POLITICS IN THE universities THE tendency to introduce political partisanship into educational institutions seems to be increasing in this country something has been said in relation to nearly all the universities and large colleges having experienced more or less disorder owing to the ad of party views in economic issues by professors and bands of stu students Jents aul ann arbor michigan is an institution famed for its heretofore almost absolute exclusion of religious and political party issues now it cornea comes to the front with an american republican Republic au college Le league the constitution ution of which says th thit it its object is to co uphold the platform of principles adopted at each national convention it is said that governor vernor mck mc K nley general alger and thurston and fassett recently made speeches oches 0 t the students which had the effect of kindling party fires bros in the college of course the next thing in order will be the organization of a democratic Democrat le inigue and then farewell to peace and fraternity within the university walls speaking on the constitution of the league already organized the spring field republican says let ilet us warn them the students however that the intelligent and seasoned citizenship of chiq nation is less and less ready to commit itself in advance io uphold the platform of principles adopted at each national convention I 1 by any sparty party there are times when platforms do 0 not embody the true record record of party belief and faith or the boat beat hopes of honest citizenship zen zon ship the highest type of citizenship is open eyed thoughtful and more and more independent it looks before it leaps every time