FINAL EXAMINATIONS

All honor is due those men who are in the active service of their country. A word of consolation may be given, in addition to undergraduates, who, unable to serve their country for at least the present, must be satisfied with the daily routine of college work. It is difficult to give up one's time and perhaps life to the hardships of active warfare. It is equally difficult, however, to attend lectures on Indic Philology or to discuss the embryology of vertebrates with the Germans driving on Amiens. The man in college today is serving a hard apprenticeship in the schools of patience and concentration. He deserves credit for sticking to his job, but only the credit it which is due one who performs his duty.

This year's final examinations are being given under the most unfavorable conditions, both for Faculty and students, that have ever existed. It has been necessary to have two sets of special finals, both of which have had to take place on brief notice, giving the undergraduates wholly insufficient time in which to prepare. The remainder of the student body must face the regular examinations in a frame of mind little suited for earnest study. A large number are planning to enlist during the summer and think little about their college standing. Others who will return find the war an insuperable distraction. It is under such circumstances that men are called upon to keep on the job and complete their year with an honest effort. It will be difficult, but it is a duty which no one can neglect. Burn the midnight oil and fulfill all academic obligations should be the watchword of the coming two weeks.