Show II Collegiate Comment II Student Officers Glimpsing over the records of last year of even this year in so far as it has progressed there comes to light a disturbing and rather ridiculous situation Students given new positions elected or appointed to new offices are invariably those who already have numerous duties in extra-curricular extra fields It is human nature we ye suppose that a few people take upon their shoulders the majority of the work But s since nce the pride of the present age is the overcoming of human nature it does not follow that we submit irrevocably to its dictates True those individuals holding office have in most cases proved their responsibility and capability Also true they accept accept accept ac ac- new positions more work and the giving of more time with scarcely a But because they do so does not re remove remove re re- move its unfairness to both the students chosen and those left out No one can take part and give his best to more than one responsible position And with the accumulation of four or five he must also neglect his class work And if iia addition iR-addition addition the student has any outside intellectual interest if he he enjoys reading or music or dramatics he must forfeit these enjoyments enjoyments enjoy enjoy- ments to duties that are continually pressing down upon him We have in this university hundreds of students capable with time and who if given an opportunity would enjoy the contacts of activities They are missing much of the pleasure of college life as well as not sharing in much of the work t The solution would be in the selection of candidates for office If they were chosen with more intelligent consideration tion one person need not do 95 per cent cent of the work and another the remaining five Syracuse Daily Orange |