CLASS MEETINGS.

At many class meetings where questions of importance are to be decided, the attendance is so small that even a unanimous vote can hardly be held to represent the opinion of a majority of the active members of a class. If these meetings were weekly occurrences, there would be more excuse for the delinquents; but they are few and far between, and are usually planned on days and hours which are supposed to be most convenient. Apparently everyone thinks that he will not be missed, for there is no such lack of interest in class matters as the attendance at meetings would indicate.

Even more serious than small attendance is the lack of intelligent discussion. Very often the men who speak at class meetings have as their only qualification their vocal training, while those who have opinions of real value are content to express them merely by their votes. We do not believe that the present classes are too large or unwieldy to act as powerful units in the life of the University; but a class, in order to be efficient, must be strong in individuals, who are willing to show their interest and express their sentiments freely.