It is a well known fact that the larger the college, the more numerous its corps of instructors, the broader its curriculum, and in brief the nearer it approximates to a university, the greater becomes the estrangement between instructors and students. It is here that the smaller colleges have the advantage of us, and it is an advantage of no mean importance. Many a parent has been induced to sent his boys to colleges which in every other respect are inferior to ours, because he feels the personal influence of teachers, is of far more importance than what of mere knowledge he could gain in larger universities. Can we compare the benefit which ten boys at Rugby derived from their books, with the incalculable good which resulted from contact with their noble head master, Dr. Arnold?

But we are not disposed to speak in terms of disparagement of our own college, nor to under-rate the indisputable advantages of a university, but we would ask that this unavoidable barer be reduced to a minimum and that between instructor and student there exist a closer and more friendly relation. Many of our professors recognize this need and have endeavored to become better acquainted with the students by setting apart one or more evenings a week for formal receptions. The effect of this upon both must be most excellent. If an instructor sees that there are those who look up to him for counsel and advice as well as knowledge, he must feel that it devolves upon him to conduct himself in such a manner as not to influence them for the wrong, in the least.

Last year the faculty recognized the need of co-operation, and announced that there would be, at times, conferences, on matters of common interest between them and the students. One such conference was held, as to whether the experiment was successful or not, we are left in the dark. At any rate we have never had anything else of the kind, unless we except the recent foot ball hearing.

The old idea of teacher as master, and the pupil as a sort of slave long ago passed away, but there still exists, on the part of the one, the feeling that his efforts are thankless and unappreciated, and on the part of the other, the feeling that he is being instructed by a man, who if he does good work, does it with the view of standing high in educational circles, rather than of benefiting those under his charge. The impressions of both are usually equally false, but they will exist just as long as there is a want of sympathy between them.