Show r Editors University Chronicle IT T is admitted d I b believe lieve by all C con concerned concerned con con- that not one of the various literary and debating societies of of the University University- is doing the work it should do I venture an opinion as as to the cause and remedy The beginners in society work hesitate hesitate hesitate hesi hesi- tate to act in the presence of those who have hav had had years of experience experienc The older mem members bers conscious of a timid element naturally tune th themselves to t. t the e pi pitch of the a average vera ge listener Critics do not criticise severely beca because be be- ca cause they cause se the they realize that there are those in the society who who are are are no yet ready fo for severe cn criticism The result is that the best powers of both classes remains remains remains re re- mains latent When the senior student is compelled compelled compelled com com- to listen to to the production product on or or logic of the one to whom society work york is entirely new he feels that his limited time is not being spent spen t to the best advantage From a sense of patriotism to the institution and to his society the member perhaps struggles along in the hope that work will improve An An occasional occasional occa occasional occa- occa stirring meeting gives cause for hope hop but how often does the enterprising ing member ing member walk alk down the stone steps after after- a meeting with the thought tl that it he has is paid too much for his Others often those of th the highest grade of of s students en s give up the ship that believing they can spend can spend their tIme s 1 4 f 3 s more profitably elsewhere and still another nother class cau cautious enough to visit both societies before joining either and not chancing to meet one of those thos few far and far between between good meetings refuse to join either society and so half a score or more of the best students in the University are not doing society work What shall be done Are we to continue in the old way as a matter of course or is a suggestion in order It It seems to me to be just a as Inconsistent inconsistent inconsistent incon Incon- for the college and preparatory students to work together in the society as for them to work together in the classroom It appears to me therefore that the societies should be graded not graded in the line of class distinction aristocracy versus commons for we are re all common enough but to effect such a change as would benefit both college and preparatory students There are plenty of male students in inthe inthe inthe the University of Utah to insure a a rousing rousing rousing rous rous- ing society one that would do a high grade of work Nor would there be a alack alack f. f lack of members enterprise or talent f among among the preparatory societies when their members found themselves in a congenial element The only difference in the societies would be in the grade of work To say that the members of the preparatory society would not be just a as s deserving of compliment as the m members members mem mem- m bers of the real rea college society would be too much like saying that the student in arithmetic has less room for success than the one in differential calculus Differentiation is a law of progress let there be a division of labor Let society work e enter ter upon a new plane of improvement Let out our zeal for advancement advancement advancement ad ad- extend at least to the bounds of the University rather than limit itself to room 15 A Alvin Iv Borgquist t o j l |