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...paper and more in keeping with the Lampoon's former dignity, had been given them to read or look at. Startling pictorial tragedies, or comedies, and terribly humorous but also rather coarse sketches find their way often enough into the funny journals of the large cities, without having any need of attention from the Lampoon. Our contemporary loses its individuality when it publishes them. We would rather see it keep its long held reputation of being the best college funny paper in the country than have it rival Life, or Punch, or Puck...
...glad to see that the owners of both Beck and Manter Hall have awakened to the need of having strong and efficient fire-escapes. If private owners are willing to make the pecuniary sacrifice necessary for the construction of iron fire-escapes we cannot quite conceive what pretext the college authorities have for leaving the majority of the dormitories in the yard without these safeguards. The most crying need is felt in Thayer, whose light and unsatisfactory construction has been the subject of much complaint for years...
...Preston has a very able article in the current number of the Forum on the need of denominational Catholic Schools...
...stop-nets, which would remove all necessity of hiring "shacks." The nets may be obtained at a very cheap rate in any fishing town. Perhaps, however, it would be better to put up wire netting which would last longer, and in the long run be more satisfactory. The posts need not be very expensive, and could be permanent. This plan would save much money to college men, and is worthy of serious consideration by the managers of the Tennis Association...
...country there is great need of public instruction fitted to perpetuate the spirit of American institutions. The spectacle of children of different races, creeds and social classes attending the same school, is too familiar to need notice, and the common school system of the United States stands acknowledged as one of the grandest achievements of civilization. Yet it seems in danger of being crowded out of existence by opposition from two sources, one positive in its antagonism, the other negative...