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EDITOR DAILY CRIMSON.-Now that the usual torchlight procession is under discussion, there seems likely to develop a bitter feeling which arises I think in fact from a wrong conception of the meaning of this parade...
...will be seen that the necessary expense for managing the society there is expected to be very small. The superintendent's salary mentioned would seem hardly adequate at an initial stage even; and as the business develops, taking in many new branches, as it will do surely, we think that the Michigan men will find it necessary to change the constitution of their society. Harvard men will be pleased to learn that the Society of Ann Arbor is reported to be doing a large business with its members. Michigan Uiversity is the first institution to join us, as it were...
...should, therefore, suggest that a mass meeting be held, and a vote taken to see which procession the majority favored, with the understanding that the minority should march with the majority, Thus, I think, with no ill feeling the old custom and fun would be preserved...
...more graduate committee may be formed, which shall have boating committee now has on the water. This, it seems to me might do away with the greater part of the friction between faculty and students, on this important subject,- athletes. The freshmen and university fall sports, should, I think, be kept up as the three regular winter meetings. I recommend, however, under no circumstances, the extra fourth winter meeting be held in the future, as it has been found impossible to make it anything more than a poor exhibition and a mere overflow meeting...
...which our treasurer will probably have something to say about, make it necessary for the association to increase its receipts if possible. It might be well, therefore, to charge a higher price for admission to the winter meetings, allowing members to come in free as before. This would, I think, greatly increase the receipts, although somewhat diminishing the number of spectators...