, 1875-02-20

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By these tables 1t will be noen that tho average
number Of etudonts In attendance during tho
paat five years Ina not varied much: that tho
nunber OF women in tho literary and medical
departments has steadily increased; md that
tho number OF women In tho law department
Las always boon Insignificant. aud without any
natoriai augmentation. In fact co-education In
tho law department cannot DO called IN cntiro
aucccaa: not because unequal advantages nra
afforded to the two soxns, but because women
soam to care much loss for the science.
Tho moht yromlnont and interesting feature
Of tho caloudar Is tho description at
THE NEW poLYTEcns1c so,Ioo14
which has been lateiy organized. although 1t has
really becu In existence for yonrs. 1t makes
official announcement OF tho fact that hence
forth wo are To bnvo q Scieptiair school, thu sa,e
A. Harvard and Yale. aud assa9.s to it corps Of
twonty-ouo PEofossofa aud 14G Gs4udonts4 and lays
ont 4 systematic cp!irss Of foin years study ln
csvil mining. and nochanita't engineering,
Ssse as. nrs s3o5 5s4ss6s zssos
lnodern languages, analytic and applied chon-
istry. md pharmacy. Tho chemical laboratory Ia
the largest in tho upited 8<at:n and sho new
school prosatAes to become secpnd to none in
tho country.
tho pnppr published by the st1leu1s Is in serious
!iuailtal difficulty this ycar: It ia cditsa by 4
buaEsa Of eight students, aud Ike uaost other col
lego papers, 1t Ia incorporate. Previously to this
year Il: Ind been printed BY n. i. BeAl who IL
tAa puhli.her Of tho celebrated " Ik Claae's Ho-
cps Look" aud It had always paid isa expenass
PROMPTLY and fully. From tho cIaea Of "a, low
may be seid Of thotr literary ability had no bus-
ness qualifications. It III probably TOO much to
charge open dlsioncsty upon thony but y Is not
TOO much TO saJ that they nero cIsnainal1y care.
fcn H..,i
that Was all. Mr.. Beaf tho publisher. having IN
mind tha honorable Rettlemonta at pfeyioua
years, said nothing to tlcua but alltMed tho ac-
connt to run. II fabruhry. 1914, ono~balf OF
Of its torn of office, and four etiiten, from tho
claus Of rs wero elected to I'LL tl.eir places.
M4en tLeso nov men made inqui n 4ea Into Tho
condition Of affairs, they wore tttili TINT tho
thought that economy would eaable this to bo
paid at tho end ot tue yoar. VIXEN 40 edtors
from "a ca1no to turn over their ahttirs 10 the
tie" board, tue truth came out. Thu, concern
looks had bean kept. Il was imlM 'ssible to
tell who had p41d for their subrcripLn us or 3D.
ve,tisonents aud who had nos. The I'D " editors
Wega made 40 nervous by lla profaoikf Of mon
ht nl9 & oy y dqn1G e.. ..a}s th: taoy lid ps
no receipt Ind ever been taken, as they apposed
it waa ..ali right" and thas the chronicle
editors. II they kuer nothing moro Atxn.t bus-
ne1a than this. had better resign and ia bettor
msn tako Charge, that they finally s..,'e up in
dcRpair OF cyor collecting any old dow .. and
went to work In the hope Of paying theis lhbli-
ties by increasing their atyofti4era' hAt, aud
ksepiug bettnr accounts In this thoy wtu mod
cratclY successfui aud By tho sud Of the soI!ese
year IN Juno they hope to have Bsyed abo "a e400
But Deal and tho now BoaEd could nu. bar.
tnoudzo, 1horoupon tho paper was talnn for
publication to Ypafianti, . tow, Ah>at 3
actioua led him to think that ho would NJ wsr get
tis pay except by a civil prooesa, A thu pnpes
IL not incorporated he sues tue cltorStn y.iuAl-
y to tho amount Of 81, 900 for ''copy" which
wefa private lob-wosk. OF tic elgIs @co " houl
lio St1ou howcyer, only QUO. ]. G. kno VI ton.
ever took my copy to him. Tho rstuaininx ares
Of tho old board Of rs had no departments, un.
70 ho oor hf ppef s os
cAlno OIL this year. long Altar tho paper had
teft noal'a Office. SO stat 1t ls difficult tn eee
how hu eau get Judgment against anr ono OF tue
cgh! editors excepting Ms. knoxlton. lfhp by
any Of tho curious crooks Of law, succeed In
dong ED. tho money will undoubtedly be ub-
drtt.
Which mlht present themselves to eyary stu |. ut
who han oynr lad any experience In it. r he
Arst IL Ia tho a&it,itis ot tic paper towards lse
public; tue second IL In its hnnncas The u H.
ply Of The HISTORY Of all. Each Of tho el J ut
adltorB IL chosen to nerve ono yuar. Every ! IL
mouths an eectton is held, aud onc-l,nif boa l,
consisting OF four cdtors II ssleotel 10 take til
place Of the half board whoHo year Asa Just +, :
plrsd. TAus, eycry six mouths a ueM rot u (
editors co1neA on. whoso ideas as to the props {
ro!ations Of the Eaper 10 tl3e College may at4 |
gonoral!y do, differ widely from tho ideas Of TIA
Of tho paper Is constantly changing. Al ons
timo It criticlBea Professors, atuas1ts and cit-
1Ss Violent "aaa estrauo anoer i = Dnt,
to tho faults which it ought to ,otlce, and obao-
luiouH even 10 Beryiltty. 1saraly docs 1t happeu
that tts pdltuy u tho happy mean botweon those.
two e1ttcn1es. Prof. Adams In h!a admirable,
work "Democracy and Monarchy III Frauco'-
ssays; "a nation, !ilc an individual, that
", y always changing is policy aud lts method o!s
iIfe, may propo,ly bo said to loso its pcr4,na-.
'ty: This truth applios 10 moro to nations aud
Individuals than 1t duoa to everything which de-
peuds for guidance upon the huuAn will. And
tins 1t LenPens that college journals have, ns q
rule no lttl perEnnalty aud iutluonce, and tho
o.1ly rcnetly fot this Ii IL have sonla oue man
permanent on tha lapor, whose oplnions and
policy ahs!t u al! tmes prevail over tho4e Of tho
editors chosen 70 assfst him.
The financial difficulties arc not less than tho
political. II only careful aud honest editors
cuull 10 elected all would 10 well. Duk, unfor-
lul,atclT, young mon tn collage have much tho
sA!ti1 f4ultH with young iaeA In practical llre
Aud 10 long ~ editors IRE selected for paper
which cannot hold them responsible, aud 10 long
~ they can, without accountability OF danger,
good elotles, and other "iice Booietyf neola,
just 10 loug will succeaaful college journalism
10 nu ttnpussibility. There 4Ee two Ways iu
which thtS difficulty car le mot. FIRST bY lRy-