of any Faculty in any school to curb. As has been said be
fore, the sentiment of the student body is and must be the
real governing power in any college. As long as the students
themselves permit such actions they will go on. As soon as a
man realizes that dishonesty brings him into disgrace with his
fellows then he will be honest quickly enough.
The sentiment of the student body in this institution has
done much during this college year, but there are other things
before us which now demand our attention and action.
The Seniors have taken a step in the right direction in that
they have petitioned the Faculty for exemption from examina
tions if their class standing be above a certain per cent. In
many of our largest colleges this plan is adopted with all the
classes, and works to the entire satisfaction of Faculty and
students. The system prevents crrmming for examinations,
makes each man more careful and exact in his daily work,
does away with the spending of hours on the part of the in
structor in looking over examination papers, and makes it
impossible for a man to have a good term grade and yet fail at
the end.
That the system will work well here we firmly believe, and
sincerely hope it will be introduced.
The time of the year has arrived when the editors of college
papers throughout the country urge the students to get to
gether for college singing. They do this for two reasons.
The first is that it is a convenient subject with which to take
up space. When news is scarce, athletics nearly at a stand
still, no stories on hand, essays ditto, verse scarce, then the
editor is expected to expand the editorial department enough
to make up for all deficiencies, and "college singing" comes
very handy. A second reason is that by no one single factor
does one become more attached to his alma mater than by
singing. After we have left these halls and duties for other