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EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON. - Considerable comment has been caused by the fact that, out of the half-dozen or more themes in sophomore English, only one has been subjected to the inter-student criticism, which the class was led to expect with every succeeding theme. Have the instructors in this course lost faith in their original plan, or has "ye student critic" got himself into disfavor? It is to be hoped that both have happened, and that the latter especially is the case, for nothing can be more pitiable than some of the expression of jealousy and puerility handed...
...carelessly built fire; a thoughtless oversight of an open gas jet; either cause may send the CRIMSON into black leads for a dozen ives needlessly thrown away. Nor can all the blame be laid upon a single man if the fire that must yet come pens up a half-dozen men in a blazing building. Fire escapes have been asked for, and the authorities have refused them. Any loss of life from lack of them that may occur will surely be charged to the proper account...
...even this does not answer the purpose. It is only an attempt in the right direction; it lacks from necessity both method and direction. So far as the system of class themes goes, we believe it to be utterly worthless, either to make composition easier or better. The half-dozen themes ground out during the year, have about as much influence in raising the literary standard of the college, and in helping particular men to improve, as the Mathematical department, and perhaps even less...
...captain's duty, but that he is elected to train the men and govern them when on the field. The hard feeling and discontent caused by this misuse of power might be alleviated, if not overcome, by giving to a committee the responsibility of choosing the men. A half-dozen or a dozen men selected from all the classes, would then fairly and impartially choose the proper men, uninfluenced by personal feeling and with an experience only gained by a majority, while in this case all discontent among the disappointed candidates would cease. The various crews have some slight advantage...
...this argument it tells still more strongly against the required system. For if a man of 20 or over, with the united wisdom of friends, parents, and instructors to back him, cannot select a suitable course of study for himself how is it to be expected that the half-dozen men who drew up the scheme of required studies, and who have never seen or thought or this individual, should be able...