him again, I journeyed across-the moor, and the rest you know.
Here,” said he, handing the lawyer an envelope marked “Fees,”
“is a present, and whenever your legal proceedings occasion you
trouble, remember it’s the other side." , M. J. R., ’O4.
“I understand,” said Hadley, between puffs, “that there is go
ing to be a wholesome revision of our cut rules.”
“Yes, so I hear,” answered the dormitory philosopher. “The
question it, will the new rules be more strict or will they become
more liberal ? That is what the fellows are worrying over.”
“Can’t make them much more strict than they are at present,”
said Chad, who is always ready to “butt in” on any occasion.
“It seems to me,” continued the dormitory philosopher, “that
the system would operate better if the rules were a little more
liberal. By the present rules a student is restricted more or less.
He is going to take advantage of what limited liberties he has
regardless of the results, good or bad. The average student will
take every cut he is entitled to because, to use the slang phrase, he
wants all that is coming to him. Fie looks for openings where he
can shirk any work without incurring an excess. The symptoms
of his prep days still cling to him. If, however, the average stu
dent could cut as often as he pleased, his conscience would come
into play, and would guide him in acting judiciously. I am
speaking of the average student, and that is the one for whom the
rules must be made.
“It is possible, in fact, it is very probable, that several of the
students would take advantage of a more liberal system of rules
and would miss more recitations than would be good for them.
Flere we have the students with weak will power. Here also is
DRY STUFF.
T. F. FOLTZ.