CANTON, N . Y„ NOVEMBER 19, 1917.
TIE HILL NEWS
Published every Monday of the college year
by the "Hill News Company," incorporated, of the St. Lawrence University.
Entered as second-class matter June 15.1911.
at the post office at Canton. New York.
under the act of March 3.1879.
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V I N C E N T G. D O D D S . ' H I
E B K E S T H C N K I S S . 'lit
ASSISTANT EDITORS
J . A . DULLE-A. '19
• T . L . KEES, '19
E . C . K E A M O N . 20
J . I . B R O O K S , '20
G . F . S A F F N E Y - . '19
A . D . M A R S H A L L . '20
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
M I L D R E D D E L O N C E . '19
MILDRED CHESHIRE'J9
A L I C E M A R S H A L L . '19
BUSINESS STAFF
Business Manager
First Assistant
H.
F. W. MILLER, 'IS
C . C . A B E R N E T H Y . '19
ASSISTANTS
R . C h a m b e r s . '19
A . G . D u n n . '19
of t h e Military Drill. F r o m - a n unorganized, undisciplined battalion two
very creditable companies have emerged; and t h a t t h e system, of try-outs
for appointments as officers has met
with the approval of the men is shown
by t h e increased interest manifested.
There is still, however, one phase
of t h e drill which we believe should
be made more explicit t o t h e men.
That is t h e question of cuts. A t present the men a r e being left entirely
in the dark as regards this. This confusion resulted from t h e direct contradiction of t h e order of President
Gallup, which read t h a t t h e usual
number of cuts would be allowed, b y
the instructors in charge, who said
t h a t no cuts could be taken. This naturally led to a s t a t e of u t t e r uncertainty, and as conditions a r e now, no one
knows just what is expected.
Whatever system is t o be adopted,
TERMS:
we believe it only fair to t h e men of
One college year, one dollar and a naif.
Single copies, five cents.
the college t h a t it be made clear t o
them. The Hill News, however, a s
Address ail business correspondence to tfte representing t h e general sentiment of
Business Manager, all other communications
to the Editor-in-chief.
the student body, feels prompted to
No anonymous contributions will be ac- say just a word as to the system of
cepted for publication.
allowing no cuts whatever. W e do
not believe this to be exactly fair. N o t
t h a t we approve of any cuts being t a k OUR PLATFORM
en except when absolutely necessary,
Good Understanding
and
as on account of sickness; b u t it does
Co-operation
not seem quite fair to t h e men n o t to
for the
allow a limited number.
Good of St. Lawrence
In other colleges where they have
military drill no such absolutely rigid
system is used. A t Colgate,- f o r exA Word of Advice,.
ample,
where they have one of t h e
The members of the F r e s h m a n class
best
courses
in military instruction
have now been . in college practically
of
any
college
of the country, and con^ t w o months, and b y this time the feeling of strangeness and novelty, which sider it of such importance t h a t five
necessarily accompany. entrance into hours of college credit are given for it
a n e w field of work, should be to a cuts a r e allowed, in indefinite numbers, t h e men being able t o obtain a
g r e a t extent worn off. Tfae-elfess of
leave of absence j u s t a s they might
1921 should by- this time realize just
w h a t . i s expected of them a t St. Law- in the regular army. Again, t h e fact
t h a t no college credit is given for t h e
rence. .
work here makes such a requirement
However, lest t h e unusual number
especially severe.
of activities a t t h e beginning of t h e
year, especially under present conditions, . should cloud t h e main purpose
of college life, we wish to draw t h e
attention of every member of the new
class t o t h a t all-important m a t t e r ,
t h e curriculum work. This is the real
reason of our being in college, and it
should receive our .first and most earnest attention; in importance it stands
above everything else.
W e believe i t would be well for every member of t h e first-year class to
m a k e a careful examination of himself, a s t o whether he is giving t h e
proper amount of time and attention
to t h e essential college work. If not,
he himself and n o one else is t h e loser. H e will g e t out of his college education exactly w h a t he puts into it
in t i m e %nd energy diligently applied
to t h e lessons assigned.
