for the usual "rush" is a pointed example of the better trend of opinion. We hope to be able to cite other like examples in the near future and to see the real governing force of the college what it should be—the opinion of the student body. As a student and member of a college community one meets many duties required neither by the Faculty nor by the course of study; and many expenses which are not enumerated in the cata log. Yet these duties must be acknowledged, these expenses must be met, if the college community is to be anything near what it ought to be. Next to athletics the students owe their support to the college publications. At State at the present time the Free Lance is especially in need of the financial and literary aid which the students are amply able to give, and which we believe they will give if each man looks at the matter as he should. The Lance is at the present time about $2OO in debt. Though there were sub scriptions enough due last June to pay this amount twice over, the business managers were unable to collect enough to get out the June issue. We believe the Lance has merited better treatment in the past ; we know that it will be a fit representative of our col lege if the students give it what they are in duty bound to giye— a little money and a little time. We know this will sound like an old, old story to some, but, like. "Carthago delenda .est," it must be repeated till the desired end is reached. It may seem strange to print the June number of a magazine in September, but the reason for the delay has been already stated. That the present issue is not up to the usual standard we know, but have no excuses to offer, except that we have been forced to deal with very adverse circumstances. Several items are publish ed, not because they are of a news character, but in order that they may be on permanent record. We trust that these explanations
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