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THE RKD AND BLACK.
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of tin- I'nlverilty of <i<<
W. M. I)AV1»
John Hanks.
E R. Camp
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Kii'RADIII Khitoii.
Local Ki.itou.
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All comimiiili'iitlonn In rpferrnce to
• Ill»ui1|>ll<in» ami Allvi rtiWIIK'IIOI ulioul.l
In 1 iitlilri'Nht-il to tlm lltiHlnt'HK Malinger.
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I’ ATRONI/.K. OlTIt AIIVKUTISKIlS.
Welcome.
Till. Khl» AM) Itl.Ai'K t Xtelld-
tt hourly wolcoitio to tho inon
who nro with n- for tho first
timo this fall To you belongs
tlio (listmotion of inaugurating
this ora of prosperity in l’di
versity affair- Tli<> (‘ontonnial
your opens with a larger attoml-
anoo than at any time in tho
history of tho col lop'. With
tho increased attendance there
should he a corresponding in
crease of enthusiasm in all the
various phases of college affairs.
On you, iu part, rests tho re
spotisihility of a successful year.
The University confidently ex
pects you to lend your host ef
forts along those lines in which
you especially excel, towards
the realization of that succo4-
The field is hroad and each of
you will find during the coming
year numerous opportunities for
contributing your part to the
progress of your University.
New Absence Regulations.
We note with much pleasure
the change in the regulations
governing ohseiiccs. The old
law subserved none of the pur
poses for which it was intended,
and a law the spirit of which
is violated, is at least demoral
izing. I ndcr the new law a
student incurring as many as
forty ahsconces during the year
has the deepest sympathy of the
faculty and sincere regrets that
Ins health docs not permit him
continuing his course with
profit No excuse for ahseences
is expected or required. In the
mind of the originators of the
law tlte loss of forty recitations
is too large a handicap on a
student in his race for success,
and hi' indisposition resolves
itself into a source of regret
and the necessity for a with
drawal from college. No esti
mate of the efficiency of a law
can lie made until the law itself
has been in operation. How
ever as in this case anv change
must necessarily lie an improve
ment, we greet its advent with
satisfaction.
Politic* have been flourishing
for the past week and numerous
embryo Mark Hanna’s have!
availed themselves of the oppor
tunity for displaying their tal
ents. The various class officers
have been elected, resulting in
the following presidents : Law—
Sam Hewlett: Senior ;
Junior—E. W. Ragsdale ; Soph
omore—John Monahan ; Fresh
man—Paul E. Jette. There are
yet to he elected various officers
for the conduction of the several
branches of athletics. The first
of October will doubtless find
these acceptably filled.
This issue of Tiik Uki> and
lit,ack is the labor of the rem
nants of last year’s hoard.
The failure on the part of the
Kditor-in-Chief and Local Editor
to return to college has thrown
the responsibility of this issue
on those heretofore accustomed
to the conduction of the minor
departments of the paper, and
we ask your indulgence for this
our maiden effort.
The advisory hoard will have
elected men to fill the vacancies
before the next issue, and we
shall he permitted to return to
less arduous and more familiar
labors.
It is unnecessary to affirm the
position of the student-body in
regard to the vandalism which
has been practiced bv some in
dividual since the opening of
college. The work was proba
bly that of some unthinking
Freshman, whose act deserves
the unqualified condemnation of
every college mail. We would
not discountenance legitimate
enterprise with the paint brush.
If any one is willing to risk his
neck for the purpose of exercis
ing hi- artistic abilities on the
water tower, well and good,
provided he he not caught,
t'ln-s numerals placed in such
conspicuous places proclaim
class spirit, and in no wise affect
the water supply of the city.
When, however, enthusiasm
descends to the desecration of
places of worship the hounds are
overstepped, and every right-
thinking student will unhesitat
ingly condemn such practices.
The attention of the students
is called to the communication
in regard to the football team in
another column of this issue.
Mr. Jones has begun work on
the 11KK) football team with
commendable energy. (Jive to
your l diversity your presence
on the field each afternoon.
The attendance lin* !>eeii verv
gratifying. Let there lie no
lagging or shirking. Heartiest
conscientious effort is necessary
to get in trim for the games
scheduled. The first with the
Tech on Oct. 13, is not far dis
tant. Do not he discouraged
because there are more experi
enced players out than yourself,
every one will be given a fair
show. No one will lie sure of
his place until the very dav of
the game itself, and hard work
may secure for you n “O” at the
last moment. If you do not
make the team remember there
will be from five to ten substi
tutes carried to each of the
larger games. Such a trip is
worth working for.
On tile theory that “an ounce
of preventive is worth a pound
of cure,” we wish to sound a
warning tit the beginning of the '
year against unfair practices on
examinations and in the class
rooin generally. If there has
been any unfairness in the re
cent examinations held for en
trance no rumor of it has reached
its. For the purpose of deter
ring anyone from such practices
in the future it may he well to
define the position of the college
on this question. Every stu
dent is put upon his honor.
There is no system of espionage
in the class room, a signed
pledge to examinations and
written recitations being all that
is required. A jury of student-
appointed hv the class presidents
weighs the evidence in eases of
suspicion and delivers a final
verdict the penalty of which if
guilty, is public expulsion.
We would not emphasize the
evil of such practices by dwel
ling upon the penalty. There
are other and more potent de
terrent- of which it i- unneces
sary to remind you.
Notice to Subscribers.
However anxious we have
been to see that each subscriber
gets a copy of Tiik Rki* ani>
Black immediately after publi
cation, we cannot hut realize
tho fact that some have failed
to receive copies of the paper.
If you are the one who has
failed to secure a copy and you
now have a post-office box
please inform us at once and
we will see that a copy reaches
you in the future.
Many students were unde
cided when we saw them as to
! their hoarding place; if you
have decided definitely on your
hoarding place and you receive
your mail at the same, inform
u- of the fact and we will see to
it that your paper is correctlv
addressed.
Any irregularity or failure to
i secure the a copy of the paper
should he immediately reported
to us.
Non-resident subscribers will
please let u< know at once if
they do not receive regularly
copies of the paper. If you
change your address notify us
at once.
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