The University daily. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 18??-????, 1889-06-11

citizenship. And this spirit will
prevail. Modern criticism of the
old truths is ia itself giving way.
Free thinking, if free thinking. will
not produce atheism Natural sci
ence with its fatalistic tendecy can
not uproot established beliefs. The
new theology is ever SO old Con
yention- holding American infidelity
even, has not put d single well known
bound book through the second edi-
ton. Its thought is neither great
nor deep. But Christ is great
enough to fill the deyout soul, and
to exhaust the thought of the age.
The escape of the Republic, the true
interest of patriotism, the answer to
the great labor question and other
geeat questions, are to be found in
the daily application of his divine
precepts.
The universal brotherhood of man,
truly foreshadoWed among the Per
sian Kings, in the Roman Feast of
Saturn, and in the Hebrew law, is to
develop in our age and country the
solution Of every political ques-.
,tion. 1t will Danish the philosophy
which asserts that the strong ought
to survive and the weak ought to
go to the wall. Property is not a po-
session merely, it is a public trust.
This earth is only the house of Christ
and every man is my human brother.
!, A rule has been adopted by the
faculty which cancels the existing
one requiring a.student to make an
average standing of Z on the scale Of
10 in order to pass in any branch for
the year. AS it now stands, hemust
make Z on a scale of 10 at ev-
cry examination held within the
year. This is surely one Of the most
needed, and if we may SO speak, the
most sensible and college-like rules
adopted for many day. 1t is one
that will do more for the good of the
school by wayof eleyating the stand
ard Of examinations, and keeping up
the needed interest in class work,
through the year. "How much do
you have to make to pass for the
year" is question almost convert:
edAinto byword among the great
lnsieritY of students during the
spring term. During the fall and
winter terms, especially during the
fall term, when, as a rule, studies are
easier, it is customary to work for
high marks thus leaving plenty of
margin for leisure in the spring term.
a mistake than which nothing could
well be originated that would detract
more from the interest so essential
to successful class work. 1t is sur
prising to know how many, even the
best students, at least those who get
best marks when they study, prac-
tice this fatal mistake, and are led
too often to the unhappy realization
on the eve of graduation, THAT they
have failed. We understand that in
one department of the schoolt the stu
dents are.not allowed to know their
grades till all the work for the year
lis done, and the time has passed for
inviting his friends to see him wear
the laurels Of graduation. So if he
has invited them, as all loyal sons
and friends do, lit must be to witness
the effects of crushing defeat at q
time when he expected to spend a
few pleasant hours of recreation
amid the scenes Of continued labor.
It is no Wonde they pack their
trunks and leave Immediately. Had
these unhappy revelations been
made sooner, much Of the depressing
effect might be saved, and the
course of the student changed. There
is a general demand among the stu
dents of this department that a
change be made.