Syracuse University - Onondagan Yearbook (Syracuse, NY)

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the deviltry of their course, than to their studious accompHshments. And every one must have noticed how, contrary to the usual law of perspective, these tricks of theirs assume a greater magnitude the farther they recede. We hope this bit of information will not have the effect of inducing more deviltry and less study on the part of future generations of collegians, but, as editors, we are sworn to the promulgation of truth, and when we have so good an opportunity, we must do what duty bids us. If then in the future this book shall cause a smile to light up the careworn countenance of some coll ege man then grown old, and aid him to the remembrance of some of the pleasant things of his col- lege course, we shall have accomplished a part of our purpose. With the hope that our efforts may cause abundant praise and sparing criticism, the members of the board of ' 88 now leave their publication in the hands of the public. 20

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EMTORiaL. ei ITH this issue of the Onondagan, we place before our readers a pot that has been bubbhng and boiling for some time. Into it have been cast scraps of wit, wisdom, sense, -j nonsense and otherw ' ise, and by constant stirring and much T seasoning, we are at last enabled to set forth a dish that we hope will prove delectable to all. But should it be unpleasant to the taste of some, w e shall beg no pardons ; for, permit us to say modestly, we are an independent Board, and what we have said we have said fearlessly. The aim of the editors has been, stated in general, to cheer the old, to urge the middle aged to greater efforts, and place before the youth of our country a high standard of excellence — the acme of literary art. Stated more in detail we have aimed to give an account of what is taking place in the inner life of the university, as seen from the students ' standpoint. We believe that the four years spent in col- lege are the happiest of a man ' s life— those four years in which were condensed so much pleasure, so much labor, so much harmless fun, and so many hours of concentrated thought. We know that the ordinary alumnus, on looking back upon his college days, will not remember the difficulties, the disappointments, the unpleasant things, the grinds, the flunks, the defeats ; but the pleasant parts, the sports, the victories, both mental and physical, and in truth the incidents of his course that were then regarded as a little off color. In fact it has been ascertained by conscientiously prepared statistics, that ninetv-nine out of everv hundred old college men refer oftener to ' O 19

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