A subject for the Conference Committee to take under their consideration, when the numerous weighty questions of college discipline and policy have been discussed and settled, is, if they will pardon the suggestion, the relative merits of naptha and gas as illuminating fluids. We do not favor lighting the yard much more than it is at present, but it seems as though the quality of the light obtained from a number of gas lamps equal to the present number of naptha "dips," would be enough better to make up for the additional expense. Further more, the odors coming from the naptha lamps are anything but pleasant, and if a man happens to pass under one of these objects at the right moment he stands a good chance of receiving a sprinkling of naptha sufficient to perfume his hat and clothing for some time. It would seem as though our college would be too proud to use naptha lamps any way, for a little reflection will convince anyone that the town or corporation that uses these substitutes for real light, is on the downward path.
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