THERE is always a great tendency to relin quish every other branch of athletics in the Spring term for base-ball and tennis. This is most natural ; but if those training for the inter collegiate sports will remember, that with practice comes success, there will be no neglect of their special lines of work, and surely not till after that meeting. • * `SOW that the snow is gone and the days are bright and warm, the old temptation comes inviting the lounger to a game of base ball on the campus. This is a practice that the students as a class have been entirely too loose and careless about. We have a beautiful campus and no effort on our part is required to keep it in a good condition, if we can only remember not to disfigure or destroy that which is already put in shape for our pleasure and comfort. • The wearing of paths and tramping out spots in the campus, together with the distasteful and slovenly habit of strewing the lawn below the window with scraps of paper and rubbish, are two extremely disreputable marks of carelessness we should all guard against. PROSPECTS for a showing this base-ball season • are by no• means discouraging ; especially if compared with the out look of this date one • year ago. It is true the work has . not been accomplished which s'utitild have been done indoors last term; but con sidering the fact that the class games 'began imme diately at the opening of this term, which requir ed work and has called forth the material at hand, and the_ determination to put a team in the field, we may still feel.sanguine of at least a recognition. IT not only should be each student's interest, but is his 'duty 'to take care of and preserve everything connected with the College, both on the campus and in : the'different buildings. S:nce the begining of the present College year there THE FREE LANCE. has been more disturbance and annoyance caused by the lower classmen and especially the Fresh men, in the halls of the main building than has been known for some years. They seem to forget that the appearance of the halls is an in dex of their lives, of their degree of carefulness, and of their habits in general. The throwing of dust boxes from the fifth to the first floor has been a frequent occurrence and is very injurious to the building as well as making it most dangerous to anyone who might be standing below. Besides this, certain. individuals are con tinually running and whooping through the halls regardless of the hour. This is something which should not be tolerated. The halls are not to be used as a gymnasium, nor are they to be made un safe for .their real use by the reckless action of a few good natured but incongruous young men. This is a matter • which, if the persons concerned cannot be prevailed upon to set aright, should be taken into hand by the higher classmen and severe measures taken to enforce better order. THE recent trouble between the Freshman and Sophmore classes, in regard to the flag raising, which occurred on the morning of the 9th, partook of the usual nature of .a class disorder. It differed from the preceeding..affairS of the kind only in that there was no property, worth speaking of, destroyed. The members of the class of '95 are to be commended for the judg ment they used in raising their flag on the campus, instead of on one of the college buildings, as has been the custom of previous years. It was hoped that this exception would prove the rule thereafter as every student would find that it was to his per sonal interest to .opliose any act of his class which would result in damage to college property. But the Freshmen proved themselves as thoughtless by the performance of the Tuesday following, as they had shown themselves mindful for the former occasion. The leaving chapel and rushing in the halls demand most decided disapproval.
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