favors the student in that it doesn't give some of the division
officers any chance to make such horrible blunders as formerly,"
Such are some of the expressions heard in regard to the new rule
regulating absences. Although student opinion is divided upon
the subject, we think it an improvement, and shall so class it, But
it is only 'one of many improvements which should be made.
Chapel exercises, Wednesday morning, at eleven o'clock the
opening day of the session, What does that mean ? It means
that according to present condition of railway transportation it is
necessary for a student living in the Western and Northwestern
parts of the Commonwealth to spend the greater part of five days
en route in order to reach college, take an examination and to
matriculate.
Now, that is an inconvenience which ought to have some
weight with the authorities. The number of students who'work
their way through college is increasing largely every year. Many
of these work at profitable vocations through the summer vaca
tion. Every day of work counts. It is this class of students
which cannot afford to be harassed by the " bad boy flunked—
keep him after school " sentiment which seems must have con
trolled the schedule of such hours as have characterized the
opening days,
We see the necessity of setting a time for the opening exercise
of a session at which all should be required to be present, but we
do not see any reason why an hour should be set which is so
obviously unjust as the present one,
With examinations on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the open
ing exercise at one o'clock on Thursday afternoon there could not
be the least reason, we believe, for complaint.
WE wish to call the attention of the Alumni to the " Personal "
column. It is what you make it: It is for you. If we are to
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