nant elemeut in eacli issue, and news was regarded a£ of
secondary importance. The present management hold, that
to this factor, we can attribute the main cause for tlje de
cline in appreciation of its value, by the student body. Nine
tenths of our students are engaged in technical work. Can
we expect the other tenth to maintain a literary maga
zine whose standard can compare with the “Lits” of classi
cal or non-technical iustitutionss? No, certainly not. It is
true that we have literary ability lyingdormant in our midst,
and that some high-class work has been produced by our
technical brothers, but there is not enough to keep the
magazine in a flourishing condition. And the reason is very
evident. Go to their rooms and what do we find? A library
filled with scientific books—you will find very little standard
literature, and we cannot expect to have it. To produce a
high class literary article requires extensive reading of
general literature; and requires a thorough training in Eng
lish, and many other qualities that the scientific man does
not have the privilege of obtaining.
Our policy is to leave more to the news department, and
to lessen the amount of pure literary matter. In so doing,
we shall have more opportunity,to select better class litera
ture to fill the literary department and thus be able, to com
pare more favorably with the standard monthlies of our
sister institutions. Our aim is to cater to the wants of all.
The Alumni department will be strengthened, so that the
I/Ance; shall be a more welcome visitor among our graduates
and voice the interests of them as well as our own.
Whatever success we shall have in our new departure,
we leave it to you to decide. Any criticism that you may
find, be free to make it known, for we are not using the
IyANCE) as a mouthpiece of our own, but endeavor to be the
exponent of the student body.