, but have who not
yet seen the La Vie, to the fact that by purchasing a
copy they m get, at mull cost, the most excellent
and complete catalogue of the college possible.
The last issue contains interior views taken in our
new buildings, pictures of the. College Orchestra and
athletic teams, beside a most complete register of
all our numerous college organizations, which, to
gether with excellent artist, work :and valuable in
formation concerning the college, makes it attrac
tive and interesting to all friends of P. S. C.
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AS this is the last month of the collegiate year,
naturally it is the busiest one. Already
the graduating classes have labored long
over theses, orations, and other exercises of
the coming commencement week, and now ful
ly realize that they must soon launch out on careers
no less busy, in fields of work more practical than
a college can offer, yet requiring that careful mode
of study, which perhaps they have failed to grasp
while pursuing the routine work of a college .
course. But do many in the lower classes realize
this? The summer vacation is near at hand and
many are the students who are speculating over
plans as to how they can realize the most pleasure
in the allotted time.
Undoubtedly a rest is required; but this does
not, mean idleness; for it never gives content
ment or a rest to the mind, and you will find that
students, who have spent a vacation in idleness or
by giving themselves entirely up to pleasure, usu
ally return to college unprepared for renewing the
work of the coming year.
Why cannot students takes advantage of the dif
ficulties which usually confront the average college
graduate? For students preparing in the techni
cal courses, there are always openings by which
they can get a valuable insight into their chosen