Show STUDENT LIFE 23 of trust for some time she was elected librarian of the college and thus brought again into the active life of the school She has always taken a wholesome pride in this work and has been privileged to see the library grow steadily out of its old dark caverns into its present commodious quarters on the second floor As a student bod)’ we have felt Mrs Goodwin’s influence most in a personal way and realize that bv her resignation we have lost an honest counsellor and a sincere Of a sturdy English stock she has always insisted on integrity purity and courtesy and has held up to us the ideal of vigorous cultured nlanhood and womanhrod We have sorely tried her patience at times we know but she has been ready to pardon in the knowledge that we meant no harm All the students from senior down to “prep” were “her boys and girls” and she was always ready to share their woes in a fashion that has made many a rough place easier well-wish- er The New Regulations In the first place the new regulations are an immense improvement in form over those of last year They are neat little things 4x6 inches and will make excellent bookmarks You can put them in your pocket and they will not inconvenience you while those cumbrous affairs last year had to be left home The printing is neat too and the title is in Old English lettering Smith the printer always takes his Old English alphabet down off the shelf when he is about to effect a masterpiece There is a heavy black line above the printed matter the kind they put around obituaries But we can’t tell just whose demise it is an announcement of As regards substance we cannot say much at present but we are inclined to believe that they have not gone far enough Of course a student should be excused if his brother dies but no provision is made in case the student himself dies It should be appended that death is a valid excuse for tardiness Again: It says that on accumulation of unexcused absences the Committee on Attendance will recommend to the College Council that an additional requirement be imposed for promotion or graduation or that the stu-debe deprived of recitation standing or that he (no she) be denied the privilege of participating in any college literary musical or athletic event or that some other adequate penalty be imposed or that the student be suspended or expelled from the College It could be consistently’ added : or that the student be tied to the mouth of the College cannon and the same ( ?) discharged Such a fate is too good for the man or woman who has the presumption to be tardy from a class It says again : Any student who may be unavoidably detained from school for sickness or any other cause should send notice to Committee on Attendance at once Why not add: and the said committee will pay the doctor bill And finally we would insist: Gum chewing is positively nt |