If h e h a s n o t already realized this
fact, i t i s n o t y e t too late to make
<a fresh s t a r t and g e t t o work. Even
if he has fallen down thus far, there is
still time to "make good" before the
mid-year examinations; b u t further
delay is likely to prove fatal to his
college career. Every d a y lost will
m a k e his task so much t h e harder.
A college education has been well
likened t o a n investment. The student
is investing his time, his money, and
his services; and a t present the inv e s t m e n t is doubly precious, under
t h e s e w a r conditions. The profits a r e
j u s t w h a t each m a n makes them.
Cuts i n Drill
W e have watched with a g r e a t deal
of satisfaction t h e growing efficiency
If so, let him "examine t h e college anAttention-Students"
nals. H e will find that? m a n y times in
L o n g / W r i s t e d Angoriai;Gloves, all
the p a s t t h e student body h a s risen
colors, 59c, 75c and $1.00. Heavy
Cape, Gloves, $1.50 and $2.25.
enmasse to p a y tribute t o some of
— T h e S t o r e of Quality—
its number who have brought honor to
S A F F OR D & E A S T MA N
t h e college. Y e t now, with some of
our men m a k i n g t h e supreme sacrifice—offering their lives, if need be.
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convey t h e impression of indifference.
F I N E BOOK A N D J O B WORK
The Hill News h a s been watching
J . A. Finnigan, Proprietor.
with iti-en interest t h e course cf t h e
Women's F o r u m in this m a t t e r ; and
- C. P . Howe
the men m u s t admit t h a t t h e college W. R. Howe
• General H a r d w a r e
women have shown a g r e a t e r interest
HOWE BROTHERS
and a n e a r e r approach to doing some- Stoves, Ranges and;Supplfes, Furnace,
thing for Laurentians a t t h e ' front
Steam a n d W a t e r Heating,
Plumbing a n d Tinning.
t h a n t h e men. Y e t even here t h e r e Sporting Goods a Specialty
sults seem v e r y inadequate.
Canton
N e w York
But w h a t hinders our s t a r t i n g now ?
Let u s n o t allow t h e holiday season
FURNITURE
to come a n d go without doing someA complete stock for t h e
equipment of t h e home or
thing. L e t u s a c t a t once. W e have
student's room
examples t o follow in almost all other
colleges in the country. Are we going
to measure u p ?
By Doctor M. B. Garrett
The joint German and Austrian invasion of I t a l y w a s t h e most sudden
and complete reversal of form t h a t
t h e g r e a t w a r h a s t h u s f a r seen. Less
t h a n two months ago we were all wondering whether Itajy would m a r k
time or whether Cadorna would be
given t h e e x t r a guns a n d ammunition
for a s p e a r h e a d t h r u s t a t Vienna. Today we a r e breathlessly waiting to
see if t h e Italians can hold t h e invaders along t h e -line of t h e Piave river.
The Piave r i s e s . in t h e mountains,
meanders ninety miles in a southeastern direction and empties into t h e
Adriatic twenty-five miles east of
Venice. The Italians a r e n o w intrenched on t h e we'St bank of this rive r and t h e invaders a r e a t t a c k i n g t h e
intrenchments with a n increasing
number of big guns. A s t h e Italians
a r e especially weak in guns; t h e r e sult of t h e present contest is very
doubtful. Already t h e invaders have
crossed t h e river in t w o places, n e a r
We hope this suggestion will not.
t h e center and near t h e sea, and t h e
be misconstrued. We a r e heartily in fall of Venice is only a m a t t e r of days,
favor of the drill; it is the r i g h t thing, city and armies of workmen a r e enand we would like more of i t ; b u t we city and armies of workmen a r e endo think t h a t it would be no more gaged in t h e herculean t a s k of r e moving t h e a r t treasures to places of
than fair for those in charge to do
safety. T h e French a n d British a r e ,
to a r r a n g e a definite system as r e - of course, rushing to t h e assistance of
gards cuts, and then make this thorItaly with troops a n d munitions, b u t
as considerable time is required to
oughly understood by all.
