DePauw University - Mirage Yearbook (Greencastle, IN)

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while Chicago has had her Haymarket riot, De Pauw has also- had her tt Philo bulletin board ll uprising. 6. We heartily indorse the action of the authorities in pass- ing the tt Restaurant Bill. We believe this to be conducive to nnancial prosperity, and will place in our private treasuries a surplus suflicient to enable us to attend to our duties at the rz'rcus when we are from under the surveillance of ttthese hallsf7 7. We indorse the spirit of Pan-Hellenism, the growth of Which has been so marked during the past two years, as the natural outgrowth of a healthy condition of our fraternity sys- tem. We advocate all measures calculated to aid this spirit in its growth and development. 8. We believe that the college journal, a distinctive feature of American colleges, is a source of much good to our students. The character of our zWomlzly has been of a high order, consid- ering the support which it has received from the students. The present condition of the literary societies, under the auspices of' which the MonZXzZy has been published, is such as to render it impossible for any enterprise undertaken by them to represent fairly the students. If our college journal is to be a success it must be supported. That this may be accomplished, the MIRAGE advocates that this publication be placed upon a dif-v ferent basis. We believe that a periodical published by the four college classes would be more strongly supported than one issued upon any other basis. 9. The MIRAGE is published for the benefit of the entire university. The main plank in our platform is that it receive- the hearty support of our students, and that those who, by favor- ing us with advertisements, have aided us financially be kindly remembered. Tim's is Me tcszf qffarty loyalty. That student, especially if he is a Junior, who is so utterly lacking in college- spirit as to refuse to take even a single copy, we commend t0:

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nored customs-relics of days when Seniors studied the rule f three, 'and Freshmen brought their dinner to school in tin uckets. As chief of reforms needed, we call attention to the nday afternoon lecture. This source of intellectual and oral elevation, having so far degenerated in its character as ,lt'o be regarded as a nuisance and an imposition, should be abol- shed. We permit ourselves to be employed for experimental purposes six days in a week; and we beseech the venerable 'board of trusteesxthat their snail-like progress may soon reach :the abolition of this accursed custom. Another relic of the f Backwoods is the chapel speech. The spectacle of a trembling 'human being marching up the aisle, mounting the platform, Igl-making his bow, and then shooting oil , may have been deemed Han essential part of college life hfty years ago. It has, how- -'ever, been abolished by all hrst-Class institutions of learning. i A reform is needed in the attitude of certain persons tt in aulthor- ; -ity toward the students. The tt school-boy ii policy pursued -on certain occasions is an insult to ladies and gentlemen. and 'is demoralizing in its effect upon the body of students. , 4. On the minor questions of the day the MIRAGE takes a jposition consistent with its character. We are in favor of a high old tttear up whenever the boys feel like it. We advo- ecate free trade of papers on examination day. We demand a : restriction by law of Normalite immigration into the Junior 31' .seats, and unconstitutional prohibition of the chestnut trach. 5. We call attention to the tendency in our midst of those 5, . 'in authority to subvert one of the fundamental principles at the freedom of speech, and especially'the freedom of the ?ress. try VWe also look with apprehension upon the growth of anarchy 1 foundation of a republican form of government, namely, the y K3

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pathy and attention of all in whose breasts there lingers V'e feeling of pity for the unfortunate and commiseration e feeble-minded. Finally, brethren of 89 and members of old De Pauw,. s rally around the the banner of Ifey brml and with n 202M Sunday afternoon lectures and clzapel speeckes W 9111' motto, and standing on the solid rock of living principle, as march on to victory. A5