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-