This is the day which of all days in the college year was devoted in times past to the exercise of systematic terrorism on the part of the Sophomores towards the Freshmen and the honored customs, once so faithfully carried out, are vividly brought before our minds by the epithet even now applied to this first Monday of our year, namely "bloody"-and epithet which is one of our inheritances from our ancestors. The term has lost its ancient meaning and significance. We do not regret that the days of hazing, of pitched battle between the classes, of unseemly rioting are practically at an end; but even now in its degradation, the festival of the opening days of college is celebrated in a way which must heartily be condemned by all who think enough of their college to wish to see perpetual good order prevailing. There is a degree of wickedness and vileness shown that is the more inexcusable because, as we believe, the student body of the University may fairly be said to sand pledged for the maintenance of good order. There are no restrictive rules such as formerly used to weigh so heavily that it may have seemed a pleasure to break them. There is no excessive feeling of patriotism among the classes struggling to manifest itself. On the contrary, the scenes of "Bloody Monday" have none of that universality and spontaneity which characterized former celebrations of the entry of a new class, and which could be explained, perhaps by the fact that hazing seemed to be looked upon by the students as a matter of course. There is now nothing but a deliberate attempt on the part of a few members of the University-we are glad to believe they are few-to show how foolish and how mean a spectacle they can make of themselves. Public intoxication on the part of those who do not profess to be gentlemen is strongly condemned-what shall we say of those who do profess to be such, and who usually desire the title, if they stoop to the level of common rioters in the public streets? The self-favoring "invitation" addressed to freshmen by certain of the sophomores, demanding entertainment for their superior lordships, is a proceeding which, the freshman may believe, the better sentiment of the college utterly despises, and we shall heartily congratulate those who have received such "invitation" if they refuse to notice them. The blame for the survival of a remnant of former customs must lie with a minority of the sophomores, but the weakness of those who respond deserves some censure. Our words may have no effect in keeping a semblance of order, but we think we have shown the matter in its true light.