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[Jniversity stnch-nti are not all res! or nmulat ! -aim-. They an* nol II jusi ready for translation- We do not | raasor fac< . Bui t lie moral of the a premium whole body is< rtainly a free and reliable, H rely as l,< Ithful and tpr< ivo in smaller institntion where more done to regulate conduct and not -o much to encourage I- Jthful self activity. There U often moral aafet; in numbers, because there is more ri^ht than wrong in people, anyway, and in an educate 'I crowd th predominance of righi is derisive, and it i to be relied upon. We proceed upon the theory that men and women who go to

college know what is right and may b exp Jted to do it.

We do not make rule to defy breakage, and we lo no pying to stir resentment. We do not h tore the crowd because one def- ve it. We admonish the one, offer him

every help we can, and when he cannot do our v rk, or if he has developed any habits which unfit him i r sal association with others, we I nd him homo. We would

send one home for intoxication, for visit ii. a saloon, t r licentiousness, or for gambling, or betting, or for any ther moral wrong which would extend if not met d isively.

We seek companionship between faculty and students, and between students of every social station and grad of work, and the result is a mutuality of helpfulne which e v e n one, from first to last, in th institution stands in m I of if he is to make the most of himself, and if the reat t things are to be accomplished. I t is ometimes said t h a t in the smaller institution the s t u d e n t s come more in contact with good teachers and

more under the influence of strong men than in the larger ones. Very likely the smaller institutions have certain advantages in certain ways, and for certain men. W < cannot enter upon the task of measuring men in institu

tions of different dimensions, but it is fair to sav that <m,

will look long and hard for a student in a leadini univer sity who has lacked sufficient contact with a t cher win is entirely able to teach him, and tb< influen fan In cated throng, and of the infinji variety of work, up n , |,