The Editor’s Desk. The Lance is not quite a tiling- of the past and wil'l not be if the present effort to revive it succeeds. Though not entirely our fault, the board will not attempt to avoid the blame for past delinquencies. There is something to be said in our defence; consider for a moment the support, or rather lack of support, we have had. The editor can pub lish only what he receives; the student body contributes very little to the columns of the Lance, half of the editorial staff contributes nothing at all. Surely such a state of af fairs is very encouraging to the editor. There is another matter of perhaps greater moment at the present time—money. The business manager has col lected but few subscriptions, hardly enough to pay for one issue. The printer is not in the business for health or pleasure, he wants something with a silvery ring. This little financial trouble is causing Mr. Mingos to lose much sleep, Ins hair is turning- gray. There is but one recourse, to ap peal to the students for aid. Your subscription money would help us out of the difficulty. We ask you to pay it, and then we will give you a Lance that will not reflect dis credit upon the College. Many high schools publish excellent monthly magazines. Shall we appeal in vain to college loyalty and pride at State and fall behind a high school in literary life? For the honor ol' the College this attempt to revive the Lance must not fail. The attention of tne editor has been called to the fact that Faster vacation is between March 27 and April 3, though Faster does not come until April 7. Since the begin-
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