THE FREE LANCE.
Vot. VII
THE FREE LANCE.
Published monthly during the college year by the Students
of the Pennsylvania State College.
STAFF:
EDITOR,
IV. A. SILLIMAN, '94
AHSOCI AT Fl EDITORS
JOHN WI)ITK, '94.
D. L. PATTKRSON, '95. Lit. C. W. BURKETT, '95. Lor,
E. P. HARDER, '95. Ex. F. W. JEssor, 9G. Loc.
IL A. Kuttx, 'N. Per.
Business Manager, DUNHAM BARTON, '95
Assistant Manager, ALBERT C. Hov '96.
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BEING our first issue, it becomes the duty of
the new staff to make a few opening re
. marks. With a word of good bye, the old
staff has stepped down and out, leaving the LANCE
in a•much better condition financially and other
wise than it has been for a long time. It is
our hope that our record may be as good and that
our successors may be able to say as much for us.
In fact, it is our aim to do even better. We hope,
with the active help of the students, especially the
upper classmen, to be able to bring up the stand-
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and of the LANCE to a level with the publication
of any other institution of our size.
This may sound vain glorious, but it is not be
yond the bounds of possibility. We must bear in
mind that all the literary ability in the College is
not concentrated in the staff of editors. Many of
our best contributors are men who never were on
the staff or in any way connected with it. To
these and to the hidden literary lights of the low
er classes, we look for assistance.
If they have the time and the inclination, let
them write short articles and hand them to some
member of the staff. There is no better training
for a man's purity of language and diction. It
teaches hiin clearness of expression, smoothness of
language, and sequence of thought, things over
which every well educated man should have con
trol. Above all, it teaches carefulness. For no
matter how careless one may be about his punct
uation, syntax, spelling etc., at ordinary times,
when he knows that his production will appear in
print,-he will take special pains.
Whether we get such outside assistance or not,
it is the purpose of the staff to do all they can in
bringing up the LANCE. Editorially, we will not
be able to go much beyond our predecessors even
in our best efforts. That department has held its
own very well; but, notably in the Literary and
Exchange departments, there is great opportunity
for advance, and we hope to avail ourselves of this
opportunity. Understand us. We do not mean
to cast reflection on the former heads of these de
partments. They have done their share, but, to
their share, we will attempt to add a great deal
One thing we hope to do is to popularize the
LANCE with the student body. It is a lamentable
fact that the LANCE is not popular, especially
among the lower classmen, and, though we blush
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