1897.]
This is the term when the athletic abilities of the college can
best be judged. In general athletics, basket ball and base ball
the candidates are showing themselves, but the numbers are few,
and it is evident that some are still in the background waiting to
be shoved to the front before showing their merits. There is one
most potent factor in building up a college, and that is by its
athletics, so if you have any abilities in that line help the college
that much by giving your hearty support to it.
Your class team needs you to help win the cup in the midwinter
contest this term, We want good teams in baseball, basket ball,
and in general athletics, and we need the held of every student
who is able to give us any asssistauce.
Every student at the college should have his name enrolled as
a member of the Athletic Association. Don’t wait until there is
an important election, and join simply to get a vote for a friend of
yours, and then stay away the rest of the time. Join at the
beginning of the year, and attend every meeting, whether it may
be of importance in your estimation or not. Too often the
question is asked, ‘ ‘ What is the meeting for ?” and the attendance
is often determined by this question alone. If it were not nec
essary, meetings would not be called.
Several times the meetings of the Association have been ad
journed owing to the fact that a quorum could not be secured.
This is shameful, to say the least, as it shows a disinterested senti
ment among the student body and a lack of college spirit. L,et
everyone join the Association, the under, as well as the upper
classmen and let us get some enthusiasm into the meetings.
We are indeed glad to learn that the Mandolin and Guitar Club
expects to take a trip during the Easter vacation. The members
have been practicing faithfully since the beginning of the college
year, and we hope that they will meet with the success they
deserve. It is to be regretted, though, that they are not ac
companied by a Glee Club.
It seems as though these clubs should be permanent organiza
tions, the same as the base ball and foot ball teams, in which new
members are taken in every year as they are qualified for positions.
Even if it were impossible to take trips every year the club could
keep in practice and train members for succeeding years. Organiz-
Editorial.