are known and judged principally by our athletic teams. A live college, one that is advancing with the progressive spirit of modern times is not behind in athletics. Every Man in this College ought to join the Athletic Association (and mark you) every man who is known to be a nou-member will be judged ac cordingly. You can’t expect your college associates to display sympathy and interest in you when you openly show that you are not in sympathy or willing to take an active interest in their affairs. To the true college man the success of his college paper and athletic teams are of prime importance and concern. The La Not urges the new students to support and contribute to the college paper and to join the Athletic Association im mediately. Another thing The Lance urges is that you cheerfully pay the football assessment. If you can’t pay the entire amount pay according to your wealth. Your course in these things will make known to your fellow students the interest you take in college affairs. As a last word, let me say that no other class of people in the world pays so much attention to the character and habits of their associates as do American college students. Give this thought your most careful attention, for upon it hinges your popularity and place ajmong your students. The Freshmen are conspicuous by their absence from the foot ball field. “If the members of the class of ninety-nine” expect to win the right to carry canes they must hustle their football material together at once. Ninety-eight has a year’s experience, a powerful factor of success in football. It is the practice of the leading colleges to hold athletic con tests in the fall and winter as well as in the spring. It is also required that candidates for the baseball team practice in the fall. It is time that State adopted these good practices. The Free Lance regrets extremely, that a few have carried what has heretofore been harmless amusement, to downright malicious mischief. Several acts in which there was nothing honorable, nor credit able, have been perpetrated by several students during the past month. These few men have dragged the name of the entire The Free Lance [Octoher,
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