'transport large armies t h e assistance
m a y arrive too late' t o check t h e inNOTICE
vaders on t h e piave.
Fortunately,
We a r e pleased to announce to our
however, behind t h e Piave flows t h e
readers that, beginning this week, we Brenta, and behind t h e B r e n t a flows
shall p r i n t a weekly review of t h e t h e Adige, and behind these flow other
progress of t h e war. We a r e able to parallel rivers; so i t is only a m a t t e r
of a few weeks a% t h e most before
do this only through t h e kindness of
tnn invaders will be halted. The ItalDoctor M. B. Garrett, head of t h e H i s ian a r m y w a s demoralized . but n o t
tory Department, whose exceptional destroyed. Rightly seen, all t h a t Gercompetence for this difficult task is many and Austria have achieved, bewell known t o all Laurentians. W e yond the, material' and men t h e y have
captured or destroyed, is a mere exwish to draw special attention to these
tension Of their own battle front. If
articles, and' their g r e a t value in
precedents a r e followed, 'the armies
bringing o u t - t h e t r u e significance of
will soon intrench themselves perthe news'of t h e week.
manently in t h e Venetian plain, and
the battles of nortfierh F r a n c e will be
repeated in northern Italy. T h u s t h e
,, Our Men i n Service
invasion will prove t o be more specW h a t are the St. Lawrence students tacular t h a n decisive.
doing for those of their number who
If appearances a r e n o t deceptive,
are serving their country a t the front ?
the Kaiser intends t h a t his subjects
V.'iial recognition has t h e student body shall take his splendid victories in
as a whole given to t h e men who a r e
Italy as a substitute' f o r t h e promised
success i n t h e ruthjess w a r f a r e upon
sacrificing their time, their college
the seas. If this .he his intention it
education, in short, everything, in this
is h i g h time t h a t t h e substitute be
Great W a r for Democracy. The a n offered. During t h e l a s t week t h e
swei to this we feel ashamed to have
British loss from mine and submarprinted in these columns; b u t w e a r e ine w a s only one b i g ship a n d ..five
little 'ones. A.comparison w i t h earlier
forced t o admit t h a t we have done
I weekly losses i s very striking. I n
nothing—absolutely nothing.
April Great Britain was^. l o s i n g / b i g
Does a n y member of; t h e student
ships a t t h e r a t e of ^ent^-fsbc a-yreek,
body think this a creditable s t a t e of
or nearly f o u r a d a y / I n the-fast "four
affairs for St. Lawrence University?
(Continued on p a g e , J o u r ) '
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Thelomathesian—F. W . Miller, '18,
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Opposite Town Hall
The Hill News—V. G. Dodds,
Editor-in-Chief; F . W. Miller,
Business Manager.
The L a u r e n t i a n — F . W . Miller,
Editor-in-Chief; L. D . Merrill,
Business Manager.
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Campus Council—F. W. Miller, '18;
E. L . Dona, '18; V. F . Morrison, ' 1 8 ;
V. W. Mitchell, '18.
Athletica—President n o t yet elected.
Student Members of Athletic A d visory Board—Not y e t elected.
The Agora—C. J . W h e a t e r , '18,
President.
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Basketball Team—Captain, in servBARNES & SMITHERS
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Captain; V. F . Morrison, '18, manager.
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, Manager y e t elected.
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Mathematics Club—C. J . Wheater,
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Cheer Leader—H. J . Sheen, '19.
Women's Forum—Helen Atwood,
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Y. W. C. A.—Florence uiffm, '19,
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Classical Club—Mary Infantine, '18,
President.
Science Club—F. W . Miller, '18,
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Smoker Committee—H. F . Martin,
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