And now a word for the future of the LANCE, and we are
done. To future editors we would say,—
"Whatever hatli been written shall remain,
Nor be erased nor: written o'er again;
The unwritten only still belongs to thee:
Take heed, and ponder well what that shall be."
But above all write something—never let the LANCE sink
into abeyance. Put time and energy into it. And although
you are not paid for your labor in shekels of gold, yet you
will be well repaid in the training it will give you, and when
'tis done in the pleasure it will afford you to think that you
have done something to show the ability of your class, some
thing to uphold the name and dignity of State.
And to the readers we would say,---treat the editors
kindly. It is much easier to blame than to praise; much
easier to criticise what others write, than to write yourself.
Don't kick because everything that is published is not good,
or say that the editor don't know a good thing when he
sees it. Just hand him something good and see how quickly
he jumps at it.
The present Editor received a letter a short time since
from a '95 man in which the latter expressed his apprecia
tion of the LANCE, but said that "the Board seemed to be
doing it all." And that is only too true at all times. Most
of the students seem to think that they have clone their en
tire duty when they help elect the Staff, or else that the col
lege magazine is a medium for the use of the editors only.
If You hold such an idea dispel the illusion immediately, It
is specifically stated that ' ‘ ‘the FREE LANCE, is published by
the students." And therefore each student is in a degree
responsible fot its publication.