The meeting on Thursday night for the purpose of forming a shooting club was a success so far as the numbers and enthusiasm of those present are concerned, but we think a little friendly criticism of the action taken by the leaders of the movement may not be inappropriate. No doubt '86 has done much for the formation of the club and has some very line shots, but that it should hold eight out of thirteen offices and those the principal ones seems to us unwise. That the shooting club should at its first meeting violate college precedents of long standing in the election of officers diminishes confidence in its success. It would also perhaps be advisable if the club were put on a basis like that of the H. A. A. In that case probably several hundred would join and take an active interest in the club. A range might be secured within easy distance of the university and the club would become thoroughly representative of the college. To be a success it should keep these two objects in view; the one, to form a team for competition; the other to give advantages for the practice of a capital sport to a large number of men, whoar physically or otherwise incapable of joining in base ball, foot ball or track athletics. Both these objects can better be secured by getting a range, (there are several,) nearer the university than Walnut Hill, where we believe the club proposes to shoot because of the advantage of having a 800, a 900 and a 1000yd. range. Now there are not more than two men in college, who know how to shoot at these ranges, and very few who would care to if they had by long and careful practice acquired the very difficult art of long range shooting. A 200 or 300 yard range is quite long enough for a college organization of raw and new shots, but very many of whom have had any practice at range shooting at all. Besides the club is for the masses, and its purpose should be strictly utilitarian-the greatest good to the greatest number.